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| 2012-04-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Edubuntu 12.04 |
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Edubuntu 12.04, a new release of the specialist Ubuntu remix designed for schools, is ready for download: "After six months of preparation, it's with great pride that the Edubuntu development team announces today the release of Edubuntu 12.04 LTS. As the first Long-Term Support release of the Edubuntu project, this version will be supported for 5 years (April 2017). The Edubuntu development team will also provide 'point releases' in sync with Ubuntu's to offer new installation media containing all the latest bug fixes. What's new? iTalc was replaced by Epoptes, a new classroom management software; new major version of LTSP (5.3.x) including numerous bug fixes and speed improvement; fully translatable installation and post-installation environment...." Read the release announcement and release notes for further details. Download (SHA256): edubuntu-12.04-dvd-i386.iso (2,659MB, torrent), edubuntu-12.04-dvd-amd64.iso (2,678MB, torrent).
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| Edubuntu is a partner project of Ubuntu Linux, a distribution suitable for classroom use. The aim is that an educator with limited technical knowledge and skill will 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.
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| 2013-04-25 |
Distribution Release: Edubuntu 13.04 |
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Stéphane Graber has announced the release of Edubuntu 13.04, an easy-to-use distribution targeted at schools, communities and non-profit organisations: "The Edubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Edubuntu 13.04 (code name Raring Ringtail). This release will be supported for 9 months, it is intended for enthusiasts and users who would like to try out the latest and greatest software. What's New? New default packages: Klavaro - flexible touch-typing tutor, Krecipes - recipe manager and collection of recipes, Gramps - genealogical research program, Chemtool - chemical structures drawing program, Fritzing - easy to use electronics design software, Einstein - puzzle game inspired by Einstein's puzzle, VYM - mind-mapping tool, Bluefish - WYSIWYG HTML editor, Remmina - connect to various remote desktops including rdesktop." Read the release announcement for more information and screenshots. Download: edubuntu-13.04-dvd-amd64.iso (2,733MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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| 2013-03-14 |
Development Release: Edubuntu 13.04 Beta 1 |
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Jonathan Carter has announced the availability of the first beta release of Edubuntu 13.04, an official Ubuntu flavour with focus on education: "Edubuntu 13.04, code name 'Raring Ringtail', beta now available. This build allows developers and users to evaluate early changes in this release and no details are finalised yet. Features that were partially implemented in alpha 1 and not completed have been removed in this beta build and will be re-integrated after the release. Please keep the following in mind when testing this build: artwork is not final and very likely to change, do not use for documentation purposes; package selection is not final and subject to change...." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: edubuntu-13.04-beta1-dvd-amd64.iso (2,720MB, SHA256, torrent). Also released today were 13.04 beta 1 CD/DVD images for Kubuntu (download, release notes), Lubuntu (download, release notes), Xubuntu (download, announcement), Ubuntu Studio (download, announcement) and the new UbuntuKylin (download, release notes). |
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| 2012-10-19 |
Distribution Release: Edubuntu 12.10 |
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Edubuntu 12.10, a special flavour of Ubuntu designed for educational institutions, was also released yesterday as part of the Ubuntu product family: "The Edubuntu development team is proud to announce the release of Edubuntu 12.10. Edubuntu 12.10 is a regular release bringing updated software and a few improvements. For larger deployments and environments where a stable, well tested system is preferred, the Edubuntu development team strongly recommends staying on the long-term support releases (current release is 12.04.1). LTSP users should also remain on Edubuntu 12.04 LTS as 12.10 is lacking Unity support for LTSP and has been reported to be much slower than 12.04. This new release is well suited for home users and users who wish to use the latest versions of the available software." Read the release announcement and release notes for further info. Download (SHA256): edubuntu-12.10-dvd-i386.iso (2,558MB, torrent), edubuntu-12.10-dvd-amd64.iso (2,584MB, torrent). |
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| 2011-10-13 |
Distribution Release: Edubuntu 11.10 |
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Edubuntu 11.10, a specialist flavour of Ubuntu optimised for classroom use, has been released: "The Edubuntu development team is really proud and happy to announce that Edubuntu 11.10 has now been released. This release brings a refreshed desktop environment based on Ubuntu's Unity while still offering you easy access to the familiar classic GNOME environment (through the GNOME fallback mode). Additionally, this release brings you: new updated version of LTSP Live, translated in multiple languages; updated installer featuring translations in over 25 languages; a new version of Gobby, the collaborative text editor, now at version 0.5; the latest and greatest version 2 of gbrainy; a refreshed user interface, now based on Unity by default and featuring a different icon theme and wallpaper." The release announcement. Download (SHA256): edubuntu-11.10-dvd-i386.iso (2,707MB, torrent), edubuntu-11.10-dvd-amd64.iso (2,723MB, torrent).
