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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/
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December 1, 1998
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ANNOUNCE
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CONTENT: Mandrake 5.2 GPL Edition Release, Mandrake 5.2 PowerPack
Release with Corel Wordperfect 8.0, mailling lists, others.
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Hello,
o Linux-mandrake 5.2 (Leeloo) GPL Edition release
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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).
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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
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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
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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 =
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We are actually looking for new distributors, in all countries all
over the world. Please contact: sales@linuxmandrake.com
o Contributors
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We are actually looking for:
- translators
- hackers
- people with good RPM knowledge
Please contact: mandrake@linuxmandrake.com
o Support =
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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:
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There are new screenshots from Mandrake 5.2 on the Mandrake website!
o Thank you:
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We would like to thank:
Daniele Medri.
Jean-Fran=E7ois Martinez.
Pablo Saratxaga.
All the FTP maintainers.
Gael.
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http://www.linuxmandrake.com
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o What is Linux-Mandrake exactly?
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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.
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o Main goals of this new distribution:
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- 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.
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- 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 !
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- we wish to provide a new distribution in a well-known linux
environment (RH 5.1)
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