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23 <div class="title"><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_Edu_interview__C_dric_Boutillier.html">Debian Edu interview: Cédric Boutillier</a></div>
24 <div class="date"> 4th June 2013</div>
25 <div class="body"><p>It has been a while since my last English
26 <a href="http://www.skolelinux.org/">Debian Edu and Skolelinux</a>
27 interview last November. But the developers and translators are still
28 pulling along to get the Wheezy based release out the door, and this
29 time I managed to get an interview from one of the French translators
30 in the project, Cédric Boutillier.</p>
31
32 <p><strong>Who are you, and how do you spend your days?</strong></p>
33
34 <p>I am 34 year old. I live near Paris, France. I am an assistant
35 professor in probability theory. I spend my daytime teaching
36 mathematics at the university and doing fundamental research in
37 probability in connexion with combinatorics and statistical physics.</p>
38
39 <p>I have been involved in the Debian project for a couple of years
40 and became Debian Developer a few months ago. I am working on Ruby
41 packaging, publicity and translation.</p>
42
43 <p><strong>How did you get in contact with the Skolelinux / Debian Edu
44 project?</strong></p>
45
46 <p>I came to the Debian Edu project after a call for translation of
47 <a href="http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Documentation/Manuals">the
48 Debian Edu manual</a> for the release of Debian Edu Squeeze. Since
49 then, I have been working on updating the French translation of the
50 manual.
51
52 <p>I had the opportunity to make an installation of Debian Edu in a
53 virtual machine when I was preparing localised version of some screen
54 shots for the manual. I was amazed to see it worked out of the box and
55 how comprehensive the list of software installed by default was.</p>
56
57 <p>What amazed me was the complete network infrastructure directly
58 ready to use, which can and the nice administration interface provided
59 by <a href="https://oss.gonicus.de/labs/gosa/">GOsa²</a>. What pleased
60 me also was the fact that among the software installed by default,
61 there were many "traditional" educative software to learn languages,
62 to count, to program... but also software to develop creativity and
63 artistic skills with music (<a href="http://ardour.org/">Ardour</a>,
64 <a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/">Audacity</a>) and
65 movies/animation (I was especially thinking of
66 <a href="http://linuxstopmotion.sourceforge.net/">Stopmotion</a>).</p>
67
68 <p>I am following the development of Debian Edu and am hanging out on
69 <a href="irc://irc.debian.org/%23debian-edu">#debian-edu</a>.
70 Unfortunately, I don't much time to get more involved in this
71 beautiful project.</p>
72
73 <p><strong>What do you see as the advantages of Skolelinux / Debian
74 Edu?</strong></p>
75
76 <p>For me, the main advantages of Skolelinux/Debian Edu are its
77 community of experts and its precise documentation, as well as the
78 fact that it provides a solution ready to use.</p>
79
80 <p>I would add also the fact that it is based on the rock solid Debian
81 distribution, which ensures stability and provides a huge collection
82 of educational free software.</p>
83
84 <p><strong>What do you see as the disadvantages of Skolelinux / Debian
85 Edu?</strong></p>
86
87 <p>Maybe the lack of manpower to do lobbying on the
88 project. Sometimes, people who need to take decisions concerning IT do
89 not have all the elements to evaluate properly free software
90 solutions. The fact that support by a company may be difficult to find
91 is probably a problem if the school does not have IT personnel.</p>
92
93 <p>One can find support from a company by looking at
94 <a href="http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Help/ProfessionalHelp">the
95 wiki dokumentation</a>, where some countries already have a number of
96 companies providing support for Debian Edu, like Germany or
97 Norway. This list is easy to find readily from the manual. However,
98 for other countries, like France, the list is empty. I guess that
99 consultants proposing support for Debian would be able to provide some
100 support for Debian Edu as well.</p>
101
102 <p><strong>Which free software do you use daily?</strong></p>
103
104 <p>I am using the KDE Plasma Desktop. But the pieces of software I use
105 most runs in a terminal: Mutt and OfflineIMAP for emails, latex for
106 scientific documents, mpd for music. VIM is my editor of choice. I am
107 also using the mathematical software
108 <a href="http://www.scilab.org/en/scilab/about‎">Scilab</a> and
109 <a href="http://www.sagemath.org/index.html‎">Sage</a> (built from
110 source as not completely packaged for Debian, yet).
111
112 <p><strong>Do you have any suggestions for teachers interested in
113 using the free software in Debian to teach mathematics and
114 statistics?</strong></p>
115
116 <p>I do not have any "nice" recommendations for statistics. At our
117 university, we use both <a href="http://www.r-project.org/‎">R</a> and
118 Scilab to teach statistics and probabilistic simulations. For
119 geometry, there are nice programs:</p>
120
121 <ul>
122
123 <li><a href="http://www.drgeo.eu/">drgeo</a> and
124 <a href="http://edu.kde.org/applications/all/kig‎">kig</a> to do
125 constructions in planar geometry
126
127 <li><a href="http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/software/download/kali.html">kali</a>
128 to discover symmetry groups (the so-called wallpapers and frieze
129 groups), although the interface looks a bit old.</li>
130
131 </ul>
132
133 <p>I like also
134 <a href="http://edu.kde.org/applications/all/cantor">cantor</a>, which
135 provides a uniform interface to SciLab, Sage,
136 <a href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Octave‎">Octave</a>, etc...</p>
137
138 <p><strong>Which strategy do you believe is the right one to use to
139 get schools to use free software?</strong></p>
140
141 <p>My suggestions would be to</p>
142
143 <ul>
144
145 <li>advertise the reduction of costs when free software is used.</li>
146
147 <li>communicate about the quality of free software projects, using
148 well known examples like Firefox, ThunderBird and
149 OpenOffice.org/LibreOffice.</li>
150
151 <li>advertise the living and strong community around the project.</li>
152
153 <li>show that it is not more difficult to use than any other
154 system.</li>
155
156 </ul>
157 </div>
158 <div class="tags">
159
160
161 Tags: <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/debian edu">debian edu</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/english">english</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/intervju">intervju</a>.
