edubuntu workstation test - install & first impressions

[Philipp Schröder]

Hi,

I tested edubuntu from the installer cd.

Install
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Install went fine on IBM Thinkpad T30.

Problems with S-ATA disks ?
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Also, I tried on an AMD64 with a S-ATA Harddisk, but the installation
hangs during installing 'Grub' (The same is the case with an 'AMD64
Breezy-Colony4' installer cd). I suppose S-ATA disks support is still
somewhat limited under Linux!?

First impressions
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I love the Edubuntu icons! Especially the 'submit bugs' icon, so cute, I
want to submit more bugs now! ;-)

Nice improvements in Ubuntu such as 'Language Selector' & 'Smeg Menu
Editor'...

Disappearing 'Education' menu
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I also had the problem with the disappearing 'Education' section in the
'Applications' menu, as reported by Yves Combe. It re-appears after
logout/re-login.


Next, I will send some observations about problems with ...
* individual applications
* localisation (translations)

Greetings, Philipp

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Philipp Schroeder
DIN15 / Information Architecture & Interaction Design
www.din15.org, philipp at din15.org