Fedora on XO

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Goals

The goal of this project is to create a alternate environment for the XO based on Fedora, giving the users a "traditional linux desktop" instead of or in addition to the Sugar environment (which we'll also include if we can make it all fit). But it won't be as small as the OLPC distro, and is intended at a different audience than the kids in schools. Productive use of this environment SD or USB sticks will be quite desirable.

See Greg DeKoenigsberg's blog post for further details: http://gregdek.livejournal.com/34038.html

Ideas

Roadmap

This spin will be based on the Fedora Education Spin, but we are going to heavily modify it to fit the needs of OLPC.

The next steps will be:

  • selecting packages
  • creation of a kickstart file
  • trying to get the spin boot on a XO

Here is our GIT repository: http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=projects/fedora-xo

It currently contains only kickstart files, but we're experimenting with several solutions, including Fedora's tools and Michael's puritan.

Packages

Those applications might be included, so here is a list among with some alternatives.

type of application name of application name of alternative
desktop environment gnome xfce
web browser firefox
flash implementation gnash swfdec
java implementation openjdk
word processor abiword
spreadsheets gnumeric
pdf viewer evince epdfviewer
internet messenger empathy pidgin
media player totem helix
child games gcompris childsplay
geometry software drgeo

Other kinds of applications, which might be included:

  • news reader
  • graphics & painting
    • gimp
    • inkscape
    • tuxpaint
  • audio recording
    • audacity
    • jokosher
  • games
    • micropolis
  • typing tutor
    • tuxtype2
  • e-mail programm
    • thunderbird
    • claws-mail

See also

Installing Debian as an upgrade