Linux-Mandrake 6.1 (Helios) is available! | Linux Today

Linux-Mandrake 6.1 (Helios) is available!

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 17, 1999

[ Gael Duval
writes: ]

“Hello,

We are very pleased to announce the new version of the Linux
distribution that won the “Product of the year” award at LinuxWorld
Expo’99. Linux-Mandrake 6.1 (Helios), the first Linux distribution
to include the new XFree 3.3.5 and KDE1.1.2, is available. This is
the latest release of our user-friendly and flexible desktop
Linux-based operating system.

It is currently available for download via FTP, in both
traditional and iso-image formats.

Read the announce here,
pick your distro here.

Mandrake 6.1 features Linux 2.2.13pre, XFree 3.3.5 and KDE
1.1.2, among others.”

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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