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168 <div class="entry">
169 <div class="title"><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/_pent_m_te_p__onsdag_om_bruken_av_Microsoft_Exchange_ved_Universitetet_i_Oslo.html">Åpent møte på onsdag om bruken av Microsoft Exchange ved Universitetet i Oslo</a></div>
170 <div class="date"> 3rd June 2013</div>
171 <div class="body"><p>Jeg jobber til daglig ved <a href="http://www.uio.no/">Universitetet
172 i Oslo</a>, en institusjon som lenge har vektlagt verdien av åpne
173 standarder og fri programvare. Men noe har endret seg, og for en
174 liten stund tilbake annonserte USIT at dagens fungerende e-postsystemet
175 basert på fri programvare skulle byttes ut med Microsoft Exchange og
176 at Microsoft Outlook skulle bli den best fungerende men antagelig ikke
177 eneste støttede e-postklienten. Annonseringen har ført til flere
178 protester og <a href="http://folk.uio.no/dssantos/nooutlookatuio/">en
179 underskriftskampanje</a>, initiert av Diana Santos, der så langt 253
180 personer har signert. Prosjektet
181 <a href="http://www.usit.uio.no/prosjekter/nike/">NIKE (Ny integrert
182 kalender/e-post)</a> ble initiert for å se på mulige løsninger med
183 utgangspunkt i at en kombinert epost/kalenderløsning var påkrevd, og
184 prosjektet
185 <a href="http://www.usit.uio.no/prosjekter/nike-implementasjon/">NIKE-implementasjon</a>
186 er igang med å rulle ut MS Exchange ved Universitetet i Oslo.</p>
187
188 <p>For kun kort tid siden ble det annonsert at det blir et åpent møte
189 med ledelsen hos universitetet i Oslo med disse planene som tema:</p>
190
191 <p>Tid: <strong>Onsdag 2013-06-05 kl. 10:00</strong>
192 <br>Sted: <strong>9. etasje i Lucy Smiths hus (admin-bygget)</strong></p>
193
194 <p> Det kan være en god plass å stille opp hvis en som meg ikke tror
195 valget av Microsoft Exchange som sentral epostinfrastruktur er et
196 heldig valg for Norges ledende forskningsuniversitet, men at en er mer
197 tjent med å selv
198 <a href="http://nuug.no/dokumenter/kronikk-friprog-itsikkerhet.shtml">beholde
199 kontrollen over egen infrastruktur</a>.</p>
200
201 <p>Saken har ført til endel presseoppslag så langt. Her er de jeg har
202 fått med meg:</p>
203
204 <ul>
205
206 <li>2013-05-29
207 <a href="http://universitas.no/nyhet/58462/forsvarer-nytt-it-system">Forsvarer
208 nytt IT-system</a> - Universitas</li>
209
210 <li>2013-05-23
211 <a href="http://www.uniforum.uio.no/nyheter/2013/05/uio-innforer-nytt-epost-og-kalendersystem.html">UiO
212 innfører nytt epost- og kalenderverktøy</a> - Uniforum</li>
213
214
215 <li>2013-05-22
216 <a href="http://universitas.no/nyhet/58424/protestgruppe-vil-stanse-it-system">Protestgruppe
217 vil stanse IT-system</a> - Universitas</li>
218
219
220 <li>2013-05-15
221 <a href="http://www.uniforum.uio.no/leserbrev/2013/uio-ma-ha-kontroll-over-sitt-eget-epostsystem.html">UiO
222 må ha kontroll over sitt eget epostsystem</a> - Uniforum</li>
223
224 </ul>
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230
231 Tags: <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/norsk">norsk</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/standard">standard</a>.
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237
238 <div class="entry">
239 <div class="title"><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Educational_applications_included_in_Debian_Edu___Skolelinux__the_screenshot_collection____.html">Educational applications included in Debian Edu / Skolelinux (the screenshot collection :-)</a></div>
240 <div class="date"> 1st June 2013</div>
241 <div class="body"><p>Included in <a href="http://www.skolelinux.org/">Debian Edu /
242 Skolelinux</a>, there are quite a lot of educational software.
243 Created to help teachers teach, and pupils learn. We have tried to
244 tag them all using debtags use::learning and role::program, and using
245 the debtags I was happy to be able to create a collage of the
246 educational software packages installed by default, sorted by the
247 debtag field. Here it is. Click on a image to learn more about the
248 program.</p>
249
250 <!-- for f in $(debtags tagcat|grep field::|awk '{print $2}'); do echo; echo "<p><strong>$f</strong></p>"; echo "<p>"; ( for p in $(debtags search --names "use::learning && interface::x11 && role::program && $f"); do img="<img src='http://screenshots.debian.net/thumbnail/$p' alt='$p'>"; if dpkg -s $p > /dev/null 2>&1; then echo "<a href='http://packages.qa.debian.org/$p'>$img</a>"; fi; done; ) | LANG=C sort; echo "</p>"; done -->
251
252 <p><strong>field::arts</strong></p>
253 <p>
254 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=audacity'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/audacity.png' alt='audacity'></a>
255 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=childsplay'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/childsplay.png' alt='childsplay'></a>
256 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=denemo'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/denemo.png' alt='denemo'></a>
257 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=freebirth'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/freebirth.png' alt='freebirth'></a>
258 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=gcompris'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/gcompris.png' alt='gcompris'></a>
259 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=gimp'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/gimp.png' alt='gimp'></a>
260 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=hydrogen'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/hydrogen.png' alt='hydrogen'></a>
261 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=lilypond'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/lilypond.png' alt='lilypond'></a>
262 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=lmms'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/lmms.png' alt='lmms'></a>
263 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=rosegarden'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/rosegarden.png' alt='rosegarden'></a>
264 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=scribus'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/scribus.png' alt='scribus'></a>
265 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=solfege'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/solfege.png' alt='solfege'></a>
266 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=stopmotion'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/stopmotion.png' alt='stopmotion'></a>
267 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=tuxpaint'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/tuxpaint.png' alt='tuxpaint'></a>
268 </p>
269
270 <p><strong>field::astronomy</strong></p>
271 <p>
272 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=celestia-gnome'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/celestia-gnome.png' alt='celestia-gnome'></a>
273 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=gpredict'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/gpredict.png' alt='gpredict'></a>
274 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=kstars'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/kstars.png' alt='kstars'></a>
275 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=planets'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/planets.png' alt='planets'></a>
276 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=stellarium'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/stellarium.png' alt='stellarium'></a>
277 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=xplanet'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/xplanet.png' alt='xplanet'></a>
278 </p>
279
280 <p><strong>field::biology:structural</strong></p>
281 <p>
282 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=pymol'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/pymol.png' alt='pymol'></a>
283 </p>
284
285 <p><strong>field::chemistry</strong></p>
286 <p>
287 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=atomix'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/atomix.png' alt='atomix'></a>
288 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=chemtool'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/chemtool.png' alt='chemtool'></a>
