What's new in Edubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster)
May 5, 2023
- We are pleased to announce the release of Edubuntu 23.04, codenamed “Lunar Lobster”. This has been a project of love for my husband Erich and myself and I am happy to see it back with the people where it belongs once again.
- This release will be supported for nine months (Until January 2024).
- FEATURES:
- By default, Edubuntu’s application overview is alphabetized, which makes it a learning tool out-of-the-box so students can see an example of alphabetization and cataloging. Additionally, educational applications are grouped into folders by subject, making the application overview easy to navigate.
- Using Edubuntu Installer, you can configure the system for a certain age group, whether that be Preschool, Primary (Elementary), Secondary (Middle/High School), or Tertiary (College/University). Each configuration comes with a different set of applications and a different layout and default wallpaper.
- Using Edubuntu Menu Administrator, administrators can configure which applications are hidden for non-administrator users with the check of a box. This then makes it easy to add non-admin users that are then restricted on which applications they are allowed to see. Some recommended items are pre-selected.
- KNOWN ISSUES:
- KDE/Qt apps use a blue accent color as opposed to a red accent color or whatever accent color is set by the user in the System Settings. This is due to adwaita-qt being unable to respect the Yaru color schemes. There is no known fix currently, however future releases may have other configurations which allow this. There are ongoing discussions 8.
- The system installer (Ubiquity) provides a minimal install option. This is ineffective for this release.
- GNOME Notes has a search provider for the Activities Overview which will sometimes crash.
- Calibre has an issue where lrfviewer is crashing upon launch 2.
- As Edubuntu shares a desktop with and is based on Ubuntu Desktop, any known issues can be found in the official Ubuntu Release Notes 6.
- Individual applications included with Edubuntu may have their own known issues. Please consult upstream release notes for those applications before filing bug reports.