Alright, we've all heard the many, many zealous stories about how everyone's Linux system has never crashed, ever. I've just had X crash twice in 2 days, the screen locksup with multi-colored lines ...

MandrakeSoft releases a new version of its Linux software that embraces some technology that rival Red Hat still keeps at arm's length. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

I was really surprised. I had a Compaq 1260 laptop (KII-333, 96meg) running Win98 that I was hoping to extend the life of. I installed Mandrake 8 on it, and it is now terribly slow. It takes longer ...

The software extends the company's long-standing focus on desktop users--a position that other Linux distributors, including Red Hat, have also begun to adopt. The software is ready immediately for ...

MandrakeSoft will sell a version of its Linux operating system that supports Advanced Micro Devices' coming 64-bit Athlon and Opteron processors, MandrakeSoft said Thursday. AMD's 64-bit chips are an ...

The latest versions of Red Hat Linux and Mandrake Linux are now available, as well as an updated version of Sun Solaris 8. In an announcement Monday, Red Hat Inc. unveiled Red Hat Linux 7.2 and Red ...

MandrakeSoft has upgraded its desktop Linux operating system for machines running x86 processors, improving the installation process and adding newer versions of Linux components, the company ...