Edubuntu 5.10 Released

Fri Oct 14 04:45:57 UTC 2005

What an awesome milestone. Well done everyone!

Edward Holcroft
NetDay South Africa
On 13 Oct 2005, at 9:55 PM, Oliver Grawert wrote:

> Edubuntu 5.10 Released
>
> 13 October 2005
> http://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuReleaseAnnouncement
>
> The Edubuntu team is proud to announce the first Edubuntu release
> Edubuntu 5.10.
>
> The Edubuntu 5.10 release consists of an Install CD for the PC (Intel
> x86) ad 64-bit PC (AMD64) architectures.
>
> Edubuntu is a flavour of the Ubuntu Linux operating system, which is
> optimised for classroom use. It has been developed in collaboration  
> with
> teachers and technologists around the world. The aim of Edubuntu is  
> that
> an educator with limited technical knowledge and skill should 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
> become a fully-fledged Linux geek. This is our first step towards that
> goal.
>
> 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.
>
> Edubuntu is built on top of the solid and stable Ubuntu base, and
> incorporates the LTSP thin client architecture, as well as
> Education-specific applications, aimed at the 6-18 age group. It also
> aims to allow resource poor environments to maximise their available
> (older) equipment.
>
> Based on Ubuntu, the new Edubuntu features a fast and easy install,
> regular releases, a tight selection of excellent packages installed by
> default, any other package you can imagine available from the network,
> and a commitment to security updates for 18 months after each release.
> We will also be pursuing establishing a network of professional
> technical support from companies around the world as Edubuntu grows.
>
>
> To get Edubuntu 5.10
> --------------------
>
> Download Edubuntu 5.10 here (choose the mirror closest to you):
>
>       * United States
>                 http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/edubuntu/5.10/
>
>       * Europe
>                 http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/5.10/
>
>       * United Kingdom
>                 http://releases.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/5.10/
>
>       * Rest of the World
>                 http://releases.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/5.10/
>
> Note:  Please download using Bittorrent if possible.
>
> Note that the CD images are larger than 650MB, so you will need to
> ensure you have 700MB blank CDs and a burner capable of using them.
>
>
> About Edubuntu 5.10
> --------------------
>
> Highlights of Edubuntu include: (much of what Ubuntu now offers, with
> some variations and additions)
>
>       * On the Desktop
>
>               * A set of selected educational apps including
>
>                      a. most of the kdeedu suite
>
>                      b. gcompris
>
>                      c. scribus desktop publishing
>
>                      d. blender 3D modelling
>
>                      e. dia diagram editing
>
>                      f. and lots more ...
>
>               * Fresh, colourful artwork for the desktop
>
>               * Full ltsp client functionality by default
>
>       * On the Server
>
>               * Standalone Classroom server installed by default,  
> based
>                 on the brand-new Ubuntu thin client infrastructure
>                 developed in cooperation with LTSP.
>
>               * Simple NFS root setup with automatic hardware  
> detection
>                 through initramfs-tools
>
>               * Support for up to 4 gigabytes of RAM by default on
>                 32-bit architectures
>
>               * Kernel support for cluster filesystems (OCFS2 and GFS)
>
>       * Installation
>
>               * Automated installation of the thin client  
> environment by
>                 default
>
>               * Easy installation of the ltsp server by default  
> with as
>                 few questions as possible
>
>               * Optional workstation install for standalone  
> workstations
>                 (just type "workstation" at the CD bootprompt)
>
>
> As with Ubuntu, Edubuntu includes the very best of the 100% FREE /  
> LIBRE
> application software world, and each new release incorporates  
> countless
> new features and bug-fixes from the global development community.
>
>
> Edubuntu 5.10 Installation Notes
> --------------------------------
>
> The default Edubuntu install works a bit different from a default  
> Ubuntu
> install, please see http://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuInstallNotes for
> known issues, hints for the installation and post installation
> considerations.
>
>
> Community Feedback and Participation
> ------------------------------------
>
> If you would like to help build and shape Edubuntu, or just find out
> some more about the project, take a look at our site:
>
>       * http://www.edubuntu.org/
>
> Your comments, suggestions, bug reports, patches and artwork
> contributions will help us to make Edubuntu the best educational  
> distro
> available.
>
> Please report any bugs you find through Bugzilla:
>
>       * http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/
>
> If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but
> aren't sure, first try asking on the #edubuntu IRC channel on  
> FreeNode,
> and/or on our Edubuntu-Devel mailing list:
>
>       * http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel
>
>
> We welcome feedback and help with making the next version of Edubuntu.
>
>  Comments can be left on this wiki page
>
>       * http://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuBreezyReleaseComments
>
>
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