:~> After following the thread of several of the Discussion Post I thought I
:~>should post some of the differances between version 7.0 and 7.1( beta 3 ).
:~> I installed 7.1 yesterday and have not had the chance to fully explore it
:~>therefore the changes I am listing are the most obvious.
:~> LILO is no more instead GRUB is used as the boot loader.( During
:~>installation I was given no option in this. It was installed automaticly and
:~>I was given no option to create a boot disk. If this will be true in the
:~>final release or only applies to the Beta I do not know.)
GRUB is default now. If nothing was changed recently, LILO gets configured
too, but not installed. In custom or expert install, one can choose which
bootloader he wants to use.
:~> The How To included with 7.1 are the same as in 7.0 so you can not use
:~>them to implement any of the additional features of 7.1 .
? HOWTOS are HOWTOS, they are not distribution specific.
:~> Your computer USB controller is now automaticlly seen by Mandrake
:~>allowing for the use of additionl USB devices such as modems and Zip
:~>drives. Even then they only work with a direct computer connection not if
:~>you use a USB hub.
Well, it is a start.
:~> Several programs/enhancements have been added:
:~> DVD Player
:~> ICQ clone
:~> Quick Time and MP3 player
:~> Win Amp clone
:~> Ati TV Tuner/drivers
:~> DOS and even a Windows imulator
:~> more......
:~> The included programs have nearly doubled as evidenced by the fact that
:~>7.1 consisted of 2 ISO image files with a combined size of almost 1100MB
:~> The increased number of programs has also increased the number of
:~>duplicate type programs: multiple; text editors, chat programs, 4 CD burner
:~>programs, image viewers, and others that did not jump right out at me.
Well, "problem" of duplicate progs is very simple. You tell me which
editor is the best. Tomorrow we have a nice flame war, everyone yelling
"my editor is better than yours". For instance, I am happy with xemacs,
pine and mc - but I am the only person in the company who uses exactly
this combination of progs.
:~> Kppp has been changed to an Internet icon on the desktop though setting
:~>it up is the same.
:~> The biggest noticeable change is in KDE. All programs and options are now
:~>available through its menu. You can completly fill your screen ten fold with
:~>menu screen and still not have opened them all. You feel like a mouse in a
:~>maze except that someone cheated and blocked all the corridors.Instead of
:~>becoming easier to use KDE has become more complicated.
good point. When many packages are installed, it could really become a
nightmare. Pff.
:~> As I said I have been using 7.1 for 1 day and then only for a couple of
:~>hours so I am not making any judgements as to its abilitites or to its
:~>worrthiness as a successor to 7.0. Those observations can only be made after
:~>using 7.1 for a significant ammount of time and becoming familiar with all
:~>its nuances and inhancements.
:~> I Will make this statement regarding it. If you install via ISO rather
:~>than buying, and have never used Mandrake
:~>before: 7.1 will be much more difficult to set up and use than 7.0 .
Why?
cu
Denis
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