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| 2007-12-06 |
Distribution Release: Skolelinux 3.0r1 |
| Holger Levsen has announced the availability of a maintenance release of Skolelinux 3.0, a Debian-based distribution tailored to schools and universities: "The Debian Edu / Skolelinux project is proud to announce the 3.0r1 maintenance release. It includes more than 40 bug fixes and security updates that came to our attention after the 3.0r0 release. The most notable change is the much improved documentation, especially the Getting Started and Maintenance chapters are much more complete and cover everything which needs to be done to get started. The translations into German, Norwegian Bokmal and Italian (new) have been updated. Both HTML and PDF versions now include images, some localized, and provide internal document links. Important bugs have been fixed in the LDAP web-based Administration Tool. A load-balancing feature is included in the thin client system." Read the rest of the release announcement for a detailed list of changes. Download (MD5): debian-edu-...-3.0r1.iso (4,478MB). |
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| 2007-07-22 |
Distribution Release: Skolelinux 3.0 |
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| Skolelinux 3.0 "Terra" is available for free download: "This is a community release with comprehensive support from regional and national projects in Germany, Spain, France, Greece and Norway. The Skolelinux project is now a part of Debian under the name Debian-Edu. Several other projects have made additional functionality to Skolelinux tailored for national needs. Skolelinux now supports more than 50 countries. What's new in Skolelinux 3.0: based on Debian 4.0 "etch" and therefore compatible to LSB 3.1, using kernel 2.6.18 and KDE 3.5.5..." Read the release announcement for full details. Download: debian-edu-etch...3.0r0.iso (4,475MB, MD5). Terra is ready - "Now we celebrate, and start working on 3.0r1 and the Lenny based version." |
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| 2007-07-19 |
Development Release: Skolelinux 3.0 RC5 |
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| Petter Reinholdtsen announced the fifth release candidate of Skolelinux 3.0, a distribution also known as Debian-Edu Etch: "This is the fifth release candidate of debian-edu etch. After the release of rc4 there have been some new reports about critical bugs which were unknown before. Thanks to this testing there have also been fixes and changes made since rc4. Because of that, we like to present one more and hopefully the last release candidate. With this common test ground, we would like to ask you for doing all kind of final testing." See the release announcement for full details. Download: debian-edu-etch...rc5.iso (4,472MB, MD5). |
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| 2007-07-08 |
Development Release: Skolelinux 3.0 RC4 |
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| Daniel Hess has announced the fourth release candidate of Skolelinux 3.0, a distribution also known as Debian-Edu Etch: "This is the fourth release candidate of Debian-Edu Etch. Even though it was planned to release the final version after rc3, it was decided to release (at least) one more release candidate. The reason for this is that some critical bugs have been fixed and some new features and changes have been implemented. Highlights: fixed administration user access to LDAP; keep the /etc directory under version control; fixed students' KDE start menu and put some more icons on the desktop; changed the site summary client code to make it less likely that all clients connect to the server at the same time, to spread the load on the server...." See the release announcement for full details. Download: debian-edu...rc4.iso (4,480MB, MD5). |
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| 2007-06-24 |
Development Release: Skolelinux 3.0 RC3 |
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| Daniel Hess has announced the third release candidate of Skolelinux (also known as "Debian-Edu"), a distribution aiming to provide an out-of-the-box localised environment tailored for schools and universities: "This is the third release candidate of Debian-Edu Etch. Highlights: improved support for SSH-based installation; modified the CD/DVD build system to include architecture-specific packages, and use this to include the kernels needed by LTSP on AMD64 and PowerPC; install Scribus and Tux Paint by default in desktop installs; enabled sound and local device access on thin clients by default; added Hebrew and Japanese support; removed Gnash, because it is not ready for production use...." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download (MD5) the multi-architecture installation DVD from here: debian-edu_etch...rc3.iso (4,477MB). |
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| 2007-06-10 |
Development Release: Skolelinux 3.0 RC2 |
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| Ronny Aasen has announced the second release candidate of Skolelinux 3.0, a distribution also known as "Debian-Edu": "This is the second release candidate of Debian-Edu Etch. Highlights: new script 'fsautoresize' to make it easier to resize LVM volumes; changed LTSP network swap location from /tmp/ to its own LVM volume; new scripts to clean up leftover LTSP swap files and processes from abnormal shutdowns; fixed local device access in stand-alone installs; fixed network manager access for the initial user in stand-alone installs; made sure the client part of LTSP local device support is installed on the clients; removed some obsolete code in the installer used on Woody and Sarge; modified code generating self-signed certificate for the LDAP server...." More details in the release announcement. Download (MD5): debian-edu_etch-i386-DVD-rc2.iso (4,471MB), debian-edu_etch-i386-netinst-rc2.iso (648MB). |
