Edubuntu
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Edubuntu is a Linux distribution designed for use in classrooms. It is a branch of Ubuntu. Included with Edubuntu is the Linux Terminal Server Project, a large number of educational applications including GCompris, KDE Edutainment Suite, and Schooltool Calendar. The first Edubuntu release coincided with the release of Ubuntu 5.10, which was codenamed Breezy Badger on October 13, 2005. Edubuntu CDs can be ordered for free through the [Shipit] service.
Edubuntu has been developed in collaboration with teachers and technologists in multiple nations. Edubuntu is built on top of the Ubuntu base, and incorporates the LTSP thin client architecture, as well as education-specific applications, aimed at the 6-18 age group.
Project goals
The primary goal of Edubuntu is for an educator with limited technical knowledge and skill to be able to set up a computer lab, or establish an on-line learning environment, in an hour or less, and then administer that environment without having to have much knowledge on the subject.The principal design goals of Edubuntu are centralized management of configuration, users and processes, together with facilities for working collaboratively in a classroom setting. Equally important is the gathering together of the best available free software and digital materials for education.
It also aims to allow resource-poor environments to maximise their available (older) equipment.
See also
- Other educational Linux distributions
External links
| Ubuntu-based distributions and derivatives
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| Ubuntu | Kubuntu | Ebuntu | Edubuntu | Xubuntu | nUbuntu | Ubuntu Lite | zUbuntu |
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