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TuxReports: First Look: Mandrake Linux 9.0 beta 1

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 29, 2002

” I was fortunate enough the other day to find a fast enough
mirror to pull the three iso images down in about 3 hours. Using
X-CDROAST, these iso images have been used to burn cds. And now,
cd1 was installed on one of our machines.

“While it is impossible (or unreasonable) to do a review in such
a short time of usage, it is important to state that if you want to
experience gnome 2, kde 3.0.2, KWord 1.2 beta, gaim 0.59, and many
other of the latest software applications then download the iso
image and burn your cd.

“However, in all of the excitement, do not forget to pay the
Mandrake team for all of their hard work. Join the club or donate
money. With each release, TuxReports has purchased the boxed set.
In fact, we purchased two copies of 8.1…”


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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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