X-Git-Url: http://pere.pagekite.me/gitweb/homepage.git/blobdiff_plain/b0e905cd9e70d77cf44f03c00de6b4c49493e228..fe0fe16f8c3e50f6be016875c213887285ed4273:/blog/archive/2013/05/05.rss?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/blog/archive/2013/05/05.rss b/blog/archive/2013/05/05.rss index 4a7c611a7e..b744bb1379 100644 --- a/blog/archive/2013/05/05.rss +++ b/blog/archive/2013/05/05.rss @@ -6,6 +6,486 @@ http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/ + + How to install Linux on a Packard Bell Easynote LV preinstalled with Windows 8 + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/How_to_install_Linux_on_a_Packard_Bell_Easynote_LV_preinstalled_with_Windows_8.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/How_to_install_Linux_on_a_Packard_Bell_Easynote_LV_preinstalled_with_Windows_8.html + Mon, 27 May 2013 15:20:00 +0200 + <p>Two days ago, I asked +<a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/How_can_I_install_Linux_on_a_Packard_Bell_Easynote_LV_preinstalled_with_Windows_8_.html">how +I could install Linux on a Packard Bell EasyNote LV computer +preinstalled with Windows 8</a>. I found a solution, but am horrified +with the obstacles put in the way of Linux users on a laptop with UEFI +and Windows 8.</p> + +<p>I never found out if the cause of my problems were the use of UEFI +secure booting or fast boot. I suspect fast boot was the problem, +causing the firmware to boot directly from HD without considering any +key presses and alternative devices, but do not know UEFI settings +enough to tell.</p> + +<p>There is no way to install Linux on the machine in question without +opening the box and disconnecting the hard drive! This is as far as I +can tell, the only way to get access to the firmware setup menu +without accepting the Windows 8 license agreement. I am told (and +found description on how to) that it is possible to configure the +firmware setup once booted into Windows 8. But as I believe the terms +of that agreement are completely unacceptable, accepting the license +was never an alternative. I do not enter agreements I do not intend +to follow.</p> + +<p>I feared I had to return the laptops and ask for a refund, and +waste many hours on this, but luckily there was a way to get it to +work. But I would not recommend it to anyone planning to run Linux on +it, and I have become sceptical to Windows 8 certified laptops. Is +this the way Linux will be forced out of the market place, by making +it close to impossible for "normal" users to install Linux without +accepting the Microsoft Windows license terms? Or at least not +without risking to loose the warranty?</p> + +<p>I've updated the +<a href="http://www.linlap.com/packard_bell_easynote_lv">Linux Laptop +wiki page for Packard Bell EasyNote LV</a>, to ensure the next person +do not have to struggle as much as I did to get Linux into the +machine.</p> + +<p>Thanks to Bob Rosbag, Florian Weimer, Philipp Kern, Ben Hutching, +Michael Tokarev and others for feedback and ideas.</p> + + + + + How can I install Linux on a Packard Bell Easynote LV preinstalled with Windows 8? + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/How_can_I_install_Linux_on_a_Packard_Bell_Easynote_LV_preinstalled_with_Windows_8_.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/How_can_I_install_Linux_on_a_Packard_Bell_Easynote_LV_preinstalled_with_Windows_8_.html + Sat, 25 May 2013 18:20:00 +0200 + <p>I've run into quite a problem the last few days. I bought three +new laptops for my parents and a few others. I bought Packard Bell +Easynote LV to run Kubuntu on and use as their home computer. But I +am completely unable to figure out how to install Linux on it. The +computer is preinstalled with Windows 8, and I suspect it uses UEFI +instead of a BIOS to boot.</p> + +<p>The problem is that I am unable to get it to PXE boot, and unable +to get it to boot the Linux installer from my USB stick. I have yet +to try the DVD install, and still hope it will work. when I turn on +the computer, there is no information on what buttons to press to get +the normal boot menu. I expect to get some boot menu to select PXE or +USB stick booting. When booting, it first ask for the language to +use, then for some regional settings, and finally if I will accept the +Windows 8 terms of use. As these terms are completely unacceptable to +me, I have no other choice but to turn off the computer and try again +to get it to boot the Linux installer.