[TriLUG] What would you do?

[Reid Thompson via TriLUG]

realized i should have provided a bit more information than just a link

The ubermix is an all-free, specially built, Linux-based operating system
designed from the ground up with the needs of education in mind. Built by
educators with an eye towards student and teacher empowerment, ubermix
takes all the complexity out of student devices by making them as reliable
and easy-to-use as a cell phone, without sacrificing the power and
capabilities of a full operating system. With a turn-key, 5 minute
installation, 20 second quick recovery mechanism, and more than 60 free
applications pre-installed, ubermix turns whatever hardware you have into a
powerful device for learning.
...snip....

For the ubermix we tried to keep the combined base operating system and
applications under 8 Gb, so that it would fit easily on the 8 Gb system
drive smaller flash-based devices. In order to accomplish this, we removed
a number of unnecessary utilities and libraries in order to free up as much
space as possible. We then added a number of applications that we believe
students will make good use of. The default application list on this
install includes the following:

Accessories

Archive Manager <http://library.gnome.org/users/file-roller/3.4/>
Calculator
ScreenShot(docs
<http://library.gnome.org/users/user-guide/stable/tools-screenshot.html.en>)
Shutter Screen Capture/Annotator <http://shutter-project.org/> (tutorial
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB0sp2JwNgg>)
Text Editor <http://projects.gnome.org/gedit/> (docs
<http://library.gnome.org/users/gedit/stable/gedit-intro.html.en>)
TypeCatcher <https://github.com/andrewsomething/typecatcher>

Education

Anki Memory Trainer <http://ankisrs.net> (docs
<http://ankisrs.net/docs/manual.html>)
GeoGebra Mathematics Sketchpad <http://www.geogebra.org> (docs
<http://www.geogebra.org/cms/en/help>)
Kojo Learning Environment <http://www.kogics.net/kojo> (docs
<http://wiki.kogics.net/sf:kojo-docs>)
LibreOffice Math <http://www.libreoffice.org/discover/math/> (docs
<http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/>)
Periodic Table <https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/saucy/gelemental/>
Scratch Visual Programming <http://scratch.mit.edu/> (docs
<http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Support>, ebook
<http://community.saugususd.org/swattec/files/221/1749/Learn-Scratch-Programming-eBook.pdf>,
tutorials/lesson plans <http://www.learnscratch.org>, curriculum guide
<http://scratched.media.mit.edu/resources/scratch-curriculum-guide-draft>)
Stellarium Sky Map <http://www.stellarium.org/> (Quick Start
<http://www.stellarium.org/wiki/index.php/Quickstart_guide>, docs
<http://downloads.sourceforge.net/stellarium/stellarium_user_guide-0.10.2-1.pdf>
)
Tux Math <http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/tuxmath/>
Tux Typing <http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/tuxtype/index.php>
Virtual Microscope <http://virtual.itg.uiuc.edu/> (docs
<http://virtual.itg.uiuc.edu/training/#help>)
VUE Visual Understanding Environment <http://vue.tufts.edu/>

Games

Aisleriot <https://wiki.gnome.org/action/show/Apps/Aisleriot> (docs
<https://help.gnome.org/users/aisleriot/stable/>)
Five or More <https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Five%20or%20more> (docs
<https://help.gnome.org/users/five-or-more/stable/>)
GBrainy <http://live.gnome.org/gbrainy>
Klotski <https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Klotski> (docs
<http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-klotski/stable/>)
Lights Off <https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Lightsoff> (docs
<http://library.gnome.org/users/lightsoff/>)
Mahjongg <https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Mahjongg> (docs
<http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-mahjongg/stable/>)
Mines <https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Mines> (docs
<http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-mines/stable/>)
Multiplication Puzzle <https://launchpad.net/gmult>
Numpty Physics <http://numptyphysics.garage.maemo.org/>
Quadrapassel <https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Quadrapassel> (docs
<http://library.gnome.org/users/quadrapassel/stable/>)
Robots <https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Robots> (docs
<http://library.gnome.org/users/gnobots2/stable/>)
Sudoku <https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Sudoku> (docs
<http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-sudoku/stable/>)
Swell Foop <https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Swell%20Foop> (docs
<http://library.gnome.org/users/swell-foop/stable/>)
Tali <https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Tali> (docs
<http://library.gnome.org/users/gtali/stable/>)
Tetravex <https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Tetravex> (docs
<https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-tetravex/stable/>)

