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Debian Junior Desktop live image

72 points by FergusArgyll 2y ago

genezeta 2y ago
In case you are -as I was- wondering: Debian Junior [0] "is a Debian Pure Blend [1] to make Debian an OS that children will enjoy using." [0] https://wiki.debian.org/DebianJr https://wiki.debian.org/DebianJr [1] https://www.debian.org/blends/ https://www.debian.org/blends/
spockz 2y ago
Apparently it has been inactive for years: > The project is inactive since few years. 2021-12 Stefan will try to relaunch this project. https://wiki.debian.org/DebianJr https://wiki.debian.org/DebianJr
- FergusArgyll 2y ago
  Here's part of Stefan's email on the mailing list: Debian Junior Desktop has been activated for weekly live image builds [1]. I think that this "Developer Edition" of Debian Junior is an important milestone for our project. People who are interested to support development, can download the image [2] and provide feedback, do testing and contribute to the project. Thanks to the people who helped to get it done! [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-cd/2024/11/msg00020.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-jr/2024/11/msg00008.html [2] https://get.debian.org/images/weekly-live-builds/amd64/iso-hybrid/
nanna 2y ago
That's absolutely wonderful. I got my nephew on Sugar and he's enjoyed it a lot but it's got a hella confusing UI that even stumps me. I've been hoping to install something Windows 98y but packaged for kids for him for years. This looks perfect. https://www.sugarlabs.org/ https://www.sugarlabs.org/
giulianopz 2y ago
I love the reference to Dinosaur Jr.
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poincaredisk 2y ago
As far as I can tell, this adheres to the free software philosophy, so no non-free software (except some firmware). Which means, no (mainstream) computer games. I'm afraid kids are not concerned with philosophical debates about software freedom and will demand Roblox (or whatever kids play these days). I imagine it would really help with adoption if a care was taken that modern computer games are easy to install (using proton maybe) and run smoothly, but that's understandably not something Debian people want to focus on. I couldn't find anything about games (except that Debian Junior has "some games" preinstalled), sorry if that's explained somewhere.

72 points by FergusArgyll 2y ago

In case you are -as I was- wondering: Debian Junior [0] "is a Debian Pure Blend [1] to make Debian an OS that children will enjoy using." [0] https://wiki.debian.org/DebianJr https://wiki.debian.org/DebianJr [1] https://www.debian.org/blends/ https://www.debian.org/blends/

spockz 2y ago

Apparently it has been inactive for years: > The project is inactive since few years. 2021-12 Stefan will try to relaunch this project. https://wiki.debian.org/DebianJr https://wiki.debian.org/DebianJr

FergusArgyll 2y ago
Here's part of Stefan's email on the mailing list: Debian Junior Desktop has been activated for weekly live image builds [1]. I think that this "Developer Edition" of Debian Junior is an important milestone for our project. People who are interested to support development, can download the image [2] and provide feedback, do testing and contribute to the project. Thanks to the people who helped to get it done! [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-cd/2024/11/msg00020.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-jr/2024/11/msg00008.html [2] https://get.debian.org/images/weekly-live-builds/amd64/iso-hybrid/

nanna 2y ago

That's absolutely wonderful. I got my nephew on Sugar and he's enjoyed it a lot but it's got a hella confusing UI that even stumps me. I've been hoping to install something Windows 98y but packaged for kids for him for years. This looks perfect. https://www.sugarlabs.org/ https://www.sugarlabs.org/

giulianopz 2y ago

I love the reference to Dinosaur Jr.

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poincaredisk 2y ago

As far as I can tell, this adheres to the free software philosophy, so no non-free software (except some firmware). Which means, no (mainstream) computer games. I'm afraid kids are not concerned with philosophical debates about software freedom and will demand Roblox (or whatever kids play these days). I imagine it would really help with adoption if a care was taken that modern computer games are easy to install (using proton maybe) and run smoothly, but that's understandably not something Debian people want to focus on. I couldn't find anything about games (except that Debian Junior has "some games" preinstalled), sorry if that's explained somewhere.