Edubuntu

infobox OS
name = Edubuntu



caption = Edubuntu 8.04 running GNOME
developer = Canonical Ltd. and community contributors
family = Ubuntu
source_model = Free software
working_state = Current
latest_release_version = 8.04 (Hardy Heron)
latest_release_date = release date|2008|4|24
kernel_type = Monolithic kernel (Linux)
ui = GNOME
license = Various (free with some restricted components)
website = [http://edubuntu.org/ edubuntu.org]

Edubuntu, also known as Ubuntu Education Edition, is an official derivative of the Ubuntu operating system designed for use in classrooms and schools.

Edubuntu has been developed in collaboration with teachers and technologists in multiple countries. 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 years age group. It is also useful for homeschooled children.

Features

Included with Edubuntu is the Linux Terminal Server Project, a large number of educational applications including GCompris, KDE Edutainment Suite, and [http://www.schooltool.org/products/schooltool-calendar Schooltool Calendar] . The first Edubuntu release coincided with the release of Ubuntu 5.10, which was codenamed "Breezy Badger" on 2005-10-13. Edubuntu CDs can be ordered for free through the [https://shipit.edubuntu.org Shipit] service.

Edubuntu's default GUI is GNOME, but starting with release 7.10, KDE is also available as [https://wiki.kubuntu.org/GutsyGibbon/Tribe4/Kubuntu#head-bf6798e15bfb86be19946ff3d9687326aacab188 Edubuntu KDE] .

Project goals

The primary goal of Edubuntu is to enable an educator with limited technical knowledge and skills to set up a computer lab or an on-line learning environment in an hour or less and then effectively administer that environment.

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 maximize their available (older) equipment.

Ubuntu Education Edition

With the 8.04 Hardy Heron release of Edubuntu it was given the name of Ubuntu Education Edition [cite web |title=Ubuntu Education Edition 8.04 Released |url=http://www.edubuntu.org/news/8.04-release |accessdate=2008-04-24] and is simply an add-on to a standard Ubuntu installation. This was done to erase the problem of having some of the most useful software on the Edubuntu Add-On CD. The Ubuntu Education Edition CD includes all of the applications and packages on the Edubuntu & Edubuntu Add-On CDs at the expense of not being a Live CD.

References

See also

* List of Linux distributions

External links

* http://edubuntu.org – project home page
* [http://stephen-walder.blogspot.com Integrating open source into a primary school] , UK weblog