1 June 2006: Edubuntu 6.06 LTS Released
The Edubuntu team is proud to present Edubuntu 6.06 LTS (Long Term Support)- The "Dapper Drake" release. Included in this release are installation CDs, live CDs, and combination DVDs for i386, PPC, and AMD64 architectures.
Edubuntu is the education-focused counterpart of Ubuntu, offering fast, easy installation of stand-alone systems, thin clients and servers. Like Ubuntu, Edubuntu 6.06 LTS offers long term security updates after release (3 years for desktops and 5 years for servers) , a hand-picked selection of applications installed by default, and a plethora of additional packages available via download from the Internet.
About Edubuntu 6.06 LTS
Edubuntu 6.06 LTS has been an exciting release for our team. We've added PPC support, new Live CDs work Workstation installation, and assembled the first Edubuntu Cookbook.
In order to experience all that Edubuntu has to offer, you'll need to try the CD, but the following highlights may whet your appetite:
- LTSP clients now enjoy a themed graphical login manager.
- We've added the option for sound support on thin clients.
- Edubuntu now ships three themes by default in its -artwork package; with a simple "dpkg-reconfigure edubuntu-artwork", one can select the systemwide default look.
- Edubuntu LTSP now supports various serial devices including touchscreens and serial tablets.
Some treats for administrators:
- Enjoy using multiple architectures for LTSP clients (It is now possible to build the client chroot on AMD64 systems for i386 clients by running "sudo ltsp-build-client --arch i386" post install).
- LTSP now finally supports the X_COLOR_DEPTH variable to force the usage of 16Bit on the clients through lts.conf.
- By default we now install only the linux-image package in the client chroot, the excessive memory usage of the restricted modules package is gone!
- A special netboot mode was introduced to initramfs so only network device drivers are loaded, this reduces the size to two thirds of a normal initramfs and speeds up the bootprocess.
- The ltsp-build-client script now has options to manually enable extra and security mirrors during chroot creation.
- The default mirror of ltsp-build-client points to archive.ubuntu.com now.
As always, Edubuntu includes the very best of the 100% free/libre application software world, and each new release incorporates countless new features and bugfixes from the global development community.
To Get Edubuntu 6.06 LTS
Download Edubuntu here (choose the mirror closest to you):
United States:
http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/edubuntu/6.06/
Europe:
http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/6.06/
United Kingdom:
http://releases.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/6.06/
Rest of the World:
http://releases.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/6.06/
Please download using Bittorrent if possible.
To burn the Edubuntu 6.06 CD images to disc, you will need 700MB media. You are encouraged to burn as many as you like and share them with friends, your school's LUG, etc.
A limited number of pressed copies of the Official Edubuntu 6.06 LTS CD (Intel x86 version) are now available via ShipIt. To receive one (or a few more) free of charge, place your request at:
Upgrade information for Edubuntu 5.10 ("Breezy Badger") users
For Edubuntu LTSP users, it is recommended to recreate the client chroot to take advantage of all new features (some of them are set up during chroot creation, so you wont see them with a plain package upgrade). A detailed step-by-step instruction is available at:
https://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuLTSPUpgradeNotes
Contributing to Edubuntu
If you would like to get involved with Edubuntu, take a look at
http://www.edubuntu.org/Community
If you have a question, or just want to meet some fellow users and members of the Edubuntu team, join us on the #edubuntu IRC channel in freenode network, or subscribe to the Edubuntu users mailing list:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
More Information
You can find out more about Edubuntu on our website, IRC channel and wiki. If you're new to Edubuntu, please visit:
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