When it comes to individual distributions of the Linux operating system, the rising tide of open-source software and components has lifted all ships. However, although advances in software such as KDE ...

MandrakeSoft is warning its users that the latest release of its operating system, released earlier this month, could permanently disable some CD-ROM drives. The company said that CD-ROM drives based ...

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 ...

Mandrake, a French company that sells Linux, is encouraging users to join for-fee clubs to provide enough money to keep the company in business. The company hopes to break even by the end of the year, ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signs SB 243, the first US law setting child-safety rules for AI chatbots, from crisis redirects to transparency requirements. Hollywood pushes back against OpenAI’s Sora 2 as ...

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 ...

If Linux interests you more than OS X, you may be interested in MandrakeSoft’s recent release of Mandrake Linux 8.2 for PowerPC. The Linux implementation is designed to run on a wide variety of ...

Google’s Android operating system may be open source, but most of the phones and other devices that ship with Android also include a bunch of closed source apps and services including the Google Play ...

MandrakeSoft has released version 8.2 of its Linux operating system, the company said Monday. The software can be downloaded or pre-ordered. Version 8.2 includes support for devices that can be ...

Here's the thing, I was running a 3-way boot system with W98SE, W2K Pro, and Mandrake Linux 7.2 on my old system of an Abit BE6-II and P3500MHz (oc'd to 575MHz). All was well, with only minor quirks.

Here’s today’s quiz: You have just installed Mandrake Linux on your desktop systems when you hear the news: “MandrakeSoft is going through the French equivalent ...

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 ...