Comments on: Andy on Linux II

By: Jason Burns

Jason Burns — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:40:55 +0000

@Livio: I would say that teaching your kids to ignore Windows would be much more costly in the long run.

By: Livio

Livio — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:46:31 +0000

I installed and tested a few linux os in my old machine: dreamlinux, lindow, mandrek, ubuntu but in non i found programming software, FEDORA has it… my son will be 7 and he likes what fedora has it he is playing chess and using gimp and i have the programming tools for c, c++ i do not know if he wants to learn someday… encouraging my kids to use Linux so that they do not suffer of costly windows

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:49:14 +0000

This is a great way to get a kid started in computers and FREE, so if he/she don’t like the games/apps there are more to try for free. The learning curve is an obstacle, but with Google and the huge community I have been able to solve some very precise technical problems with basic searching online.

Keep up the good work.

By: ubunoob

ubunoob — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 10:51:54 +0000

Well,this families journey into the world of computers has certainly been enhanced by the wonders that are ubuntu..
We`ve now used it in it`s various guises for about 5 months which is a month longer than we used that other thing(m.e & xp)…..now THAT was a painful 4 months.

All my 5 kids have had the choice of which os they wish to use with a windows pc being left in case of school etc…..suffice to say though windows rarely ever gets booted up now a days.

Im no computer expert and none on my kids are whizkid kid`s on a pc but every aspect of ubuntu has been a sanity saving godsend for this family and just the ££££ alone it`s going to save us in the long run is a good enough reason but the fact that ubuntu is sooooooo much better than that other crap imho just put`s the icing on the cake for me and my kids…..

By: Ricco

Ricco — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 22:41:38 +0000

@ #9(“Penguin”):

Why the negativity? And, as far as I know, a 2.4 Ghz Celeron (even with only 256 MB of RAM) is more than adequate for a basic Fedora Core 6 box. Onboard video only becomes a hindrance with Compiz once you decide to enable every effect available. What good would DSL be for a 9-year-old student? Or Puppy, for that matter (I know that EduPup is fairly good for children, but it’s still very limited, and you didn’t mention it in your recommendations). Just wondering…

By: Penguin

Penguin — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:03:40 +0000

I highly doubt that you got Compiz running with onboard video and only 256mb ram. Also, Ubuntu would run very slow on a system with your specs. You should try Damn Small Linux or Puppy Linux on your system as it would run much faster. We all love linux, and agree that it’s the best OS for older hardware, but for the fancy effects fairly recent hardware is needed.

By: Chad dot blog

Chad dot blog — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 20:47:44 +0000

I feel old.

I’m 14 years old, and at 9, I didn’t even know what Linux was! This kid is amazing!
Link – Courtesy of Philoking

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By: Makurosu

Makurosu — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:54:50 +0000

I set up Edubuntu on a spare computer for my son, who is 3 1/2. I’m pleased with it. I run Ubuntu on my main computer, so I have all his music and video files stored on my machine, and I set up his computer to access it using NFS. That way I can organize his files from my computer, add new music when I find it and things like that, and have everything in one place for backups.

My son likes TuxPaint and GCompris. Thanks for the heads up on the games! I just set them up on his computer. He’ll be excited to see them when he gets home. If you haven’t already, check out KStars. It’s a very good home planetarium that comes with Edubuntu.

By: Kirk Badger

Kirk Badger — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:27:44 +0000

This is great .

By: dave dobbs

dave dobbs — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 18:21:17 +0000

What’s the advantage to Fedora Core 6 that you folks see?
I’ve tried most of the major distributions with VMware Server
and finally settled on Kubuntu 6.10 as my favorite (at least so
far.)

One oddity: the (K)ubuntu family will run under VMware in
full screen; Fedora Core 6 and Suse 10.x (I’ve tried all from
10.0 – 10.2) insist on running as a window. The host OS for
these has been XP Media.