Linux Distros for Everyone: Community, Desktop, Hardcore Geek...

July 10, 2007
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Bruce Byfield

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Browse the full list of Linux distributions, or jump to the category based on the following list: Commercial, Community, Compact, Desktop, Graphics and Music, Hardcore Geek, Hardware Oriented, Live, Education, Philosophically Free, Security, Miscellaneous.

Education

Free software abounds in educational tools. In addition to providing general functionality, educational distributions try to include as many of these tools as possible in order to provide an easy computing experience for children from kindergarten to Grade 12.

Edubuntu:: The sub-project of Ubuntu, which focuses on education.

K12LTSP: Available in versions built on CentOS and Fedora, K12LTSP is an educational distro designed for use in a thin client lab. This solution is not suitable for memory-intensive computing such as animation, but works well for general purpose computing, and is a popular way of extending the lifespan of older computers.

Skolelinux: An off-shoot of Debian, Skolelinux focuses on collecting educational software, documentation, and internationalization.