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Mandrake 6.0 beta (Mariner) available for download and tests

By

Gaël Duval
writes:

Hello,

I’m very please to announce that Linux-Mandrake 6.0beta
(Mariner) is available for download and tests.

Features Highlights:

  • Improved installation procedure with default options at disk
    partitionning and privileged+non priviled user account
    creation
  • Windows(tm) Mandrake installation option for beginners, without
    disk partitionning [BETA]
  • Core system: Kernel 2.2.7 (ac series), glibc2.1, RPM 3.0.1
  • Compatible with Red Hat 6.0
  • Pentium-class processors (Pentium I/II/III, AMD K6, Cyrix
    M2…) CPU optimization [speed gain on modern machines]
  • KDE1.1.1 + Gnome 1.0.4 with Mandrake custom menue entries
  • easy switch from one to the other
  • Other Window managers (Window Maker 0.53, IceWM 0.9.38,
    AfterStep 1.7.90…)
  • Scalable True-Type fonts under XFree (with many TT fonts
    installed by default)
  • Soundconfig from the Lothar project
  • Many nice KDE and Gnome apps (recompiled for Glibc2.1)
  • Office applications
  • CD-burning utilities
  • ISDN utilities
  • Bero-apps
  • Improved keyboard management
  • Improved localized man-pages support
  • Bzipped man pages

Please have a look at our Mariner-related page on:

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/mariner/

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