Edubuntu

Edubuntu

File:Edubuntu Logo.svg
Edubuntu 6.06 running GNOME.
Developer	Canonical Ltd. and community contributors
OS family	GNU/Linux
Working state	Current
Source model	Free software
Latest release	7.04 / April 19, 2007
Kernel type	Monolithic kernel
Default user interface	GNOME
License	Various
Official website	www.edubuntu.org

Edubuntu is a version of the Ubuntu Linux distribution designed for use in classrooms. 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 years age group.

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.

See also

Other educational Linux distributions

• AbulÉdu
• Cutter project
• eduKnoppix
• EduLinux
• Freeduc
• Skolelinux

External links

• Official website
• Ubuntu Video - Features Edubuntu video tutorials and demonstrations