Skubuntu Screenshots

[Jonathan Carter]

Hi Edward

> 1. Which version of K12LTSP does Skubuntu use?

It uses Ubuntu 5.04 - Hoary. Skubuntu started out as some script to 
customise K12LTSP, but now it's been moved over to Ubuntu. The original 
tuXlab scripts only made some modifications to the lts.conf and some 
other files and themes, now, it adds LTSP and a whole bunch of other 
stuff to Ubuntu, so it's changed completely.

> 2. How does Tuxlab with it's extensive modifications, handle K12LTSP  
> upgrades? e.g. will there be a new build of Tuxlab for each new  release 
> of K12LTSP (of course until Edubuntu is released), can a  standard 
> K12LTSP new release simply be installed on top of Tuxlab?

Let's replace K12LTSP with Ubuntu in this question :)

Yes, the plan is to have at least a 'skubuntu' release with every 
enterprise release of Ubuntu, and perhaps use the inbetween Ubuntu 
versions as preview releases. Who knows, perhaps I'll manage full 
releaases with every release of Ubuntu, it also depends on the outcomes 
of edubuntu.

> 3. Following on the above: If Skubuntu "may die" what happens to all  
> the schools that have already installed it? Will upgrades continue to  
> be available to them? or must they change to something else  (Edubuntu) 
> if they wish to remain up to date?

I'm glad you asked this. Skubuntu is based directly off Ubuntu, if a 
school wants to switch to Edubuntu, they would simply insert their 
EdUbuntu CD and select the appropriate meta-package. Or at least, that's 
the plan according to the wiki :). Perhaps you'd just add the CD in 
Synaptic and do a dist-upgrade. This is something I'll sort out when 
EdUbuntu hits release.

When Edubuntu is released though, Skubuntu will be an add-on to 
EdUbuntu, rather than a plain Ubuntu, so if Skubuntu will die, it will 
have a small effect on on the schools, since Skubuntu will only be an 
add-on containing things like Moodle, etc. which might be included in 
EdUbuntu by default in the end.

The most likely path of Skubuntu's death would be if it's obsoleted by 
EdUbuntu, which isn't at all a bad thing. Until EdUbuntu suits the 
purpose of the tuXlab project, Skubuntu will be going on adding stuff to 
it to make it more suitable for schools.

-Jonathan