I succeeded in building a windows installer for the latest sage 4.6. It is a 1 click install! This is a cool alternativ to Virtual image and Live CD.
I tested it in Windows 7 and XP, but it should also work in Vista and Windows 9x. It will NOT work in Windows ME. Technically it is similat to a "WUBI" install, but automated. It will hook the latest Live CD Version into the Windows boot menu. At startup you can choose to run Windows or "Start Puppy Linux", which will have the Sage system, The complete Sage online documentation (incl. FAQ and Tutorial) and may other applications. Also important is, there is basic localisation available (currently english, french, german, spanish). requirements: Basic system needs 577 MB of disk space, with a "personal savefile" it will need ca 1,5 GB of disk space. I tested it down to 768 MB RAM in a virtual machine, maybe its will work with less, currently it don't work with 512 MB, I guess this could be fixed with some with some development but it is not really a priority imo. (Ah, and yes: it will install into the windows partition, no linux partition required. It is just a folder with a 4-5 files) I figured that this could really broaden the possible userbase of sage, especially in the field of education. Download: http://boxen.math.washington.edu/home/emil/sagelive/sagelive-511-46.exe Steps: defrag Windows harddisk (recommended) download installer run it reboot choose "Start Puppy Linux" there is also screenshot how it looks like: http://boxen.math.washington.edu/home/emil/sagelive/screenshot.jpg Once the Sage system is running, it is easy to make additional installs, eg create a CD, bootable USB, or create a HD install in a seperate linux partition. (Has install wizard). If there is interest in this, I woud need testers and feedback. regards emil I crossposted already to sage-devel, but H.Shilly recommended to post also here and on sage-window -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-edu" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-edu?hl=en.