</p> + +<p>I have gathered my findings so far on a Linlap page about the +<a href="http://www.linlap.com/packard_bell_easynote_lv">Packard Bell +EasyNote LV</a> model. If you have any idea how to get Linux +installed on this machine, please get in touch or update that wiki +page. If I can't find a way to install Linux, I will have to return +the laptop to the seller and find another machine for my parents.</p> + +<p>I wonder, is this the way Linux will be forced out of the market +using UEFI and "secure boot" by making it impossible to install Linux +on new Laptops?</p> + + + + + Skolelinux-intervju: Nirosan Thiyagalingam + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Skolelinux_intervju__Nirosan_Thiyagalingam.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Skolelinux_intervju__Nirosan_Thiyagalingam.html + Fri, 24 May 2013 21:40:00 +0200 + <p>En ting +<a href="http://www.skolelinux.org/">Skolelinux-prosjektet</a> har +hatt mye glede av er studentprosjekter. F.eks. er +<a href="http://linuxstopmotion.org/">stillbildeanimasjonssystemet +Stopmotion</a> resultat av et studentprosjekt i Skolelinux. De siste +månedene har en ivrig student veiledet av Marius Kotsbak i +<a href="http://www.friprogramvareiskolen.no/">FRiSK</a> testet hva en +kan få til med en datamaskin til NOK 400,- (antagelig 1700,- med +skjerm, tastatur og mus) når det brukes i Skolelinux. Jeg spurte han +om et intervju.</p> + +<p><strong>Hvem er du, og hva driver du med til daglig?</strong></p> + +<p>Jeg heter Nirosan Thiyagalingam. Jeg er 24 år og studerer +dataingeniør studiet ved Høgskolen i Sør Trøndelag. Interessen for +data har siden ung alder vært tilstede og jeg har i tillegg alltid +vært glad i å lære nye ting. Med teknologi som endres svært hurtig er +det alltid noe nytt å lære. Noe som igjen har gjort det svært +interessant å følge med på utviklingen. Jeg valgte dataingeniør +studiet grunnet ønske om å lære enda mer om programmering og utvikling +av store systemer.</p> + +<p><strong>Hvordan kom du i kontakt med Skolelinux-prosjektet?</strong></p> + +<p>Skolelinux prosjektet hørte jeg først om i media. Men det var først +når jeg skulle velge bacheloroppgave at jeg fattet mer interesse for +prosjektet. Et enkelt søk på nettet førte meg til skolelinux sine +hjemmesider. Informasjonen jeg fant der gjorde meg enda nysgjerrig og +jeg valgte derfor en oppgave som gikk ut på å få en +<a href="http://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry PI</a>. Altså en +ultra-billig datamaskin til å kjøre Debian Edu på lik linje med +vanlige datamaskiner. I løpet av prosjektet ble det gjort mye +forskning på nettet. Det var mye jeg måtte forstå rundt hvordan +operativsystemet Linux fungerte før jeg kunne angripe +problemet. Prøvde først å finne ut hvordan man kunne transformere en +vanlig installasjon av Skolelinux til Raspberry PI, men dette var +altfor vanskelig å jeg endte opp med mer spørsmål enn svar. Det ble +videre opprettet kontakt med Skolelinux utviklere på IRC der jeg fikk +diskutert hvilken retning jeg burde gå for å få til en fullverdig +løsning. Det ble bestemt at jeg skulle gå for å først installere +<a href="http://www.raspbian.org/">Raspian</a>. Dette er et +operativsystem basert på Debian spesiallaget for Raspberry Pi sin +maskinvare. Nå som Debian var installert på datamaskinen gjenstod det +å installere de nødvendige Skolelinux pakkene for å få til et +fullverdig system. Disse pakkene ble installert manuelt i første +omgang, men ble senere installert automatisk via et script som Petter +Reinholdtsen laget. Dette scriptet er så enkel å bruke at man er i +gang med installasjonen i løpet av bare 5 minutter. Ikke nok med det, +alt skjer helt automatisk. Alt i alt er jeg veldig fornøyd med +resultatet av installasjonsprosessen. Raspberry Pi er en veldig svak +maskin og det merkes godt når man har installert Skolelinux på +den. Video og 3D-rendering fungerer utrolig dårlig, men nettsurfing og +kontorprogrammer fungerer godt. Det kan derfor konkluderes med at +datamaskinen er egnet for enkle oppgaver. + +<p>Jeg syns det er viktig påpeke at dette kun er startfasen av en slik +løsning. På markedet finnes det nå maskiner som har bedre hardware enn +Raspberry Pi. Det er store muligheter for at man kan klare å +installere Skolelinux på disse også, og da forsvinner nok mest +sannsynlig ytelsesproblemene med Video og 3D rendering også.