289 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=easychem'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/easychem.png' alt='easychem'></a>
290 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=gchempaint'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/gchempaint.png' alt='gchempaint'></a>
291 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=gdis'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/gdis.png' alt='gdis'></a>
292 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=ghemical'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/ghemical.png' alt='ghemical'></a>
293 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=gperiodic'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/gperiodic.png' alt='gperiodic'></a>
294 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=kalzium'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/kalzium.png' alt='kalzium'></a>
295 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=pymol'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/pymol.png' alt='pymol'></a>
296 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=viewmol'>[viewmol]</a>
297 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=xdrawchem'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/xdrawchem.png' alt='xdrawchem'></a>
298 </p>
299
300 <p><strong>field::electronics</strong></p>
301 <p>
302 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=gcompris'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/gcompris.png' alt='gcompris'></a>
303 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=gpsim'>[gpsim]</a>
304 </p>
305
306 <p><strong>field::geography</strong></p>
307 <p>
308 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=kgeography'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/kgeography.png' alt='kgeography'></a>
309 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=marble'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/marble.png' alt='marble'></a>
310 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=xplanet'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/xplanet.png' alt='xplanet'></a>
311 </p>
312
313 <p><strong>field::linguistics</strong></p>
314 <p>
315 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=gcompris'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/gcompris.png' alt='gcompris'></a>
316 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=kanagram'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/kanagram.png' alt='kanagram'></a>
317 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=khangman'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/khangman.png' alt='khangman'></a>
318 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=klettres'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/klettres.png' alt='klettres'></a>
319 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=parley'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/parley.png' alt='parley'></a>
320 </p>
321
322 <p><strong>field::mathematics</strong></p>
323 <p>
324 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=childsplay'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/childsplay.png' alt='childsplay'></a>
325 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=drgeo'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/drgeo.png' alt='drgeo'></a>
326 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=gcompris'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/gcompris.png' alt='gcompris'></a>
327 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=geogebra'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/geogebra.png' alt='geogebra'></a>
328 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=geomview'>[geomview]</a>
329 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=grace'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/grace.png' alt='grace'></a>
330 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=graphmonkey'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/graphmonkey.png' alt='graphmonkey'></a>
331 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=graphthing'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/graphthing.png' alt='graphthing'></a>
332 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=kalgebra'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/kalgebra.png' alt='kalgebra'></a>
333 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=kbruch'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/kbruch.png' alt='kbruch'></a>
334 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=kig'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/kig.png' alt='kig'></a>
335 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=kmplot'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/kmplot.png' alt='kmplot'></a>
336 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=mathwar'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/mathwar.png' alt='mathwar'></a>
337 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=rocs'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/rocs.png' alt='rocs'></a>
338 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=scratch'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/scratch.png' alt='scratch'></a>
339 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=tuxmath'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/tuxmath.png' alt='tuxmath'></a>
340 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=xabacus'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/xabacus.png' alt='xabacus'></a>
341 </p>
342
343 <p><strong>field::physics</strong></p>
344 <p>
345 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=gcompris'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/gcompris.png' alt='gcompris'></a>
346 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=step'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/step.png' alt='step'></a>
347 </p>
348
349 <p><strong>field::TODO</strong></p>
350 <p>
351 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=blinken'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/blinken.png' alt='blinken'></a>
352 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=cgoban'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/cgoban.png' alt='cgoban'></a>
353 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=childsplay'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/childsplay.png' alt='childsplay'></a>
354 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=gcompris'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/gcompris.png' alt='gcompris'></a>
355 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=gnuchess'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/gnuchess.png' alt='gnuchess'></a>
356 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=gnugo'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/gnugo.png' alt='gnugo'></a>
357 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=gtans'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/gtans.png' alt='gtans'></a>
358 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=ktouch'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/ktouch.png' alt='ktouch'></a>
359 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=librecad'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/librecad.png' alt='librecad'></a>
360 <a href='http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all&keywords=scratch'><img src='http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/images/2013-06-01-debian-edu-apps/scratch.png' alt='scratch'></a>
361 </p>
362
363 <p>In total, 61 applications. 3 of them lacked screen shots on
364 <a href="http://screenshot.debian.net">screenshot.debian.net</a>. If
365 you know of some packages we should install by default, please let us
366 know on <a href="irc://irc.debian.org/%23debian-edu">IRC, #debian-edu
367 on irc.debian.org</a>, or our
368 <a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-edu/">mailing list
369 debian-edu@</a>.</p>
370 </div>
371 <div class="tags">
372
373
374 Tags: <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/debian edu">debian edu</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/english">english</a>.
