Yo Rene!
This is your fan Edwin!
Please burn a 7.1 release!
Forget the BETA.
Drool... drool... I can forget work for a while until I install this baby...
Linux-Mandrake 7.1 (Helium) availability
We are very pleased to announce the immediate
availability of Linux-Mandrake 7.1 (Helium).
Linux-Mandrake 7.1 continues to build-on and refine the many
innovations
first introduced in version 7.0 and adds many new features certain
to please
both beginners and experts alike.
The Linux-Mandrake 7.1 GPL archive now spans one or two Cd-
Roms to
bring you the best and most up-to-date applications available.
The 7.1 highlights include: support for multiple Cd-Roms at
installation time,
a new journalized filesystem, a highly tuned Apache web server
and a
web-based configuration tool that allows remote configuration of a
Linux-Mandrake system through a network.
"Linux-Mandrake 7.1 is our latest offering which provides a
complete and
powerful operating system ideal for most needs - from the home
user to
the demands of an enterprise with high-performance servers, and
all at low
cost. With the ergonomic improvements and server solutions
provided with
this release, Linux-Mandrake 7.1 has a great chance of becoming
the new
Linux standard for both enterprise and home use." declared
Jacques Le
Marois, President of MandrakeSoft.
Linux-Mandrake 7.1 is now available for download from many
locations
throughout the Internet. The boxed version, including commercial
applications, printed manuals and support will be available in
retail outlets at
the end of June, 2000.
Here's a sampling of some of the most noteworthy benefits:
Linux-Mandrake 7.1 introduces a new menuing system.
Applications
now appear in the same categories under all graphical
environments
and update automatically as new packages are installed or
removed.
Linux-Mandrake 7.1 offers the new Reiser journalized file
system as an
option within the new DrakX graphical installer and after
installation
with DiskDrake, the graphical hard drive partitioning
application.
A highly customized version of Webmin is included. Webmin
uses the
familiar interface of a web browser to easily setup user
accounts,
configure Apache, DNS, FTP, view system statistics and most
other
system/server tasks. Webmin can be used remotely from
another PC
and even from other operating systems simply by using a web
browser.
Apache 1.3.12 is enhanced with the latest high-performance
offerings
from the "Accelerating Apache Project" and provides
out-of-the-
box
support for Php3, Perl and Ssl extensions.
Cutting-edge XFree 4.0 servers with new modular architecture
is
available in the "Expert" installation class, XFree 3.3.3.1
is
standard for
other classes.
The Grub user-friendly bootloader is now provided as default.
Lilo is an
optional bootloader in an "Expert" install. Both Grub and
Lilo
now
overcome the 1024-limit.
Helix Code Gnome improvements are incorporated into the
Linux-Mandrake 7.1 Gnome-Sawfish desktop environment.
DrakFont is our new open-source font manager for Linux-
Mandrake
7.1. This utility provides an easy and convenient way to
manage
fonts
on a Linux system. DrakFont can add, remove and even retrieve
Ms-Windows fonts (if located on the same machine) and make
these
fonts available to Linux applications.
Kernel 2.2.15 with Linux-Mandrake extensions (secure kernel,
supermount option).
Ata 66 (Udma 66) is supported for users seeking the
highest-performance from Ide hard drives.
i810-based mainboards are now supported in Linux-Mandrake
7.1.
Enhanced USB support for modems, printers, Zip drives,
keyboards
and mice.
"Wheel" mice are fully functional within most applications
(Netscape,
Gnome, Kde, many others).
Linux-Mandrake 7.1 continues to provide
features that aren't available in any other Linux
distributions such as Supermount (transparent
access to removable media), LSec (Linux
security levels), multi-language support and
processor optimizations. Try Linux-Mandrake
7.1 today and see for yourself why
Linux-Mandrake is becoming the preferred
choice for both new and advanced users alike.
-
Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph
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