Linux-Mandrake 8.0 Beta 1 "Traktopel" is available

[SUOrangeman]

Downloading from here as I type. Does Linux have anything that can compare with GetRight?

-SUO

 

[IamDavid]

Any idea about when 8 will be released???

 

[Blayze]

what have they added or changed in the Beta from 7.2?

 

[Blizzak]

Damn i just got 7.2 installed 8.0 is already in testing. love the free operating systems keep um coming.

Also I have a book Red Hat 7.0 unleashed and i was reading through it, it seems kind of basic is there any books that you can reccomend that would be good for an I guess i would call my self an "intermediate" user. thanks

 

[SUOrangeman]

Did any of you guys bother to click the link I posted?

-SUO

 

[Blizzak]

yes just read it.. sounds pretty sweet.. anything linux is good tho!

-Friends don't let friends use Windoze

 

[mpitts]

8.0b uses the 2.42 kernel and KDE 2.1.. Plus a lot of "enhancements" for Konqueror. Plus version 4.0 of the RPM system.

 

[littleprince]

did anyone get it? i wanna try it, but i can't get into any of the mirrors, too busy i guess?

 

[IamDavid]

Sux they only have the one mirrior for it... I keep losin my connection with it.

 

[littleprince]

theres like 10 mirros listed there!
mandrake beta 8.0... = 1-traktopel...
and 2-traktopel etc....
anyways, there 2 iso images you need
but man, all the mirrors seems slow
well, i tired 4 of them...
still downloading....
shoot.

 

[IamDavid]

Stupid question but will all them be in English???

 

[SUOrangeman]

I downloaded the ISOs (thank you GetRight) and will be installing them shortly. I've never had a problem with Mandrake in terms of using English. As far as I can tell, it's the default. A little broken English at times, so the occasion may arise where all you base are belong to us.

-SUO

 

[TomBilliodeaux]

I read where Suse had also a new 8.0 release on the market and will be posting on the web in 1 week. It too uses the 2.4 kernal.
Hoping on of these will allow better support for the newer hardware. Like Intel 815e chipset with integrated video/audio, Kingston KCNR Ethernet cards and other CNR cards, ATA 100, scanners, CDRW drop/drag support like floppy drive,
without having to compile code and searching for left out files/drivers across the net.

 

[earthman]

Hope it won't be as buggy as 7.2 was.