Software
Last Updated: 07/17/2013 By: Avni
List of software packages considered for use in Kids on Computers projects. See the Operating Systems page to check availability in each distro's package repository.
Desktop/Laptop Software
Libraries, Core Utilities
Application Size in MB Provider Description GNU Aspell spell checker English and Spanish Dictionaries Audacious Audio player CUPS Common Unix Printing System Flash Player / Plugin Installer Galculator GCC GZip Language Packs Language Packs for For English and Spanish MySQL Python Libraries a whole slew of python libraries Dictionaries wamerican, wbritish, wspanish XServer* Zip
Administrative, Educational, Reference
Application Size in MB Provider Description Abiword Chromium Any browser will do Evince PDF Viewer GIMP Kalzium periodic table and chemistry tools for KDE KMPlot mathematical function plotter for KDE KTouch touch typing tutor for KDE KTurtle Logo educational programming environment for KDE KWordQuiz flashcard learning program for KDE Laby Learn how to program with ants and spider webs Leafpad GTK+ based simple text editor Libre Office Office Productivity Suite lybniz mathematical function graph plotter Stellarium real-time photo-realistic sky generator Edubuntu Educational Application Bundles Preschool, Primary, Secondary Educational Application Bundles
Games and Entertainment
Application Size in MB Provider Description Ace of Penguins GCompris Suite KHangman Tux Math Tux Paint Tux Type
Tablet Software
- All application software installed on a KoC TouchPad tablet is intended for use in the Android environment. The webOS environment that also exists on the tablet is not for customer use.
The following applications are offered as suggestions. All have been installed on KoC TouchPad tablets. Most require an internet connection.
Educational and Reference
Application Size in MB Provider Google Earth 21.4 Google Google Sky Map 2.7 Google Google Translate 8.9 Google Offline Spanish for Google Translate 253 Google Firefox Browser 25.4 Mozilla Khan Academy Viewer 5.5 Concentric Sky Khan Academy Viewer 0.2 Widget Labs Edmodo 2.9 Edmodo Inc. Remind 101 4.6 Remind101 Merriam Webster Offline English Dictionary 121 Merriam Webster Inc. Free Spanish Dictionary 4.8 Ascendo English Dictionary Offline 10.6 Livio Wikipedia - online 1.8 Wikimedia Wikipedia en Espanol 1.4 Mobilestyle Clean Master 3.2 KSMobile
Games and Entertainment
Application Size in MB Provider Kids Connect the Dots 13.7 Intellijoy Kids Doodle 5.8 Doodle Joy Magic Kaleido 4.8 Doodle Joy Paint Joy 5.8 Doodle Joy Picasso Magic Paint 0.4 DPS World Checkers 4.3 AI Factory Chess 6.6 AI Factory Tic Tac Toe 4.7 Optime Classic Simon 1.9 Mobikats, Ltd. SimonApp 4.6 MDEV Red Stone 0.4 Honig Unblock Me FREE 15.5 Sudoku Free 3.3 Genina Wingsuit 25 Swipe Entertainment
