[SGVLUG] Edubuntu vs. "just ubuntu"

[Alex Roston]

Use the 6.0.6. It's their standard model. It will probably want to 
download stuff off the web when you first install, so allow a couple 
hours for updates and stuff.

Alex


Emerson, Tom (*IC) wrote:
>> -----Original Message----- Of Alex Roston
>>
>> I put it on my kid's computer. It's wonderful. But don't use 
>> the nightly build. Just download the current stable.
>>     
>
> I'm having trouble finding the "stable" version...
>
> Per the "download" page, you have two basic choices
>
>   6.10, the newest release
>   6.06 "LTS"
>
> The link you finally arrive at is
> http://releases.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/6.10/
> Or 
> http://releases.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/dapper/  (6.06.1 LTS)
>
> There is also a link entitled "DVD version", which goes to
> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/dvd/current/
> And indicates it is 7.04 [feisty] "daily build"
>
> Backing up the tree to http://cdimage.ubuntu.com, I see there are
> various paths you can choose:
>
>   -- the "daily" version (including the "live" variant)
>   -- the DVD version [more in a moment]
>   -- sub-versions: edubuntu, kubuntu, xubuntu, and ubuntu-server
>   -- each of these AND the "top level" directory allow you to choose a
> "release", which in turn gets you to 
>      -- a specifically numbered version
>      -- a "named" version
>
> The "DVD" pathway (from the root or each variant version) seems to take
> you to a 7.04 "daily build" version (as either a relatively current date
> or the word "current" specifically)
>
> I believe I'd rather get the DVD version as I'm unsure of the
> "broadband" capabilities of the recipient [umm, 6 years old, remember?]
> but these seem to only be the "daily" build -- have I overlooked a link
> to a "stable" DVD version?
>
>
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