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| Edubuntu is a targeted distribution for educational environments. However, educational environments can be quite varied and developing the ability to adapt Edubuntu to a variety of educational situations is an important step in widespread adoption. For Edubuntu 7.04 a Server Addon CD was added to provide more educational software and allow to add back in software from the Ubuntu seeds removed in previous Edubuntu versions. However, this added greater complexity in installation. | |
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| * Mark is a primary school ICT manager and is setting up an Edubuntu LTSP classroom. After installing the base system from the Server CD he puts in the Server Addon CD and selects the "primary" entry in gnome-app-install to install the eubuntu-addon-primary metapackage and update the artwork theme. * Maria is a university student in the sciences who is trying to get Edubuntu/Ubuntu in her department. To demo Edubuntu she does a workstation install with the Server CD and then puts in the Server Addon CD and installs the "secondary" entry in gnome-app-install to install the edubuntu-addon-secondary metapackage. She then installs the edubuntu-universe-science metapackage in Synaptic to finish out the applications selection for her deparment. * Joan owns a day-care center and would like to have a computer for the kids to learn computer skills in an educational environment. She uses the Edubuntu Server CD to do a workstation install and then uses the Addon CD to install the edubuntu-addon-young metapackage and the "young" artwork theme. |
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| During the 7.04 development cycle gnome-app-install was extended to allow for addon CDs. Now what is needed are several sets of metapackages to define software sets and with .desktop files that can be used by gnome-app-install. The left side-bar menu needs to more clearly categorize the contents of the Addon CD. |
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Launchpad Entry: edubuntu-addon-enhancements
Packages affected:
Summary
Edubuntu's server addon CD currently drops the user into gnome-app-install with a list of apps on the CD, we need to allow easier installation of default applications sets and perhaps theming.
Rationale
Edubuntu is a targeted distribution for educational environments. However, educational environments can be quite varied and developing the ability to adapt Edubuntu to a variety of educational situations is an important step in widespread adoption. For Edubuntu 7.04 a Server Addon CD was added to provide more educational software and allow to add back in software from the Ubuntu seeds removed in previous Edubuntu versions. However, this added greater complexity in installation.
Use Cases
- Mark is a primary school ICT manager and is setting up an Edubuntu LTSP classroom. After installing the base system from the Server CD he puts in the Server Addon CD and selects the "primary" entry in gnome-app-install to install the eubuntu-addon-primary metapackage and update the artwork theme.
- Maria is a university student in the sciences who is trying to get Edubuntu/Ubuntu in her department. To demo Edubuntu she does a workstation install with the Server CD and then puts in the Server Addon CD and installs the "secondary" entry in gnome-app-install to install the edubuntu-addon-secondary metapackage. She then installs the edubuntu-universe-science metapackage in Synaptic to finish out the applications selection for her deparment.
- Joan owns a day-care center and would like to have a computer for the kids to learn computer skills in an educational environment. She uses the Edubuntu Server CD to do a workstation install and then uses the Addon CD to install the edubuntu-addon-young metapackage and the "young" artwork theme.
Scope
Design
During the 7.04 development cycle gnome-app-install was extended to allow for addon CDs. Now what is needed are several sets of metapackages to define software sets and with .desktop files that can be used by gnome-app-install. The left side-bar menu needs to more clearly categorize the contents of the Addon CD.
Implementation
Outstanding Issues
BoF agenda and discussion
EdubuntuAddonEnhancements (last edited 2009-03-04 17:36:12 by chance)