Below, there is a first release available!
Here, you can find an extract of the currently included applications. If you have any recommendations or suggestions, please let me know. The size of the .iso image is at the moment approximately 695 MB. And here is the kickstart file: File:SebastianDziallas Education livecd-fedora-8-education-final.ks
For the application, which are currently not marked to be included on the CD, there is a script available, which installs them directly from the internet. https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2008-January/msg02769.html
If you are interested in education, please join the our SIG !
applications included on the live cd (core):
| name of application | short description |
| desktop environment | |
| gnome | the gnome desktop |
| office apps | |
| abiword | lightweight word processor |
| dia | diagram creation program |
| gnumeric | spreadsheet software |
| internet apps | |
| firefox | standard web browser |
| pidgin | instant messenger |
| thunderbird | mail application |
| educational apps | |
| childsplay | games for children |
| drgeo | geometry |
| genchemlab | chemistry |
| tuxtype2 | typing tutor |
| scientific apps | |
| galculator | chemistry |
| gchempaint | chemistry |
| gnome-chemistry-utils | chemistry |
| gonvert | unit converter |
| audio & video | |
| totem | music player for gnome |
| graphics | |
| gimp | image manipulation |
| tuxpaint | painting program for young children |
| system | |
| tsclient | rdesktop & vnc interface |
applications not included on the live cd, but available via a script (extras):
| office apps | |
| scribus | desktop publishing |
| taskjuggler | project management |
| educational apps | |
| gcompris | suite for children |
| kalgebra | mathematics |
| kdeedu | educational suite |
| marble | geographical map (included in kdeedu in f9) |
| solfege | musical education |
| stardict | dictionary platform |
| stellarium | astronomy |
| wxmaxima | computer algebra system |
| games | |
| atomix | chemical game |
| enigma | oxyd-like game |
| audio & video | |
| jokosher | audio editor |
| graphics | |
| blender | modelling of 3D figures |
| inkscape | vector drawing program |
educational applications, which are available for manual download using yum:
| office apps | |
| kdissert | mindmapping for kde |
| vym | planning & drawing |
| educational apps | |
| celestia | planetarium software |
| grass | geographic information system |
| scientific apps | |
| chemtool | drawing chemical structures |
| gperiodic | periodic system |
| labplot | data analysis |
| octave | language for numerical computations |
| pythoncad | cad |
| qalculate | calculator with gtk or qt interface |
| qcad | cad |
| xaos | interactive fractal zoomer |
| games | |
| lincity-ng | city simulation |
| audio & video | |
| audacity | audio editor |
| hydrogen | drum machine |
| rosegarden4 | audio + midi sequencer |
| graphics | |
| skencil | vector drawing program |
| xfig | drawing program |
| system | |
| bluefish | editor for programmers |
| kile | kde latex editor |
ghemical and skynet are currently not part of Fedora 8
TBD: planner