How to install Edubuntu from Xubuntu in the terminal

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We are formatting 20 machines to use in LATAM. We need to install Edubuntu from Xubuntu. How can we install it from the terminal?

We're www.notegood.org, and www.comparte.org, NGOs from Barcelona. We reformat old portables to use in poor LATAM school. We started by installing Xubuntu in 20 machines, now we discovered Edubuntu, and we want to upgrade these machines. Can we update Xubuntu to Edubuntu from the terminal, or do we have install Edubuntu from a bootable USB?

Can you be more specific with what you mean by "installing edubuntu from xubuntu"? Do you just want the edubuntu look + feel + applications or do you want to do a complete reinstall of edubuntu? — Seth, Nov 21 '14 at 23:05
@Seth I have added the reply to your comment that the OP posted to his question. — karel, Nov 23 '14 at 10:28

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 21 '14 at 16:56

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Just install edubuntu-desktop:

sudo apt-get install edubuntu-desktop

As this is a metapackage this will install the desktop environment, and you can select the installed DE from the login screen.

answered Nov 21 '14 at 16:56

Wilf

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and from gnome? this message in terminal E: No se pudieron obtener algunos archivos, ¿quizás deba ejecutar «apt-get update» o deba intentarlo de nuevo con --fix-missing? notegood@notegood-Latitude-D630:~$ ^C – Nicolas Brizuela Nov 27 '14 at 08:40
Try running apt-get update, also this question. If you are using old unsupported Ubuntu release (not 12.04/14.04/14.10), try this question – Wilf Nov 27 '14 at 22:44

How to install Edubuntu from Xubuntu in the terminal

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