On 24 Dec 1999, Chmouel Boudjnah wrote:
> > I didn't like the auto-LILO config. Is there a way we can have it test if
> > a previous version of LILO is installed? My system is multi-boot between
>
> on recommended install you have lilo auto setup, but you can switch
> back to expert with the button on the right of the screen and have a
> customized lilo install (a really one).
You can switch back and forth? Hmmm... I didn't notice that. Thanks for
the tip. I'll have to try it again (makes for a better review).
> > Win98, Mandrake 6.1, and the new 7.0, but it wiped out my original
> > LILO config. Not a huge deal, but annoying anyways. I did like how
> > it auto-added Win98 to the boot menu, however.
>
> that because you are in the recommended install, a newcomer to linux
> has not a existing lilo configuration.
I kinda figured that was the reason for it.
> > What happened to WindowMaker on the picklist in XDM or KDM or whatever *DM
> > loads an X session? WindowMaker is gone, and so is Xfce? I'm sure
> > WindowMaker was installed... Also, can we have a seperate selection for
> > Enlightenment? I'd like to be able to load it without having to load
> > GNOME if possible (and I'm sure others would too) since E is becoming more
> > and more efficient as a stand-alone WM without needing GNOME underneath
> > it.
>
> Sound like a bug from me, give me until tomorrow and i'll fix
> this. Did you have used a mirror or the iso ?
Mirrored from ftp.sunet.se. I grabbed it before any of the ISO's were
out.
> > I also think draksec needs to have some explanation of the security
> > levels. Low/Medium/High don't explain very much. What's the difference
> > between them? I think there should be either a popup window explaining
> > the differences or some kind of help button to do so. I went thru and
> > selected all three at different times and it never told me what was
> > different on the system for any of them.
>
> Camille work on this.
Awesome.
> > I like the new icons in KDE, but did someone forget to update the menus
> > for GNOME? Stuff like RPMdrake and DrakConf aren't in there at all, and
> > neither are some of the icons that are available on the KDE desktop. I
> > think GNOME should have those as well.
>
> Pablo has already committed the new stuff for gnome on the cvs they
> only wait a make rpm to comme up on mirror (and the agreement of our
> Q&A).
Good stuff! That was my only beef with the GNOME stuff (although I do
think you should put Enlightenment in there alone as a login option in
KDM).
> > All in all, I really like it! The install was nice and fast, and the
> > majority of stuff seems to work pretty good other than those issues
> > mentioned above. Didn't go into it too deep, but those are just surface
> > observations. Keep up the good work guys!
>
> Cool, thanks for your report.
No no... thank *you* for what you guys are doing... =) Only reaffirms why
Mandrake is my favourite distro... =)
Vincent Danen, ICQ: 54924721 . telnet://bbs.freezer-burn.org
BBBS/LiI . Internet Rex for Linux Beta . Freezer Burn BBS
Linux Information and other Goodies at Freezer Burn: www.freezer-burn.org
