[nylug-talk] Ebuntu

[Nathan Eckenrode]

On Tuesday 26 June 2007 7:03:58 am Gary Mort wrote:
> Selso DaSilva wrote:
> > Hi Zach,
> > I do a lot of Ubuntu/Edubuntu installation for CFSG (see links below)
> > on PII 350Mhz to PIII 600Mhz, with 128MB - 256MB of RAM. These
> > Free Software computer are used to train children age 3 - 12. They
> > work faster then the M$ OS they had on them. I have a routine that I
> > do to the machines that helps to speed it up.
>
> What would be a good standard install for Ubunto for kids?
>
Edubuntu works great for my 2 yr old. it comes with Gcompris, teh whole KDE 
educatiuon suite and is ok in performance on an old PIII with 128 RAM.

> My daughter(age 8) has become fairly conversant with my Fedora box - she
> can log on using my insane password(took a month for her to learn it,
> with the mixed case and numbers embedded), load her browser and go out
> to playhouse disney and other sites.
>
> Note: I need to install flash players and such for disney.
> Also, do you know good kids websites that run on Firefox/Linux?

Firefox with Flash for Linux handles Thomas the Train and Friends Website 
quite well. Most of teh others work just fine as well.

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