Qimo - Revision history

BillM: Undo revision 1880 by BillM (talk)

2016-02-04T19:00:46Z

Undo revision 1880 by BillM (talk)

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	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~~.		'''Last Updated:''' {{REVISIONMONTH}}/{{REVISIONDAY2}}/{{REVISIONYEAR}}
			'''By:''' {{REVISIONUSER}}

			'''Qimo's developers announced on January 30, 2016 that Qimo was "retired". Although Qimo may be available online, all development and support has ceased.'''

			Qimo (pronounced ''kim-mo'') is a lightweight Linux distribution, based on Ubuntu, and designed for use by young children. 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. Qimo is an excellent option as an alternate boot OS where pre-school children may have access to the system as well as older students.

	Link to Qimo website -> http://www.qimo4kids.com		Link to Qimo website -> http://www.qimo4kids.com
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	*locale can be changed to other languages		*locale can be changed to other languages
	*can be run off a liveCD if needed		*can be run off a liveCD if needed
			*entire Qimo install image fits on one CD media

	=== Cons ===		=== Cons ===
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	*not all software is locale based so there may be some English mixed in		*not all software is locale based so there may be some English mixed in
	*non-Ubuntu updates may be sporadic		*non-Ubuntu updates may be sporadic
			*installing on some systems can generate an error requiring installation via liveCD session
			*icon dock at bottom (or "task bar") obscures some install-time response options
			*may be too simple for older students or those who have experience with other distros.

BillM: Reverted edits by BillM (talk) to last revision by RobinK

2016-02-04T16:56:56Z

Reverted edits by BillM (talk) to last revision by RobinK

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	~~'''Last Updated:''' {{REVISIONMONTH}}/{{REVISIONDAY2}}/{{REVISIONYEAR}}~~		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.
	~~'''By:''' {{REVISIONUSER}}~~

	~~'''~~Qimo~~'s developers announced on January 30, 2016 that Qimo was "retired". Although Qimo may be available online, all development and support has ceased.'''~~

	~~Qimo (pronounced ''kim-mo'')~~ is a lightweight Linux distribution~~, based on Ubuntu, and~~ designed for use by ~~young~~ children. 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. ~~Qimo~~ is ~~an excellent option as an alternate boot OS where pre-school children may have access to~~ the ~~system as well as older students~~.

	Link to Qimo website -> http://www.qimo4kids.com		Link to Qimo website -> http://www.qimo4kids.com
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	*locale can be changed to other languages		*locale can be changed to other languages
	*can be run off a liveCD if needed		*can be run off a liveCD if needed
	*entire Qimo install image fits on one CD media

	=== Cons ===		=== Cons ===
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	*not all software is locale based so there may be some English mixed in		*not all software is locale based so there may be some English mixed in
	*non-Ubuntu updates may be sporadic		*non-Ubuntu updates may be sporadic
	*installing on some systems can generate an error requiring installation via liveCD session
	*icon dock at bottom (or "task bar") obscures some install-time response options
	*may be too simple for older students or those who have experience with other distros.

BillM at 16:53, 4 February 2016

2016-02-04T16:53:16Z

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			'''Last Updated:''' {{REVISIONMONTH}}/{{REVISIONDAY2}}/{{REVISIONYEAR}}
			'''By:''' {{REVISIONUSER}}

	'''Qimo's developers announced on January 30, 2016 that Qimo was "retired". Although Qimo may be available online, all development and support has ceased.'''		'''Qimo's developers announced on January 30, 2016 that Qimo was "retired". Although Qimo may be available online, all development and support has ceased.'''

BillM: Announce Qimo end of development and support.

2016-02-04T15:38:57Z

Announce Qimo end of development and support.

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	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~~.		'''Qimo's developers announced on January 30, 2016 that Qimo was "retired". Although Qimo may be available online, all development and support has ceased.'''

			Qimo (pronounced ''kim-mo'') is a lightweight Linux distribution, based on Ubuntu, and designed for use by young children. 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. Qimo is an excellent option as an alternate boot OS where pre-school children may have access to the system as well as older students.

	Link to Qimo website -> http://www.qimo4kids.com		Link to Qimo website -> http://www.qimo4kids.com
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	*installing on some systems can generate an error requiring installation via liveCD session		*installing on some systems can generate an error requiring installation via liveCD session
	*icon dock at bottom (or "task bar") obscures some install-time response options		*icon dock at bottom (or "task bar") obscures some install-time response options
	*may be too simple for older students or those who have experience with ~~Edubuntu~~		*may be too simple for older students or those who have experience with other distros.

BillM at 03:17, 26 June 2012

2012-06-26T03:17:49Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:17, 25 June 2012
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	*locale can be changed to other languages		*locale can be changed to other languages
	*can be run off a liveCD if needed		*can be run off a liveCD if needed
			*entire Qimo install image fits on one CD media

	=== Cons ===		=== Cons ===
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	*not all software is locale based so there may be some English mixed in		*not all software is locale based so there may be some English mixed in
	*non-Ubuntu updates may be sporadic		*non-Ubuntu updates may be sporadic
			*installing on some systems can generate an error requiring installation via liveCD session
			*icon dock at bottom (or "task bar") obscures some install-time response options
			*may be too simple for older students or those who have experience with Edubuntu

RobinK at 16:27, 18 May 2012

2012-05-18T16:27:15Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:27, 18 May 2012
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	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.		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.

			Link to Qimo website -> http://www.qimo4kids.com

	=== Pros ===		=== Pros ===

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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.

=== Pros ===

*based on a nice stable version of Ubuntu
*low hardware reqs (256MB RAM, 6GB HD)
*easy to use interface
*fast interface
*includes educational software
*locale can be changed to other languages
*can be run off a liveCD if needed

=== Cons ===
*there are a lot of updates after initial installation
*not all software is locale based so there may be some English mixed in
*non-Ubuntu updates may be sporadic