IceFun

Learn by playing!

IceFun is a Linux-based operating system that has been developed under didactic aspects for playful learning. It contains various learning and gaming environments that are particularly suitable for children aged 4 to 14. The programs included help your children to learn and develop through play. For instance, they can learn the 10-finger writing system or gather their first experiences in programming.

If your children like to be creative, they can paint wonderful pictures with the MyPaint program. They can also create picture collages which can then be printed out in poster size by breaking the picture down into smaller pieces, printing them out and then sticking them together.

Self-painted pictures can be converted into puzzles, which can then be solved on the computer.

For musical talents, a complete music studio is included, and a program helps your children learn to play the piano.

The operating system is suitable for computers with 64-bit or 32-bit processors and supports screen resolutions up to 1600x1200px. IceFun has been designed to run well on an older PC or laptop. If you have a device up to 10 years old that you no longer need yourself, you can certainly make a child happy with it. You can find a complete list of the programs included here.

Download

🧊 IceFun ins available separately. Visit IceFun.ch for more information.

🐧 IceFun ins separat erhältlich. Besuche IceFun.ch um mehr zu erfahren.

Getting ready for take-off

IceFun is available for computers with 32-bit processors (icefun-x86) and 64-bit processors (icefun-x64). Current PCs are usually 64-bit capable.

You will need the file with trailing .iso extension. After downloading, you can either Burn the image to a DVD or use a tool like Etcher to write it onto a USB thumb drive.

Afterward, boot your computer from the DVD or the thumb drive and make yourself familiar.

Please Connect to the Internet before you launch the Installer. This is especially important as some packages need to be downloaded during the installation process.

The installation itself is simple and straightforward. It only takes a few minutes of your time.

If you are happy with what I have included and how the overall system behaves, perfect.

Just that you know, there are plenty of things to tweak and to learn about, but those steps should be done by an experienced astronaut ;)

Installing Software

You can install new apps using the graphical Synaptic package manager.

After installation of, let's say, a superamazingprogram, you might have noticed that it does not appear in the menu directly. Just log out and log in again, and spot the newly installed program in the menu.