So here's the result so far, I thought it could be useful to others.
I installed:
* GCompris,
* Tux Math,
* Tux Typing,
* Extreme Tux Racer (which needs a bit of tweaking to work with a wide
screen [1]),
* Cheese,
* Skype (special request so she can talk to her gran in Germany),
* Picsaw (thanks Ubuntu app challenge!)
* Numpty Physics (thanks Alan Lord!),
* Frozen Bubble (thanks Tim Dobson!),
* Pinta,
* TurtleArt,
* GeoGebra,
* Fogger (thanks Ubuntu app challenge: 2 minutes to create a dedicated
CBeebies app!),
* MyUnity (to disable workspaces).
I did *not* install:
* SuperTux 2: doesn't support wide screen resolutions properly,
* KTurtle: just says "unknown function" with little help when you type
in something it doesn't like,
* EToys: didn't work, looks like a screen refresh issue,
* Pencil: doesn't work well with a 1024x600 resolution, it expects
higher vertical resolution,
* Scratch: slightly upset about this one, same issue as EToys.
I may still install:
* A link to www.poissonrouge.com (thanks Mike Carter!): as it uses
Flash, it doesn't work as a Fogger app so it needs a bit more work,
* KidsRuby [2]: at the moment, the installation is a bit convoluted,
it'd be nice if it was packaged,
* Alice [3]: same, install needs a bit of work.
I wish I had found:
* A piano app like the one on poissonrouge.com or any music app for kids
[1]
http://askubuntu.com/questions/92417/how-do-i-prevent-extreme-tux-racer-from-changing-my-desktop-resolution
[2] http://www.kidsruby.com/
[3] http://www.alice.org/
Cheers,
Bruno
On 26/08/12 17:28, Bruno Girin wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> 18 months ago, I installed Ubuntu on a netbook for a friend's daughter.
> Now that she's nearly 6, she still loves the netbook and wants an
> upgrade with more interesting games on it. At the moment, the netbook is
> running 10.10 for netbooks (Unity interface) with gcompris, TuxMath,
> TuxTyping, TuxPaint and a couple other things.
>
> I was planning to upgrade to 12.04 and install Scratch and TurtleArt.
> Other than that, I would welcome any suggestion of fun software for a 6
> year old.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bruno
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