375
376
377 </div>
378 </div>
379 <div class="padding"></div>
380
381 <div class="entry">
382 <div class="title"><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/How_to_install_Linux_on_a_Packard_Bell_Easynote_LV_preinstalled_with_Windows_8.html">How to install Linux on a Packard Bell Easynote LV preinstalled with Windows 8</a></div>
383 <div class="date">27th May 2013</div>
384 <div class="body"><p>Two days ago, I asked
385 <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
386 I could install Linux on a Packard Bell EasyNote LV computer
387 preinstalled with Windows 8</a>. I found a solution, but am horrified
388 with the obstacles put in the way of Linux users on a laptop with UEFI
389 and Windows 8.</p>
390
391 <p>I never found out if the cause of my problems were the use of UEFI
392 secure booting or fast boot. I suspect fast boot was the problem,
393 causing the firmware to boot directly from HD without considering any
394 key presses and alternative devices, but do not know UEFI settings
395 enough to tell.</p>
396
397 <p>There is no way to install Linux on the machine in question without
398 opening the box and disconnecting the hard drive! This is as far as I
399 can tell, the only way to get access to the firmware setup menu
400 without accepting the Windows 8 license agreement. I am told (and
401 found description on how to) that it is possible to configure the
402 firmware setup once booted into Windows 8. But as I believe the terms
403 of that agreement are completely unacceptable, accepting the license
404 was never an alternative. I do not enter agreements I do not intend
405 to follow.</p>
406
407 <p>I feared I had to return the laptops and ask for a refund, and
408 waste many hours on this, but luckily there was a way to get it to
409 work. But I would not recommend it to anyone planning to run Linux on
410 it, and I have become sceptical to Windows 8 certified laptops. Is
411 this the way Linux will be forced out of the market place, by making
412 it close to impossible for "normal" users to install Linux without
413 accepting the Microsoft Windows license terms? Or at least not
414 without risking to loose the warranty?</p>
415
416 <p>I've updated the
417 <a href="http://www.linlap.com/packard_bell_easynote_lv">Linux Laptop
418 wiki page for Packard Bell EasyNote LV</a>, to ensure the next person
419 do not have to struggle as much as I did to get Linux into the
420 machine.</p>
421
422 <p>Thanks to Bob Rosbag, Florian Weimer, Philipp Kern, Ben Hutching,
423 Michael Tokarev and others for feedback and ideas.</p>
424 </div>
425 <div class="tags">
426
427
428 Tags: <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/debian">debian</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/english">english</a>.
429
430
431 </div>
432 </div>
433 <div class="padding"></div>
434
435 <div class="entry">
436 <div class="title"><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 can I install Linux on a Packard Bell Easynote LV preinstalled with Windows 8?</a></div>
437 <div class="date">25th May 2013</div>
438 <div class="body"><p>I've run into quite a problem the last few days. I bought three
439 new laptops for my parents and a few others. I bought Packard Bell
440 Easynote LV to run Kubuntu on and use as their home computer. But I
441 am completely unable to figure out how to install Linux on it. The
442 computer is preinstalled with Windows 8, and I suspect it uses UEFI
443 instead of a BIOS to boot.</p>
444
445 <p>The problem is that I am unable to get it to PXE boot, and unable
446 to get it to boot the Linux installer from my USB stick. I have yet
447 to try the DVD install, and still hope it will work. when I turn on
448 the computer, there is no information on what buttons to press to get
449 the normal boot menu. I expect to get some boot menu to select PXE or
450 USB stick booting. When booting, it first ask for the language to
451 use, then for some regional settings, and finally if I will accept the
452 Windows 8 terms of use. As these terms are completely unacceptable to
453 me, I have no other choice but to turn off the computer and try again
454 to get it to boot the Linux installer.</p>
455
456 <p>I have gathered my findings so far on a Linlap page about the
457 <a href="http://www.linlap.com/packard_bell_easynote_lv">Packard Bell
458 EasyNote LV</a> model. If you have any idea how to get Linux
459 installed on this machine, please get in touch or update that wiki
460 page. If I can't find a way to install Linux, I will have to return
461 the laptop to the seller and find another machine for my parents.</p>
462
463 <p>I wonder, is this the way Linux will be forced out of the market
464 using UEFI and "secure boot" by making it impossible to install Linux
465 on new Laptops?</p>
466 </div>
467 <div class="tags">
468
469
470 Tags: <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/debian">debian</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/english">english</a>.
471
472
473 </div>
474 </div>
475 <div class="padding"></div>
476
477 <div class="entry">
478 <div class="title"><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Skolelinux_intervju__Nirosan_Thiyagalingam.html">Skolelinux-intervju: Nirosan Thiyagalingam</a></div>
479 <div class="date">24th May 2013</div>
480 <div class="body"><p>En ting
481 <a href="http://www.skolelinux.org/">Skolelinux-prosjektet</a> har
482 hatt mye glede av er studentprosjekter. F.eks. er
483 <a href="http://linuxstopmotion.org/">stillbildeanimasjonssystemet
484 Stopmotion</a> resultat av et studentprosjekt i Skolelinux. De siste
485 månedene har en ivrig student veiledet av Marius Kotsbak i
486 <a href="http://www.friprogramvareiskolen.no/">FRiSK</a> testet hva en
487 kan få til med en datamaskin til NOK 400,- (antagelig 1700,- med
488 skjerm, tastatur og mus) når det brukes i Skolelinux. Jeg spurte han
489 om et intervju.</p>
490
491 <p><strong>Hvem er du, og hva driver du med til daglig?</strong></p>
492
493 <p>Jeg heter Nirosan Thiyagalingam. Jeg er 24 år og studerer
494 dataingeniør studiet ved Høgskolen i Sør Trøndelag. Interessen for
