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Mageia 10 hält 32-Bit-Unterstützung aufrecht
https://linuxnews.de/mageia-10-haelt-32-bit-unterstuetzung-aufrecht/ #mageia #mandrake #wayland #x11 #32bit #linux #linuxnews

Mageia 10 hält 32-Bit-Unterstützung aufrecht
https://linuxnews.de/mageia-10-haelt-32-bit-unterstuetzung-aufrecht/ #mageia #mandrake #wayland #x11 #32bit #linux #linuxnews

Mageia 10 hält 32-Bit-Unterstützung aufrecht
https://linuxnews.de/mageia-10-haelt-32-bit-unterstuetzung-aufrecht/ #mageia #mandrake #wayland #x11 #32bit #linux #linuxnews

Mageia 10 hält 32-Bit-Unterstützung aufrecht
https://linuxnews.de/mageia-10-haelt-32-bit-unterstuetzung-aufrecht/ #mageia #mandrake #wayland #x11 #32bit #linux #linuxnews

Mageia 10 hält 32-Bit-Unterstützung aufrecht
https://linuxnews.de/mageia-10-haelt-32-bit-unterstuetzung-aufrecht/ #mageia #mandrake #wayland #x11 #32bit #linux #linuxnews

🚀 Mageia 10 a sosit oficial! 🐧✨

După aproape trei ani de dezvoltare, noua versiune a distribuției comunitare readuce la viață spiritul clasic al familiei Mandrake/Mandriva, dar vine echipată cu tehnologii de ultimă generație.

Iată cele mai importante noutăți din Mageia 10:
🔹 Nucleu modern: Linux kernel 6.18 LTS, cu un suport hardware excelent pentru procesoarele, plăcile grafice și perifericele de ultimă generație.
🔹 Desktop-uri la zi: Trecerea oficială în era Plasma 6 (KDE Plasma 6.5), alături de GNOME 49 și Xfce 4.20 ca opțiuni principale. Sunt disponibile și MATE 1.28, LXQt 2.3 sau Cinnamon 6.6.
🔹 Performanță sub capotă: Trecerea la managerul de pachete DNF 5 și RPM 4.20 pentru actualizări mult mai rapide.
🔹 Software actualizat: LibreOffice 26.2, Firefox ESR 140.8, Mesa 26 și eliminarea completă a modulelor învechite Python 2 (sistemul trece complet la Python 3.13).

Distribuția continuă să ofere atât imagini Live pentru testare rapidă, cât și installerul clasic. Pentru gameri și utilizatorii de plăci video NVIDIA, driverele proprietare sunt disponibile direct la instalare prin depozitul Non-free.

Utilizatorii de Mageia 9 pot face upgrade, dar echipa recomandă citirea documentației înainte de a face pasul cel mare.

#Mageia #Mageia10 #Linux #OpenSource #KDE #Plasma6 #Gnome #Xfce #Mandrake #LinuxNews #TechNews

🚀 Mageia 10 a sosit oficial! 🐧✨

După aproape trei ani de dezvoltare, noua versiune a distribuției comunitare readuce la viață spiritul clasic al familiei Mandrake/Mandriva, dar vine echipată cu tehnologii de ultimă generație.

Iată cele mai importante noutăți din Mageia 10:
🔹 Nucleu modern: Linux kernel 6.18 LTS, cu un suport hardware excelent pentru procesoarele, plăcile grafice și perifericele de ultimă generație.
🔹 Desktop-uri la zi: Trecerea oficială în era Plasma 6 (KDE Plasma 6.5), alături de GNOME 49 și Xfce 4.20 ca opțiuni principale. Sunt disponibile și MATE 1.28, LXQt 2.3 sau Cinnamon 6.6.
🔹 Performanță sub capotă: Trecerea la managerul de pachete DNF 5 și RPM 4.20 pentru actualizări mult mai rapide.
🔹 Software actualizat: LibreOffice 26.2, Firefox ESR 140.8, Mesa 26 și eliminarea completă a modulelor învechite Python 2 (sistemul trece complet la Python 3.13).

Distribuția continuă să ofere atât imagini Live pentru testare rapidă, cât și installerul clasic. Pentru gameri și utilizatorii de plăci video NVIDIA, driverele proprietare sunt disponibile direct la instalare prin depozitul Non-free.

Utilizatorii de Mageia 9 pot face upgrade, dar echipa recomandă citirea documentației înainte de a face pasul cel mare.

