junior/debian-junior-tasks.desc

Task: junior-art
Section: debian-junior
Description: Debian Jr. Art
 Tools for children to produce artwork.  The simplest of these is
 tuxpaint, which is designed for small children.  It features sounds
 and easy to use controls.  For older children, there are gimp and
 xpaint.  While gimp is more complex, and is aimed at  the graphic
 artist, it is not necessarily much harder to use than the older,
 less full-featured xpaint.  Children starting out with just a small
 subset of the functions of these tools eventually pick up quite a
 number of new things as they explore, either with adults or other
 children with whom they share their computers, or on their own.
Relevance: 10
Key: 
 junior-art
Packages: list
 cheese
 gamine
 gcompris
 gimp
 gpaint
 inkscape
 mypaint
 pencil2d
 pinta
 pysiogame
 rgbpaint
 simple-scan
 tupi
 tuxpaint
 xpaint

Task: junior-doudou-base
Section: debian-junior
Description: DoudouLinux base
 DoudouLinux is a Debian system cusomized to be easy to use for
 children. It provides tens of applications that suit children from 2 to
 12 years old (or maybe 102?). For more information please have  a look
 at its home page http://www.doudoulinux.org/.
 .
 This package provides the base package of DoudouLinux.
 .
 Debian Jr. might (or might not) provide metapackages fit for the usage
 inside DoudouLinux.  This is just a test for metapackage layout and does
 not yet create a real metapackage.
Relevance: 10
Packages: list
 acpi-support-base
 alsa-base
 alsa-utils
 avahi-autoipd
 avahi-discover
 bash-completion
 cups-bsd
 cups-pdf
 dash
 dnsmasq-base
 eject
 gnome-keyring
 gtk2-engines
 khelpcenter4
 less
 libgl1-mesa-dri
 libgl1-mesa-glx
 libpam-gnome-keyring
 lxappearance
 lxrandr
 lxterminal
 network-manager-gnome
 ntpdate
 oss-compat
 oxygencursors
 policykit-1
 policykit-1-gnome
 smbclient
 system-config-printer
 system-config-printer-udev
 tree
 x11-utils
 x11-xkb-utils
 xdg-user-dirs-gtk
 xfonts-base
 xkb-data
 xserver-xorg-core
 yelp

Task: junior-doudou-dev-artists
Section: debian-junior
Description: DoudouLinux Art development
 DoudouLinux is a Debian system cusomized to be easy to use for
 children. It provides tens of applications that suit children from 2 to
 12 years old (or maybe 102?). For more information please have  a look
 at its home page http://www.doudoulinux.org/.
 .
 This package provides packages to develop artwork.
 .
 Debian Jr. might (or might not) provide metapackages fit for the usage
 inside DoudouLinux.  This is just a test for metapackage layout and does
 not yet create a real metapackage.
Relevance: 10
Packages: list
 gimp
 inkscape
 ttf-bitstream-vera

Task: junior-doudou-games
Section: debian-junior
Description: DoudouLinux Games
 DoudouLinux is a Debian system cusomized to be easy to use for
 children. It provides tens of applications that suit children from 2 to
 12 years old (or maybe 102?). For more information please have  a look
 at its home page http://www.doudoulinux.org/.
 .
 This package provides games.
 .
 Debian Jr. might (or might not) provide metapackages fit for the usage
 inside DoudouLinux.  This is just a test for metapackage layout and does
 not yet create a real metapackage.
Relevance: 10
Packages: list
 abe
 biniax2
 burgerspace
 ceferino
 circuslinux
 foobillard
 freealchemist
 frozen-bubble
 gmchess
 gnome-games
 gnome-mastermind
 gnugo
 gtans
 gweled
 hannah
 hex-a-hop
 kigo
 kolf
 lbreakout2
 magicor
 monsterz
 nikwi
 numptyphysics
 pingus
 supertux
 supertuxkart
 tanglet
 toppler
 tworld

Task: junior-education
Section: debian-junior
Description: Debian Jr. education applications
 This package includes a collection of educational programs
 for children. These applications suit children from 2 to 12.
 They will learn the computer mouse and keyboard as
 well as various skills (numbers, letters, logic, etc.).
Relevance: 10
Key: 
 junior-education
Packages: list
 atomix
 bambam
 fracplanet
 gbrainy
 gcompris
 ktuberling
 numptyphysics
 pysiogame
 pysycache
 stellarium
 xball
 xmakemol

Task: junior-games-adventure
Section: debian-junior
Description: Debian Jr. Adventure Games
 Adventure games are interactive stories driven by exploration and puzzle
 solving, and can be quite challenging. Recommended for older children, maybe
 even requiring help from someone older.
Relevance: 10
Key: 
 junior-games-adventure
Packages: list
 beneath-a-steel-sky
 drascula
 flight-of-the-amazon-queen
 lure-of-the-temptress
 nethack-console

