Re: Mandrake, anyone?

2001-08-23 Thread Ronnie Gauthier
Yes, it does and can be changed via drakconf, security level. Read the script /usr/sbin/draksec for more levels On Wednesday 22 August 2001 08:06, Tom Wilson wrote: Wil McGilvery wrote: I am using mandrake as well. It installs very well and I have yet to experience much of a problem with

RE: Mandrake, anyone?

2001-08-22 Thread Wil McGilvery
: Geof Steichen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 11:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Mandrake, anyone? I am running mdk 8.0 and like it a lot. I previously used COL 2.3 and eDesktop 2.4 . Easy install and has been quite stable. Mdk 8.0 uses both CUPS and lpr

RE: Mandrake, anyone?

2001-08-22 Thread Tom Wilson
Wil McGilvery wrote: I am using mandrake as well. It installs very well and I have yet to experience much of a problem with it. Hey all you Mandrakers. Does it install a firewall at install much in the same way that Redhat 7.1 does? Thanks. --Tom Wilson

Re: Mandrake, anyone?

2001-08-22 Thread Marianne Taylor
I am running Suse 7.2 personal, and very happy with it, once I figured out where everything is. It configured my ISA sb64awe right off the mark with the alsa sound modules. I have since switched motherboards and it also detected and properly configured my VIA82C868A on board chipset audio. I

Re: Mandrake, anyone?

2001-08-21 Thread Aaron Grewell
I'm running Mandrake Freq on my workstations, and we use various (released) versions on our servers. I like it because it provides compatibility with redhat-isms without their focus on the bleeding edge. I've had very few compatibility problems when using it, and it's been quite stable.

Re: Mandrake, anyone?

2001-08-21 Thread Ronnie Gauthier
I like is for the most part. After undummying it (rm,cp), it's better. It also makes helping friends that are clueless easy. Insert boot disk and cd1, reboot, choose update and viola!, most problems are fixed. I run 7.2 and find it stable. Found and set up everything including a cd-rw and zip

Re: Mandrake, anyone?

2001-08-21 Thread Geof Steichen
I am running mdk 8.0 and like it a lot. I previously used COL 2.3 and eDesktop 2.4 . Easy install and has been quite stable. Mdk 8.0 uses both CUPS and lpr for printing. The distro comes with a good selection of software and pretty complete set of the usual utilities.