</p> + +<p>Det ble også prøvd med en løsning som gjorde at Raspberry Pi +fungerte som en tynnklient. Denne løsningen hadde langt bedre ytelse +med tanke på hastighet og brukeropplevelse. Men også her var video og +3D rendering dårlig. Det ble brukt en liten Linux distribusjon kalt +<a href="http://www.berryterminal.com/">BerryTerminal</a> for å få til +dette.</p> + +<p><strong>Hva er fordelene med Skolelinux slik du ser det?</strong></p> + +<p>Fordelen med Skolelinux er mange. At det er gratis er en stor +fordel, men at det er så mange som er med på å utvikle det og +vedlikeholde det er en enda større fordel. Allerede før jeg startet +med prosjektet så jeg mange fordeler, og når jeg nærmet meg sluttfasen +så jeg langt flere. At prosjektet skulle inneha en så høy kvalitet +hadde jeg aldri trodd. En vanlig Skolelinux installasjon har de +nødvendige programmene og funksjonen som både små og store skoler i +tillegg til organisasjoner kan klare seg med. At prosjektet tilbyr en +så komplett løsning er en kjempefordel. Installasjonen er knirkefri +og det er svært enkelt å installere og komme i gang.</p> + +<p><strong>Hva er ulempene med Skolelinux slik du ser det?</strong></p> + +<p>Ulempene jeg ser med prosjektet er ryddigheten av websidene. Selv +om websidene er enkle og konsise er det allikevel ikke appellerende i +like stor grad som for eksempel +<a href="http://www.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu</a> sine sider. Deres side +tilbyr, i tillegg til godt design og presentasjon, en nettbasert +emulator av deres operativsystem. Dette er en stor fordel slik jeg ser +det. Bortsett fra dette ser jeg absolutt ingen ulemper med +Skolelinux-prosjektet.</p> + +<p><strong>Hvilken fri programvare bruker du til daglig?</strong></p> + +<p>Til daglig er jeg en flittig bruker av det åpne media +sentersystemet <a href="http://xbmc.org/">XBMC</a>. Det enorme +samfunnet rundt dette prosjektet har gjort dette til et program som +dekker alles behov. Man kan tilpasse det akkurat slik man vil både med +tanke på utseende og funksjoner ved installere plug-ins eller +scripts.</p> + +<p><strong>Hvilken strategi tror du er den rette å bruke for å få +skoler til å ta i bruk fri programvare?</strong></p> + +<p>Strategien som burde brukes sett fra mine øyne er +markedsføring. Jeg er sikker på at om flere skoler fikk et lite innsyn +i hvor bra Skolelinux er så ville de ikke nølt med å gå over fra noe +annet som koster de store summer. At skolelinux til de grader tilbyr +en så komplett løsning bure komme frem. Enten via reklamekampanjer +eller ved å sende ut folk til skoler for så å la skolenettverk +ansvarlige få teste ut hvordan Skolelinux fungerer i praksis. Om det +i tillegg ble utviklet gode websider og en emulator for å la brukere +prøve operativsystemet ville nok dette ha styrket inntrykket +betraktelig.</p> + + + + + How to transform a Debian based system to a Debian Edu installation + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/How_to_transform_a_Debian_based_system_to_a_Debian_Edu_installation.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/How_to_transform_a_Debian_based_system_to_a_Debian_Edu_installation.html + Fri, 17 May 2013 11:50:00 +0200 + <p><a href="http://www.skolelinux.org/">Debian Edu / Skolelinux</a> is +an operating system based on Debian intended for use in schools. It +contain a turn-key solution for the computer network provided to +pupils in the primary schools. It provide both the central server, +network boot servers and desktop environments with heaps of +educational software. The project was founded almost 12 years ago, +2001-07-02. If you want to support the project, which is in need for +cash to fund developer gatherings and other project related activity, +<a href="http://www.linuxiskolen.no/slxdebianlabs/donations.html">please +donate some money</a>. + +<p>A topic that come up again and again on the Debian Edu mailing +lists and elsewhere, is the question on how to transform a Debian or +Ubuntu installation into a Debian Edu installation. It isn't very +hard, and last week I wrote a script to replicate the steps done by +the Debian Edu installer.</p> + +<p>The script, +<a href="http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/debian-edu/branches/wheezy/debian-edu-config/share/debian-edu-config/tools/debian-edu-bless?view=markup">debian-edu-bless<a/> +in the debian-edu-config package, will go through these six steps and +transform an existing Debian Wheezy or Ubuntu (untested) installation +into a Debian Edu Workstation:</p> + +<ol> + +<li>Add skolelinux related APT sources.