#Mageia #Mageia10 #Linux #OpenSource #KDE #Plasma6 #Gnome #Xfce #Mandrake #LinuxNews #TechNews

🚀 Mageia 10 a sosit oficial! 🐧✨

După aproape trei ani de dezvoltare, noua versiune a distribuției comunitare readuce la viață spiritul clasic al familiei Mandrake/Mandriva, dar vine echipată cu tehnologii de ultimă generație.

Iată cele mai importante noutăți din Mageia 10:
🔹 Nucleu modern: Linux kernel 6.18 LTS, cu un suport hardware excelent pentru procesoarele, plăcile grafice și perifericele de ultimă generație.
🔹 Desktop-uri la zi: Trecerea oficială în era Plasma 6 (KDE Plasma 6.5), alături de GNOME 49 și Xfce 4.20 ca opțiuni principale. Sunt disponibile și MATE 1.28, LXQt 2.3 sau Cinnamon 6.6.
🔹 Performanță sub capotă: Trecerea la managerul de pachete DNF 5 și RPM 4.20 pentru actualizări mult mai rapide.
🔹 Software actualizat: LibreOffice 26.2, Firefox ESR 140.8, Mesa 26 și eliminarea completă a modulelor învechite Python 2 (sistemul trece complet la Python 3.13).

Distribuția continuă să ofere atât imagini Live pentru testare rapidă, cât și installerul clasic. Pentru gameri și utilizatorii de plăci video NVIDIA, driverele proprietare sunt disponibile direct la instalare prin depozitul Non-free.

Utilizatorii de Mageia 9 pot face upgrade, dar echipa recomandă citirea documentației înainte de a face pasul cel mare.

#Mageia #Mageia10 #Linux #OpenSource #KDE #Plasma6 #Gnome #Xfce #Mandrake #LinuxNews #TechNews

🚀 Mageia 10 a sosit oficial! 🐧✨

După aproape trei ani de dezvoltare, noua versiune a distribuției comunitare readuce la viață spiritul clasic al familiei Mandrake/Mandriva, dar vine echipată cu tehnologii de ultimă generație.

Iată cele mai importante noutăți din Mageia 10:
🔹 Nucleu modern: Linux kernel 6.18 LTS, cu un suport hardware excelent pentru procesoarele, plăcile grafice și perifericele de ultimă generație.
🔹 Desktop-uri la zi: Trecerea oficială în era Plasma 6 (KDE Plasma 6.5), alături de GNOME 49 și Xfce 4.20 ca opțiuni principale. Sunt disponibile și MATE 1.28, LXQt 2.3 sau Cinnamon 6.6.
🔹 Performanță sub capotă: Trecerea la managerul de pachete DNF 5 și RPM 4.20 pentru actualizări mult mai rapide.
🔹 Software actualizat: LibreOffice 26.2, Firefox ESR 140.8, Mesa 26 și eliminarea completă a modulelor învechite Python 2 (sistemul trece complet la Python 3.13).

Distribuția continuă să ofere atât imagini Live pentru testare rapidă, cât și installerul clasic. Pentru gameri și utilizatorii de plăci video NVIDIA, driverele proprietare sunt disponibile direct la instalare prin depozitul Non-free.

Utilizatorii de Mageia 9 pot face upgrade, dar echipa recomandă citirea documentației înainte de a face pasul cel mare.

#Mageia #Mageia10 #Linux #OpenSource #KDE #Plasma6 #Gnome #Xfce #Mandrake #LinuxNews #TechNews

🚀 Mageia 10 a sosit oficial! 🐧✨

După aproape trei ani de dezvoltare, noua versiune a distribuției comunitare readuce la viață spiritul clasic al familiei Mandrake/Mandriva, dar vine echipată cu tehnologii de ultimă generație.

Iată cele mai importante noutăți din Mageia 10:
🔹 Nucleu modern: Linux kernel 6.18 LTS, cu un suport hardware excelent pentru procesoarele, plăcile grafice și perifericele de ultimă generație.
🔹 Desktop-uri la zi: Trecerea oficială în era Plasma 6 (KDE Plasma 6.5), alături de GNOME 49 și Xfce 4.20 ca opțiuni principale. Sunt disponibile și MATE 1.28, LXQt 2.3 sau Cinnamon 6.6.
🔹 Performanță sub capotă: Trecerea la managerul de pachete DNF 5 și RPM 4.20 pentru actualizări mult mai rapide.
🔹 Software actualizat: LibreOffice 26.2, Firefox ESR 140.8, Mesa 26 și eliminarea completă a modulelor învechite Python 2 (sistemul trece complet la Python 3.13).

