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Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring Released

AdamWill writes "Mandriva is proud to announce the release of Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring. Download the hybrid live / install One or the purely free / open source software Free. Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring includes the latest software (KDE 3.5.6, GNOME 2.18, Firefox and Thunderbird 2.0) and several major new features: Metisse, the most innovative accelerated 3D desktop technology; open source telephony with WengoPhone; Google desktop applications including Picasa and Earth; updates and improvements to many of the Mandriva configuration tools, and the brand new drakvirt for configuring virtualization; significantly improved hardware support, including greatly improved graphics card detection and support for several common laptop memory card readers; and a brand new desktop theme. Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring is available in the full range of editions, including the freely downloadable One and Free, as well as the commercial Discovery, Powerpack and Powerpack+. For more information see the Spring product page and the Wiki page, where you can find download and installation instructions, the Release Tour, the Release Notes and the Errata."

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  1. adverts by Turn-X+Alphonse · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This reads way too much like an advert, can we please stop letting PR people whore shit on slashdot?

    (I run Ubuntu, I do know what Linux is and how it is related to Slashdot's theme. I just think these soulless marketing style articles are boring and could be done better.)

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  2. Re:easyurpmi? by xtracto · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    d run 'urpmi.update -a'. I'

    I dont understand what do you mean by "run 'urpmi.dupa -a '.I

    On ubuntu I click on Accessories, then click on Synaptic package manager, then enter my password and click on Select All Upgrades and click OK!

    Were do you run those obscure commands? on Firefox? I tried it and I only got to a google search page without any results...

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