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Linux Mandrake 6.1 (Helios) general features
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Linux Mandrake is based upon Linux the full 32 bits multitasking OS. It runs on most of Pentium and compatible architectures (Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium MMX, Pentium II, Pentium III and all clones). Linux Mandrake combines the power of Unix-based systems with the flexibiliy of a very powerful graphical Desktop-manager: KDE. It also includes many other graphical desktops like Gnome, AfterStep, WindowMaker, IceWM, XFCE, FVWM...
It comes with the famous Apache Web Server, the Gnu Image Manipulation Program Gimp, Netscape Communicator and many other excellent software.
Linux Mandrake is free to get, free to use (please have a look at Licensing informations), free to redistribute...
Compatibility: Linux Mandrake is 99% compatible with RedHat!
Furthermore, our distribution is constantly updated with the new patches, and the new Linux Kernels.
Improvements and add-ons
Most packages are updated to their latest stable versions.
Many supplementary KDE apps and Gnome apps like kdevelop, klilo,
xmms...
Mandrake customized Apache 1.3.9
MySQL 3.20 (GPL) + 3.22 (not to be resold).
Enlightenment 0.16 development version 5. many new features such
as, Window grouping, Full pager support, Preliminary KDE compliance.
XFCE 3.0.2 is now part of the distribution.
Mandrake customized XFree 3.3.5 with support for new encodings
(Armenian, Ukrainian, Thai, Vietnamese, Lao, Georgian...)
Mandrake optimized X-TT/FreeType server.
More complete and generally improved internationalization (Japanese
TT fonts, more man-pages, more ispell dictionaries...).
Easier access to Dos/Windows(tm) partitions.
Enhanced documentation.
Linux for Win that allows you to run Linux on a Windows partition.
All current bug/security fixes.
Mandrake still features...
Creation of an user account during installation
Graphics tests while installation, permitting to boot directly in
graphical mode.
Improved hardware support (ISDN, CD-Writers, Windows(tm) keys).
CD-ROM and Floppy-disks can be mounted by non privileged users,
just by typing "mount /mnt/cdrom" or clicking on the CD-ROM icon.
Multiple graphical desktops choice: KDE, Gnome, AfterStep,
WindowMaker, XFCE and IceWM (with session choice in KDM/GDM).
Scalable fonts support in all X applications and for printing (with
ready-to-use True Type(tm) fonts provided).
Mandrake KDE and Gnome customization, with preconfigured desktop.
Many KDE themes available.
Better accents (and special characters management under X and
console).
Better locale man-pages management and displaying, following the
$LANG environment variable.
Easy automatic distribution update system from the graphical
desktop.
Applications such as Wine, Postfix...
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Core System details:
Linux Kernel version: 2.2.13pre
Glibc: 2.1.1
RPM: 3.0.3
Bash: 2.03
pgcc version: 1.1.3
RedHat Linux compatible
KDE version: 1.1.2 (enhanced)
Gnome: built from 1.0.4->1.0.14 versions
XFree86: 3.3.5
Gimp version: 1.0.4
Enlightenment: 0.16dev5
Windowmaker: 0.60
AfterStep: 1.7.1110
XFCE: 3.0.2
IceWM: 0.9.48
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Last modified: Mon Dec 20 09:12:07 CET 1999
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