Ubuntu Christian Edition 5.0 (Beta)
Back in 2006, when I was writing for ExtremeTech, I reviewed a version of Ubuntu with a religious theme: Ubuntu Christian Edition. At one point it seemed as though Ubuntu CE had been discontinued but I was pleased to note today that it has apparently been brought to life again:
Great news!! Ubuntu CE is alive again! A huge thanks goes out to David Kuntadi who has taken on the task of developing the debs for the Dansguardiane-Sword Installer, Bible Trivia, OpenSong, linBread, etc. He is also keeping our new repository organized and updated.
The release of Ubuntu CE v5.0 based on Ubuntu 9.04 is now available for download as well as from our repos. This has been a request from the very beginning. We are excited that now standard Ubuntu users cans simply install Ubuntu CE using apt-get or Synaptic.
Download Here
Installation Instructions Here
This release is a back to basics release and should be considered beta at this point. We are focusing on the functionality for now and will work towards the aesthetics.
The full package list can be found here.
I will continue to be the Project Lead and will be in charge of the iso builds and website. David Kuntadi is now the Development Lead and will be in charge of the deb packages and repos. We will be looking for a person who is willing to take charge of the themes, graphics, and artwork for the next release. If you are interested you can send a note to support@ubuntuce.com.
God Bless, Jereme
Project Lead GUI,
Obligatory Disclaimer
As I did on ExtremeTech, I want to stress here that I do not endorse any particular religion nor do I endorse no religion. One of the wonderful things about Linux is that there are so many different distributions to choose from. Everybody can make their own choices and if a distribution with a religious theme works for somebody then fantastic. Good for them, I hope they get a lot of use out of it.
I try to review each distribution with an open mind and, despite some negative feedback from some readers in the past about these kinds of religious distributions, I intend to press on here on DLR and continue to review them.
If reading about a distribution with a religious theme bothers or offends you then you might want to stop reading here and, instead, head over to the Desktop Linux Reviews forum for some Linux conversation or try these other excellent Beehive-based discussion forums:
Manic Geeks
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There you go. Now you have something else to read if a religious themed distribution offends you. Enjoy. 
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It may have been me that commented on UbuntuCE 9.04 regarding Dan’s Guardian. You do have to loosen it up a bit if you intend to use Beehive software. Since I was testing this one in the Virtualbox OSE, I did just that.
I happen to love that picture, and I also enjoy having convenient Bible verses and tools available to me. I install some, but not all, of the same tools on my main system.
I found this particular release to be a bit rough around the edges; nothing terrible, just not quite up to the refinement that I enjoyed in the previous release before Jerome took a break to work on other projects.
I think this particular release is OK, but I really liked the last one, old as it had become. I finally replaced it not too long ago on my old Compaq/HP D530 test system.
I think this one could be a keeper for those who already like Ubuntu systems. For me, I will wait to install it until the guys have refined it a bit more once again; meanwhile, I will play with it in Virtualbox OSE.
One other thing, Jim. Since the last time you reviewed UbuntuCE at ET, Jerome has added a lot of graphics and MANY cool tools. In his last release before the sabbatical to work on the Jesus TV project, Jerome added some cool apps that he had spread across the Firefox toolbar, and he also had GodTube hooked up, which is now Tangle.
The Bible Trivia is new; that is pretty cool. I love being able to read a quick verse as soon as I login, and if I am ready for more right then, I can dig in with one of the study tools, or I can start up the study tools when I can specifically set aside some quiet time for study.
Overall, this system is worthwhile for someone who wants a readily prepared desktop system with Christian based software tools. The addition of Dan’s Guardian, in spite of the over zealous default settings, is a great thing to have available. You can shut off the filtering if you need access and do not have the time to fool around with it, then you can enable the filtering and/or tune it up when you have the time to hone it. You can also filter at certain times of day and not others, so it is a handy tool if you invest a little time in it.
I applaud this project, as there are many Christian FLOSS users/enthusiasts, who get to feel lonely as such a project was missing/discontinued… Kudos to David Kuntadi !
As of Dansguardian behaving “not so well”… One has to tweak the whitelist in “advanced settings”… Or disable it if it is too much of a burden…
Very good Xiphos & very good Wine e-Sword !
One of the saddest things I have ever seen.
I guess I’m pleased that the CE found a new developer after the project was crippled for a year after the police seized the original developer’s computer during a child pr0n investigation: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=685387
Personally, I prefer the Ubuntu Satanic Edition, myself, Linux for the damned.
http://ubuntusatanic.org/news/
Check out their latest release, Ubuntu Satanic Edition 666.6 (Jesus’ Jugular).
I understand the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is working on a release, as well, all hail his noodly appendages.
Thank Dog I’m an atheist.
@ Master:
You must have a very happy and joyful life if this is the saddest thing you have ever seen.
[...] New Ubuntu CE available now! http://desktoplinuxreviews.com/2009/07/20/ubuntu-christian-edition-5/ [...]
Extra popups? Are you sure this distro is not the workings of Satan himself?
As a Christian and a Linux hobbyist, I was hopeful that CE 5.0 would be the answer to my yearning, but not quite. I would like to see a little more, like maybe some good church administration software, Open Office pre-packaged vice Abiword, and some other things.
Hopefully, in time it will be something Christians can really rally around. I would like to see it to be honest. We’d have less technology outlays in the church if we could get a solid Linux system up and running. CE just isn’t quite there yet without the administration software. I’m hopeful though!
I should say that despite these comments, I am running CE on my desktop at home and I’m enjoying it.
Praxis, I did a review of Ubuntu Satanic Edition for ExtremeTech a while back. Google and you should find it. I will look at it again when it has another major upgrade.