Graphics

Agave ColorScheme Designer <http://home.gna.org/colorscheme/>
Blender3D Design/Animation Suite <http://www.blender.org/> (docs
<http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:2.6/Manual>)
Darktable <http://www.darktable.org/> (docs
<http://www.darktable.org/usermanual/index.html.php>)
Dia Diagramming <https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Dia> (docs
<https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Dia/Documentation>)
Fotowall Compositer <http://www.enricoros.com/opensource/fotowall/>
GIMP Image Editor <http://www.gimp.org> (docs <http://docs.gimp.org/2.6/en/>,
book <http://oreilly.com/catalog/9781593271213>)
Inkscape Vector Graphics <http://www.inkscape.org/> (docs
<http://www.inkscape.org/doc/index.php?lang=en>)
LibreCAD <http://librecad.org/cms/home.html> (docs
<http://wiki.librecad.org/index.php/LibreCAD_users_Manual>)
LibreOffice Draw <http://www.libreoffice.org/features/draw/> (docs
<http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/>)
Pencil Animation <http://www.pencil-animation.org/> (docs
<http://pencil-animation.org/wiki/doku.php?id=en:users:manual:0.4.3b:index>)
Pinta Painting <http://pinta-project.com/> (docs
<http://www.howtoforge.com/editing-images-with-pinta>)
QT QR Code Generator <https://code.google.com/archive/p/qtqr/>

Graphics (continued)

Scribus Desktop Publishing <http://www.scribus.net/> (docs
<http://docs.scribus.net/>)
Shotwell Photo Manager <http://yorba.org/shotwell/> (docs
<http://yorba.org/shotwell/help/>)
Simple Scan <https://projects.gnome.org/gnome-scan/index>
Synfig Studio <http://www.synfig.org/cms/> (docs <http://wiki.synfig.org/>)
TuxPaint <http://www.tuxpaint.org/>

Internet

Firefox <http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/firefox.html> (docs
<http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/>)
Geary <https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Geary> (docs
<https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Geary/FAQ>)
Google Chrome <http://www.google.com/chrome> (docs
<http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/more/index.html>)
Google Earth <http://earth.google.com/> (docs
<http://earth.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=guide_toc.cs>)
NitroShare <https://nitroshare.net/>
Thunderbird Email <http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/> (docs
<https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Help_Documentation:Base>)

Office

calibre E-book Manager/Maker <http://calibre-ebook.com/> (docs
<http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/>)
Dictionary (docs
<http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-dictionary/stable/index.html.en>)
FocusWriter Writing Environment <http://gottcode.org/focuswriter/>
Getting Things GNOME! <http://gtgnome.net/> (docs
<http://gtgnome.net/category/planet-gtg/user-docs/>)
KeepNote <http://keepnote.org/> (docs <http://keepnote.org/manual/>)
Labyrinth Mind Mapping <http://people.gnome.org/~dscorgie/labyrinth.html>
LibreOffice Base - Database <http://www.libreoffice.org/features/base/> (
docs <http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/>)
LibreOffice Impress - Presentation
<http://www.libreoffice.org/features/impress/> (docs
<http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/>)
LibreOffice Calc - Spreadsheet <http://www.libreoffice.org/features/calc/> (
docs <http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/>)
LibreOffice Writer - Word Processor
<http://www.libreoffice.org/features/writer/> (docs
<http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/>)
Planner <https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Planner/About> (docs
<http://www.simpleprojectmanagement.com/planner/docs/manual/manual.html>)
View Your Mind Mind Mapping <http://sourceforge.net/projects/vym/> (docs
<http://iweb.dl.sourceforge.net/project/vym/2.0.12/vym.pdf>)