</li> +<li>Create /etc/debian-edu/config with the wanted configuration.</li> +<li>Install debian-edu-install to load preseeding values and pull in + our configuration.</li> +<li>Preseed debconf database with profile setup in + /etc/debian-edu/config, and run tasksel to install packages + according to the profile specified in the config above, + overriding some of the Debian automation machinery.</li> +<li>Run debian-edu-cfengine-D installation to configure everything + that could not be done using preseeding.</li> +<li>Ask for a reboot to enable all the configuration changes.</li> + +</ol> + +<p>There are some steps in the Debian Edu installation that can not be +replicated like this. Disk partitioning and LVM setup, for example. +So this script just assume there is enough disk space to install all +the needed packages.</p> + +<p>The script was created to help a Debian Edu student working on +setting up <a href="http://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry Pi</a> as a +Debian Edu client, and using it he can take the existing +<a href="http://www.raspbian.org/FrontPage‎">Raspbian</a> installation and +transform it into a fully functioning Debian Edu Workstation (or +Roaming Workstation, or whatever :).</p> + +<p>The default setting in the script is to create a KDE Workstation. +If a LXDE based Roaming workstation is wanted instead, modify the +PROFILE and DESKTOP values at the top to look like this instead:</p> + +<p><pre> +PROFILE="Roaming-Workstation" +DESKTOP="lxde" +</pre></p> + +<p>The script could even become useful to set up Debian Edu servers in +the cloud, by starting with a virtual Debian installation at some +virtual hosting service and setting up all the services on first +boot.</p> + + + + + Second alpha release of Debian Edu / Skolelinux based on Debian Wheezy + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Second_alpha_release_of_Debian_Edu___Skolelinux_based_on_Debian_Wheezy.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Second_alpha_release_of_Debian_Edu___Skolelinux_based_on_Debian_Wheezy.html + Tue, 14 May 2013 23:30:00 +0200 + <p>The <a href="http://www.skolelinux.org/">Debian Edu / Skolelinux +project</a> is making great progress and made its second Wheezy based +release today. This is the release announcement:</p> + +<p><strong>New features for Debian Edu 7.0.0 alpha1 released +2013-05-14</strong></p> + +<p>This is the release notes for for Debian Edu / Skolelinux 7.0.0 edu +alpha1, based on <a href="http://www.debian.org">Debian</a> with +codename "Wheezy".</p> + +<p><strong>About Debian Edu and Skolelinux</strong></p> + +<p>Debian Edu, also known as Skolelinux, is a Linux distribution based +on Debian providing an out-of-the box environment of a completely +configured school network. Immediatly after installation a school +server running all services needed for a school network is set up just +waiting for users and machines being added via GOsa², a comfortable +Web-UI. A netbooting environment is prepared using PXE, so after +initial installation of the main server from CD, DVD or USB stick all +other machines can be installed via the network.</p> + +<p>This is the first test release based on Wheezy (which currently is +not released yet). Basically this is an updated and slightly improved +version compared to the Squeeze release.</p> + +<p><strong>Software updates</strong></p> +<ul> + <li>Install freemind (0.9.0) by default, and stop installing vym by + default.</li> + <li>Install chromium (26.0.1410.43) by default.</li> + <li>Install goplay (0.5-1.1) to make golearn available by default.</li> + <li>Updated support for Japanese input methods, now based on + ibus-anthy.</li> +</ul> + +<p><strong>Other changes</strong></p> +<ul> + + <li>Switched default file system from ext3 to ext4 for speed and + reliability improvements.</li> + <li>Got rid of unwanted winbind daemon and PAM setup activated because + of <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/706434">706434</a>.</li> + <li>Extended and improved the testsuite tests to detect more possible + problems.</li> + <li>Corrected proxy handling to not set http_proxy to a bogus + direct:// URL.</li> + <li>Corrected proxy setup for diskless workstations.</li> + <li>Corrected PXE setup to use our updated udebs during installation.