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| 2007-05-20 |
Development Release: Skolelinux 3.0 RC1 |
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| Ronny Aasen has announced the first release candidate for Skolelinux 3.0: "The Debian-Edu / Skolelinux project is pleased to announce that the next test release of Skolelinux 3.0, codename 'terra', is ready. This is the fifth test release based on Debian Etch. Highlights of RC1: Firefox is now installed by default, with a few often-used translations; the hostname is now correctly set based on DNS name; this release reintroduces the CD, it will grab the packages that did not fit on the first CD from network; debian-edu-doc is a new package containing all documentation; slbackup-php is now installed as default...." The release announcement. Download the full DVD or the network installation CD from here (MD5): debian-edu_etch-i386-DVD-rc1.iso (4,478MB), debian-edu_etch-i386-netinst-rc1.iso (644MB). |
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| 2007-05-13 |
Development Release: Skolelinux 3.0 Test 4 |
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| Ronny Aasen has announced the availability of the fourth test release of Skolelinux 3.0, a project also known as "Debian-Edu": "The Debian-Edu / Skolelinux project is pleased to announce that the next test release of Skolelinux 3.0, codename 'terra', is ready. This is the fourth test release based on Debian Etch. Highlights: fix handling of USB and other hotplug devices; framework for selecting languages during installation is now working again; LTSP default keyboard layout now uses the one selected during installation; LTSP network swap is enabled by default; CPU frequency scaling is enabled on all machines supporting it...." Here is the full release announcement. Download: debian-edu_etch-i386-test04.iso (4,480MB, MD5). |
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| 2007-04-21 |
Development Release: Skolelinux 3.0 Test 3 |
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| Petter Reinholdtsen has announced the availability of a new test release of Skolelinux (also known as Debian-Edu) 3.0, a Debian-based distribution offering out-of-the-box localised environment tailored for schools and universities: "The Debian-Edu/Skolelinux project is pleased to announce that the next test release of Debian-Edu / Skolelinux 3.0, code name 'terra' is ready. This is the third test release based on Debian Etch. Highlights: based on the recently released Debian Etch; released as DVD image, with a lot more translations and applications available; includes ltspfs for local device access from thin clients; improved laptop support; and a lot more...." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: debian-edu_etch-i386-test03.iso (4,441MB, MD5). |
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| 2006-11-24 |
Development Release: Skolelinux 3.0 Test 2 |
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| Steffen Joeris has announced a new test release of Skolelinux 3.0 (also known as Debian-Edu): "After two months of continuous improving and bug fixing the Debian-Edu/Skolelinux project is pleased to announce that the next test release of Debian-Edu/Skolelinux 3.0 codename 'terra' is ready. Highlights: installer support encrypting disks and partitions; added Flash web plugin support using Gnash; added the Adept graphical package manager; added much used package KTuberling; added site summary system to make it easier to keep track of a lot of machines in the network; fixed the NTP configuration; KDE upgraded to 3.5.5; new artwork; audio device access should work out of the box; X.Org upgraded to 7.1." More details in the release announcement. Download: debian-edu_etch-i386-test02.iso (695MB, MD5). |
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| 2006-09-25 |
Development Release: Skolelinux 3.0 Test 1 |
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| The development of a new version of Skolelinux (also sometimes referred to as "Debian-Edu") has been launched with the first test release based on Debian "etch": "After months of hard work, a new Skolelinux CD image is ready. This is the first test CD preparing for a Debian 'etch'-based release. There are many changes since the last CD release based, here are some highlights: Ported the installer to 'etch' using d-i beta3; Linux kernel 2.6.17; KDE 3.5.4; new versions of educational software and improvements in the package choice; LTSP 0.93; now support for resizing of LVM volumes without unmounting; improved laptop support (hibernate, extra keys, wireless configuration); the installer now support encrypted file systems; new 'expert' mode with new profile and manual partitioning...." Read the full release announcement for more details. Download: debian-edu_etch-i386-test01.iso (695MB, MD5). |
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| 2006-03-15 |
Distribution Release: Skolelinux 2.0 |
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| A new major version of Skolelinux, a distribution also known as DebianEdu, has been released: "After twenty-one months of development, Skolelinux has released a new version. Skolelinux, the Debian-edu project's Custom Debian Distribution, is installed in hundreds of schools in Norway, Germany, and other countries. Many municipalities use Skolelinux across all of their schools; such centralized operation offers low maintenance and operational costs. Skolelinux is free and open source software, and for those schools that need assistance, many commercial organizations offer maintenance and support solutions." Read the release announcement for more information. Skolelinux 2.0 can be downloaded from here: debian-edu20r0-i386.iso (698MB), MD5. |
