Mandriva Linux 2008 Now Available

AdamWill writes "Mandriva Linux 2008 is now available for download on the official site and on the network of public mirror servers. In 2008 you will find KDE 3.5.7 and the new GNOME 2.20 already integrated, a solid kernel 2.6.22.9 with fair scheduling support, OpenOffice.org 2.2.1, cutting-edge 3D-accelerated desktop courtesy of Compiz Fusion 0.5.2, Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.6, and everything else you've come to expect. We have integrated a reworked hardware detection sub-system, with support for a lot of new devices (particularly graphics cards, sound cards, and wireless chips). There is a wizard to import Windows documents and settings, a new network configuration center, and a set of improvements to the Mandriva software management tools. Read about the new features in depth in the release tour, or view the release notes. The One installation CD is the recommended download: it comes with a full KDE desktop and application suite, NVIDIA and ATI proprietary video card drivers, Intel wireless firmware, Adobe Flash and Sun Java browser plugins, all included."

Comments

bells and whistles

[El Lobo]

What is the deal with every single large distro out there incorporating 3d acelerated desktops and shining bells and whistles as the main features in all new releases? Sadly, this says mush about the state of computing today (and not only Linuzzz, but desktop computing in general). We had a time when functionality was the fundamental thing, and shining features were secundary. The, in the end of the 90s, bells and whistles became more importand, and real features were cecondary. Gladly, in the begining of the 00s we semmed to have a resurrection of the sobriety: good features were added and pwoplw were cautious when adding flashing crap. Now, we have the return of the insanity, once again, and no desktop Linuzz or no-Linuz distro seem to miss some fatual features like a rotating cube, transparent borders or trembling controls...Oh well...

Re:Ubuntu

[ArcherB]

Ubuntu has basically stolen all the hype mandriva used to have hasn't it?
Mandriva used to be one of the only 'gratuis' distros which had a nice desktop by default
didn't it pioneer the way towards 'point and click', 'just working'? It worked great until you want to install new software. Granted, I haven't used Mandrake...er... Mandiva since I switched to Debian-based-distro's (like Ubuntu) years ago, but I distinctly remember having do download mdk.rpm's or something of the sort to install apps. Of course, then I'd have to hunt for their dependencies. When I couldn't some particular dependencies, I would have to download the source and hope it compiled without error. RPM-Hell is why I dumped Redhat! Why would I go into a deeper ring of Hell with Mandr*?

Again, it's been a while since I've used it. If they have a better (read: automated with many applications) package manager, then good for them, but unless it beats apt-get/aptitude or emerge, I'm not interested.