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Edubuntu

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Official derivative of Ubuntu for educational institutions

Linux distribution
Edubuntu
Edubuntu 25.10, the current version.
DeveloperCanonical Ltd. and community contributors
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Initial release2005; 20 years ago (2005)
Latest release25.10 (Questing Quokka) / 8 October 2025; 46 days ago (2025-10-08)
Kernel typeMonolithicLinux kernel
Default
user interface		GNOME
LicenseMainlyGPL and various others (free with some restricted components)
Official websitewww.edubuntu.orgEdit this at Wikidata

Edubuntu is an official derivative of theUbuntu operating system designed for use inclassrooms insideschools,homes, andcommunities.

Features

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Edubuntu is based largely on the standardGNOME-based Ubuntu distribution. Curated sets of applications (metapackages) and default desktop settings tailored to specific age groups (includingpreschool,primary,secondary, andtertiary education) can be selected during the installation. Applications are sorted into folders for specific subject areas, and can be hidden system-wide by an administrator.[1][2][3]

Previous iterations of Edubuntu were bundled with theLinux Terminal Server Project (LTSP)—intended to allow a computer running Edubuntu to serve multiplethin clients in acomputer lab environment,[4][1]classroom management softwareITALC, and software for restricting desktop settings and applications.[5]

Project goals

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The primary goal of Edubuntu was to enable an educator with limited technical knowledge and skills to set up acomputer lab or anonline learning environment in an hour or less and then effectively administer that environment.[citation needed]

The principal design goals of Edubuntu were centralized management of configuration, users, and processes, together with facilities for working collaboratively in a classroom setting. Equally important was the gathering together of the best availablefree software and digital materials for education. According to a statement of goals on the official Edubuntu website: "Our aim is to put together a system that contains all the best free software available in education and make it easy to install and maintain."[6]

It also aimed to allow low-income environments to maximize utilisation of their available (older) equipment.[citation needed]

Versions

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Edubuntu 7.04 package.

The first Edubuntu release coincided with the release of Ubuntu 5.10, which was codenamedBreezy Badger, on 2005-10-13. On Ubuntu 8.04, Edubuntu was replaced withUbuntu Education Edition, which was an add-on CD intended for installing the Edubuntu packages on top of an existing Ubuntu installation.[7]

From version 9.10 onwards, Edubuntu returned to being a standalone distribution.[8]

Beginning with 14.04, Edubuntu was to be released only for Ubuntulong-term support (LTS) versions, after Jonathan Carter and Stéphane Graber stepped down from Edubuntu to focus on other projects. It was eventually announced that Edubuntu would not be released for Ubuntu 16.04, due to a lack of contributors.[9][10]

In December 2022, it was announced that Edubuntu would be revived to target the Ubuntu 23.04 cycle, with development headed byUbuntu Studio head Erich Eickmeyer and his wife Amy, anearly childhood educator. The revived project adopted a tightened goal of providing software for different age groups, as well as associated customization options, on top of the current Ubuntu desktop environment.[11][12]

ReleaseCodenameRelease dateEnd-of-life date
5.10[13]Breezy Badger13 October 200513 April 2007
6.06 LTS[14]Dapper Drake1 June 200614 July 2009
6.10[15]Edgy Eft26 October 200625 April 2008
7.04[16][17]Feisty Fawn19 April 200719 October 2008
7.10[18][19]Gutsy Gibbon18 October 200718 April 2009
8.04 LTS[20][21]Hardy Heron24 April 200812 May 2011
8.10[22]Intrepid Ibex30 October 200830 April 2010
9.04[23]Jaunty Jackalope23 April 200923 October 2010
9.10[24][25]Karmic Koala29 October 200929 April 2011
10.04 LTS[26][27]Lucid Lynx29 April 20109 May 2013
10.10[28][29]Maverick Meerkat10 October 201010 April 2012
11.04[30][31]Natty Narwhal28 April 201128 October 2012
11.10[32][33]Oneiric Ocelot13 October 20119 May 2013
12.04 LTS[34][35]Precise Pangolin26 April 201228 April 2017
12.10[36][37][38]Quantal Quetzal18 October 201216 May 2014
13.04[39][40]Raring Ringtail25 April 201327 January 2014
13.10[41][42]Saucy Salamander17 October 201317 July 2014
14.04 LTS[43][44][45]Trusty Tahr17 April 201430 April 2019
23.04[46][47][48]Lunar Lobster20 April 202325 January 2024[49]
23.10[50]Mantic Minotaur12 October 2023July 2024
24.04 LTS[51]Noble Numbat25 April 2024May 2029
24.10Oracular Oriole10 October 2024July 2025
25.04Plucky Puffin17 April 2025January 2026
25.10Questing Quokka9 October 2025July 2026
Legend:   Old version, not maintained   Older version, still maintained   Current stable version   Future version

