Mandrake 10 Beta 1


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MandrakeSoft S.A. has released the first beta of Mandrake Linux 10.0

New in this release:

- Linux Kernel 2.6.1 and 2.4.25pre6

- Glibc 2.3.3 with NPTL support

- XFree86 4.4pre

- KDE 3.2pre

- Mozilla 1.6

- New Mandrake Control Center

- New tool: mdkwebadmin (local lanch of webmin)

- New menue structure which benefited from Club & Cooker suggestions

Known troubles:

- USB doesn't work during installation

- 3D acceleration doesn't work

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I tried it and quickly got rid of it. It's actually very good; fast, stable, responsive. But it won't play me games. :(

When I see a snapshot that supports 3d accel, I'll be on it like Woody Allen on a preschool.

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I found your post: here

Looks like you have a connection issue on eth0, and it is guessing at an IP to claim since it saw no responses...

However the 127.0.0.1 is reserved for localhost, and it should not be after that IP...

Odd that it works one time and not another.

Perhaps if you post your /etc/hosts file (and there are others we might need to look into), someone can see something wrong.

for example, mine is:

[mark@mjcomputer mark]$ cat /etc/hosts
# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain   localhost

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mandrake is too bulky I think... that's why I stick to Redhat then Fedora Core

LOL How is it "bulky"? Do you mean graphically or by the amount of software included? All of that can be customized of course. Linux can be made to look like just about anything and you are always given the option to install as much or as little as you like. One of Linux's major strengths is that it is hugely customizable.

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LOL How is it "bulky"? Do you mean graphically or by the amount of software included? All of that can be customized of course. Linux can be made to look like just about anything and you are always given the option to install as much or as little as you like. One of Linux's major strengths is that it is hugely customizable.

Couldn't have said it better myself. When I get myself a testing rig, thats whats going on it - Linux :)

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LOL How is it "bulky"? Do you mean graphically or by the amount of software included? All of that can be customized of course. Linux can be made to look like just about anything and you are always given the option to install as much or as little as you like. One of Linux's major strengths is that it is hugely customizable.

Amen!

Linux can run the latest kernel on a '386 machine, and be used as a server.

I haven't verified the system requirements for XP, but pretty sure that it can't do the same. ;)

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yes I think like this because I'm lazy to customize it

well somehow I find redhat run faster than mandrake in my system, dunno why

Hmm... I find that, out of the box (errr... .iso), that Mandy is faster.

I have heard that it is pre-compiled for i586 (pentium) and higher, while RH/FC is still stickign to i386 and higher compatability.

But, I have also heard that both distros will load the upgraded-compiled kernel if it detects a better CPU. I'm still a noob, and am not sure... :whistle:

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Double post? 

Why you'd post this twice, in two seperate places? Wish I knew. 

one for you guys, and one for the front page, which got ignored. :crazy:

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one for you guys, and one for the front page, which got ignored. :crazy:

LOL

Too bad Neowin can't symlink! :laugh:

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Ive downloaded the first 2 and the third is almost done. Ive got a spare box to try it on and ill tell you guys what i think when its done.

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ati drivers are hard to get going on linux...my friend just got his 9600XT working, so its not impossible...if MAY work with 10...BUT you will NOT have 3d accel..its a known issue right now as well as USB is not working straight from install...but hey...its a beta..

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ok so i got the 3 iso's can I make a bootable dvd out of these?

I have never done it (I don't own a DVD drive), but I googled for it before when someone else asked this question, and I think it can be done...

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