Linux Mandrake 8 Beta 2 Out
Posted by Daniel Fleshbourne on 04 September 2001 - 18:16 · 1 comment & 961 views
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MandrakeSoft is proud to announce that the beta 2 of the upcoming Mandrake Linux 8.1, "Raklet", has hit the mirrors. Sticking to the path opened by the 8.0 version, Mandrake Linux 8.1 Beta 2 provides a bunch of innovations, more user-friendly and breathtaking tools, and --as always with a Mandrake distribution-- highly up-to-date software. However this beta release is not intended for a daily use, it is issued for debugging and test purpose. Please keep in mind that it is an experimental distribution.
Everyone is welcomed to participate in the Beta test cycle.
Changes and improvements since the beta1:
New software include:
Reworked DiskDrake (disk partitioner) that now allows the configuration of network filesystems (Samba or NFS) mount points.
New Mandrake Server Wizards: Professional configuration wizards to allow fast and enhanced enterprise server setup.
Prelude 0.4.2 (Intrusion detection system), see http://prelude.sourceforge.net/ for more information
Gnomemeeting 0.10 (Video conferencing software H323 compatible)
Libsafe (Stack Overflow protection), for increased security.
Bug fixes involve:
* KDE 2.2
* i810
* KDE
* Mandrake Software Manager (rpmdrake)
Mandrake Linux 8.1 New and Killer Features
Draknet (network configuration tool), test and enjoy this thoroughly reworked version.
Support for the Euro
Mime Type managing reworked
Renewed URPMI (package installer) and Software Manager
The reworked Mandrake Control Center will provide a convenient embedded root console as well as new tools such as Logdrake, a graphical frontend to the system log files, or Drakinst, which allows easy setup of an auto-install disk.
Renewed HardDrake
Fresh version of PrinterDrake to get all the power of your printer.
In Mandrake Linux 8.1 Beta 2, you'll also find:
Kernel 2.4.8 This beta 2 features the latest kernel available, 2.4.8, with included support for 3 different journalised filesystems (IBM JFS, ReiserFS and ext3), all of them integrated and available through DiskDrake during the installation or after.
User interfaces
Latest and fresh KDE 2.2, with the office suite Koffice 1.1 (major release since really usable).
GNOME 1.4.1, with
Evolution 1.0 Beta 2
Nautilus 1.04
Server tools
Mandrake Server Wizards to easily set-up main server functions
New Prelude Intrusion Detection System 0.4.2 (see http://prelude.sourceforge.net/ for more information)
Nameserver bind 9.2
Apache 1.3.20
Proxy squid 2.4
Instant messaging gabber/jabber
Journalized file system jfs/ext3/reiserfs
News server Inn 2.4.2
Postgresql 7.1.2
And of course mail servers Postfix and Sendmail, Mysql Database, Openssh, NIS, NFS...
Misc
You will also find versions of the most up-to-date multimedia and desktop utilities, such as:
Mozilla 0.93
Xmms 1.2.5
Gimp 1.2.2
Gphoto2
Grip 2.96
Koffice 1.1
Galeon 0.12
Gnomemeeting 0.10
And, along with the default gcc 2.96 compiler, the latest GNU Compiler Collection 3.0, with all the development tools like glade, KDevelop 2.2 and several other languages (python, perl, OCaml, mercury, tcl/tk...).
CAUTION: There are some reliability issues regarding JFS, it is not recommended to use it