See also

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References

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  1. ^abEickmeyer, Erich (31 March 2023)."Edubuntu 23.04 Beta Released".Ubuntu Community Hub. Retrieved21 April 2025.
  2. ^Eickmeyer, Amy (20 April 2023)."Edubuntu 23.04 Released".Ubuntu Community Hub. Retrieved21 April 2025.
  3. ^Proven, Liam (11 May 2023)."Ubuntu 23.04 welcomes three more flavors, but hamburger menus leave a bad taste".The Register.Archived from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved21 April 2025.
  4. ^Mako Hill, Benjamin; Burger, Corey; Helmke, Matthew (17 November 2010)."Using Edubuntu in LTSP Mode | The Official Ubuntu Book, 4e: Using Edubuntu | InformIT".www.informit.com. Archived fromthe original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved21 April 2025.
  5. ^Carter, Jonathan (21 April 2010)."What's been happening with Edubuntu?".JonathanCarter.org. Retrieved2 July 2017.
  6. ^"About Edubuntu".Edubuntu. Archived fromthe original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved16 June 2011.
  7. ^"Ubuntu Education Edition 8.04 Released".Edubuntu. Archived fromthe original on 29 April 2008. Retrieved24 April 2008.
  8. ^"Edubuntu 9.10 Release Announcement".Edubuntu. Archived fromthe original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved29 October 2009.
  9. ^Graber, Stéphane (21 March 2016)."Edubuntu 16.04 and beyond".Ubuntu.com. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  10. ^"Edubuntu Will Not Do A 16.04 LTS Release, Project May Be On Its Final Leg".www.phoronix.com. Retrieved21 April 2025.
  11. ^"Edubuntu Looks To Re-Establish Itself In 2023".www.phoronix.com. Retrieved21 April 2025.
  12. ^Sneddon, Joey (1 January 2023)."Ubuntu's Education-Focused Flavour is Coming Back to Class".OMG! Ubuntu. Retrieved21 April 2025.
  13. ^"Education through Edubuntu".Tux Machines. 13 September 2005. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  14. ^"Distribution Release: Edubuntu 6.06 LTS".DistroWatch News. 1 June 2006. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  15. ^"Distribution Release: Edubuntu 6.10".DistroWatch News. 26 October 2006. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  16. ^"Edubuntu 7.04 Release Announcement".Edubuntu. 19 April 2007. Archived fromthe original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  17. ^"Distribution Release: Edubuntu 7.04".DistroWatch News. 19 April 2007. Retrieved12 June 2019.
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  20. ^"Edubuntu 8.04 Release Announcement".Edubuntu. Archived fromthe original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  21. ^Hoover, Lisa (25 April 2008)."What Edubuntu can teach your kids".Linux.com. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  22. ^"Edubuntu 8.10 Release Announcement".Edubuntu. Archived fromthe original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  23. ^"Edubuntu 9.04 Release Announcement".Edubuntu. Archived fromthe original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  24. ^"Edubuntu 9.10 Release Announcement".Edubuntu. Archived fromthe original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  25. ^"Distribution Release: Edubuntu 9.10".DistroWatch News. 30 October 2009. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  26. ^"Edubuntu 10.04 Release Announcement".Edubuntu. Archived fromthe original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  27. ^"Distribution Release: Edubuntu 10.04".DistroWatch News. 30 April 2010. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  28. ^"Edubuntu 10.10 Release Announcement".Edubuntu. Archived fromthe original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  29. ^"Distribution Release: Edubuntu 10.10".DistroWatch News. 10 October 2010. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  30. ^"Edubuntu 11.04 Release Announcement".Edubuntu. Archived fromthe original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  31. ^"Distribution Release: Edubuntu 11.04".DistroWatch News. 28 April 2011. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  32. ^"Edubuntu 11.10 Release Announcement".Edubuntu. Archived fromthe original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  33. ^"Distribution Release: Edubuntu 11.10".DistroWatch News. 13 October 2011. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  34. ^"Edubuntu 12.04 LTS Release Announcement".Edubuntu. Archived fromthe original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  35. ^"Distribution Release: Edubuntu 12.04".DistroWatch News. 26 April 2012. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  36. ^"Edubuntu 12.10 Release Announcement".Edubuntu. 18 October 2012. Archived fromthe original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  37. ^"Distribution Release: Edubuntu 12.10".DistroWatch News. 19 October 2012. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  38. ^Chiappetta, Marco (14 March 2013)."Make your PC kid-friendly with four custom operating systems".PCWorld. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  39. ^"Edubuntu 13.04 Release Announcement".Edubuntu. 25 April 2013. Archived fromthe original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  40. ^"Distribution Release: Edubuntu 13.04".DistroWatch News. 25 April 2013. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  41. ^"Edubuntu 13.10 Release Announcement".Edubuntu. 17 October 2013. Archived fromthe original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  42. ^"Distribution Release: Edubuntu 13.10".DistroWatch News. 18 October 2013. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  43. ^"Edubuntu 14.04 LTS Release Announcement".Edubuntu. 17 April 2014. Archived fromthe original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  44. ^"Distribution Release: Edubuntu 14.04".DistroWatch News. 18 April 2014. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  45. ^"Edubuntu 14.04.5 LTS: An Ubuntu-derived Linux operating system designed to be used in educational environments".Softpedia News. 5 August 2016. Retrieved12 June 2019.
  46. ^Sneddon, Joey (1 January 2023)."Ubuntu's Education-Focused Flavour is Heading Back to Class".OMG! Ubuntu!. Retrieved2 January 2023.
  47. ^"Edubuntu 23.04 Released".ubuntu.com.Ubuntu. 20 April 2023. Retrieved23 June 2023.
  48. ^"Still Alive! Edubuntu is back From the Dead With Version 23.04 Release".itsfoss.com. It's FOSS News. 21 April 2023. Retrieved23 June 2023.
  49. ^"Edubuntu 23.04 Has Reached End-Of-Life (EOL)". 25 January 2024.Archived from the original on 3 March 2024.
  50. ^"Edubuntu 23.10 Released".Ubuntu Community Hub. 12 October 2023.Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved25 October 2023.
  51. ^"Edubuntu 24.04 LTS Released".Ubuntu Community Hub. 25 April 2024.Archived from the original on 26 April 2024.

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