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Edubuntu 9.10 Release Notes

Edubuntu is an educational operating system that is a part of the Ubuntu family. It aims to make Ubuntu, the popular Linux-based operating system, a great choice for the computing needs of children, students, parents, teachers, and schools. It brings many of the best educational open-source applications and tools to the Ubuntu operating system.

Edubuntu can be installed through two different methods:

  • Edubuntu installation DVD - contains a bootable live Edubuntu desktop where you can try out games and educational software before installing as well as an alternate text-based installer that can be used to install an LTSP server with Ubuntu or Edubuntu
  • Ubuntu software archives - from an Ubuntu 9.10 system, perform a search for ''Edubuntu'' in the Ubuntu Software Center (located in the Applications menu)

Please also read the Ubuntu Release Notes as it contains many important notes that may effect Edubuntu users.

What's New

  • With version 9.10, Edubuntu has become a whole lot easier to install. While in previous releases Edubuntu was installed through a separate add-on CD, now you can download the all-in-one Edubuntu installation DVD which contains the complete Ubuntu and Edubuntu desktops. The DVD may also be used to try the Edubuntu desktop before installing to disk and and contains a full complement of translations.
  • Edubuntu has created preselected educational application bundles so that parents and teachers can easily install age-appropriate educational software on their Ubuntu computers. The complete set of applications are install by default when installing from the Edubuntu 9.10 DVD but Ubuntu users can install the bundles by searching for ''Edubuntu'' in the Ubuntu Software Center application located in the Applications menu.
  • Sabayon, the Gnome user profile manager, which had extensive problems for the last few releases has been fixed and should be ready for general use.
  • LTSP Cluster, available from the Ubuntu repositories in 9.10, provides an easy to use load-balancing solution for LTSP servers.

Included Software Versions

Desktop:

  • Gnome 2.28.1
  • OpenOffice.org 3.1.1
  • Firefox 3.5.3
  • Inkscape 0.47pre4
  • Scribus 1.3.3.13
  • QCad 2.0.5.0
  • Xaos 3.4
  • Gpaint 0.3.3
  • Pessulus 2.28.0

      • Education:

      • Atomix 2.14
      • Gcompris 8.4.12
      • KDE Edu 4.3.2
      • TuxPaint 0.9.20
      • TuxMath 1.7.2
      • TuxType 1.7.5

      Server:

      • Moodle 1.9.4
      • LTSP 5.1.90
      • Sabayon 2.28.0
      • iTalc 1.0.9.1

      Improved Hardware Support:

      • Linux kernel 2.6.31
      • Xorg 7.4

      Known Issues

      Installation

      These are the currently known installation issues beyond those described in the Ubuntu Release Notes. As important installation issues are discovered they will be added here.

      • To install an LTSP server from the Edubuntu 9.10 DVD you must press the down arrow twice to highlight the "Install Edubuntu in text mode" boot option and then press the F4 button to open the installation mode menu, where you will select the "Install an LTSP server" option and finally press enter.

      Upgrades

      There are currently no known upgrade issues beyond those described in the Ubuntu Release Notes. As important issues are discovered they will be added here so check back later.

      General

      There are currently no known general issues beyond those described in the Ubuntu Release Notes. As important issues are discovered they will be added here so check back later.

      Help and Technical Support

      Community support is available via IRC, Forums and Mailing lists. Please refer to http://edubuntu.org/help for more information.

      Reporting Bugs

      Edubuntu bugs are tracked on Launchpad.net. For more information see the Ubuntu bug reporting documentation.

      Participating in Edubuntu

      Edubuntu is a purely community driven and developed project. It relies on volunteers to move forward and is dependent on contributors just like you to continue. If you find that Edubuntu does not quite suit your needs or feel a desire to contribute back to the community, please consider joining the development effort. An easy way to get started is to introduce yourself on the edubuntu-devel mailing list or #edubuntu IRC channel on the Freenode network.