495 data har siden ung alder vært tilstede og jeg har i tillegg alltid
496 vært glad i å lære nye ting. Med teknologi som endres svært hurtig er
497 det alltid noe nytt å lære. Noe som igjen har gjort det svært
498 interessant å følge med på utviklingen. Jeg valgte dataingeniør
499 studiet grunnet ønske om å lære enda mer om programmering og utvikling
500 av store systemer.</p>
501
502 <p><strong>Hvordan kom du i kontakt med Skolelinux-prosjektet?</strong></p>
503
504 <p>Skolelinux prosjektet hørte jeg først om i media. Men det var først
505 når jeg skulle velge bacheloroppgave at jeg fattet mer interesse for
506 prosjektet. Et enkelt søk på nettet førte meg til skolelinux sine
507 hjemmesider. Informasjonen jeg fant der gjorde meg enda nysgjerrig og
508 jeg valgte derfor en oppgave som gikk ut på å få en
509 <a href="http://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry PI</a>. Altså en
510 ultra-billig datamaskin til å kjøre Debian Edu på lik linje med
511 vanlige datamaskiner. I løpet av prosjektet ble det gjort mye
512 forskning på nettet. Det var mye jeg måtte forstå rundt hvordan
513 operativsystemet Linux fungerte før jeg kunne angripe
514 problemet. Prøvde først å finne ut hvordan man kunne transformere en
515 vanlig installasjon av Skolelinux til Raspberry PI, men dette var
516 altfor vanskelig å jeg endte opp med mer spørsmål enn svar. Det ble
517 videre opprettet kontakt med Skolelinux utviklere på IRC der jeg fikk
518 diskutert hvilken retning jeg burde gå for å få til en fullverdig
519 løsning. Det ble bestemt at jeg skulle gå for å først installere
520 <a href="http://www.raspbian.org/">Raspian</a>. Dette er et
521 operativsystem basert på Debian spesiallaget for Raspberry Pi sin
522 maskinvare. Nå som Debian var installert på datamaskinen gjenstod det
523 å installere de nødvendige Skolelinux pakkene for å få til et
524 fullverdig system. Disse pakkene ble installert manuelt i første
525 omgang, men ble senere installert automatisk via et script som Petter
526 Reinholdtsen laget. Dette scriptet er så enkel å bruke at man er i
527 gang med installasjonen i løpet av bare 5 minutter. Ikke nok med det,
528 alt skjer helt automatisk. Alt i alt er jeg veldig fornøyd med
529 resultatet av installasjonsprosessen. Raspberry Pi er en veldig svak
530 maskin og det merkes godt når man har installert Skolelinux på
531 den. Video og 3D-rendering fungerer utrolig dårlig, men nettsurfing og
532 kontorprogrammer fungerer godt. Det kan derfor konkluderes med at
533 datamaskinen er egnet for enkle oppgaver.
534
535 <p>Jeg syns det er viktig påpeke at dette kun er startfasen av en slik
536 løsning. På markedet finnes det nå maskiner som har bedre hardware enn
537 Raspberry Pi. Det er store muligheter for at man kan klare å
538 installere Skolelinux på disse også, og da forsvinner nok mest
539 sannsynlig ytelsesproblemene med Video og 3D rendering også.</p>
540
541 <p>Det ble også prøvd med en løsning som gjorde at Raspberry Pi
542 fungerte som en tynnklient. Denne løsningen hadde langt bedre ytelse
543 med tanke på hastighet og brukeropplevelse. Men også her var video og
544 3D rendering dårlig. Det ble brukt en liten Linux distribusjon kalt
545 <a href="http://www.berryterminal.com/">BerryTerminal</a> for å få til
546 dette.</p>
547
548 <p><strong>Hva er fordelene med Skolelinux slik du ser det?</strong></p>
549
550 <p>Fordelen med Skolelinux er mange. At det er gratis er en stor
551 fordel, men at det er så mange som er med på å utvikle det og
552 vedlikeholde det er en enda større fordel. Allerede før jeg startet
553 med prosjektet så jeg mange fordeler, og når jeg nærmet meg sluttfasen
554 så jeg langt flere. At prosjektet skulle inneha en så høy kvalitet
555 hadde jeg aldri trodd. En vanlig Skolelinux installasjon har de
556 nødvendige programmene og funksjonen som både små og store skoler i
557 tillegg til organisasjoner kan klare seg med. At prosjektet tilbyr en
558 så komplett løsning er en kjempefordel. Installasjonen er knirkefri
559 og det er svært enkelt å installere og komme i gang.</p>
560
561 <p><strong>Hva er ulempene med Skolelinux slik du ser det?</strong></p>
562
563 <p>Ulempene jeg ser med prosjektet er ryddigheten av websidene. Selv
564 om websidene er enkle og konsise er det allikevel ikke appellerende i
565 like stor grad som for eksempel
566 <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu</a> sine sider. Deres side
567 tilbyr, i tillegg til godt design og presentasjon, en nettbasert
568 emulator av deres operativsystem. Dette er en stor fordel slik jeg ser
569 det. Bortsett fra dette ser jeg absolutt ingen ulemper med
570 Skolelinux-prosjektet.</p>
571
572 <p><strong>Hvilken fri programvare bruker du til daglig?</strong></p>
573
574 <p>Til daglig er jeg en flittig bruker av det åpne media
575 sentersystemet <a href="http://xbmc.org/">XBMC</a>. Det enorme
576 samfunnet rundt dette prosjektet har gjort dette til et program som
577 dekker alles behov. Man kan tilpasse det akkurat slik man vil både med
578 tanke på utseende og funksjoner ved installere plug-ins eller
579 scripts.</p>
580
581 <p><strong>Hvilken strategi tror du er den rette å bruke for å få
582 skoler til å ta i bruk fri programvare?</strong></p>
583
584 <p>Strategien som burde brukes sett fra mine øyne er
585 markedsføring. Jeg er sikker på at om flere skoler fikk et lite innsyn
586 i hvor bra Skolelinux er så ville de ikke nølt med å gå over fra noe
587 annet som koster de store summer. At skolelinux til de grader tilbyr
588 en så komplett løsning bure komme frem. Enten via reklamekampanjer
589 eller ved å sende ut folk til skoler for så å la skolenettverk
590 ansvarlige få teste ut hvordan Skolelinux fungerer i praksis. Om det
591 i tillegg ble utviklet gode websider og en emulator for å la brukere
592 prøve operativsystemet ville nok dette ha styrket inntrykket
593 betraktelig.</p>
594 </div>
595 <div class="tags">
596
597
598 Tags: <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/debian edu">debian edu</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/intervju">intervju</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/norsk">norsk</a>.
