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Mandrakesoft is proud to announce that its new flagship operating system 'Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community' has been released. 10.0 Community is the first major Linux distribution to take advantage of the new Linux kernel 2.6 while providing one of the most easy to use and attractive Linux operating systems ever.

Mandrakelinux 10.0 Official is now available on DVD and CD.

'Mandrakelinux 10.0 Official' is scheduled to be released in May 2004. 10.0 Official will be used in retail packs tailored for individuals and small businesses, as well as for specialized corporate solutions.

Mandrakelinux 10.0 provides the new Linux 2.6 kernel as the default kernel for greatly enhanced performance and scalability. For those deploying Mandrake 10.0 as servers, the new Linux kernel increases the number of unique users and groups from 65,000 to over 4 billion, with 1 billion concurrent processes on a single system. Server deployments also benefit from interoperability with MS-Windows® systems thanks to enhanced support of Windows' Logical Disk Manager and new read/write NTFS support.

The desktop user's experience is greatly enhanced with notable improvements in ease of use and reliability, plus impressive system responsiveness gains. Additional benefits include hyperthreading capabilities, major I/O performance improvements under various workloads, better support of and multimedia devices, as well as greater support for laptops with software support for 'suspend to disk' functionality.

Additionally, Mandrakelinux 10.0 includes the Native POSIX Threads Library (NPTL) for maximum threading performance.

Making Linux easier for all

In line with Mandrakesoft's traditional commitment to making Linux easier for all computer users, Mandrakelinux 10.0 provides a powerful and modern desktop and server operating system:

- Server capabilities have been enhanced with the integration of Linux kernel 2.6, Samba 3.0, MySQL 4.0.18, PostqreSQL 7.4.1, Apache2, extended hardware support, and a new Mandrakeonline update service.

- The desktop experience has been enhanced with numerous improvements including a new Mandrakegalaxy 2 desktop theme, new menu organization, and a new Mandrakelinux Control Center to make this release even more friendly and easy to use than ever. Additionally, 'Magicdev' has been added -- Magicdev provides dynamic CD support for launching appropriate applications when a CD or DVD is inserted into a drive.

Mandrakelinux 10.0 provides KDE 3.2 and GNOME 2.4 as default desktop environments, plus an impressive variety of Office applications such as the famous OpenOffice.org 1.1 office suite, which is compatible with Microsoft® Office® documents.

"Mandrakelinux 10.0 marks the beginning of a re-energized drive by Mandrakesoft to achieve worldwide Linux adoption. We believe that Mandrakelinux 10.0 will be seen as the perfect example of a Linux product that individuals and corporations need to migrate away from proprietary operating systems", declared François Bancilhon, CEO of Mandrakesoft.

Mandrakelinux 10.0 features the following software:

Kernel 2.6.3

XFree86 4.3

Glibc 2.3.3 with Native POSIX Threads Library (NPTL) support

GCC 3.3.2

Apache 2.0.48, Samba 3.0.2, MySQL 4.0.18

ProFTPD 1.2.9, Postfix 2.0.18, OpenSSH 3.6.1p2

KDE 3.2, GNOME 2.4.2, IceWM 1.2.13

OpenOffice.org 1.1, KOffice 1.3, Gnumeric 1.2.6

Mozilla 1.6, The GIMP 1.2.5, XMMS 1.2.9

A mostly automated installation procedure

Mandrake's installation process has long been the most widely respected installer in the Linux field, yet we've made it even simpler and more powerful. 10.0 offers great new features such as the capability to resize NTFS hard-disk partitions, and automatic printer detection and setup.

On the desktop: "Mandrakegalaxy" II look & feel and MagicDev!

Mandrakelinux 10.0 offers a refined desktop look & feel with the Mandrakegalaxy II theme to provide ergonomic consistency between all applications in KDE and GNOME. Easy to read anti-aliased fonts are used in most applications. With its focus on usability, Mandrakelinux 10.0 has all the potential to deliver Linux to the widest audience of computer users.

Improved configuration, extended hardware support

For years Mandrakelinux has been a premier distribution in regards to supporting the largest variety of hardware and with its ability to automatically detect and configure new hardware devices. Several configuration utilities including PrinterDrake, DrakSec, DrakePerm and UserDrake have been totally revamped to offer enhanced features and functionalities.

Simplified System Maintenance

All operating systems require a certain level of maintenance to remain secure and up-to-date. Mandrakelinux 10.0 provides many tools and utilities to facilitate the most common system administration tasks.

All the best Office & Internet applications

OpenOffice.org is a full-featured office suite that includes word processor, spreadsheet and presentation applications. OpenOffice.org is available in 23 different languages and can read & write most types of Microsoft Office documents such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint files. OpenOffice.org now features the ability to easily export a document to PDF or Flash.

Recommended hardware for Mandrakelinux 10.0

Processor: an x586-class or above processor is required. This includes Intel Pentium I/II/III/IV, AMD K6/II/III, AMD Duron, AMD Athlon/XP/MP. SMP multi-processor machines are supported. (*)

Memory: at least 64 MB is required (32 MB for text-install); 128 MB or more is recommended.

Hard disks: IDE and SCSI hard disks are supported.

Hard disk size: At least 500MB is required, 1GB is recommended.

Serial ATA: Most controllers are supported in non-RAID mode.

SCSI controllers: most SCSI controllers are supported (Adaptec, Tekram, LSI Logic, Advansys...).

RAID controllers: most RAID controllers are supported, excepted for IDE and Serial-ATA. 3Ware IDE and Serial-ATA RAID controllers are supported though.

USB and USB 2.0: most USB devices are supported.

CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives and burners: Most IDE, SCSI, PCMCIA, IEEE 1394/FireWire models are supported (this includes DVD+RW and DVD-RW).

Graphic cards: Most ISA, PCI and AGP cards are supported, including VESA, NVidia®, ATI(TM), 3DFX, SIS, S3, Matrox, Intel i865G, i85x, i81x i845G, Trident. 3D accel is available for Matrox G200/G400/G500, Voodoo III/V/Banshee, Intel i8XX, ATI Rage 128/Pro & Radeon, Nvidia (GeForce and Nforce).

Network adapters: All cards based on Intel, Realtek, 3COM, NVIDIA®, Broadcom chipsets, and USB adapters are supported. Most PCMCIA, PCI and USB wireless network cards are supported. Most modems, RNIS, DSL and wireless devices are supported. Most "WinModems" are not supported.

Printers: Most printers are supported. Most "WinPrinters" are not supported.

Sound Cards: All Sound Blaster-compatible soundcards, Sound Blaster/Ensoniq (Audigy, Live), X Wave, Crystal, Intel®, AMD, NVIDIA® force, VIA, CMI C-Media, ESS Maestro, Yamaha YMF744, Terratec, AC'97.

Laptops: Most laptops are supported.

Misc.: Numerous TV cards, all Wacom graphics tablets, many scanners, most web cams, digital cameras and FireWire devices are supported.

Mandrakelinux 10.0 is optimized for Pentium and higher processors (and compatibles), and therefore does not run on earlier x86 processors.

(*)A version of Mandrakelinux 10.0 for Athlon64 is released separately.