Linux for Children

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Distributions

DoudouLinux

URL: http://www.doudoulinux.org/web/english/

For very young children, 2 - 12. Runs on older hardware. Children can run by themselves. Requires only 256MB of RAM and an 800MHz CPU. Parental controls.

DoudouLinux is designed primarily to run as a live CD. This is good so you can multipurpose your own PC for the kids.

Release, 2.1 (December 2013)

Edubuntu

URL: http://www.edubuntu.org/

  • Ubuntu / Xfce Based

Educational Ubuntu. Choice for teaching older kids about Linux. Steeper learning curve. Educational software suites installed, like KDE Education Suite, GCompris, and Tux4kids. No parental control tools. Requires 512MB of RAM, a 1GHz processor and a 20GB drive.

Qimo

URL: http://www.qimo4kids.com/

  • Ubuntu / Xfce based

Aimed at kids from 3 and up. Based on Ubuntu using the Xfce desktop. Firefox is the default browser

Applications

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