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Skolelinux
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{{Infobox OS
| name                   = Skolelinux
| logo                   =
| screenshot             =
| caption                =
| website                = http://www.skolelinux.org/
| developer              = Skolelinux team
| family                 = [[Unix-like]]
| source model           = [[Free and open source software]]
| released               = June 20, 2004
| latest release version = 6.0.7+r1
| latest release date    = March 4, 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2013/03/msg00001.html |title=Debian Edu 6.0.7+r1 (aka "Debian Edu Squeeze") updated |accessdate=2013-05-05 |publisher=Debian Edu |date= 2013-03-04}}</ref>
| latest preview version = ~7.0.0 alpha0
| latest preview date    = April 26, 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lists.debian.org/debian-edu/2013/04/msg00132.html |title=First alpha release of Debian Edu/Skolelinux based on Debian Wheezy |accessdate=2013-05-05 |publisher=Debian Edu |date= 2013-04-26}}</ref>
| frequently updated     =
| marketing target       = Educational purpose
| language               =
| kernel type            = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]] ([[Linux kernel|Linux]])
| userland               =
| ui                     = [[KDE Software Compilation]], [[GNOME]], [[LXDE]], 
| license                = Various
| working state          = Current
| supported platforms    = [[IA-32]], [[x86-64]]
| updatemodel            =
| package manager        =
}}

'''Skolelinux'''/'''Debian-Edu''' is an [[operating system]] intended for educational use and based ona [[Debian]] (hence it is also named Debian-Edu) Pure Blend]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lwn.net/Articles/488805/ |title=Debian Edu/Skolelinux: A distribution for education |accessdate=2013-05-05 |publisher=Linux Weekly News |date= 2012-03-28}}</ref> ⏎
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Skolelinux is a The [[free and open source software]] project was founded in [[Norway]], now supporting all languages present in Debian in 2001 and is by now being internationally developed. Its name is a direct translation of "school linux" from [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], ''[[wikt:skole#Norwegian|skole]]'' derived from the [[Latin Language|Latin]] word ''[[wikt:schola#Latin|schola]]''.

==Design and principles==
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Skolelinux offers four different installation profiles on one [[compact disk]] that will easily install a pre-configured educational [[computer network|network]], including a main [[Server (computing)|server]], [[workstation]]s and t[[Thin client  ]]-servers. In short, its major goals are to:

* Enable teachers to provide high quality IT teaching to their students.⏎
* Create a [[Linux distribution]] tailored for schools—based on their needs and resources.
** Simplify maintenance of computer facilities.
** Provide a [[thin client]]-solution, which eases maintenance, reduces costs and allows use of old hardware.
* Cut costs by using [[open source]] software and re-using old hardware.
* Identify and facilitate suitable programs for use in the schools.
* Enable teachers to provide high quality IT teaching to their students.⏎
* Localize the IT infrastructure by translating the software pages to both official writing forms of [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] — [[Bokmål]] and [[Nynorsk]], as well as [[Northern Sami]]. This goal is later extended to reach out to all languages though in schools around the world.
* Identify and facilitate suitable programs for use in the schools.

==History==

The Skolelinux project was started on July 2, 2001. Twenty-five computer programmers and translators agreed to improve the use of software in education.<ref name="Dugnad for gratis programvare">{{cite web|last=Haugnes|first=Gunhild|title=Dugnad for gratis programvare|url=http://tux1.aftenposten.no/nyheter/nett/d223903.htm|publisher=Aftenposten.no|accessdate=14 March 2012|date= 2001-07-25}}</ref> They disliked that the next generation of computer users were not able to ha(contracted; show full)|author=Debian press team
|work=[http://lists.debian.org/debian-edu-announce/ Debian Edu Announce mailinglist]
|date=2012-03-11
|accessdate=2012-03-14
}}</ref>

==Funding==

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Skolelinux development is sponsored by the [http://www.linuxiskolen.no/slxdebianlabs/ SLX Debian Labs Foundation] on a yearly basis. The Norwegian Ministry of Education and The Ministry of Reform and Administration has sponsored the project. Also private donors and companies have provided sponsorship. This helps organize 7-10 developer gatherings annually in Norway, Spain and Germany.

==See also==
{{Portal|Free software}}
* [[Comparison of Linux distributions]]
* [[List of Linux distributions]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.slx.no/}}
* {{DistroWatch|skolelinux|NAME=Skolelinux}}
* [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu Debian Edu/Skolelinux Project Wiki]
* [http://wiki.skolelinux.no/Presse Debian Edu/Skolelinux project press coverage list]

{{KDE}}
{{Linux distributions}}

[[Category:Linux Terminal Server Project]]
[[Category:Debian-based distributions]]
[[Category:Language-specific Linux distributions]]
[[Category:Educational operating systems]]
[[Category:Free educational software]]