EduBOSS

EduBOSS is an open source distribution of Linux, a special edition of the BOSS GNU/Linux operating system designed from the ground up to be used on a wide range of educational institutions across India. It's built around the GNOME desktop environment and based on Debian GNU/Linux.

Key features, availability and boot options

It features a wide range of educational applications, including typing tutors, paint and graphic tools, various packages for basic learning of math, science, music and other areas, as well as a handful of games.

This BOSS GNU/Linux flavor is distributed as a single Live DVD ISO image, tagged with the i386 architecture, but supporting both 32-bit and 64-bit hardware platforms. Once downloaded, the ISO image can be burned onto a blank DVD disc or written to a USB flash of 4GB or large size.

From the boot prompt, users can start the live environment with default settings, as well as to install the distribution on a local hard disk drive using various options, such as with graphical installer, in text mode, expert install, automated install, or with speech synthesis. A rescue mode is also available for those who want to repair a broken operating system.

Pre-installed applications and desktop features

As mentioned, this BOSS GNU/Linux edition features that GNOME desktop environment, which is comprised of two panels, a bottom one for interacting with running apps and switch between virtual workspaces, as well as a top one for accessing the main menu and launch applications.

Among the pre-installed educational apps, we can mention GCompris, Dr.Geo, Edukator, Stars, Childsplay, TuxMath, Kalzium, Words Fractions, EasyChem, Alphabets, Percentage, as well as Xdrawchem.

Bottom line

Summing up, EduBOSS is an amazing distribution of Linux that provides primary/high-school students and teachers with a beautiful, easy-to-use, stable, reliable and modern operating system designed from the ground up to ease their learning/teaching processes.