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| 2006-03-04 |
Development Release: Skolelinux 2.0 RC2 |
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| The second release candidate of Skolelinux 2.0 (also known as Debian-Edu) has been released. This release has implemented some minor fixes to get GCompris to start on thin clients, and has fixed some Samba and Windows client integration bugs while connected to a Skolelinux network. A Spanish translation has been added to the Enterprise User Administration Tool. Several packages have also been updated. Please consult the release notes and installation instructions for further information. If you'd like to help with testing and bug reporting, you can download the ISO image from here: debian-edu_sarge-i386-rc2.iso (698MB, MD5). |
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| 2006-02-15 |
Development Release: Skolelinux 2.0 RC1 |
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| The first release candidate of Skolelinux 2.0 has been released. According to the comprehensive changelog, all release critical bugs have now been fixed, the new LTSP package has been tested in production environment, and sound support has been added to thin clients. The startup time for the thin clients has been reduced and is now more in line with the earlier versions of LTSP. Translations of files and documentation have also been updated. This release candidate is expected to be the last before the final release of a new Skolelinux; if you'd like to help with testing and bug reporting, you can get the ISO image from here: debian-edu_sarge-i386-rc1.iso (698MB, MD5). |
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| 2005-12-10 |
Development Release: Skolelinux Sarge Pr06 |
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| A new development preview of Skolelinux has been released. From the changelog: "A lot of time has passed since the last pre-release, and some bug fixes have been done. The biggest change is that we use new LTSP packages, which are built by Debian packages. Since this is more or less the same tool that is used with lessdisks, lessdisks is no longer on the CD. Also, to get more educational applications onto the CD, some of the developer tools are removed. There is no image for the PowerPC this time, I hope to get back with more info in that department later on." Download: debian-edu_sarge-i386-pr06.iso (699MB, MD5). Skolelinux is a Debian-edu project aiming to provide an out-of-the-box localised environment tailored for schools and universities. |
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| 2005-08-11 |
Development Release: Skolelinux Sarge Prerelease 5 |
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| The developers of Skolelinux (part of the DebianEdu project) have released a new milestone of their upcoming sarge-based release. This is the project's first release with support for the PowerPC architecture. From the release notes: "PreRelease includes an image for use on PowerPC. The image is only tested on a Pegasos PowerPC, and I would like feedback from user of Mac hardware. Lessdisks as a thin client solution; I didn't try too hard to find or build LTSP packages for PowerPC clients, but instead set up lessdisks as a working solution. The packages are also added for the i386 CD." Download the ISO images from here (MD5): debian-edu_sarge-i386-pr05.iso (658MB) and debian-edu_sarge-powerpc-pr05.iso (675MB). |
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| 2004-11-01 |
Distribution Release: Skolelinux 1.0r1 |
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| The first revision of Skolelinux, a Norwegian Debian-based distribution developed specifically for use in Norwegian schools, is now available. Major changes since version 1.0: "In first stage installer: more translations; re-inserted new manual partition option; upgraded from kernel version 2.4.26 to 2.4.27 in the installation system; auto-partitioning is now using the whole disk, and scales LVM volumes with the disk size. Fixed bug breaking installation for all locales not using ISO-8859-1. Updated nagios configuration. Added support for enabling Polish and Turkish language settings. Added Finnish KDE translations on the CD, but not yet installed by default. Security updates to: apache, courier, cupsys...." Read the full announcement (with a changelog) for further details. Download: skolelinux-i386-release-1.0r1.iso (650MB).
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| 2004-06-20 |
Distribution Release: Skolelinux 1.0 |
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| It took more than three years, but it is here, finally. Skolelinux 1.0 has been released: "Today, Debian-based Skolelinux reached v1.0 representing a milestone in the project. Behind the release are more than houndred developers, who have worked hard in the last three years. Skolelinux v1.0 is the first stable version, after more than three years of development. 47 test candidates and 3 prereleases have been released, and more than 93 Norwegian schools have registered as test schools with a surge the last few months. Skolelinux is a preconfigured network solution based on the Linux distribution Debian tailored for schools' needs and resources.". Read the full announcement for additional details. Download: skolelinux-i386-release-1.0.iso (650MB).
