Philipp Schroeder wrote: > Hi Alan, > > alan c schrieb: >> I distribute, demonstrate, and install edubuntu (as a volunteer), (and >> k/ubuntu also) CDs locally. I am currently very confused about the >> 8.04 Edubuntu live CD..... >> >> see >> http://www.edubuntu.org/Download >> ======================== >> Try Edubuntu before installing >> >> The Desktop CD allows you to try Edubuntu without changing your >> computer at all and has an option to install it permanently later at >> your convenience. Note that the Desktop CD is known as the "Live CD" >> in releases before 7.04 and is only a workstation solution, it does >> not contain Edubuntu's server components. >> >> 1. Get the Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop CD >> 2. Get the Ubuntu 8.04 educational add-on CD >> ======================== >> >> Is the above information mistaken? >> >> When I follow the link at item 1. above I am directed either to a >> ubuntu only live cd or an add on cd which is appropriate for installation. >> >> Maybe the old style edubuntu live CD is no longer available (?) as a >> 'try edubuntu before installing' possibiity, but the above extract >> still asserts that it is. However there are confusing messages in the >> content nearby, explaining the new and old approaches. >> >> My requirement is a CD which will run 8.04 as an edubuntu >> (workstation) live CD. >> Can anyone clarify the situation please? > > I just realised that the information you mention is indeed incorrect. I > will remove that misleading paragraph from the website. Sorry for the > confusion! > > I mistakenly thought it was possible to install the "Edubuntu Desktop" > meta package from the add-on cd __into the live session__ of a booted > Ubuntu desktop cd. That won't work, though, because the live session > needs the Ubuntu cd in the cd-rom drive. > > Krsnendu Dasa's suggestion of making a bootable "live" usb memory stick > sounds worth trying. > > Best, > Philipp > > Edubuntu.org webmaster
Thanks Philipp That sorts the confusion. Unfortunately, for marketing, demonstration and hand-out activities (note 1) it is much better to be able to hand out and demonstrate on the spot if needed, a 'Production' released Live CD. The original live cds were good for this. Losing them is a loss to edubuntu marketing. I prefer to avoid designing live cds etc by myself - my skills are not really in that direction and if they were, the marketing activity is partly to show people that a 'brand' or 'product' actually exists. A 'Production' version, or an item made by the central 'Team' of the product has a credibility for 'Marketing' which a locally made version does not. I am not suggesting the technical functions are lacking. I see a need for more effective marketing, and the loss of distributed live CDs is a small step backwards in that sense. Note 1: I display monthly on a non trading basis at a local computer fair. Although most of the interest centres on K/Ubuntu, Edubuntu is also discussed. -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
