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Mandrake Linux 9.1 (Bamboo) Is Available!

Posted by timothy on from the follow-on dept.

Not to load you up with Mandrake, but joestar writes "Mandrake Linux 9.1 (Bamboo) is now officially available at a number of FTP mirrors. This version appears to be a key release for MandrakeSoft and includes many new features such as a new simplified installation procedure, ZeroConf network support, Wi-Fi support, NTFS partition resizing and a brand-new... MandrakeGalaxy theme. It's very beautiful and the whole thing has apparently very few bugs, which is a good news. A full presentation is available at Mandrake's website, download is available from their FTP page as usual. As I see it, it's certainly the most important Mandrake release since version 7.0..." Update: 03/25 21:44 GMT by T : And if you like the distro, you can do both yourself and Mandrake a favor by ordering box sets straight from them, or joining Mandrake's Club.

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  1. Another interesting link about Mandrake 9.1... by joestar · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Duval was interviewed today at Tweakhound.com about this new release and other MandrakeSoft projects:
    http://www.tweakhound.com/mdk9/articles/mdk9_1inte rview.htm


    What do you see as Mandrake's advantage over other Linux distributions?

    Firstly Mandrake is certainly one of the most innovative Linux distribution. It also offers unique features such as supermount or the dynamic-device desktop. The hardware support is also one of the best available on the Linux distribution market so far. Internationalization is also a key-point because only 40% of our users speak English.
    Worth a read!

  2. I'm running it now by lpret · · Score: 4, Interesting
    I downloaded it all night, and now it's installed and very happy. This is perhaps the easiest version (much less distro) of Mandrake I've used. Some key things that jumped out at me:
    • Better auto-configuration at installation. It was able to detect everything perfectly -- down to model number. This is a definite change from 9.0 in which I had to configure my printer, scanner, and sound card.

    • !--Note, I read the earlier review at OSnews and our good friend Eugenia was discussing an issue in which it didn't detect the right sound card (it found the Audigy instead of emu10k), well, I have the same card as her, and it found it fine and it sounds great. --!
    • It's a much cleaner look. Blame it on the widgets, but it is a much better look and something that will definitely help it as it matures.
    • Better support for my GeForce4. I was unable to get any decent gameplay under 9.0, but in 9.1 it runs great, divx plays smooth, and I'm once again happy.
    • Easy installation. This is a non-issue for most of us, but I am now able to recommend my grandmother to install this on her own. It really is that simple.
    These are the first things I can think of, I've had it running for a total of 12 minutes (and I'm already back on slashdot!) so there may be some other issues I've yet to come across.
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  3. Ohhh pretty ZeroConf by ihatewinXP · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Im glad to see a linux distributor hyping the zeroconf protocol. It has always seemed to be a perfect match for me. here is an underlying protocol that when coupled with a _good_ gui install makes a very compelling product from an ease of use standpoint (let alone cost). Having Apple as a cheerleader will help as well, and already compaines like HP and TIVO are including zeroconf support. Imagine it, TIVO could work easier on a linux box than a comprable PC....Just a possibility. Another possibility that I hardly dare mention was a rumor that people (Apple) were working on local ZeroConf networks that offloaded intensive tasks to idle processors - Rendezvous/ZeroConf may a long (paradigm breaking) life ahead of it, its up to the imagination of the developers.

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  4. Re:No, fuck them! by rutledjw · · Score: 3, Interesting
    It's not whining, you jerk. It's supporting something that has value. _IF_ you value the work they are doing, buy the CDs! Because if you don't support them, Mandrake will go from a Chapter-11 type status to GONE.

    Then where will you be? Whining that RedHat doesn't offer free downloads. Sheeesh...

    I use Slackware and I support em! They don't even sell CDs, but I think they do good work and I want them to stay around, so... Otherwise, I'll end up whining that RedHat (Or SuSE, or whomever) doesn't offer free downloads any longer.

    It's not expensive and it's worthwhile.

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  5. Re:No, fuck them! by ebbomega · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You're right. Drake doesn't offer anything to paying people at all.

    Except for, well... professional support that's not all condescending if you don't copy-paste lsmod and lspci in all your questions... and non-slashdotted servers with which you can download the files so it doesn't grind to a halt like the one I'm downloading off of (I think I broke 4 kB/s... Woohoo!)

    Nope. Nothing useful at all.

    Or, heh... you know... maybe people could choose to support a company because they're not all proprietary and demand that you pay for their product, thus making people that want to use it for free criminals... But no, that would be stupid and naieve. I mean, think of all the pr0n sites you could visit with that whole $40/year.

    People like you are why I feel ashamed of the world today.

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