[LUG] Fw: New versions of: SuSE 7.3 * Mandrake 8.1 * Red Hat 7.2

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From: Mensys, M.B. de Jong <info@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <peterbunce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <peterbunce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 2:03 PM
Subject: New versions of: SuSE 7.3 * Mandrake 8.1 * Red Hat 7.2


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> Attention Mr. Peter Bunce
> Teigngrace
> NEWTON ABBOT
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> UNITED KINGDOM
>
>
> ***** Mensys News Service *****
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> In this newsflash:
>
> New versions of * SuSE 7.3 * Mandrake 8.1 * Red Hat 7.2
>
> This month will see the release of new versions of the three
> most popular Linux distributions, namely SuSE 7.3, Mandrake 8.1
> and Red Hat 7.2. Below you will find a brief overview of what
> is new in each distribution.
>
> And if you order via the link below you will receive free Tux key ring!
>
>
> * SuSE 7.3
>
> Apart from improvements to YaST2 it has been expanded with new
> modules, including: configuration of scanners, configuration tool
> for the SuSE Firewall, LVM configuration, Setup of TV cards (bttv)
> and the automatic detection and configuration of the majority of
> IDE-CD writers.
>
> New versions of the important system components:
> - Kernel 2.4.10
> - glibc 2.2.4
> - XFree86 4.1.0
> - KDE 2.2.1
> - GNOME 1.4.1 beta2
>
>
> * Mandrake 8.1
>
> Mandrake is known for its ease-of-use with its Control Center
> to set-up and administer entire machines and Mandrake First
> Time, the easy-to-use wizard that helps to set-up desktop
> environment. It also offers complete and powerful server solutions
> with easy-to-use installation and system management utilities.
>
> Overview of whats new in Mandrake 8.1:
> - Kernel 2.4.8
> - KDE 2.2.1
> - GNOME 1.4.1 with Nautilus 1.0.4
> - Mozilla 0.9.4
> - XFree86 4.1
> - PowerDVD - DVD Player
> - Development: gcc 2.96 und 3.0, glibc 2.2.3, Perl 5.601,
>   Python 2.1.1, PHP 4.0.6, QT 2.3 . . .
> - RPM 4.0.3
> - Evolution beta 4 (Groupware Suite)
>
>
> * Red Hat 7.2
>
> New features in version 7.2 include an extensive partitioning
> and firewall configuration during installation (incl. Personal
> Firewall) and a new graphical configurationprogram for systems
> administration. Furthermore automatic hardware detection has
> been further improved.
>
> Other features are (amongst others):
> - 2.4.7 Kernel
> - KDE 2.2.1
> - GNOME 1.4 with Nautilus
> - XFree86 V4.1
> - StarOffice 5.2 full version
> - Apache 1.3.20
> - ext3 Journaling Datasystem
> - Improved Device Support
>
>
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>
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