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| 2004-06-02 |
Development Release: Skolelinux RC3 |
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| This is the third release candidate of Norway's Skolelinux. The most important changes include: "More translations; updated debian-edu-doc package; upgraded Mozilla to 1.6, built for Skolelinux; fixed Samba/LDAP to allow seamless adding of Win2k/XP machines as clients to the Skolelinux domain; some minor bugs fixed in the backup system; security updates to cvs, exim, libpng2." Read the rest of the release notes. Download: skolelinux-i386-rc3.iso (649MB).
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| 2004-04-30 |
Development Release: Skolelinux RC2 |
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| This is the second release candidate of the Skolelinux distribution. From the release notes: "Removed manual handling of standalone profile, as it was kind of confusing for users; renamed all scripts using 'skolelinux' as part of the name, to use 'debian-edu' instead; updated X autodetection script; replaced samba version 2.2 from Woody with a backport of version 3.0; corrected dhcpd module in webmin; security updates to: libpng, libpng3..." Download: skolelinux-i386-rc2.iso (648MB).
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| 2004-04-24 |
Development Release: Skolelinux RC1 |
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| After two years of development, the Skolelinux project has released the first release candidate of the Skolelinux distribution: "New Skolelinux CD image release candidate 1 (rc1). Major changes since the previous image: improved HW detection support; updated translations; removed manual partition to make sure the automatic partition is selected automatically in the normal case, this should be reverted when the selection bug is fixed; changed user admin module to webmin-ldap-user-simple; changed webmin authentication method to PAM, removing the need for a separate user database in webmin; upgraded installed kernel to 2.4.26-1-386...." The full changelog. Download: skolelinux-i386-rc1.iso (648MB).
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| 2004-04-04 |
Development Release: Skolelinux pr47 |
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| This is the latest development version of Skolelinux, pr47. From the release notes: "Started using kernel version 2.4.25; dropped our simple language choice, and use the default one from debian-instaler; upgraded boot floppy to the latest version; improved PCMCIA HW detection; added support for Greek locale; added support for Low Saxon locale; changed from BIND version 8 to version 9; changed from DHCP version 2 to version 3; change LTSP to use PXE by default; corrected nagios configuration..." Download: skolelinux-i386-pr47.iso (648MB).
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| 2004-02-23 |
Skolelinux Interview by Waldo Bastian |
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| The KDE Edutainment Project has published an interview with the developers of Skolelinux: "We have made a simple tool for user administration that we wrote as part of the project. It has been programmed three times, and now I think we got it right. The user administration tool is part of Webmin. We have also made an easy-to-use backup tool. School sysadmins also use two other web-enabled tools for configuring parts of the system. The sysadmins need to configure the DHCP server somewhat, depending on how they use the LTSP server. They also need to configure CUPS for printing. They can also resize the disks with LVM which is mandatory on a Skolelinux installation. I think there are about 5-6 tools the sysadmins really need to know. The other options are pre-configured." The complete interview.
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| 2004-02-15 |
Development Release: Skolelinux pr46 |
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| A new development release of Skolelinux, version pr46, is out. These are some excerpts from the release notes: "I've made a new Skolelinux CD image, prerelease 46. Major changes since pre45: upgraded boot floppy to the latest version; upgraded installed kernel from 2.4.22 to 2.4.24; improved detection and handling of PCMCIA on laptops; corrected installation handling on locales using ISO-8859-15; security updates to: gaim, gnupg, perl. I have tested that the CD is bootable and installable using VMware. A list of known bugs is available from here." Download: skolelinux-i386-pr46.iso (648MB).
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| 2004-01-25 |
Development Release: Skolelinux pr45 |
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| A new pre-release version of Skolelinux is available for download and testing. From the changelog: "Upgraded boot floppy to the latest version; upgraded from kernel 2.4.22 to 2.4.24; fixed several problems with LDAP bootstraping; included a new version of the slbackup webmin-module; included nagios host and service monitoring system on the CD; fixed typo in OpenLDAP translation file, to get rid of warning during install; security updates to cvs, netpbm-free and tcpdump." Download: skolelinux-i386-pr45.iso (647MB).