Task: junior-games-arcade
Section: debian-junior
Description: Debian Jr. arcade games
 This metapackage will install arcade games suitable, in the
 opinion of the contributors to the Debian Jr. project, for children
 of all ages.  Mastering most of these games requires dexterity
 and cognitive skills usually developed only in the older children
 (around ages 5 to 8).  But the youngest children may enjoy watching
 older players, or just poking randomly at the controls, depending
 on the game.
Relevance: 10
Key: 
 junior-games-arcade
Packages: list
 2048-qt
 bambam
 biniax2
 bouncy
 bugsquish
 bumprace
 circuslinux
 cuyo
 fretsonfire
 funnyboat
 gcompris
 hannah
 heroes-sdl
 holotz-castle
 jumpnbump
 koules
 lbreakout2
 madbomber
 monsterz
 supertux
 tuxmath
 tuxpuck
 vodovod
 xsoldier

Task: junior-games-card
Section: debian-junior
Description: Debian Jr. Card Games
 A collection of card games, for the time being just solitaire, which
 are probably more suited to older children than young, although
 the "memory" type games in pysol may appeal to children just entering
 grade school.
Relevance: 10
Key: 
 junior-games-card
Packages: list
 ace-of-penguins
 kpat
 pairs
 pysiogame
 sgt-puzzles
 xsol

Task: junior-games-gl
Section: debian-junior
Description: Debian Jr. 3D Games (hardware acceleration required)
 These games all use OpenGL libraries.  They will not work without
 decent 3D graphics cards providing hardware-accelerated OpenGL.
 .
 While armagetron and gltron are different interpretations of the
 game depicted in the classic 3D-animated movie "Tron", Tux Racer
 is an all-original made-for-Linux 3D racing game.  Unlike the
 standard blood-and-guts fare in the 3D games universe, all of
 these games are suitable for children.
Relevance: 10
Key: 
 junior-games-gl
Packages: list
 armagetronad
 bouncy
 bzflag
 extremetuxracer
 gltron
 neverball
 supertuxkart
 torcs
 trackballs
 tuxfootball

Task: junior-games-net
Section: debian-junior
Description: Debian Jr. Network Games
 Network games bring people together from all over the world. Many times the
 game and chat is a place where people learn languages, how to communicate, and
 socializing skills.
Relevance: 10
Key: 
 junior-games-net
Packages: list
 bubbros
 gcompris
 gtetrinet
 minetest
 openttd
 xblast-tnt
 xblast-tnt-levels
 xblast-tnt-musics
 xblast-tnt-sounds
 xpilot-ng

Task: junior-games-puzzle
Section: debian-junior
Description: Debian Jr. Puzzle games
 Some puzzle-type games, from the more arcade-like and frozen-bubble to xjig (a
 jigsaw puzzle program), to lmemory (based on the classic "memory" card game).
 This sampling of packages was done in the hope that it will appeal to child
 and adult alike.
Relevance: 10
Key: 
 junior-games-puzzle
Packages: list
 2048-qt
 amoebax
 berusky2
 biniax2
 brainparty
 frozen-bubble
 gbrainy
 gcompris
 gtans
 hex-a-hop
 lmemory
 monsterz
 pysiogame
 ri-li
 xjig

Task: junior-games-sim
Section: debian-junior
Description: Debian Jr. Simulation Games
 Simulation games tend to be rather complex, so they are recommended
 for older children, and even then some help from someone older may be
 needed.
Relevance: 10
Key: 
 junior-games-sim
Packages: list
 0ad
 freeciv-client-gtk
 freecol
 lincity-ng
 megaglest
 micropolis
 opencity
 openttd
 pingus
 ri-li
 simutrans
 wesnoth

Task: junior-games-text
Section: debian-junior
Description: Debian Jr. Text Games
 The principal virtue of these games is their simplicity.  They will run
 on any hardware, and some of them are simple enough to control so that
 very young children can enjoy them (e.g. snake)
Relevance: 10
Key: 
 junior-games-text
Packages: list
 animals
 bsdgames
 cowsay
 moon-buggy
 nettoe
 sl
 zivot

Task: junior-internet
Section: debian-junior
Description: Debian Jr. Internet tools
 For children, a wide variety of Internet tools are not necessary to get
 started.  Most users will find the Iceweasel web browser covers their needs.
 As children's familiarity and sophistication of use of the Internet develops,
 you will probably want to add more Internet clients to the child's system.
Relevance: 10
Key: 
 junior-internet
Packages: list
 epiphany-browser
 pidgin

