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Release notes for the first alpha version of Mandriva Linux 2007.1 (Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring). You can see the technical details at Distro Changelog. Contents 1 Availability 2 Known issues 3 Main changes 3.1 Changes from 2007 4 Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring Alpha 1 One CDs 4.1 How do I use these ISO images? 5 Testing wanted 6 Checking your download (asc files) [edit] Availability This alpha version is available via two means. Firstly via the public FTP and HTTP sites mirroring the Mandriva Linux repository. Check the current development mirrors at CookerMirrors, the 2007 Spring Beta tree is in /devel/2007.1/. Second, the preferred way, via either the provided One CDs (installable live CDs), or the intallation mini CD i586 and x86_64. You will find the live CDs and the installation CD in the same mirrors as the cooker one, in the /devel/iso/2007.1/ section.

[edit] Known issues

[edit] Main changes

[edit] Changes from 2007

• GNOME 2.17
• KDE 3.5.5
• Firefox 2.0

[edit] Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring Alpha 1 One CDs

There are two different editions of the One CD for this beta, one Gnome x86_64 version and one KDE i586 version. Only a few languages have been included by default, you are encouraged to use the Mini Installation CD with an Internet extra source if you want to install this Alpha in one specific languages not provided in the One.

One CDs include most of the needed stuff for a complete office and internet desktop, OpenOffice.org, Mozilla Firefox, 3D desktop (XGL and AIGLX with Compiz), network and hardware configuration tools and drivers (the free version only includes free drivers).

• mandriva-one-cooker-Hangzhou-Gnome-CD.x86_64.iso
  • Warning: includes non free software
  • Gnome Live CD for x86_64 processors.
  • Size: 667 MiB
  • Languages: Czech, English, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese Brazil, Russian, Spanish

• mandriva-one-cooker-Hangzhou-KDE-CD.i586.iso
  • Warning: includes non free software
  • KDE Live CD for i586 processors and x86_64 processors.
  • Size: 700 MiB
  • Languages: English, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese Brazil, Spanish

• Mandriva 2007 Spring Alpha Installation CD
  • A dual architecture (i586 and x86_64) CD. You can use it on both 32- and 64-bit x86 machines, the installer will detect your processor and boot the correct version of the installer. If you want to use a 32 bit installation on a 64 bit machine, you can select it by pressing F3 then F6 at the boot prompt. You are highly encouraged to add a Internet source of packages during the installation, because this CD only include the minimal set of packages for a very basic system.
  • Size: 700 MiB

[edit] How do I use these ISO images?

To test and use these ISO files, you need to choose one of them, download it and write it as an image file on a 700 MB blank CD (or any bigger blank media, including blank DVD). To use the installation DVD, write it to a blank DVD. To use the installation CDs, write each one to a separate blank CD, then boot from the first. For instructions on writing discs, see Writing CD and DVD images. For installation instructions, see Installing Mandriva Linux.

[edit] Testing wanted

You are encouraged to test and comment on this beta release. Feedback should be posted in the form of bug reports to Bugzilla, or if it is not a type of feedback that can be expressed as a bug report, to the Cooker mailing list or to the Mandriva Club forums (which are open to posts from anyone with a my.mandriva.com account, not just Club members).

• Check that all your hardware is supported. Note that some of these ISO files only include free software, you may need to check with your hardware manufacturer for the appropriate drivers or firmware (especially for ATI and NVidia video cards, Intel Centrino wireless ipw2100/2200 WiFi adapters, Hsf modems...)
• Report any missing or unwanted software

[edit] Checking your download (asc files)

The files with the asc extensions are Mandriva GPG signed checksum files. These files help you to check that your download has been succesfully completed.

To check if the downloaded file is correct, you can either use the md5 file or the sha1 file, which are both different checksum method. In the directory where you have downloaded the file.iso, use the command md5sum -c file.md5.asc to check your file with the md5 checksum, or sha1sum -c file.sha1.asc to check it with the sha1 checksum.

The asc extension, linked to the Mandriva official GPG signature, can also be verified. If you know that the ISO file you have downloaded has a correct sum, and that the checksum file is signed correctly with the Mandriva official GPG key, then odds are high that the ISO file you have is the real official one from Mandriva.

To check the GPG signature you must use the gpg program available in the gnupg package. You must first download the [[1][Mandriva Official GPG key]], and then type in a terminal gpg --verify file.asc.

Alternatively, if you only want to check the checksum of the iso downloaded, you can also use the mkcd program with the -k option. A checksum is included in the header of each iso file and can be verified with mkcd -k file.iso.