Linux-Mandrake 7.1 (Helium) availability

Linux-Mandrake 7.1 continues to build upon and refine the many innovations first introduced in version 7.0 and adds many new features certain to please beginners and experts alike.

The Linux-Mandrake 7.1 GPL archive now spans one or two CDROMS to bring you the best and most up-to-date applications available, but you can still install a complete system with the first CDROM.

The 7.1 highlights include: support for multiple Cd-Roms at installation time, a new journalised filesystem, a highly tuned Apache web server and a web-based configuration tool that allows remote configuration of a Linux-Mandrake system through a web browser.

"Linux-Mandrake 7.1 is our latest offering which provides a complete and powerful operating system ideal for most needs - from the home user to the demands of an enterprise with high-performance servers, and all at low cost. With the ergonomic improvements and server solutions provided with this release, Linux-Mandrake 7.1 has a great chance of becoming the new Linux standard for both enterprise and home use." declared Jacques Le Marois, President of MandrakeSoft.

Linux-Mandrake 7.1 is now available for download from many locations throughout the Internet. The boxed version, including commercial applications, printed manuals and support will be available in retail outlets at the end of June, 2000.

Here's a sampling of some of the most noteworthy benefits:

• Linux-Mandrake 7.1 introduces a new menuing system. Applications now appear in the same categories under all graphical environments and update automatically as new packages are installed or removed.
• Linux-Mandrake 7.1 offers the new Reiser journalised file system as an option within the new DrakX graphical installer and after installation with DiskDrake, the graphical hard drive partitioning application.
• A highly customized version of Webmin is included. Webmin uses the familiar interface of a web browser to easily setup user accounts, configure Apache, DNS, FTP, view system statistics and most other system/server tasks. Webmin can be used remotely from another PC and even from other operating systems simply by using a web browser.
• Apache 1.3.12 is enhanced with the latest high-performance offerings from the "Accelerating Apache Project" and provides out-of-the-box support for Php3, Perl and Ssl extensions.
• Cutting-edge XFree 4.0 servers with new modular architecture is available in the "Expert" installation class, XFree 3.3.6 is standard for other classes.
• The Grub user-friendly bootloader is now provided as default. LILO is an optional bootloader in an "Expert" install. Both Grub and LILO now overcome the 1024-cylinder limit.
• Helix Code Gnome improvements are incorporated into the Linux-Mandrake 7.1 Gnome-Sawfish desktop environment.
• DrakFont is our new open-source font manager for Linux-Mandrake 7.1. This utility provides an easy and convenient way to manage fonts on a Linux system. DrakFont can add, remove and even retrieve Ms-Windows fonts (if located on the same machine) and make these fonts available to Linux applications.
• Kernel 2.2.15 with Linux-Mandrake extensions (secure kernel, supermount option).
• ATA 66 (UDMA 66) is supported for users seeking the highest-performance from IDE hard drives.
• i810-based mainboards are now supported in Linux-Mandrake 7.1.
• Enhanced USB support for modems, printers, ZIP drives, keyboards and mice.
• "Wheel" mice are fully functional within most applications (Netscape, GNOME, KDE, many others).

Linux-Mandrake 7.1 continues to provide features that aren't available in any other Linux distributions such as Supermount (transparent access to removable media), MSec (Linux security levels), multi-language support and processor optimizations. Try Linux-Mandrake 7.1 today and see for yourself why Linux-Mandrake is becoming the preferred choice for both new and advanced users alike.