In 30 June 2012 ISURU Linux was introduced to Sri Lankan schools by The Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka. It is an effort of the ICT Branch of Ministry of Education, Teachers, as well as the Sri Lankan Open Source Community.

The first release was ISURU Linux 12.04. The second edition was ISURU Linux 14.04. From the experience gain from the previous versions ISURU Linux 16.04 “change” (“For a Difference”) was released on 30 April 2016.

Version	Name	Year	Description
12.04 LTS	ISURU Linux 12.04	2012	Old version
14.04 LTS	ISURU Linux 14.04	2014	Older version, yet still supported
16.04 LTS	ISURU Linux 16.04	2016	Latest version
Legend: Old version Older version, still supported Latest version Latest preview version Future release