Date: Tue, 01 Dec 1998 17:05:49 +0100 From: Gael Duval <duval@criuc.unicaen.fr> To: digest-mandrake@aneri.net Subject: Linux Mandrake News 19981201 : Linux-Mandrake 5.2 available. December 1, 1998 L I N U X M A N D R A K E N E W S http://www.linuxmandrake.com/ = December 1, 1998 = ANNOUNCE ---------- CONTENT: Mandrake 5.2 GPL Edition Release, Mandrake 5.2 PowerPack Release with Corel Wordperfect 8.0, mailling lists, others. ---------- Hello, o Linux-mandrake 5.2 (Leeloo) GPL Edition release ----------------------------------------------- I'm very pleased to announce that Linux-Mandrake 5.2 (Leeloo) is available for FTP Download. It's also already distributed by a few distributors. Mandrake 5.2 (Leeloo) is based upon (updated) RedHat 5.2 (Apollo). = Like the 5.1 version, Linux-Mandrake 5.2 integrates KDE 1.0 (ehanced) as its default graphical desktop. = Main components: Linux Kernel version: 2.0.36 (final) ld.so version: 1.9.5 glibc version: 2.0.7 egcs version: 1.0.3a gcc version: 2.7.2.3 RedHat Linux version: 5.2 (with full updates) KDE version: 1.0 (ehanced) XFree86: 3.3.2 Gimp version: 1.0.1 Apache version: 1.3.3 Netscape Communicator version: 4.5 Emacs version: 20.3 + XEmacs 20.4 Furthermore, Linux-Mandrake 5.2 integrates several improvements: First, you get an international installation procedure (including en (default), cs, fi, no, tr, ro, sr, sk, de, da, se, it, fr). = Plus Mandrake 5.2 add-ons: = kpackage 1.0 (.rpm/.deb packages manager) = x11amp 0.65 (mp3 player) = kvirc 0.8 (full featured graphical irc client) = licq 0.44 (ICQ client) = aktion 0.2 (mpeg/avi/mov player) = ksnapshot 0.2 (screenshots program) = ktelnet 0.61 (K version of telnet) = ktop 0.9 (graphical system-ressources vizualizer) = kpilot 3.0 (Pilot synchronization utilitie) = spacesounds (pre-integrated sound-theme for KDE) = GPL flash2 plugin (pre-integrated to Netscape) = krubik 1.04 (nice Rubik's cube game) = kfortune 1.11 (get a new fortune each time you start KDE!) = xkobo 1.9 (a nice spacewar game) = Mandrake-SOHO (Small Office Home Office) extensions: klyx 0.9 (WYSIWYG fronted to LaTeX) = maxwell 0.5 (wordprocessor, nice to import word6.0 and RTF files) = sane 0.74 (scanning plugin for Gimp - sane 1.0 soon) = korganizer 0.9 (full personal organizer) = ksendfax 0.3 (fax utilitie) = kvoice 0.3 (voice modem utilitie) = X-Server extensions(must be set manually): XSuse servers (for various new video boards) = XBF server (for i740-based boards) = Locale (must be set manually) extensions: Italian manpages = French manpages = Xtel 3.2 (French Minitel terminal) = o Linux-Mandrake 5.2 (Leeloo) PowerPack release --------------------------------------------- Mid-december, the "PowerPack" version of Mandrake 5.2 (Leeloo) will be available. It will include: - the Linux-Mandrake 5.2 installation CD and related floppy disks. - the Mandrake 5.2 full sources CD - the Mandrake 5.2 full applications CD = - the Mandrake commercial applications (demos) CD - the complete Linux-Mandrake User Manual - 100 days installation support (email and fax) - a nice add-on: Corel Wordperfect 8.0 personal edition! = o Users ----- If you cannot download the Mandrake 5.2 GPL Edition from FTP (more than 500 Mbytes), you can order a cheap copy from our distributors. Check http://www.linuxmandrake.com/distributors/ Linux-Mandrake 5.2 (Leeloo) PowerPack will be soon available there too. o Distributors = ------------ We are actually looking for new distributors, in all countries all over the world. Please contact: sales@linuxmandrake.com o Contributors ------------ We are actually looking for: - translators - hackers - people with good RPM knowledge Please contact: mandrake@linuxmandrake.com o Support = ------- For questions about Linux-Mandrake 5.2 GPL Edition, users should use our new mailling-lists: newbie@linuxmandrake.com newbie-digest@linuxmandrake.com = expert@linuxmandrake.com exper-digest@linuxmandrake.com (to subscribe, send "subscribe newbie(-digest)" or "subscribe expert(-digest)" in the body of an email to majordomo@linuxmandrake.com). Actual subscribers to digest-mandrake@aneri.net will be moved automatically. o Screenshots: ----------- There are new screenshots from Mandrake 5.2 on the Mandrake website! o Thank you: --------- We would like to thank: Daniele Medri. Jean-Fran=E7ois Martinez. Pablo Saratxaga. All the FTP maintainers. Gael. ------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.linuxmandrake.com ------------------------------------------------------------- o What is Linux-Mandrake exactly? ------------------------------ Linux-Mandrake is an updated Linux-RH 5.2 GPL, with KDE graphical desktop fully integrated and preconfigured in it. Those two parts have been modified and improved to work properly together. = o Main goals of this new distribution: ----------------------------------- = - we wish to provide a working and easy-to-install linux-distribution for people who do not want to spend too much time in installing and configuring their Linux system : just install it and USE IT. = - we wish to provide a very attractive, easy-to-use, Linux System for newbies coming from the very common OS that you know ;-) For example, after having your new Linux-Mandrake installed, just type `startx' and your beautiful KDE window-manager comes without crying :-) Now, just click on the cd-rom icon (on your desktop) to mount and use your cd-rom (it's the same for floppy disks). This is very easy and you do not need to be a privileged user for that ! = - we wish to provide a new distribution in a well-known linux environment (RH 5.1) = ---THE END----------