Task: junior-math
Section: debian-junior
Description: Debian Jr. educational math
 This metapackage will install educational math programs suitable for
 children.  Some of the packages use mathematics that is well beyond
 the abilities of young children (e.g. fractals and cryptography), but
 hopefully using these let them gain an appreciation of the beauty of
 math from an early age.  Other packages allow children to explore and
 learn math concepts in an engaging, interactive way.  Some packages
 are more general, providing math activities as only one part of the
 package, e.g. bsdgames includes "arithmetic" in addition to other
 non-math games, and x11-apps provides xcalc.
Relevance: 10
Key: 
 junior-math
Packages: list
 2048-qt
 bc
 bsdgames
 gbrainy
 gcompris
 kig
 numptyphysics
 pysiogame
 tuxmath
 x11-apps
 xaos

Task: junior-programming
Section: debian-junior
Description: Debian Jr. programming
 The emphasis for this sampling of programming packages for children
 is first on simple interpreted languages.  Also important for using
 languages with children are good documentation, and some ability to
 produce visual programs without too much effort.  It is by no means
 a complete list, and you are encouraged to explore other languages
 with children as well; even those that are not specifically aimed for
 children.
 .
 The Logo language is specifically designed for children, with a strong
 emphasis on the visual and concrete.  Littlewizard is an icon-based
 graphical programming language also designed for children.
 .
 Scratch is an easy, interactive, collaborative, visual programming language
 with children from ages 8 and up as their target group.
 .
 Arduino is a popular micro controller that is widely used by both people
 learning electronics and programming as well as seasoned veterans doing
 complex projects. It is necessary to connect a physical Arduino circuit board
 in order to experiment with arduino.
Relevance: 10
Key: 
 junior-programming
Packages: list
 arduino
 gvrng
 kturtle
 laby
 littlewizard
 puredata
 scratch
 sonic-pi
 squeak-plugins-scratch
 squeak-vm

Task: junior-sound
Section: debian-junior
Description: Debian Jr. sound
 This metapackage will install a sampling of sound packages for
 a system that is used by children.  While not all of these will
 be things that children will use directly, a child's system
 administrator can make use of them to ensure that the child
 gets the most out of their system.
Relevance: 10
Key: 
 junior-sound
Packages: list
 audacious
 bplay
 cdtool
 gcompris
 gespeaker
 hydrogen
 milkytracker
 pianobooster
 puredata
 sonic-pi
 tuxguitar
 vorbis-tools

Task: junior-system
Section: debian-junior
Description: Debian Jr. System tools
 This package includes a few tools for helping children learn about and
 use their system.
 .
 Midnight Commander is more than just a file manager.  It is shell with
 which children can explore and manage their own accounts.  It can be a
 great help for the very young, as it saves them some typing (as
 compared with using a command-line shell directly).  It is also packed
 with power and flexibility which can be tapped by older children and
 adults alike.
 .
 The 'hello' sample program can be used as an instructional aid, as
 an example of how to invoke programs from the shell, specify switches,
 use the man page, and so on.
 .
 Baobab, the GNOME disk usage analyzer, enables the user to take a
 visual trip into the hard drive contents. It can be a mesmerizing first
 step, dvelving into the inner parts of the computer system. It serves
 both as an educational tool about file systems and file contents/size
 as well as a tool for analyzing what files are big if disk space is
 scarce.
 .
 Bubblefishymon is a computer load monitor dockapp which shows network
 traffic as fishes, CPU usage as bubbles, and a duck representing a
 duck.
Relevance: 10
Key: 
 junior-system
Packages: list
 baobab
 bubblefishymon
 hello
 mc

Task: junior-toys
Section: debian-junior
Description: Debian Jr. desktop toys
 This metapackage will install desktop toys suitable for children.  The
 collection contains some packages which might enjoy children and make
 them love their computer.
Relevance: 10
Key: 
 junior-toys
Packages: list
 bambam
 bubblefishymon
 cheese
 dasher
 gamine
 gespeaker
 gworldclock
 oneko
 xfireworks
 xfishtank
 xpenguins
 xplanet
 xplanet-images
 xteddy

Task: junior-typing
Section: debian-junior
Description: Debian Jr. typing
 This metapackage will install typing tutors and typing games for
 various skill levels.  This collection of packages was assembled
 in the hope that children become comfortable with the keyboard
 quickly while having fun learning it.
Relevance: 10
Key: 
 junior-typing
Packages: list
 bambam
 gcompris
 gtypist
 klavaro
 ktouch
 pysiogame
 tuxtype

Task: junior-video
Section: debian-junior
Description: Debian Jr. Video
 Tools to watch video files, DVD, CD, network streams etc.
Relevance: 10
Key: 
 junior-video
Packages: list
 cheese
 vlc

Task: junior-writing
Section: debian-junior
Description: Debian Jr. writing
 This metapackage will install tools for your budding young
 writer. It includes a text editor, spell-checker, dictionary client,
 word processor, and educational writing software.
Relevance: 10
Key: 
 junior-writing
Packages: list
 abiword
 aspell
 dasher
 dict
 gcompris
 nano
 pysiogame
 writetype