[vox] Need to make educational Ubuntu build

[Darth Borehd]

Excellent point.  I am going to make sure that tuxpaint is on there which is
how this all started.  Are there pre-school appropriate programs you suggest
I look for specifically?

So it's a gamble if they work on WINE or not.  Hmmm.


On 11 March 2010 23:14, Ryan Northrup <northrupthebandgeek at gmail.com> wrote:

> If possible, I suggest cutting out the excess stuff that comes with
> Edubuntu.  There is a lot of software that I doubt would be suitable for a
> pre-school (such as Dia or kalgebra).  Talk to the administrative staff of
> the pre-school to determine exactly which applications they would want.
>
> Also, be aware that WINE isn't perfect.  Some educational games will likely
> be incompatible.  I've had issues trying to install Math Blaster on an
> Ubuntu computer for my little sister.  Although, that was a year or so ago.
>  Maybe it'll be better now.
>
> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 1:00 PM, Darth Borehd <darth.borehd at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> My daughter's pre-school is asking me to build an educational machine for
>> the kids.  I was thinking of using edubuntu with WINE installed so they can
>> add commercial educational games.  Any suggestions or advice?
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