See also www.linuxiskolen.no, www.skolelinux.no and www.skolelinux.de
We are developing a Custom Debian GNU/Linux distribution for schools. It will be simple to install and maintain, and will be based on local languages. In Norway's case, this means that all bundled applications will be available in Bokmål and Nynorsk.
Additionally, the most important applications will be available in Northern Sami. We will also make Sami letters available through the Unicode standard, and develop a sorting function according to the Sami alphabet.
We collaborate with:
- Holmlia junior high school, Oslo
- Bjerke high school, Oslo
- Høle primary and junior high school, Sandnes
- Fagerborg high school, Oslo
- USIT and PING at the University of Oslo
- Bergheim school, Nøtterøy
- Teigar skole, Nøtterøy
- Akershus County
- Lillesand Municipality
- Nøtterøy Municipality
- Vestfold County
- Læringssenteret
- Norsk språkråd
Our Linux distribution
The distribution shall be small enough to run on older, less powerful school computers, and fit on one CD. (More ...)
We use Debian GNU Linux as basis for the distribution. ( More ...)
The installation will have four options (profiles):
- Main-Server: the machine running this profile (there can be only one such machine in each Skolelinux network) provides the (network)services. It is mainly a file/network and LDAP server.
- Workstation: machines running the 'Workstation' profile are normal machines. Users logging on a workstation are authenticated by the machine running the 'Main-Server' profile, and have their documents and personal settings stored in home directories on the machine running the 'Main-Server' profile.
- Thin-Client-Server: machines running the 'Thin-Client-Server' profile are able to accept thin client connections. This profile also includes the 'Workstation' profile.
- Standalone: machines running the 'Standalone' profile are meant to be run outside the Skolelinux network (e.g. in the homes of pupils and teachers) as a standalone machine.
- Standalone-Extras: The 'Standalone-Extras' profile is complementary to the 'Standalone' profile, providing extra programs for it.
Skolelinux beta release 2 was published in the fall of 2002. Work is still very much in progress!
If you have questions or wish to contribute, please join one of our mailinglists.
Channel: #skolelinux (IRCnet (irc.pvv.ntnu.no, irc.ifi.uio.no, irc.uib.no))
System Distribution and Configuration
System Distribution Coordinator:
Petter Reinholdtsen <pere @ hungry com>
The distribution is based on Debian GNU/Linux for Intel x86. The base distribution is based on woody and debian-installer. (More ...)
System software
About Linux in Schools
- Linux in Schools - Visions and Strategies by Rolf Marvin Bøe Lindgren.
- The Linux project at Høle primary and junior high school
- Nynorsk in ICT eduacation
- OFSET, the Organization for Free Software in Education and Teaching
- Linux for all high schools in Akershus County
- DebianEdu Meeting point for school versions of Debian
- K-12 Linux -
- Simple End User Linux/edu - Discussion of Linux in Schools
- Linux for Luxembourgish Highschools
- Linux for French schools
Om IKT i skolen
Miscellaneous
- MRTG statistics
- Checkbot link checking
- Info on the project computers
- Statistics for www.skolelinux.no
- Statistics for developer.skolelinux.no
- Statistics for i18n.skolelinux.no
- Statistics for developer.skulelinux.no
- Statistics for www.linuxiskolen.no
- Statistics for www.linuxiskulen.no
- Statistics for skolelinux.ping.uio.no
- Statistics for skulelinux.ping.uio.no