Guide

MandrakeSoft is proud to announce that the beta 1 of the upcoming Mandrake Linux 8.1, “Raklet”, has hit the mirrors. Sticking to the path opened by the 8.0 version, Mandrake Linux 8.1 Beta 1 provides a bunch of innovations, more user-friendly and breathtaking tools, and –as always with a Mandrake distribution– highly up-to-date software.

However this beta release is not intended for a daily use, it is issued for debugging and test purpose. Please keep in mind that it is an experimental distribution.

Everyone is welcomed to participate in the Beta test cycle.

Mandrake Linux 8.1 New and Killer Features

Draknet (network configuration tool), test and enjoy this thoroughly reworked version.

Support for the Euro

Mime Type managing reworked

Renewed URPMI (package installer) and Software Manager

The reworked Mandrake Control Center will provide a convenient embedded root console as well as new tools such as Logdrake, a graphical frontend to the system log files, or Drakinst, which allows easy setup of an auto-install disk.

Renewed HardDrake (disk partitioner)

Fresh version of PrinterDrake to get all the power of your printer.

In Mandrake Linux 8.1 Beta 1, you’ll also find:

Kernel 2.4.8

This beta 1 features the latest kernel available, 2.4.8, with included support for 3 different journalised filesystems (IBM JFS, ReiserFS and ext3), all of them integrated and available through DiskDrake during the installation or after.

User interfaces

Latest and fresh KDE 2.2, with the office suite Koffice 1.1 (major release since really usable).

GNOME 1.4.0, with

Evolution 1.0 Beta 2

Nautilus 1.04

Server tools

Nameserver bind 9.2

Apache 1.3.20

Proxy squid 2.4

Instant messaging gabber/jabber

Journalized file system jfs/ext3/reiserfs

News server Inn 2.4.2

Postgresql 7.1.2

And of course mail servers Postfix and Sendmail, Mysql Database, Openssh, NIS, NFS…

Misc

You will also find versions of the most up-to-date multimedia and desktop utilities, such as:

Mozilla 0.93

Xmms 1.2.5

Gimp 1.2.2

Gphoto2

Grip 2.96

And, along with the default gcc 2.96 compiler, the latest GNU Compiler Collection 3.0, with all the development tools like glade, KDevelop 2.2 and several other languages (python, perl, OCaml, mercury, tcl/tk…).

Spesso gli annunci di software in betatest sono in inglese,
in quanto la conoscenza di questa lingua è essenziale
Con alcune software house è necessario registrarsi e
qualificarsi per poter effettuare il download
Spesso la software house chiede una relazione sui test
effettuati
Il software in beta test potrebbe essere difettoso, mandare in errore il computer, bloccarlo, provocare cancellazioni di dati