http://wiki.kidsoncomputers.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=RobinK 2026-04-16T14:19:53Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.40.1 http://wiki.kidsoncomputers.org/index.php?title=Qimo&diff=54 2012-05-18T16:27:15Z

<p>RobinK: </p> <hr /> <div>Qimo is a lightweight Linux distribution designed for use by children. Qimo is based on Ubuntu. Qimo 2.0 uses Ubuntu 10.04 LTS as its foundation. XCFE is the interface used by Qimo because it is fast and lightweight. A dock at the bottom of the screen contains icons to all of the educational software for easy accessibility. The distro is built and maintained by a couple from Florida in the USA. <br /> <br /> Link to Qimo website -&gt; http://www.qimo4kids.com<br /> <br /> === Pros ===<br /> <br /> *based on a nice stable version of Ubuntu<br /> *low hardware reqs (256MB RAM, 6GB HD)<br /> *easy to use interface<br /> *fast interface<br /> *includes educational software<br /> *locale can be changed to other languages<br /> *can be run off a liveCD if needed<br /> <br /> === Cons ===<br /> *there are a lot of updates after initial installation<br /> *not all software is locale based so there may be some English mixed in<br /> *non-Ubuntu updates may be sporadic</div>

RobinK http://wiki.kidsoncomputers.org/index.php?title=Qimo&diff=51 2012-05-17T20:35:27Z

<p>RobinK: Created page with &quot;Qimo is a lightweight Linux distribution designed for use by children. Qimo is based on Ubuntu. Qimo 2.0 uses Ubuntu 10.04 LTS as its foundation. XCFE is the interface used by Qi...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>Qimo is a lightweight Linux distribution designed for use by children. Qimo is based on Ubuntu. Qimo 2.0 uses Ubuntu 10.04 LTS as its foundation. XCFE is the interface used by Qimo because it is fast and lightweight. A dock at the bottom of the screen contains icons to all of the educational software for easy accessibility. The distro is built and maintained by a couple from Florida in the USA. <br /> <br /> === Pros ===<br /> <br /> *based on a nice stable version of Ubuntu<br /> *low hardware reqs (256MB RAM, 6GB HD)<br /> *easy to use interface<br /> *fast interface<br /> *includes educational software<br /> *locale can be changed to other languages<br /> *can be run off a liveCD if needed<br /> <br /> === Cons ===<br /> *there are a lot of updates after initial installation<br /> *not all software is locale based so there may be some English mixed in<br /> *non-Ubuntu updates may be sporadic</div>

RobinK http://wiki.kidsoncomputers.org/index.php?title=Operating_Systems_Options&diff=50 2012-05-17T20:05:41Z

<p>RobinK: Created page with &quot;Kids on Computers has typically installed Edubuntu on the computers they give to projects. Edubuntu has a lot of very useful resources but may be too bulky for the systems we set...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>Kids on Computers has typically installed Edubuntu on the computers they give to projects. Edubuntu has a lot of very useful resources but may be too bulky for the systems we setup. Here is a list of other options for operating systems to install machines and their viability in our setups.<br /> <br /> [[Qimo]]<br /> <br /> [[Puppy Linux]]</div>

RobinK http://wiki.kidsoncomputers.org/index.php?title=Kids_on_Computers:Community_portal&diff=49 2012-05-17T20:00:03Z

<p>RobinK: </p> <hr /> <div>== Unusable Computer Hardware ==<br /> <br /> [[Hardware Disposal/Recycling]]<br /> <br /> === Software ===<br /> <br /> [[Operating Systems Options]]</div>

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