| Debian Edu project releases Skolelinux 3.0 |
Jul. 23, 2007
Skolelinux version 3.0 (codenamed Terra) is now available for free download, the project's Oslo, Norway-based team announced on July 22. The distribution supports educational institutions in over 50 countries and has become part of the Debian project, where it is known as "Debian Edu."
Skolelinux 3.0 is based on Debian 4.0 ("Etch"), making it compatible with the LSB 3.1 (Linux Standard Base) specification, according to the release announcement. It's based on a 2.6.18 kernel and a KDE 3.5.5 default desktop manager.
According to project spokesperson Anders Kringstad Hanssen, "Skolelinux now [provides] more than 80 applications selected for pedagogic uses, supporting more than 50 languages. Many new applications are introduced in addition to popular classic as GCompris, KDE-Edu, Iceweasel (unbranded version of Firefox) and OpenOffice.org."
Skolelinux offers "full support for networked thin clients, LowFat (diskless) clients, workstations, and laptops," Kringstad added.
The project's website touts the following Skoelinux features and capabilities:- Customized for use within the educational sector
- Simple to administer and maintain.
- Enables pupils to get their own user name and manage their own files and access web services
- Includes OpenOffice.org office suite
- Available in numerous national languages
- Delivered and can run as a supported service from ISVs (independent software vendors) in many countries
- Runs on both new and old hardware; enables re-use of older workstations
Skolelinux installation and source code are both distributed in the form of a single DVD ISO file, which supports i386, PowerPC, and AMD64 architectures. Links for download the free DVD ISO (4.4GB) or four CD ISOs are available at the Debian Edu download page, here.
Documentation is only available in English at the moment, and has some rough edges that will be patched in the weeks ahead and included in an interim release that also supports more languages, the project said.
For further details on the project, read the Skolelinux 3.0 release announcement, here. A roadmap for the project's next milestone, convergence of LinEx (in Spanish) into Debian Edu, is available here.
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