Re: Where are CD 2 and 3 ?

Hi,

> Now that the release is out, I have a couple of questions:
>
> • 	Will the final release update the beta version, or do I need to 
> re-install?

This is generally not supported but it may work (I did it at home). 
Prefer an install if you want a clean system and intend to report 
meaningful bugs that aren't brought in from stale beta configs. ;-)

> • 	Is there a complete package listing somewhere?

<http://people.mandriva.com/~gbeauchesne/x86_64/10.2/contents/>
Files: pkg-10.2-Limited-Edition-2005-*.idx

> • 	Where is the binary archive?

In LE2005/x86_64 mirrors:
<http://www1.mandrivalinux.com/en-us/ftp.php3> [Download from public 
FTP mirrors]

> • 	I'm using a notebook computer with only wireless ethernet, will the 
> install CD configure that correctly so that I can do the entire 
> install, or alternately, can I exit the install after the first CD to 
> configure my wireless and then continue the install?

I think wireless is not well supported during install. Besides, you are 
talking about a notebook, so very likely you will want to use the 
integrated chipset but unfortunately this generally is Broadcom based, 
thus requiring ndiswrapper.

You can grab the Download Edition CD and install from it. It's built so 
that to minimize extra download. A default install will be enough to 
have KDE and OOo in almost 5 languages. Then, you can boot and 
configure your network with proper wireless drivers and point your 
media source to an LE2005/x86_64 mirror.

You may also consider downloading the DVD from Club or dedicated FTP 
server if you are satisfied. ;-) Added value are commercial drivers + 
large set of 32-bit packages for both execution of 32-bit programs but 
also for developing 32-bit programs.

> I was looking at SUSE 9.3 professional and Ubuntu's Hoary Hedgehog 
> releases.  How does Mandriva compare with these for completeness of 
> packages available?

I don't know. I saw a SuSE 9.3 around and they have a full DVD 
dedicated to x86_64 too (on one layer). 32-bit support is better in 
Mandriva Linux and it doesn't require any specially built package with 
the 32-bit libraries. I don't know about Ubuntu.

Bye,
Gwenolé.