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Mandriva Linux 2006 Released

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the hot-off-the-burners dept.

mhrivnak writes "Today, Mandriva Linux 2006 was released to Club members, and the tree will be publicly available on October 13. New features include the Kat Desktop Search Environment, an interactive firewall, and enhanced wifi support with Mandriva being the only Linux distribution certified for Centrino hardware. The integration of technology from Conectiva and Lycoris has led to improved installation (in 40+ languages), better package management, and quicker boot time."

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  1. Re:You mean released today, right? by timbo234 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Or is there some aspects of the system that aren't GPL and can't be uploaded?

    Yep. The powerpack versions (either the full DVD or 7 CD set) contain closed-source software and aren't redistrutable. The 4CD version (1 more than the publicly available download version) that's available to the lowest level of club membership should be alright though.

    As always with Mandrake all the software available in the powerpack, except the closed-source stuff, and more is available through the mirrors listed at http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/

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  2. Re:Kat vs Beagle? by imr · · Score: 5, Informative

    kat is not really ready for primetime. It has been included already as a gesture of faith toward the developper and his solution.
    The mandriva KDE guy is working a lot on this, and they are hosting the site of the developper.
    I expect it will improve and get updated frequently, but tight now, the best solution is to disable it:
    Before login do this in your home directory
    touch ~/.mdv-no_kat
    or for all new users:
    touch /etc/skel/.mdv-no_kat

    Simpler, remove it:
    urpme kat

    Now, that I said that, I think they did the wise thing in choosing kat. Kat is the first brick in what will be tenor, the underlying search engine of KDE4.
    They have to make a move in this direction because google and others are already moving toward it. And if linux is not to be left behind once more, distros need to move now.
    By not choosing beagle, they imply they don't want to go the (patented) mono road. (beagle will still work on a mandriva, one dev wants to have it soon because he doesnt like kat :) ).
    All this is pure speculation on my part.