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Mandriva 2009.1 RC1 Screenshot Tour For both KDE and GNOME editions
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| On March 10th, Mandriva announced the immediate availability of Mandriva
| Linux 2009.1 RC1. Though a bit late, we thought it would be nice to please
| some of our readers and offer them a visual tour of this first release
| candidate. And we promise that from now on we will keep you updated with
| screenshots for all Mandriva releases, so stay tuned!
|
| What's new in Mandriva Linux 2009.1 RC1? Well, the most important feature of
| this release is draksnapshot a.k.a. the brand new system restore
| functionality. Another cool addition is the HDT (Hardware Detection Tool)
| that allows users to get a complete description of the hardware without
| needing to install the operating system to the hard drive.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mandriva-2009-1-RC1-Screenshot-Tour-106893.shtml
DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 294, 16 March 2009
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| This week we follow up on our introduction to Logical Volume Management with
| a walk-through guide on using it with some of the most popular Linux
| distributions. In the news section, Slackware presents a massive first update
| of its 'current' tree since version 12.2 was released three months ago,
| Ubuntu packages Plymouth, the kernel-based mode-setting splash program
| for 'Karmic Koala', openSUSE battles to restore its main download server
| after a hardware fault, Tiny Core presents a new version of its revolutionary
| 10 MB desktop distro, and Debian delivers the first glimpses of 'Squeeze',
| the distribution's next stable release. The issue also focuses on the ext4
| file system after reports of possible data loss - is it safe to use it?
| Finally, two links to interviews with Debian and Ubuntu developers, as well
| as TuxRadar's nostalgic look at the best desktop environments of 2000. Happy
| reading!
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http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20090316
Recent:
Geek-Free Debian Tutorials and Stuff
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| Recognizing a moment when I see one, I plopped my laptop bag onto the counter
| and retrieved a Mandriva 2009 disc. I said, "Here, take this. It's not what I
| run, but it is the total package. Just boot your box to it and there ya go.
| Do you know how to change boot devices in your BIOS?" The man replied that he
| did. I said, "Rock on. I think you're gonna like that disc and don't worry
| about any mischief on your machine, this is a live disc and it runs without
| touching your hard drive." Well, they both just thought that was amazing. We
| exchanged more smiles and a few moments later my first proof was ready.
|
| The moral of this story, kids, is that the public at large is completely
| ignorant of Linux and the schwing that you get with it. Of course, we already
| know this but every once in a while it's helpful to see it in action and to
| be there to provide answers or wow their socks off. It really did take me
| about 2 minutes to install glabels, get my design finalized, printed to pdf,
| burnt to a disc and in their hands. And it really did blow them away. Wicked.
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http://www.debiantutorials.org/component/content/article/57-debian-gnulinux-lenny-configuration-and-use/256-getting-stuff-done-fast
Mandriva Linux 2009 Spring RC1 ready for testing
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| The Mandriva development team today announced a release candidate for its
| 2009 Spring release, codenamed Pomerol. Release candidate 1 includes KDE
| 4.2.1, GNOME 2.25.92, Xfce 4.6, X.org server 1.6, OpenOffice.Org 3.0.1 and
| the brand-new qt 4.5.0.
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| In addition to features such as Speedboot, included in the beta release last
| month, 2009 Spring RC1 includes the experimental hybrid ISO technology.
| Hybrid ISO allows users to dump an ISO image to USB storage devices which can
| be used to boot additional devices such as netbooks.
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=4349
Mandriva Linux 2009 Spring RC1 ready for tests!
http://blog.mandriva.com/2009/03/11/mandriva-linux-2009-spring-rc1-ready-for-tests/
Mandriva 2009.0: Much improved since last year
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| On my completely subjective rating scale……4.9 out of 5.
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http://izanbardprince.wordpress.com/2009/03/06/mandriva-20090-much-improved-since-last-year/
Mandriva 2009.0 KDE 4.2.1 packages available - With Qt 4.5.0 final !!!
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| Arrived the time of year of doing another test upgrade for Mandriva users.
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http://linux.blogs2k.com/2009/03/05/mandriva-20090-kde-421-packages-available-with-qt-450-final/
Mandriva Linux: What Windows should be.
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| For the last 15 or more years I have been waiting for Linux to be as user
| friendly as Windows. As more and more impressive software came out for
| windows, this grew stronger and stronger. Now, I am finally satisfied. I
| installed and instantly saw that my life was about to get easier. I spend
| about 16 hours a day coding and Googling. So, my operating system must be top
| notch. I also do not like to sit and type commands all day either. But with
| Mandriva 2009, I do not have to!
|
| It happens everytime my girlfriend goes to MySpace. She gets infected with
| malware, despite running Spybot SD and AVG. Great job, now I am going to have
| to clean her PC out again right? Wrong, I formatted the drive and installed
| Mandriva. She is now browsing safely and is having no problem using Linux. It
| is as easy as Windows now, but without the bullshit. Now, I do not complain
| that she is going to MySpace!
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http://blog.stablephp.com/mandriva-linux-what-windows-should-be
Mandriva 2009.1 Beta Boots Faster
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| Delayed two days, Mandriva announced last night (February 12th) the beta
| version of the upcoming Mandriva Linux 2009.1 (Spring) distribution. This
| beta release brings a Live CD, for anyone who wants to test it without
| installing it, and some of the hottest Linux technologies, such as: Linux
| kernel 2.6.28, X.org Server 1.5.99.902, KDE 4.2, GNOME 2.26 Beta, XFCE 4.6
| Beta 3, OpenOffice.Org 3.0.1, LXDE, Python 2.6.1 and above all that, support
| for the EXT4 filesystem, in the installer.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mandriva-2009-1-Beta-Boots-Faster-104427.shtml
Mandriva Linux 2009 Spring makes its debut
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| Kickstarting what promises to be a busy couple of months for Linux releases,
| the Mandriva team has announced the beta release of its Mandriva Linux 2009
| Spring edition. Codenamed Margaux, the beta version takes the first steps
| towards speedier boot times with part one of its Speedboot project which
| users can enable t to test out its progress.
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=4088
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