hi i would like to know if there is some way for me to remake a ubuntu live cd with other application installed, such as quanta and bluefish... abraços!!
2005/9/10, Oliver Grawert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > The Edubuntu team is proud to announce the Preview Release of Edubuntu > 5.10 [10 September 2005] > > This is the beta release for the new distro, Edubuntu - code named > "Breezy Badger". The Preview Release consists of an Install CD for the > PC (Intel x86), 64-bit PC (AMD64) and PowerPC (Apple iBook and > Powerbook, G4 and G5) architectures. > > Edubuntu is being developed as a version of the Ubuntu operating system, > which is suitable for classroom use. The aim is that an educator with > limited technical knowledge and skill will be able to set up a computer > lab, or establish an on-line learning environment, in an hour or less, > and then administer that environment without having to become a > fully-fledged Linux geek. This is our first step towards that goal. > > Principal design goals of Edubuntu are centralized management of > configuration, users, and processes, together with facilities for > working collaboratively in a classroom setting. Equally important is the > gathering together of the best available free software and digital > materials for education. > > Basically Edubuntu is built on top of the solid and stable Ubuntu > base, and incorporates the LTSP thin client architecture, as well as > Educational specific applications, aimed at the 6-18 age group. It also > focuses on enabling resource poor environments to maximise their > available (older) equipment. > > As with Ubuntu, Edubuntu is a Linux distribution for your (education > environment) desktop or server, with a fast and easy install, regular > releases, a tight selection of excellent packages installed by default, > every other package you can imagine available from the network, a > commitment to security updates for 18 months after each release. We will > also be pursuing establishing a network of professional technical > support from many companies around the world. > > To Get the Edubuntu 5.10 Preview > -------------------------- > > Download the Edubuntu 5.10 Preview here (choose the mirror closest to > you): > > United States: > http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/edubuntu/5.10/ > > Europe: > http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/5.10/ > > United Kingdom: > http://releases.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/5.10/ > > Rest of the World: > http://releases.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/5.10/ > > Please download using Bittorrent if possible. > > Some of the CD images are larger than 650MB, you will need to ensure > you have 700MB blank CDs and a burner capable of using them. > > The final version of Edubuntu 5.10 is expected to be released in > October 2005. > > About the Edubuntu 5.10 Preview > ------------------------- > > Highlights of Edubuntu include: > (much of what Ubuntu now offers, with some variations and additions) > > On the Desktop > * A set of selected educational apps containing > - most of the kdeedu suite > - gcompris > - scribus desktop publishing > - blender 3D modelling > - dia diagram editing > - and lots more ... > * Fresh, colourful artwork for the desktop > * Full ltsp client functionality by default > > On the Server > * Standalone Classroom server installed by default, > based on the brand-new Ubuntu thin client > infrastructure developed in cooperation with LTSP. > * Simple NFS root setup with automatic hardware detection > through initramfs-tools > * Support for up to 4 gigabytes of RAM by default on 32-bit > architectures > * Kernel support for cluster filesystems (OCFS2 and GFS) > > Hardware Support Improvements > * Linux 2.6.12.5 with many updated drivers from third parties > * Further enhancements to laptop support (hot keys, > and working suspend/resume on more models) > * HP all-in-one printer/scanner devices are supported out of > the box > * Bluetooth input devices (such as keyboards and mice) are > supported out of the box > * Multiple audio devices are handled more gracefully (and one > can easily select the default device) > * 64-bit PowerPC kernel available > > Installation > * Automated installation of the thin client environment by default > * Easy installation of the ltsp server by default with as less > questions as possible > * Optional workstation install for standalone workstations (just type > "workstation" at the CD bootprompt) > > "Under the hood" > * GCC 4.0.1 > * glibc 2.3.5 > * New early userspace infrastructure based on initramfs-tools > * More modular X.org packaging > > As with Ubuntu, 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. > > Community Feedback and Participation > ------------------------------------ > > If you would like to help build and shape Edubuntu, or just find out > some more about the project, take a look at our site: > http://www.edubuntu.org/ > > Your comments, suggestions, bug reports, patches and artwork > contributions will help us to make Edubuntu the best educational distro > available. > > Please report bugs through Bugzilla: http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/ > > If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but > aren't sure, first try asking on the #edubuntu IRC channel on FreeNode, > and /or on our Edubuntu-Devel mailing list: > http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel > > ------- > > We'd like to thank everybody who has contributed to getting Edubuntu to > this point. Mark Shuttleworth who started everything, Oliver Grawert who > has contributed blood, sweat and tears to this project (I know it has > not been easy!), Matt Zimmerman for his LTSP magic, Colin Watson for > help with cdbuilding and installer changes, Jerome Gotangco for > documentation and Jonathan Carter for Skubuntu, the troubleshooting > guide and many other things, Jeff Elkner for specing and lots of > testing, Paul Flint for - well being Paul Flint!, and indeed everyone > else who has played a role. > > Our growing community has been full of good suggestions, discussions and > criticisms. All of these are valued and appreciated. We couldn't do this > with out the community support and feedback. Thanks to those who have > been with us since the starts at our Edubuntu Summit in London in early > July. > > Onwards and upwards to the release date! > > Contact: Jane Weideman [EMAIL PROTECTED] +27837797800 (TZ:UTC+2) > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQBDIxGGSsOT+6LQaTYRAl8kAJ915slu3J1jSnysZY+0zyyPqXQIPgCg67uM > hgxReXgvY1QMXIuPSugt3Uw= > =8lHc > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > edubuntu-devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel > > > -- »»-(¯`·.·´¯)-> André Millet -- edubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel