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| 2004-01-11 |
Development Release: Skolelinux pr44 |
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| A new development version of Skolelinux is available for download and testing. "Major changes since the previous image: upgraded boot floppy to the latest version; added some SCSI drivers to install system, which had been dropped when the kernel module udeb content was changed; improved some of the translations; update X autoconfiguration to prefer XFree86 version 4 if both 3 and 4 is an option, prefer the info extracted from hwinfo, and to report the PCI ID of the detected video card to installer.log; reduced CD size to 650 MB again, as I got some test reports with boot problems that might be related to the size; security updates to bind (to 1:8.3.3-2.0woody2 / DSA 409-1)..." The full announcement and changelog. Download: skolelinux-i386-pr44.iso (648MB).
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| 2004-01-05 |
Development Release: Skolelinux pr43 |
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| A new development version of Skolelinux has been released. Changes: "In first stage installer (debian-installer): changed text and updated translations; increased the CD image from 650 to 677MB, trying to fit on a 700MB CD; renamed Skolelinux configuration and installation packages to use debian-edu prefix; merged package ldap-skolelinux into debian-edu-config; included the new backupsystem (slbackup); security updates to: kernel-image (to 2.4.22-4skolelinux)..." Read the rest of the release notes. Download: skolelinux-i386-pr43.iso (677MB). Skolelinux is a Debian-based Norwegian distribution with a complete support for all Norwegian languages and designed for schools.
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| 2003-11-10 |
Development Release: Skolelinux pr42 |
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| A new development version of Skolelinux is has been released. From the changelog: "In first stage installer (debian-installer): upgraded base floppy; changed text and updated translations. Made sure the default XFree86 and LTSP client keyboard layout is correct for non-Norwegian keyboards as well. Added package fam on networked hosts. This should reduce the amount of network traffic generated from workstations and thin client servers to the main server. Added webmin module for LDAP netgroup administration (webmin-ldap-netgroups). Made sure we use ext3 file system instead of ext2, and added test to make sure it is detected next time it fails. Security updates to: postgresql (to 7.2.1-2woody4)..." Download: skolelinux-i386-pr42.iso (647MB).
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| 2003-09-07 |
Review: Skolelinux pr40 |
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| The many little-known Linux distributions tend to get ignored by reviewers, so it's always a pleasure to link to a review of one of the "neglected" distributions. This one, by NeoLink Computers, reviews Norway's Skolelinux: "Skolelinux I'm sure serves it's purpose, and I'm sure it serves it's purpose very well. This distro is used in Norwegian schools and saves the schools money. I give kudos to the person or persons who got this project going and I hope it continues. As far as using Skolelinux on my box here however, I will have to decline. I know I can use the apt-get tool to update my distro, but with all the things that Skolelinux is missing, it would take too long for me. Also, having it not able to dual boot puts a bit of a damper on its functionality." The complete review with several screenshots.
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| 2003-08-25 |
Development Release: Skolelinux pr40 |
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| A new development version of Skolelinux has been released: "Skolelinux, a Norwegian Debian derived distribution with thin all sorts of nice stuff pre-configured for school usage is hammering on. The last pre-release is now available for download. In short, it is one CD with the necessary client software. Less visible but certainly not less important is the set up of LDAP, LVM, thin client server etc making maintenance of a very large number of clients a breeze. Save and run!" The full release announcement (in Norwegian) is on the distribution's home page. Download: skolelinux-i386-pr40.iso (647MB).
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| 2003-05-13 |
Development Release: Skolelinux pr38 |
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| This is a new development release of Skolelinux, a Debian-based distribution from Norway. Skolelinux is primarily designed to replace existing proprietary operating systems in Norwegian schools and save them a bundle of krone in the process. Its main objective is to support all local languages (Bokmål, Nynorsk and Sami), while easy installation and maintenance are also considered important. More information on the distribution's home page (partly in English) and these developers' pages. Download: skolelinux-i386-pr38.iso (649MB).
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| September 2009 |
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At one point or another gamers can hit the wall when using other OS systems such as Linux and Mac, as Windows has always been renowned as the OS of choice for the gaming community. In a lot of cases this has changed somewhat over the last few years with the use of virtualization software that helps to bridge that gap, and it can be quite successful to a point. Of course, when you virtualize another OS you can lose some of the performance, than say running a game natively, and with slowdowns and bugs comes frustration. We have listed a few resources that we think are worth a mention for different types of gamers, both online multiplayer and single player, see what you think:
- World of Goo. This is a great puzzle game that will keep you busy for hours, there's also a free playable demo version.
- If you're a online poker enthusiast we can recommend you check out the pokerlistings.com Linux poker page, it has a list of poker apps that are compatible with your OS.
- For the MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) crowds you could always take a look at Vendetta online, "thousands of people can play together, at the same time, in a single, persistent universe", sounds great!
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