Subject: Re: Mandrake 9x
From: William Bouterse (bill@bouterse.com)
Date: Mon Dec 16 2002 - 10:46:11 AKST
On Mon, 16 Dec 2002 00:41:28 -0900
"Jan Zumwalt" <jwzumwalt@neatinfo.com> transmitted these thoughts:
>
> I just purchased Mandrake 9X (power pack) from best Buy. This is the best
> version (7cd) that Mandrake sells except for the server addition. I will be
> donating a copy to the Aklug club for any that may want a copy of it.
>
> I have a couple things to say about it:
>
> 1) I switched from Suse to Mandrake because I like to do development and
> Suse violates some very important library location standards. While I do not
> think Mandrake does this, I was surprised to see the OpenGL development
> libraries missing - Ugg! Of coarse Opengl runs just fine - you just can't
> compile or develop it. Am I expecting to much for a $70 distro?
The only readily available listings I could find
for OpenGL-devel is PLD Linux,
AKA Polish Linux Distro;
http://www.rpmfind.net//linux/RPM/PLD/dists/ra/PLD/i686/PLD/RPMS/XFree86-OpenGL-devel-4.2.1-8.i686.html
Anyhow maybe they can help !?
WHB
Talkeetna
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