Submitted by Mandriva Linux 2007 RC2, likely the final release candidate, has been released, featuring various bug fixes as compared to RC1. Be sure to check out the RC2-specific release notes and the 2007 release notes before downloading from any Cooker mirror’s /devel/iso/2007.0/ directory.
Mandriva Linux 2007 RC2 Released
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I remember mandrake offerering mandrake-secure kernel patched with grsecurity etc,what happened to those?
Edited 2006-09-18 06:56
kernel-secure was never patched with grsecurity. It included RSBAC, which is now in the regular kernels, obviating the need for a distinct kernel-secure package.
kernel-secure was never patched with grsecurity. It included RSBAC, which is now in the regular kernels, obviating the need for a distinct kernel-secure package.
Owh,as i recall RSBAC has been added after grsec.
I’m talking about mandrake 8.2 btw.Would be a showstopper if Mandriva could manage to deliver a working RSBAC enabled system after a default install,all apps,xorg and such.
Edited 2006-09-18 09:24
1) Installing dhcp seems to be problematic. Seems very odd for RC2, but that is what the release notes seem to say. Is this really right?
2) Upgrades from 2006 using the installer do not work safely.
So all in all, wait a few more weeks on your main work machine….
or even better, go for another distro like Ubuntu or SuSE . That is if you want a good distro that just works.
yeah, and Ubuntu / SUSE’s testing releases of course never contain any problems. They just have more than one testing release because…um…it’s fun?
installing dhcp-client isn’t problematic, it works fine. The problem is if you select it to be installed during the big initial package installation stage, then if you try and bring the network up later in the installation, it will think that installing dhcp-client has failed and won’t bring the network up. The package is installed and the network will work fine on boot.
Edited 2006-09-18 08:11
Thanks for the info on DHCP. The situation wasn’t quite clear, or maybe I misunderstood it, on the site.
I’ve installed Suse for a couple of people, and tried lots of other distros, but keep coming back to Mandriva. Installation of software generally is simple and foolproof. With Suse I frequently found myself manually resolving dependencies. The gui admin tools on Mandriva work really well. Installation is very nice and easy, including partitioning. Its one of the few distros that you can install for ordinary users, show them the admin centre, and be reasonably sure they will find their way around it.
There are a couple of disadvantages. Debian type systems do allow incremental upgrades more easily rather than the annual release cycle. But all in all, Mandriva has a lot going for it. I also don’t think there is any real sense in which it ‘just works’ any worse than Suse or Ubuntu.
And in addition, it has some sentimental attachment. Back in the early days it introduced a lot of us to Linux. Its a survivor.
I added some repositories with urpmi.After downloading 344 + packages the installer suddenly came to the conclusion there wasn’t a dependency met.So i unchecked the specific root app and clicked again on install.To my suprise the installer started to download all packages again.Doesn’t mandriva cache them?
I think you encountered two rpmdrake bugs:
http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=25680
and
http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=25546
What does that mean for me(I’m playing Joe Average now)?
All i care about is wether the problem is or will be solved.:-)
They are marked as Release Critical
so they will be solved (I think)
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why wont Mandriva RC1 detects my mouse, i have a Dell optiplex system, and a usb mouse.
Run as root “mcc” from a tty and set up your mouse again. Worked for me in ten seconds.
I finally upgraded my old-and-cranky computer with a Mandriva RC from an earlier version. I am impressed. Based upon what I see I think the completed product will be spot on.