Programming

ArduinoIDE <https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software> (docs
<https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/HomePage>)
Atom (Advanced) Text Editor <https://atom.io/> (docs
<http://flight-manual.atom.io/>)
BlueJ Java IDE <http://www.bluej.org/>
Gazebo Robot Simulator <http://gazebosim.org/> (tutorials
<http://gazebosim.org/tutorials>)
Geany Multi-language IDE <http://www.geany.org/> (docs
<http://www.geany.org/Documentation/Manual>)
Google Web Designer <https://www.google.com/webdesigner/> (docs
<https://support.google.com/webdesigner/#topic=3249465>)
Python IDLE <https://docs.python.org/2/library/idle.html> (getting started
<http://web.mit.edu/6.s189/www/handouts/GettingStarted.html>)
Kojo Learning Environment <http://www.kogics.net/kojo> (docs
<http://wiki.kogics.net/sf:kojo-docs>)
Ninja IDE (Python) <http://ninja-ide.org/> (docs
<http://ninja-ide.readthedocs.org/en/latest/>)
Scratch Visual Programming <http://scratch.mit.edu/> (docs
<http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Support>, ebook
<http://community.saugususd.org/swattec/files/221/1749/Learn-Scratch-Programming-eBook.pdf>,
tutorials/lesson plans <http://www.learnscratch.org>, curriculum guide
<http://scratched.media.mit.edu/resources/scratch-curriculum-guide-draft>)

Sound and Video

Audacity Audio Editor <http://audacity.sourceforge.net/> (docs
<http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/documentation>)
Cheese Webcam Studio <http://projects.gnome.org/cheese/> (docs
<http://library.gnome.org/users/cheese/stable/index.html.en>)
Clementine Music Player <https://www.clementine-player.org/>
Kazam Screencaster <https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/kazam/> (docs
<http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/79657.html>)
MuseScore Music Maker <http://musescore.org/> (docs
<http://musescore.org/en/handbook>)
PiTiVi Video Editor <http://www.pitivi.org/> (docs
<http://www.pitivi.org/manual/>)
ShotCut Video Editor <https://www.shotcut.org/> (tutorials
<https://www.shotcut.org/tutorials/>)
Totem Movie Player <http://live.gnome.org/totem/> (docs
<http://library.gnome.org/users/totem/stable/>)
Webcam Capture <https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/guvcview/> (docs
<http://www.ghacks.net/2011/02/05/record-from-your-web-cam-in-linux-with-guvcview/>
)

On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 3:29 PM, Reid Thompson <jreidthompson at gmail.com>
wrote:

> http://www.ubermix.org/about.html may be of interest
>
> On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 2:25 PM, karl flores via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org
> > wrote:
>
>> Long time listener...
>>
>> I've been provided a used laptop with 6 gig of ram and a 2.5 gig 5i
>> processor running w7. I want to put a linux build on it with the most
>> resources available including Scratch, python, C, etc. already installed.
>> The debian build that comes with a raspberry pi is a pretty good build.
>> This is for a 10 year old who is ready for the next level of coding with
>> scratch and hour of code activities.
>>
>> Dumb Q #1. Can I use the build that comes with the R3 to install on the
>> pc?
>> Dumb Q #2 Do all builds include the above packages?
>> Smart Q #1 What would you advise?
>>
>> This will be a gift for xmas. He has a single mom who has 3 children all
>> very bright but no real funds for a computer at home for them. All three
>> children 8, 10, 12 are very bright. They are members of the Wake Forest
>> BGC
>> where I have spent the past summer running CS-First clubs.
>>
>> https://youtu.be/sR3H3q_qSxw
>>
>> I'll take my call off the air and I will now hang up on myself.
>>
>> --
>> Karl Flores
>> IT Specialist
>> Direct: 619-796-1329
>> Fax:  858-605-4265
>>
>>
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>> There are those who seek opportunities and discover limitations. And there
>> are those who find opportunities and challenge their own limitations."
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>>
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