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[LUG] New Linux versions: Mandrake 8.2 and SuSE 8.0 available soon! (fwd)



FYI, just in case anyone interested...

Neil Stone

   Tel: 01752 565870   Mob: 07866 368318   Fax: 0870 7061160

---------- Forwarded message ----------

Mensys announces the release of new versions of 2 leading 
Linux distributions

1. Mandrake 8.2 - available 26th April 2002
2. SuSE 8.0 - available 22nd April 2002

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1. MANDRAKE 8.2

Packed with new desktop and server features amongst which:

Desktop: The Control Center is redesigned
Mandrake FirstTime, an easy-to-use wizard.

Server: An encrypted filesystem and "Enterprise" kernel 
delivers SMP (Symmetric Multi Processing) and Hi-memory 
support (above 1024 MB) for high-end servers. 

Software/applications: Staroffice 6.0 (is included with 
the ProSuite and PowerPack Editions), Apache 1.3.23 and 
Evolution 1.02 (a full-featured personal information 
manager and advanced E-mail client and much more).

Core System Components
* Kernel 2.4.18
* Improved Firewire support
* Support for USB2, ECC memory, i830 DRM, ATA133, Geforce3
* XFree86 4.2 provides 3D acceleration for many video cards 
 previously only supported in 3.3.6
* Glibc 2.2.4 

To pre-order mandrake 8.2 please follow the following link:
http://shop.mensys.nl/uk/Mandrake/

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2. SUSE 8.0

The new SuSE release highlights increased security, KDE 3 
desktop, seamless installation and expanded multimedia 
capabilities for professional and private desktop and 
workstation users.

Some of the new features and improvements:
* YaST Improvements and New Features
* Complete revision of the SuSE Help Center 
* Now DVDs can be written (from the command line) 
* New sound driver software Alsa 0.9! 

Software and Applications
* StarOffice 5.2
* New exciting games: Racer and Vegastrike 
* gphoto
* Completely revised scanning program Kooka 

Core System Components
* Kernel 2.4.18 
* glibc 2.2.5 
* KDE 3.0 
* GNOME 1.4.1 RC1

To pre-order SuSE 8.0 please follow the following link:
http://shop.mensys.nl/uk/SuSELinux/

Regards,

Mensys BV
tel: +31 (0)23 5482020
fax: +31 (0)23 5482030
e-mail: info@xxxxxxxxx



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