</li> + <li>Made installation handling of low entropy level more robust.</li> + <li>Create larger partitions for Roaming workstations and Thin client + servers, to make room for all the software installed.</li> + <li>Fix bug in Roaming workstation PAM setup, making it impossible to + log in (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/706753">706753</a>).</li> +</ul> + +<p><strong>Known issues</strong></p> +<ul> + + <li>IP resolution for the local hostname give useless IPv6 address + (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/705900">705900</a>). Only install + libnss-myhostname on roaming workstations until it is fixed.</li> + <li>DVD images are not yet ready.</li> + <li>No mass import of user account data in GOsa (ldif or csv) + available yet (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/698840">698840</a>).</li> + <li>Missing artwork for the KDE desktop (and probably a few others).</li> + <li>KDE Debian submenu lacks icons.</li> + <li>LXDE menu lacks entry for changing GOsa password + (website). Installing gosa-desktop will be an option.</li> + <li>Backup configuration via web interface is impossible due to + password submission problem + (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/700257">700257</a>).</li> + +</ul> + +<p><strong>Where to get it</strong></p> + +<p>To download the multiarch netinstall CD release you can use</p> +<ul> + + <li><a href="ftp://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux-cd/wheezy/debian-edu~7.0+edu0~a1-CD.iso">ftp://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux-cd/wheezy/debian-edu~7.0+edu0~a1-CD.iso</a></li> + <li><a href="http://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux-cd/wheezy/debian-edu~7.0+edu0~a1-CD.iso">http://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux-cd/wheezy/debian-edu~7.0+edu0~a1-CD.iso</a></li> + <li>rsync -avzP ftp.skolelinux.org::skolelinux-cd/wheezy/debian-edu~7.0+edu0~a1-CD.iso debian-edu~7.0+edu0~a1-CD.iso</li> + +</ul> + +<p>The MD5SUM of this image is: 685ed76c1aa8e44b12d3fde21faf450b</p> + +<p>The SHA1SUM of this image is: 6c874de157024da13e115bab29c068080a11ec4c</p> + +<p><strong>How to report bugs</strong></p> + +<p><a href="http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/HowTo/ReportBugs">http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/HowTo/ReportBugs</a></p> + + + + + Debian, the Linux distribution of choice for LEGO designers? + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian__the_Linux_distribution_of_choice_for_LEGO_designers_.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian__the_Linux_distribution_of_choice_for_LEGO_designers_.html + Sat, 11 May 2013 20:30:00 +0200 + <P>In January, +<a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/New_IRC_channel_for_LEGO_designers_using_Debian.html">I +announced a</a> new <a href="irc://irc.debian.org/%23debian-lego">IRC +channel #debian-lego</a>, for those of us in the Debian and Linux +community interested in <a href="http://www.lego.com/">LEGO</a>, the +marvellous construction system from Denmark. We also created +<a href="http://wiki.debian.org/LegoDesigners">a wiki page</a> to have +a place to take notes and write down our plans and hopes. And several +people showed up to help. I was very happy to see the effect of my +call. Since the small start, we have a debtags tag +<a href="http://debtags.debian.net/search/bytag?wl=hardware::hobby:lego">hardware::hobby:lego</a> +tag for LEGO related packages, and now count 10 packages related to +LEGO and <a href="http://mindstorms.lego.com/">Mindstorms</a>:</p> + +<p><table> +<tr><td><a href="http://packages.qa.debian.org/brickos">brickos</a></td><td>alternative OS for LEGO Mindstorms RCX. Supports development in C/C++</td></tr> +<tr><td><a href="http://packages.qa.debian.org/leocad">leocad</a></td><td>virtual brick CAD software</td></tr> +<tr><td><a href="http://packages.qa.debian.org/libnxt">libnxt</a></td><td>utility library for talking to the LEGO Mindstorms NX</td></tr> +<tr><td><a href="http://packages.qa.debian.org/lnpd">lnpd</a></td><td>daemon for LNP communication with BrickOS</td></tr> +<tr><td><a href="http://packages.qa.debian.org/nbc">nbc</a></td><td>compiler for LEGO Mindstorms NXT bricks</td></tr> +<tr><td><a href="http://packages.qa.debian.org/nqc">nqc</a></td><td>Not Quite C compiler for LEGO Mindstorms RCX</td></tr> +<tr><td><a