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Install images for different CPU's, OS's and languages (many including sample content) are accumulating here: http://download.iiab.io/6.2
Install images for different CPU's, OS's and languages (many including sample content) are accumulating here: http://download.iiab.io/6.2


Among many other things, IIAB/XSCE 6.2 includes: ([https://github.com/xsce/xsce/tree/release-6.2 code is here])
IIAB/XSCE 6.2 [https://github.com/xsce/xsce/tree/release-6.2 code is here], which represents a very major step forward since 6.1:
* Strong Raspberry Pi 3 support, including the [https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/introducing-pixel/ Raspbian Pixel] OS (see [https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/a-security-update-for-raspbian-pixel/ security updates] from late Nov 2016, and [https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/ early 2017])
* Strong Raspberry Pi 3 support, including the [https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/introducing-pixel/ Raspbian Pixel] OS (see [https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/a-security-update-for-raspbian-pixel/ security updates] from late Nov 2016, and [https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/ early 2017])
* Strong support for teachers/librarians who want [https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/wiki/IIAB-Installation#external-usbdrive-content ad hoc USB stick/drive materials to appear instantly] at http://box/usb
* Strong support for teachers/librarians who want [https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/wiki/IIAB-Installation#external-usbdrive-content ad hoc USB stick/drive materials to appear instantly] at http://box/usb
* Captive Portal experimentation, so users don't need to type in any URL at all (e.g. http://box, http://school.lan, http://schoolserver.lan, http://172.18.96.1 etc!) <i>Largely deferred to [[../6.3|IIAB 6.3]], but Coming Soon!</i>
* Captive Portal experimentation, so users don't need to type in any URL at all (e.g. http://box, http://school.lan, http://schoolserver.lan, http://172.18.96.1 etc!) <i>Largely deferred to [[../6.3|IIAB 6.3]], but Coming Soon!</i>
* Read the [https://github.com/xsce/xsce/wiki/IIAB-6.2-Release-Notes Release Notes] for much more!
* And Far More: please do read the [https://github.com/xsce/xsce/wiki/IIAB-6.2-Release-Notes Release Notes!]


Background: We began working around a regular 6-month release cycle starting with [[../6.0|XSCE 6.0]] (released March 27, 2016) leading up to [[../6.1|XSCE 6.1]] (released September 22, 2016).
Background: We began working around a regular 6-month release cycle starting with [[../6.0|XSCE 6.0]] (released March 27, 2016) leading up to [[../6.1|XSCE 6.1]] (released September 22, 2016). We just missed the 6-month target this time, but that was a result of such a major refactoring, bringing us forward from CentOS exclusivity, embracing Raspbian for RPi, while adding the similar Debian for larger PC's.


<i>Join our weekly "Thursday" calls to help push forward what's coming next:</i>
<i>Do join our weekly "Thursday" calls to help push forward what's coming next!</i>


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Revision as of 05:22, 20 April 2017

This IIAB XSCE content does not reflect the opinion of OLPC. These pages were created by members of a volunteer community supporting OLPC and deployments.

Internet-in-a-Box / XSCE 6.2 (formerly known as "School Server Community Edition") was released April 19, 2017.

Please see the Release Notes here: https://github.com/xsce/xsce/wiki/IIAB-6.2-Release-Notes

Documentation was overhauled & refreshed in early 2017:

Install images for different CPU's, OS's and languages (many including sample content) are accumulating here: http://download.iiab.io/6.2

IIAB/XSCE 6.2 code is here, which represents a very major step forward since 6.1:

Background: We began working around a regular 6-month release cycle starting with XSCE 6.0 (released March 27, 2016) leading up to XSCE 6.1 (released September 22, 2016). We just missed the 6-month target this time, but that was a result of such a major refactoring, bringing us forward from CentOS exclusivity, embracing Raspbian for RPi, while adding the similar Debian for larger PC's.

Do join our weekly "Thursday" calls to help push forward what's coming next!

  http://tinyurl.com/iiabminutes

After 6.2 (starting in April 2017) our code will increasingly transition to: http://github.com/iiab

The latest *stable* release should always be available at: https://github.com/xsce/xsce/releases/latest

Return to this IIAB/XSCE 6.2 summary site anytime later, with short link: http://schoolserver.org/6.2