599
600
601 </div>
602 </div>
603 <div class="padding"></div>
604
605 <div class="entry">
606 <div class="title"><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/How_to_transform_a_Debian_based_system_to_a_Debian_Edu_installation.html">How to transform a Debian based system to a Debian Edu installation</a></div>
607 <div class="date">17th May 2013</div>
608 <div class="body"><p><a href="http://www.skolelinux.org/">Debian Edu / Skolelinux</a> is
609 an operating system based on Debian intended for use in schools. It
610 contain a turn-key solution for the computer network provided to
611 pupils in the primary schools. It provide both the central server,
612 network boot servers and desktop environments with heaps of
613 educational software. The project was founded almost 12 years ago,
614 2001-07-02. If you want to support the project, which is in need for
615 cash to fund developer gatherings and other project related activity,
616 <a href="http://www.linuxiskolen.no/slxdebianlabs/donations.html">please
617 donate some money</a>.
618
619 <p>A topic that come up again and again on the Debian Edu mailing
620 lists and elsewhere, is the question on how to transform a Debian or
621 Ubuntu installation into a Debian Edu installation. It isn't very
622 hard, and last week I wrote a script to replicate the steps done by
623 the Debian Edu installer.</p>
624
625 <p>The script,
626 <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/>
627 in the debian-edu-config package, will go through these six steps and
628 transform an existing Debian Wheezy or Ubuntu (untested) installation
629 into a Debian Edu Workstation:</p>
630
631 <ol>
632
633 <li>Add skolelinux related APT sources.</li>
634 <li>Create /etc/debian-edu/config with the wanted configuration.</li>
635 <li>Install debian-edu-install to load preseeding values and pull in
636 our configuration.</li>
637 <li>Preseed debconf database with profile setup in
638 /etc/debian-edu/config, and run tasksel to install packages
639 according to the profile specified in the config above,
640 overriding some of the Debian automation machinery.</li>
641 <li>Run debian-edu-cfengine-D installation to configure everything
642 that could not be done using preseeding.</li>
643 <li>Ask for a reboot to enable all the configuration changes.</li>
644
645 </ol>
646
647 <p>There are some steps in the Debian Edu installation that can not be
648 replicated like this. Disk partitioning and LVM setup, for example.
649 So this script just assume there is enough disk space to install all
650 the needed packages.</p>
651
652 <p>The script was created to help a Debian Edu student working on
653 setting up <a href="http://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry Pi</a> as a
654 Debian Edu client, and using it he can take the existing
655 <a href="http://www.raspbian.org/FrontPage‎">Raspbian</a> installation and
656 transform it into a fully functioning Debian Edu Workstation (or
657 Roaming Workstation, or whatever :).</p>
658
659 <p>The default setting in the script is to create a KDE Workstation.
660 If a LXDE based Roaming workstation is wanted instead, modify the
661 PROFILE and DESKTOP values at the top to look like this instead:</p>
662
663 <p><pre>
664 PROFILE="Roaming-Workstation"
665 DESKTOP="lxde"
666 </pre></p>
667
668 <p>The script could even become useful to set up Debian Edu servers in
669 the cloud, by starting with a virtual Debian installation at some
670 virtual hosting service and setting up all the services on first
671 boot.</p>
672 </div>
673 <div class="tags">
674
675
676 Tags: <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/debian">debian</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/debian edu">debian edu</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/english">english</a>.
677
678
679 </div>
680 </div>
681 <div class="padding"></div>
682
683 <div class="entry">
684 <div class="title"><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Second_alpha_release_of_Debian_Edu___Skolelinux_based_on_Debian_Wheezy.html">Second alpha release of Debian Edu / Skolelinux based on Debian Wheezy</a></div>
685 <div class="date">14th May 2013</div>
686 <div class="body"><p>The <a href="http://www.skolelinux.org/">Debian Edu / Skolelinux
687 project</a> is making great progress and made its second Wheezy based
688 release today. This is the release announcement:</p>
689
690 <p><strong>New features for Debian Edu 7.0.0 alpha1 released
691 2013-05-14</strong></p>
692
693 <p>This is the release notes for for Debian Edu / Skolelinux 7.0.0 edu
694 alpha1, based on <ahref="http://www.debian.org">Debian</a> with
695 codename "Wheezy".</p>
696
697 <p><strong>About Debian Edu and Skolelinux</strong></p>
698
699 <p>Debian Edu, also known as Skolelinux, is a Linux distribution based
700 on Debian providing an out-of-the box environment of a completely
701 configured school network. Immediatly after installation a school
702 server running all services needed for a school network is set up just
703 waiting for users and machines being added via GOsa², a comfortable
704 Web-UI. A netbooting environment is prepared using PXE, so after
705 initial installation of the main server from CD, DVD or USB stick all
706 other machines can be installed via the network.</p>
707
708 <p>This is the first test release based on Wheezy (which currently is
709 not released yet). Basically this is an updated and slightly improved
710 version compared to the Squeeze release.</p>
711
712 <p><strong>Software updates</strong></p>
713 <ul>
714 <li>Install freemind (0.9.0) by default, and stop installing vym by
715 default.</li>
716 <li>Install chromium (26.0.1410.43) by default.</li>
717 <li>Install goplay (0.5-1.1) to make golearn available by default.</li>
718 <li>Updated support for Japanese input methods, now based on
719 ibus-anthy.</li>
720 </ul>
721
722 <p><strong>Other changes</strong></p>
723 <ul>
724
725 <li>Switched default file system from ext3 to ext4 for speed and
726 reliability improvements.</li>
727 <li>Got rid of unwanted winbind daemon and PAM setup activated because
728 of <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/706434">706434</a>.</li>
729 <li>Extended and improved the testsuite tests to detect more possible
730 problems.</li>
731 <li>Corrected proxy handling to not set http_proxy to a bogus
732 direct:// URL.</li>
733 <li>Corrected proxy setup for diskless workstations.</li>
734 <li>Corrected PXE setup to use our updated udebs during installation.</li>
735 <li>Made installation handling of low entropy level more robust.</li>
736 <li>Create larger partitions for Roaming workstations and Thin client
737 servers, to make room for all the software installed.</li>
738 <li>Fix bug in Roaming workstation PAM setup, making it impossible to
739 log in (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/706753">706753</a>).</li>
740 </ul>
741
742 <p><strong>Known issues</strong></p>
743 <ul>
744
745 <li>IP resolution for the local hostname give useless IPv6 address
746 (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/705900">705900</a>). Only install
747 libnss-myhostname on roaming workstations until it is fixed.</li>
748 <li>DVD images are not yet ready.</li>
749 <li>No mass import of user account data in GOsa (ldif or csv)
750 available yet (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/698840">698840</a>).</li>
751 <li>Missing artwork for the KDE desktop (and probably a few others).</li>
752 <li>KDE Debian submenu lacks icons.</li>
753 <li>LXDE menu lacks entry for changing GOsa password
754 (website). Installing gosa-desktop will be an option.</li>
755 <li>Backup configuration via web interface is impossible due to
756 password submission problem
757 (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/700257">700257</a>).</li>
758
759 </ul>
760
761 <p><strong>Where to get it</strong></p>
762
763 <p>To download the multiarch netinstall CD release you can use</p>
764 <ul>
765
766 <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>
767 <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>
768 <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>
769
770 </ul>
771
772 <p>The MD5SUM of this image is: 685ed76c1aa8e44b12d3fde21faf450b</p>
773
774 <p>The SHA1SUM of this image is: 6c874de157024da13e115bab29c068080a11ec4c</p>
775
776 <p><strong>How to report bugs</strong></p>
777
778 <p><a href="http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/HowTo/ReportBugs">http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/HowTo/ReportBugs</a></p>
779 </div>
780 <div class="tags">
781
782
783 Tags: <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/debian edu">debian edu</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/english">english</a>.
