Linux for Children
Distributions
DoudouLinux
URL: http://www.doudoulinux.org/web/english/
- Debian /
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.
"DoudouLinux.org web site lets you freely download full versions and will always do so. No need to ship advertisement, no need of an AppStore, no hidden fee or intention, DoudouLinux is designed by a community of parents for parents and their children."
- 6 December 2013 – DoudouLinux 2.1 is out!
Edubuntu
- 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.
This is Ubuntu's officially supported educational distribution aimed at primary and secondary schools. The distribution has three different themes, called "young", "plain" and "default." The default desktop environment is Gnome and the applications that come with the installation are OpenOffice.org, KDE Edutainment Suite and Gcompris. KDE Edutainment Suite includes applications for children between ages 3 and 18 and Gcompris includes applications for children in nursery/kindergarten.
- Edubuntu 13.10 was released October 17, 2013
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