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| 2011-04-28 |
Distribution Release: Edubuntu 11.04 |
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Edubuntu 11.04, the educational flavour of Ubuntu, has been released: "The Edubuntu development team is really proud and happy to announce that Edubuntu 11.04 has now been released. This version builds on the excellent 10.10 release, making the installation process even more flexible and improves the desktop not only by updating it but also by updating the look & feel and choosing the best available software for each use case. Here are the major changes and choices we made for this 11.04 release: Edubuntu 11.04 ships with a classic Ubuntu desktop by default; it's now possible to do fine-grained package selection so you can install only what you need; ships with Arkose installed by default...." Here is the complete release announcement. Download (SHA256): edubuntu-11.04-dvd-i386.iso (2,768MB, torrent), edubuntu-11.04-dvd-amd64.iso (2,800MB, torrent).
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| 2010-10-10 |
Distribution Release: Edubuntu 10.10 |
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Jonathan Carter has announced the release of Edubuntu 10.10, an Ubuntu flavour designed primarily for deployment in schools: "The Edubuntu team is proud to announce the release of the latest version, Edubuntu 10.10, which is now available for download. The Edubuntu project is a group of people that aim to deliver the best of educational free software in an easily installable medium. We are part of the larger Ubuntu community and our main body of work is the Edubuntu installation disc, which installs Ubuntu along with educational tools and packages available in the Ubuntu software archives. We aim to make Ubuntu a great choice for the computing needs of children, students, parents, teachers and schools, bringing many of the best educational open-source applications and tools to the Ubuntu operating system." Read the release announcement for more information. Download (SHA256): edubuntu-10.10-dvd-i386.iso (2,463MB, torrent), edubuntu-10.10-dvd-amd64.iso (2,487MB, torrent).
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| 2010-04-30 |
Distribution Release: Edubuntu 10.04 |
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Edubuntu is a partner project of Ubuntu Linux, a distribution suitable for classroom use. The project latest release, version 10.04, was announced yesterday: "We are proud to announce the much anticipated Edubuntu 10.04 release. What's new? With version 10.04, Edubuntu extends on the work that is done in the previous version. Edubuntu's installation is now purely graphical, and allows for LTSP installation directly from the live disc. The Ubuntu Netbook edition interface is now shipped with the Edubuntu disc, and can be installed as an option after the system installation has completed. The new Edubuntu menu editor allows an administrator to create custom menu profiles and apply it to users and groups as well as export them to share them with colleagues or friends." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information. Download (SHA256): edubuntu-10.04-dvd-i386.iso (2,354MB, torrent), edubuntu-10.04-dvd-amd64.iso (2,369MB, torrent).
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| 2009-10-30 |
Distribution Release: Edubuntu 9.10 |
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Edubuntu has been labelled as "discontinued" ever since it became just an add-on to Ubuntu rather than a complete, installable operating system. As of yesterday, its status is once again "active": "For the past few releases, it has been an add-on CD to Ubuntu. Our users have made overwhelming requests for a full-blown installation CD again and we have listened. Edubuntu 9.10 is now a DVD that contains a full Ubuntu installation plus the Edubuntu packages and the LTSP server packages." Other new features include: "Ubuntu users can install Edubuntu's age-appropriate educational application bundles by searching for 'Edubuntu' in the Ubuntu Software Center; Sabayon, the GNOME user profile manager, has been fixed; LTSP Cluster, available from the Ubuntu repositories in 9.10, provides an easy to use load-balancing solution for LTSP servers." Here is the release announcement. Download (MD5): edubuntu-9.10-dvd-i386.iso (3,399MB, torrent), edubuntu-9.10-dvd-amd64.iso (3,434MB, torrent).
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