784
785
786 </div>
787 </div>
788 <div class="padding"></div>
789
790 <div class="entry">
791 <div class="title"><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian__the_Linux_distribution_of_choice_for_LEGO_designers_.html">Debian, the Linux distribution of choice for LEGO designers?</a></div>
792 <div class="date">11th May 2013</div>
793 <div class="body"><P>In January,
794 <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/New_IRC_channel_for_LEGO_designers_using_Debian.html">I
795 announced a</a> new <a href="irc://irc.debian.org/%23debian-lego">IRC
796 channel #debian-lego</a>, for those of us in the Debian and Linux
797 community interested in <a href="http://www.lego.com/">LEGO</a>, the
798 marvellous construction system from Denmark. We also created
799 <a href="http://wiki.debian.org/LegoDesigners">a wiki page</a> to have
800 a place to take notes and write down our plans and hopes. And several
801 people showed up to help. I was very happy to see the effect of my
802 call. Since the small start, we have a debtags tag
803 <a href="http://debtags.debian.net/search/bytag?wl=hardware::hobby:lego">hardware::hobby:lego</a>
804 tag for LEGO related packages, and now count 10 packages related to
805 LEGO and <a href="http://mindstorms.lego.com/">Mindstorms</a>:</p>
806
807 <p><table>
808 <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>
809 <tr><td><a href="http://packages.qa.debian.org/leocad">leocad</a></td><td>virtual brick CAD software</td></tr>
810 <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>
811 <tr><td><a href="http://packages.qa.debian.org/lnpd">lnpd</a></td><td>daemon for LNP communication with BrickOS</td></tr>
812 <tr><td><a href="http://packages.qa.debian.org/nbc">nbc</a></td><td>compiler for LEGO Mindstorms NXT bricks</td></tr>
813 <tr><td><a href="http://packages.qa.debian.org/nqc">nqc</a></td><td>Not Quite C compiler for LEGO Mindstorms RCX</td></tr>
814 <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>
815 <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>
816 <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>
817 <tr><td><a href="http://packages.qa.debian.org/t2n">t2n</a></td><td>simple command-line tool for Lego NXT</td></tr>
818 </table></p>
819
820 <p>Some of these are available in Wheezy, and all but one are
821 currently available in Jessie/testing. leocad is so far only
822 available in experimental.</p>
823
824 <p>If you care about LEGO in Debian, please join us on IRC and help
825 adding the rest of the great free software tools available on Linux
826 for LEGO designers.</p>
827 </div>
828 <div class="tags">
829
830
831 Tags: <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/debian">debian</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/english">english</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/robot">robot</a>.
832
833
834 </div>
835 </div>
836 <div class="padding"></div>
837
838 <div class="entry">
839 <div class="title"><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Narvik_sparer_minst_9_millioner_p____bruke_Skolelinux.html">Narvik sparer minst 9 millioner på å bruke Skolelinux</a></div>
840 <div class="date">10th May 2013</div>
841 <div class="body"><p>I fjor sommer ble jeg
842 <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Gladoppslag_om_Skolelinux_i_avisen_Fremover.html">gledelig
843 overrasket</a> over et oppslag i avisen Fremover om Narvik kommunes
844 bruk av <a href="http://www.skolelinux.org/">Skolelinux</a>. Oppslaget
845 var basert på et notat som besvarte spørsmål fra ordfører Tor Nysæter
846 og rådgiver for skolesektoren, Petter Falkbu, om bruken av Skolelinux
847 i Narvikskolene og konstnaden ved å gå over til Windows. For litt
848 over en uke siden siden fikk jeg endelig bedt kommunen om å få innsyn
849 i dette notatet, og det ble oversendt på epost tirsdag. Jeg fikk
850 <a href="http://www.nuug.no/pub/offentliginnsyn/from-Narvik-kommune/2013-04-29-09:12-skolelinux-notat/PetterFalkbuogwindowsfornarvikskolen%20(L)351310.pdf">lagt
851 ut notatet</a> samme dag, og fikk i dag sjekket postlista til Narvik,
852 der jeg fant notatet som
853 <a href="https://www.narvik.kommune.no/innsyn.aspx?response=arkivsak_detaljer&arkivsakid=2013001023&scripturi=/innsyn.aspx&skin=infolink&Mid1=301&">sak
854 2013/1023</a>.</p>
855
856 <p>Notatet forteller at Narvik ville måtte betalt minst 9 millioner
857 for å gå over til Windows på skolene. I tillegg dokumenterer notatet
858 at læreplanens krav oppfylles uten problemer ved bruk av Skolelinux.
