[ubuntu-uk] Apps for kids

[Rob Beard]

On 07/08/10 22:38, Chris Rowson wrote:

> I actually installed edubuntu and found it's pretty good. Unfortunately
> I discovered that the CDROM was broken on the laptop, and it wouldn't
> boot from USB so I ended up having to do a PXE install in the end :-S
>
> Anyway I'm off to install the other apps folk suggested and then the
> kids at the after school club can have a Linux laptop to muck about on.
> Might be worth asking the school if they want one or two too?
>
> Thanks again!

That's great.  Someone in our local LUG donated to fairly old machines 
(one running Windows and another running Puppy Linux I believe) to a 
local nursery.  I gather from what they said, the Windows machine wasn't 
used much but the Linux machine was very popular!

Seems like a great idea for an old machine that might not be quick 
enough for Internet but perfectly good for simple games and educational 
programs.

Rob