On Nov 24, 12:11 pm, emil <[email protected]> wrote: > 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-windows
I think most appropriate place is sage-windows, so going there ... -- 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.