859 Jeg anbefaler alle å lese de 10 sidene med gode argumenter for å kutte
860 unødige utgifter på IT i skoleverket. :)</p>
861 </div>
862 <div class="tags">
863
864
865 Tags: <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/debian edu">debian edu</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/norsk">norsk</a>.
866
867
868 </div>
869 </div>
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871
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877 <h2>Archive</h2>
878 <ul>
879
880 <li>2013
881 <ul>
882
883 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2013/01/">January (11)</a></li>
884
885 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2013/02/">February (9)</a></li>
886
887 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2013/03/">March (9)</a></li>
888
889 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2013/04/">April (6)</a></li>
890
891 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2013/05/">May (9)</a></li>
892
893 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2013/06/">June (3)</a></li>
894
895 </ul></li>
896
897 <li>2012
898 <ul>
899
900 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/01/">January (7)</a></li>
901
902 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/02/">February (10)</a></li>
903
904 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/03/">March (17)</a></li>
905
906 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/04/">April (12)</a></li>
907
908 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/05/">May (12)</a></li>
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910 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/06/">June (20)</a></li>
911
912 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/07/">July (17)</a></li>
913
914 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/08/">August (6)</a></li>
915
916 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/09/">September (9)</a></li>
917
918 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/10/">October (17)</a></li>
919
920 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/11/">November (10)</a></li>
921
922 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/12/">December (7)</a></li>
923
924 </ul></li>
925
926 <li>2011
927 <ul>
928
929 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/01/">January (16)</a></li>
930
931 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/02/">February (6)</a></li>
932
933 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/03/">March (6)</a></li>
934
935 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/04/">April (7)</a></li>
936
937 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/05/">May (3)</a></li>
938
939 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/06/">June (2)</a></li>
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941 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/07/">July (7)</a></li>
942
943 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/08/">August (6)</a></li>
944
945 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/09/">September (4)</a></li>
946
947 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/10/">October (2)</a></li>
948
949 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/11/">November (3)</a></li>
950
951 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/12/">December (1)</a></li>
952
953 </ul></li>
954
955 <li>2010
956 <ul>
957
958 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/01/">January (2)</a></li>
959
960 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/02/">February (1)</a></li>
961
962 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/03/">March (3)</a></li>
963
964 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/04/">April (3)</a></li>
965
966 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/05/">May (9)</a></li>
967
968 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/06/">June (14)</a></li>
969
970 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/07/">July (12)</a></li>
971
972 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/08/">August (13)</a></li>
973
974 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/09/">September (7)</a></li>
975
976 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/10/">October (9)</a></li>
977
978 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/11/">November (13)</a></li>
979
980 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/12/">December (12)</a></li>
981
982 </ul></li>
983
984 <li>2009
985 <ul>
986
987 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/01/">January (8)</a></li>
988
989 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/02/">February (8)</a></li>
990
991 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/03/">March (12)</a></li>
992
993 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/04/">April (10)</a></li>
994
995 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/05/">May (9)</a></li>
996
997 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/06/">June (3)</a></li>
998
999 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/07/">July (4)</a></li>
1000
1001 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/08/">August (3)</a></li>
1002
1003 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/09/">September (1)</a></li>
1004
1005 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/10/">October (2)</a></li>
1006
1007 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/11/">November (3)</a></li>
1008
1009 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/12/">December (3)</a></li>
1010
1011 </ul></li>
1012
1013 <li>2008
1014 <ul>
1015
1016 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2008/11/">November (5)</a></li>
1017
1018 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2008/12/">December (7)</a></li>
1019
1020 </ul></li>
1021
1022 </ul>
1023
1024
1025
1026 <h2>Tags</h2>
1027 <ul>
1028
1029 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/3d-printer">3d-printer (13)</a></li>
1030
1031 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/amiga">amiga (1)</a></li>
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1034
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1042
1043 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/debian">debian (76)</a></li>
1044
1045 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/debian edu">debian edu (130)</a></li>
1046
1047 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/digistan">digistan (10)</a></li>
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1049 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/docbook">docbook (9)</a></li>
1050
1051 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/drivstoffpriser">drivstoffpriser (4)</a></li>
1052
1053 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/english">english (196)</a></li>
1054
1055 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/fiksgatami">fiksgatami (21)</a></li>
1056
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1058
1059 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/freeculture">freeculture (11)</a></li>
1060
1061 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/frikanalen">frikanalen (11)</a></li>
1062
1063 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/intervju">intervju (35)</a></li>
1064
1065 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/isenkram">isenkram (6)</a></li>
1066
1067 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/kart">kart (18)</a></li>
1068
1069 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/ldap">ldap (8)</a></li>
1070
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1072
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1074
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1076
1077 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/norsk">norsk (234)</a></li>
1078
1079 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/nuug">nuug (152)</a></li>
1080
1081 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/offentlig innsyn">offentlig innsyn (8)</a></li>
1082
1083 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/open311">open311 (2)</a></li>
1084
1085 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/opphavsrett">opphavsrett (44)</a></li>
1086
1087 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/personvern">personvern (65)</a></li>
1088
1089 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/raid">raid (1)</a></li>
1090
1091 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/reprap">reprap (11)</a></li>
1092
1093 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/rfid">rfid (2)</a></li>
1094
1095 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/robot">robot (7)</a></li>
1096
1097 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/rss">rss (1)</a></li>
1098
1099 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/ruter">ruter (4)</a></li>
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1101 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/scraperwiki">scraperwiki (2)</a></li>
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1109 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/standard">standard (43)</a></li>
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1121 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/video">video (38)</a></li>
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1123 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/vitenskap">vitenskap (4)</a></li>
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1125 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/web">web (26)</a></li>
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