FedoraForKids/Apps

Default desktop Environment

• XFCE (?)
• Gnome (?)
• LXDE (?)

Default Apps

A list of apps is available at School OS wiki. We are going to pick each app and package it if it is not already packaged.

• Tuxpaint
• Supertux
• stellarium
• Pick software from educational software group

Group: Educational Software

Description: Educational software for learning

  # Helps teachers to ask quizzes. Can be used to create flashcard like decks.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0dI2VyLDWw
  anki (can be included)

  # Lighter than gcompris
  childsplay (can be included)

  # Application for archivation of meteor observations (kids need this?)
  corrida

  # drgeo was released back in 2005, the recent version just has a blob no source code release
  drgeo
  drgeo-doc

  # dictionary created using ruby
  fantasdic

  gcompris (can be included, but size is too big)

  # chemistry lab simulation software 
  genchemlab

  # shows nice globe that can be rotated. It shows countries and cities
  glglobe (can be included)

  # as far as i tested it runs in a terminal
  gtypist

  # not so useful just shows moon
  justmoon-qt

  kdeedu
  kdeedu-kstars
  kdeedu-marble
  kdeedu-math

  #flashcard program like anki, but lighter one. The UI looks like windows 95
  mnemosyne (anki)

  moodle

  nightview
  saoimage
  skychart
  starlab
  stellarium
  tuxtype2 (can be included)

Conditional Packages:
  gcompris-sound-en