Edubuntu

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

**Edubuntu**

Edubuntu 6.06 running GNOME.
Website:	www.edubuntu.org
Company/ developer:	Canonical Ltd. and community contributors
OS family:	GNU/Linux
Source model:	Free software
Latest stable release:	6.10 / October 26, 2006
Kernel type:	Monolithic kernel
Default user interface:	GNOME
License:	Various
Working state:	Current

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 (though this service only will ship the 6.06 LTS release).

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.

[edit] 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.