Mandriva Linux Limited Edition 2005

Following the recent new roadmap announcement, Mandriva (pronounced"Man-dree-vah"!) Linux Limited Edition 2005 is a transitional releasebetween 10.1 Official and 2006 Official which will be released by theend of this year.

Limited Edition 2005 is the ideal product for Linux users who need themost up-to-date and exciting features at the earliest opportunity,without sacrificing stability and performance.

Mandriva Linux Limited Edition 2005 is immediately available for allClub members and contributors and provides:

- Linux kernel 2.6.11.6
- KDE 3.3.2 (with some backports from version 3.4, including kpdf)
- GNOME 2.8.3
- Firefox 1.0.2
- GCC 3.4.3
- The GIMP 2.2
- Cdrecord 2.01.01a21 (with DVD+R dual-layer support)
- OpenOffice.org 1.1.4
- MySQL 4.1.11
- and many others!

Limited Edition 2005 is built to increase amd optimize performance: ithas been designed with x86-64 technology in mind and has support fordual-core technology, allowing the use of the most powerfulapplications on advanced new processors.

Special optimizations also enhance the overall speed delivered by thesystem. For instance, KDE is 10% faster, thanks to special tuning byMandriva!

Limited Edition 2005 also provides better support for removabledevices such as digital cameras, CD-ROM drives and USB keys throughimmediate detection of devices as they are plugged in, and by allowingyou to boot the installation from a USB key. Additionally, thisrelease offers full support for Adaptec Host RAID controllers (RAID,SCSI, SATA) and extended recognition for the most recent flat screenmonitors, including widescreen resolutions. Additionally, the supportof the XBox console will certainly appeal to gamers and enthusiasts!

Also available is DKMS which allows kernel modules to bedynamically built for each kernel on your system in a simplified andorganized fashion.

Mandriva Club members and Mandriva's contributors have immediateaccess to LE 2005 through Bittorrent or HTTP download! If you are notyet a Mandriva Club Member, subscribe now:
http://www.mandrivalinux.com/en/club

Limited Edition 2005 is also available for preorder as a DVD set atthe price of 65 USD (59 euros). Preorder your DVD at:
http://store.mandriva.com/product_info.php?cPath=88_97&products_id=217

Discover all the features of Limited Edition 2005 at:
http://www.mandriva.com/products/limited-edition

A free download version of Limited Edition 2005 will be made publiclyavailable at a later date.

Mandriva Online Team.

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