Hardy Heron Flights again
Recently, a good friend of mine (thanks Mark) gave me a old desktop. Its a celeron 1700 with 256Mb of ram, so nothing spectacular, but a usable and useful machine never the less. I have wanted for a while to have a linux box to play on. So when opportunity presents one must take it. Enter Edubuntu and the Hardy Heron
Well I downloaded the two packages I needed the 8.04 Hardy Heron install disc and the edubuntu add on, I burned these on to a CD and then braced myself for the install.
Well, am I pleasantly suprised. The Hardy Heron (that’s then name of this release) asked me a few pertenent questions like…
- my name and a log in name
- a password
- where I lived
- the type of keyboard
- and did I want to use all of the hard drive
… and then the heron went to work. I came back 15 minutes later to be greated with a complete install and a “can you please restart”. It restarts, asks for a login and off it goes
I then chucked the edubuntu add on disc in. Again, foolishly, I expected a mission. But again I was pleasantly suprised. The installer said “here’s what we’ve got what do you want” (or words to that effect) and 10 minutes later, I have a machine with everything installed and ready to go… Everything you say, well yes - DTP, open office, gimp, modeling software, video editor, email its got the lot. Do you want a periodic table?
What about an application for fractions and factorisation?
So….
Do you have old PC’s that are not being used or can you buy some? Do you want a simple clean OS with a simple install and a feature rich package of software? Software designed for kids of all ages? Do you want it for the cost of the download and 2 blanks CD’s? If the answer is yes - then download http://www.edubuntu.org
Do you want to know whats on the edubuntu package - http://www.edubuntu.org/UsingEdubuntu
This was the easiest install I have ever made.
May 10th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
We are thinking that one of our old labs will be converted to edubuntu at the end of this year to extend it’s life I’m looking forward to it. Next step is convincing Kelvin to rid us of office.
May 11th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Glad to hear of your experience. I was a martyr to Gatesware for years and found Linux disttros good but too difficult to get working. Then along came HH. It is like a new dawn, almost a new religion, and I’ve converted.
Now persude your Windows suffering friends of the HH experience.