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Mandrake Linux: Join Our Club
News Mandrake, a French company that sells Linux, is encouraging users to join for-fee clubs to provide enough money to keep the company in business. The Mandrake Linux distribution's short-term future is in jeopardy due to a simple factor: money," the...
[March 12, 2002, 12:10]
Mandrake Linux Files For Bankruptcy
News MandrakeSoft, the financially strapped creator of the Mandrake version of Linux, said on Wednesday it has filed for the French equivalent of bankruptcy protection from creditors. MandrakeSoft last month issued a plea asking customers to boost the...
[January 16, 2003, 11:42]
Mandrake Linux Desktop Goes Mobile
News MandrakeSoft has released a version of its Mandrake Linux 9.2 operating system distribution that allows users to boot a personalised desktop from a single CD. Mandrake's product is compatible with most Intel and AMD processors, and requires 128MB...
[December 3, 2003, 11:15]
Mandrake Linux Download Policy Angers Club Members
News Days after MandrakeSoft launched a controversial "club" to boost its bottom line, the Linux distributor has angered many in its user community by changing the rules of the Mandrake Club programme. MandrakeSoft finalised version 8.2 of Mandrake...
[March 22, 2002, 13:39]
Mandrake Linux 9.2 'kills' Some CD-ROM Drives
News The company said that CD-ROM drives based on hardware from South Korean electronics manufacturer LG become inoperable when used with Mandrake Linux 9.2. MandrakeSoft has released a new Linux kernel, version 2.4.22-21mdk, which fixes the problem...
[October 29, 2003, 13:35]
Mandrake Defends User Club
News MandrakeSoft has defended its drive to sign up members to the "Mandrake Club", saying that new kinds of software demand new business models. Mandrake Club is aimed at more advanced Linux users who have no need of the CDs and manuals included in the...
[April 5, 2002, 15:32]
Mandrake Shines Up New Software
News Some of the most significant tweaks to Mandrake Linux 9.0 are improvements to the desktop experience. Besides the dominant KDE 3.0.3 and Gnome 2.0.1, Mandrake 9 includes WindowMaker 0.8, Enlightenment 0.16.5 and BlackBox 0.62.
[September 26, 2002, 14:42]
Mandrake Drak Tools Made Easy
News A standard Mandrake install includes drakxtools-newt, which offers a good portion of the underlying code needed to create the dual interface. The Mandrake installer uses this same toolset to offer both a GUI and text-based installer.
[October 17, 2002, 11:49]
Mandrake Linux 9.2 'kills' Some CD-ROM Drives
Talkback This is not an embaressment to Mandrake this is LGs fault and all the egg should be all over their face. Mandrake may have nearly gone bankrupt but is it any wonder when M$ has a monopoly grip on the OS market.
[October 29, 2003, 19:54]
Mandrake Delays Latest Linux
News Mandrake Linux 8.1 is available as a download, but the first CDs of the product were supposed to ship "by the end of September", the company said. Linux seller MandrakeSoft has had to delay shipment of its newest version of Linux because of...
[October 12, 2001, 11:36]
Controlling SPAM Under Mandrake Linux, Part 1
White Papers It attempts to provide solutions for both postfix and qmail for the simple reason that postfix is the default MTA for Mandrake Linux and that qmail is my preferred MTA for Mandrake Linux. Dealing with SPAM is a complex topic as there are a number...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Mandrake Linux Desktop Goes Mobile
Talkback Mandrake, it's your turn to bat.whatcha got? As a complete newbie to Linux I've been amazed at the plethora (say what? of distros whether they be source or live. I've got a box of burned iso's that's growing by the day, the latest of which is...
[December 5, 2003, 4:07]
Mac Hardware Gets Mandrake Linux Upgrade
News MandrakeSoft has released the second beta-test version of Mandrake Linux 8.2 for the PowerPC platform, the first update of Mandrake for Macintosh hardware since version 8.0 in August 2001. The release on Wednesday follows on from the first beta...
[March 28, 2002, 14:01]
Mandrake Takes UnitedLinux To Task
News MandrakeSoft, maker of one of the more popular versions of Linux, says it will not join a new initiative combining several of its competitors' products, on the grounds that the move would damage Mandrake's own offering -- and that its competitors...
[July 3, 2002, 13:50]
Mandrake Linux 9.2 'kills' Some CD-ROM Drives
Talkback But Mandrake do get latest stuff out first (e.g.devfs) but sometimes this can be too early a jump from their "Cooker" to a released version (and this is from a Mandrake Club Silver Member). I'll still like Mandrake because they do this but it can...
[October 30, 2003, 11:47]
California Prison Program Offers Mandrake Linux To Schools
White Papers This paper talks about Mandrake Linux, which is now being offered as part of the California Department of Corrections Computer Refurbishing Program. California schools can choose to have the Mandrake Linux desktop pre-installed on reconditioned...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Using Qmail With Mandrake Linux
White Papers This paper describes how to install qmail on Mandrake Linux systems as a fast and secure replacement for postfix or sendmail.qmail is a very easy SMTP server to install. The configuration is also extremely straightforward, as perusing LWQ should...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Implementing A Samba LDAP Primary Domain Controller Setup On Mandrake 9.x
White Papers Implementing a Samba LDAP Primary Domain Controller Setup on Mandrake 9.x describes how to use LDAP with Samba to create a Primary Domain Controller for a Windows network. OpenLDAP is a trimmed down Object Orientated DBMS as opposed to an RDBMS or...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
HP To Support Mandrake Linux On The Desktop
News The agreement, announced on Tuesday ahead of the LinuxWorld Expo, will see HP build and promote Mandrake Linux-based desktop PCs for European and North American businesses. Mandrake Linux will be certified on all of HP's business PCs, and will be...
[January 30, 2002, 17:04]
Linux Maker Mandrake: We Need Cash
News Linux seller MandrakeSoft issued a plea for cash Friday, encouraging people to buy products, MandrakeClub memberships or company stock. The company, based in Paris but drawing much of its revenue from North America, needs $4m (about £2.6m) to pay...
[December 23, 2002, 8:41]
