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Educational Linux Distributions |
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| This is mix of
distributions used by educational institutions, and
distributions that are designed to be educational to
install and use.
Abul.bŽÉdu
http://www.abuledu.org/modules/vitrine/sinformer/index.php
http://freshmeat.net/projects/abuledu/
AbulŽÉdu is a Mandrake-based distribution for primary
schools. It is currently in French but most of the tools
can be translated. An AbulŽÉdu server can handle Mac (netatalk),
Windows (samba), GNU/Linux and X terminal (with LTSP)
clients. The server acts as a central gateway for Web,
mail, and printing, and facilitates the management of
classes, pupils, and teachers. Everybody can publish Web
pages on an intranet using Apache and all administration
tasks are performed using a browser. The result is that
a teacher who is not a computer specialist can install
and manage a school network. Stable version 1.0.7 was
released March 30, 2002. Development version 1.0.11 beta
4 was released October 7, 2002.
Alindis
http://alindis.sunsite.dk/
http://freshmeat.net/projects/alindis/
http://alindis.sourceforge.net/
A comprehensive guide to building a GNU/Linux
distribution. Initial version 0.0.1 was released January
2, 2002. Version 0.1.0 was released July 18, 2002.
Blue Linux
http://www.bluelinux.org/
http://bluelinux.sourceforge.net/
http://freshmeat.net/projects/bluelinux/
Blue Linux, is a free Linux-based operating system
bundled with many packages that are used in the
educational field, for computers in the educational
field. Version 1.0RC2 was released April 16, 2002.
Version 1.0 was released January 30, 2003.
BU Linux
http://linux.bu.edu/
Created at/for Boston University, BU Linux is based on
Red Hat Linux, but specifically tailored for the BU
environment. They have added security updates, made
modifications to make software work better with their
setup, and added some applications. BU Linux 2.5 (a.k.a
Gigantic) was released August 27, 2002.
College
Linux
http://www.college.ch/linux/index.php
http://freshmeat.net/projects/collegelinux/
CollegeLinux is made available by Robert Kennedy
College, Del.AŽémont, Suisse to both RKC and non
RKC students. CollegeLinux is a new, stand-alone
operating system based on Slackware. The aim of this
experimental Linux distribution is to provide to
students with an operating system which is easy to
install and use and which provides an alternative to the
traditional commercial operating systems. Entry added
March 4, 2003. College Linux 2.1 was released March 29,
2003.
Dettu[Xx]
http://dettus.dyndns.org/dettuxx/
http://dettuxx.jaosa.net/
"probably the worlds nastiest
Linux-distribution" You get just enough tools to
download everything you need over the internet and build
the packages on your computer. Could be very
educational.
Eagle
Linux
http://www.geocities.com/eaglelinux/
Eagle Linux is a Linux distribution that boots and runs
from floppy or CD-ROM, saving you the trouble of having
to install Linux on your system - and you build it
yourself! There is no longer a need to repartition your
hard drive or uninstall your current operating system.
Eagle Linux is also a great embedded systems learning
tool, and since you build it yourself, it can easily be
created to run on any processor family. Version 1.0 was
announced November 2, 2002. Debian based Eagle Linux 2.0
was released January 12, 2003.
Freeduc
http://www.ofset.org/projects/edusoft/edusoft.html
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ofset
The Organization for Free Software in Education and
Teaching (OFSET) has produced Freeduc, a Knoppix/Debian-based
Linux system with educational software, all on one
bootable CDROM. Version 1.1 of the Freeduc CD-ROM was
released November 5, 2002.
Fried Chicken
http://linuxlab.dk/fcl/
Fried Chicken Linux (FCL) is a Linux software repository
designed for use by students and staff at the IT
University of Copenhagen. FCL contains Fried Chicken
Linux packages and integrates these with Red Hat Linux.
The Repository furthermore comprises mirrors of the Red
Hat distributions and updates to these. Finally,
automatically updated Red Hat distributions are
provided.
kmLinux
http://www.lernnetz-sh.de/kmlinux/
kmLinux is developed by the [German] national education
server Schleswig-Holstein in co-operation with the
association free software and education. It's a complete
Linux system for the personal computer, which can be
installed easily. Web site in German.
LinuxFromScratch
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/
http://freshmeat.net/projects/linuxfromscratch/
Linux From Scratch (LFS) is a project that provides you
with the steps necessary to build your own custom Linux
system using the LFS book. The web site also contains
links to other resoureces such as mailing lists, mailing
list archives, newsgroups, search engine, faq and more.
Development version 3.2-rc2 was released February 27,
2002. Stable version 3.3 was released April 7, 2002.
Version 4.0 was released October 5, 2002.
Linux-SIS
http://www.school.net.th/linux-sis/
SIS stands for SchoolNet Internet Server and project to
connect schools in Thailand. The latest version of
Linux-SIS is 4.0, released October 3, 2001.
LRs-Linux
http://www.lrs-linux.org/
http://freshmeat.net/projects/lrs-linux/
German: http://www.lrs-linux.org/de/index_gr.html
French (in progress): http://www.lrs-linux.org/fr/index_fr.html
LRs-Linux is based upon Linux From Scratch (LFS). In
contrast to LFS and most common distros, LRs Linux has
the ability to compile directly from the CD. This means
that binaries can be natively compiled for the target
host during the install, enhancing the performance of
the resultant system. The install process is largely
automated. LRs-Linux was initially released at version
0.2.5 on February 27, 2002. Version 0.3.1-rc2 was
released February 12, 2003.
OpenClassroom
http://openclassroom.sourceforge.net/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/openclassroom
The OpenClassroom Project is an initiative to develop a
complete administrative system for the school. It
includes tools for teachers, students and
administrators.
Red Escolar
http://redesc.linux.org.mx/
Mexican - School Network Project.
Skolelinux
http://www.skolelinux.no/
English: http://developer.skolelinux.no/projectinfo.html.en
Skolelinux is a Norwegian distribution for educational
use, as a server with thin clients.
TrinityOS
http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~dranch/LINUX/index-linux.html#trinityos
http://freshmeat.net/projects/trinityos/
TrinityOS is a step-by-step, example-driven HOWTO on
building a very functional Linux box with strong
security in mind. TrinityOS is well known for its strong
packet firewall ruleset, Chrooted and Split DNS (v9 and
v8), secured Sendmail (8.x), Linux PPTP, Serial consoles
and Reverse TELNET, DHCPd, SSHd, UPSes, system
performance tuning, the automated TrinityOS-Security
implementation scripts, and much more. Version
04/08/2003 was released April 8, 2003.
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