href="http://packages.qa.debian.org/python-nxt">python-nxt</a></td><td>python driver/interface/wrapper for the Lego Mindstorms NXT robot</td></tr> +<tr><td><a href="http://packages.qa.debian.org/python-nxt-filer">python-nxt-filer</a></td><td>simple GUI to manage files on a LEGO Mindstorms NXT</td></tr> +<tr><td><a href="http://packages.qa.debian.org/scratch">scratch</a></td><td>easy to use programming environment for ages 8 and up</td></tr> +<tr><td><a href="http://packages.qa.debian.org/t2n">t2n</a></td><td>simple command-line tool for Lego NXT</td></tr> +</table></p> + +<p>Some of these are available in Wheezy, and all but one are +currently available in Jessie/testing. leocad is so far only +available in experimental.</p> + +<p>If you care about LEGO in Debian, please join us on IRC and help +adding the rest of the great free software tools available on Linux +for LEGO designers.</p> + + + + + Narvik sparer minst 9 millioner på å bruke Skolelinux + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Narvik_sparer_minst_9_millioner_p____bruke_Skolelinux.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Narvik_sparer_minst_9_millioner_p____bruke_Skolelinux.html + Fri, 10 May 2013 18:30:00 +0200 + <p>I fjor sommer ble jeg +<a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Gladoppslag_om_Skolelinux_i_avisen_Fremover.html">gledelig +overrasket</a> over et oppslag i avisen Fremover om Narvik kommunes +bruk av <a href="http://www.skolelinux.org/">Skolelinux</a>. Oppslaget +var basert på et notat som besvarte spørsmål fra ordfører Tor Nysæter +og rådgiver for skolesektoren, Petter Falkbu, om bruken av Skolelinux +i Narvikskolene og konstnaden ved å gå over til Windows. For litt +over en uke siden siden fikk jeg endelig bedt kommunen om å få innsyn +i dette notatet, og det ble oversendt på epost tirsdag. Jeg fikk +<a href="http://www.nuug.no/pub/offentliginnsyn/from-Narvik-kommune/2013-04-29-09:12-skolelinux-notat/PetterFalkbuogwindowsfornarvikskolen%20(L)351310.pdf">lagt +ut notatet</a> samme dag, og fikk i dag sjekket postlista til Narvik, +der jeg fant notatet som +<a href="https://www.narvik.kommune.no/innsyn.aspx?response=arkivsak_detaljer&arkivsakid=2013001023&scripturi=/innsyn.aspx&skin=infolink&Mid1=301&">sak +2013/1023</a>.</p> + +<p>Notatet forteller at Narvik ville måtte betalt minst 9 millioner +for å gå over til Windows på skolene. I tillegg dokumenterer notatet +at læreplanens krav oppfylles uten problemer ved bruk av Skolelinux. +Jeg anbefaler alle å lese de 10 sidene med gode argumenter for å kutte +unødige utgifter på IT i skoleverket. :)</p> + + + + + Debian Wheezy is out - and Debian Edu / Skolelinux should soon follow! #newinwheezy + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_Wheezy_is_out___and_Debian_Edu___Skolelinux_should_soon_follow___newinwheezy.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_Wheezy_is_out___and_Debian_Edu___Skolelinux_should_soon_follow___newinwheezy.html + Sun, 5 May 2013 07:40:00 +0200 + <p>When I woke up this morning, I was very happy to see that the +<a href="http://www.debian.org/News/2013/20130504">release announcement +for Debian Wheezy</a> was waiting in my mail box. This is a great +Debian release, and I expect to move my machines at home over to it fairly +soon.</p> + +<p>The new debian release contain heaps of new stuff, and one program +in particular make me very happy to see included. The +<a href="http://scratch.mit.edu/">Scratch</a> program, made famous by +the <a href="http://www.code.org/">Teach kids code</a> movement, is +included for the first time. Alongside similar programs like +<a href="http://edu.kde.org/kturtle/">kturtle</a> and +<a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activities/Turtle_Art">turtleart</a>, +it allow for visual programming where syntax errors can not happen, +and a friendly programming environment for learning to control the +computer. Scratch will also be included in the next release of Debian +Edu.</a> + +<p>And now that Wheezy is wrapped up, we can wrap up the next Debian +Edu/Skolelinux release too. The +<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-edu/2013/04/msg00132.html">first +alpha release</a> went out last week, and the next should soon +follow.<p> + + + Vårt konkurransebidrag til #apps4norge bruker @opnedata http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/V_rt_konkurransebidrag_til__apps4norge_bruker__opnedata.html