Distribuția continuă să ofere atât imagini Live pentru testare rapidă, cât și installerul clasic. Pentru gameri și utilizatorii de plăci video NVIDIA, driverele proprietare sunt disponibile direct la instalare prin depozitul Non-free.

Utilizatorii de Mageia 9 pot face upgrade, dar echipa recomandă citirea documentației înainte de a face pasul cel mare.

#Mageia #Mageia10 #Linux #OpenSource #KDE #Plasma6 #Gnome #Xfce #Mandrake #LinuxNews #TechNews

https://www.europesays.com/it/482226/ Lutto per Mandrake: è morto il papà #Entertainment #Intrattenimento #IT #Italia #Italy #mandrake #papà

Series of illustration for a new sticker pack I'm preparing! Theme is #occultism and #witchcraft! #illustration #skull #art #luxembourg Here is one pesky #Mandrake

Mandrake + NICCC @ M.N.Roy - 18 Apr feat. Mandrake

#SESH #Mandrake

https://sesh.sx/e/1976342

Hablando con @moribundo y @homer me ha surgido el hacer esta publicación.

Ellos ya lo saben pero para el resto: lo creáis o no, antes las distros de Linux (y resto de cosas) las conseguías en CD porque no había banda ancha regalada para casi todos. Aquí algunos de los olvidados 😉

#Corel #Linux #Mandrake #YellowDog #retrocomputing #cd

Hablando con @moribundo y @homer me ha surgido el hacer esta publicación.

Ellos ya lo saben pero para el resto: lo creáis o no, antes las distros de Linux (y resto de cosas) las conseguías en CD porque no había banda ancha regalada para casi todos. Aquí algunos de los olvidados 😉

#Corel #Linux #Mandrake #YellowDog #retrocomputing #cd

Hablando con @moribundo y @homer me ha surgido el hacer esta publicación.

Ellos ya lo saben pero para el resto: lo creáis o no, antes las distros de Linux (y resto de cosas) las conseguías en CD porque no había banda ancha regalada para casi todos. Aquí algunos de los olvidados 😉

#Corel #Linux #Mandrake #YellowDog #retrocomputing #cd

Hablando con @moribundo y @homer me ha surgido el hacer esta publicación.

Ellos ya lo saben pero para el resto: lo creáis o no, antes las distros de Linux (y resto de cosas) las conseguías en CD porque no había banda ancha regalada para casi todos. Aquí algunos de los olvidados 😉

#Corel #Linux #Mandrake #YellowDog #retrocomputing #cd

Hablando con @moribundo y @homer me ha surgido el hacer esta publicación.

Ellos ya lo saben pero para el resto: lo creáis o no, antes las distros de Linux (y resto de cosas) las conseguías en CD porque no había banda ancha regalada para casi todos. Aquí algunos de los olvidados 😉

#Corel #Linux #Mandrake #YellowDog #retrocomputing #cd

Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake (Alpha 6) on 86Box with Socket 370 [1998]

We’re now back with the sixth alpha of Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake, which was released on June 2006! Two months shy of the 20th anniversary of the first Ubuntu LTS release, we are very excited for this experiment on 86Box.

Our focus in this article is testing Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake on an 86Box emulated machine with a Socket 370 [1998] motherboard. You can download it from here.

We’ve configured the virtual machine as follows:

We’ve configured a virtual machine to run with:

• Machine type: [1998] Socket 370
• Machine: [i440BX] ASUS CUBX
• CPU: Intel Celeron (Mendocino) @ 533 MHz
• Memory: 256 MB
• Video: [AGP] 3dfx Voodoo3 3000
• Keyboard: AT Keyboard
• Mouse: PS/2 Mouse
• Sound card: [ISA16] Gravis UltraSound
• Floppy disk controller: Internal device
• Hard disk controller 1: Internal device
• New hard disk: UbuntuDapper.vhd
  • C/H/S: 16644/16/63
  • Size: 8192 MB
  • Bus: IDE
  • Channel: 0:0
• CD-ROM drive 1: ATAPI (0:1) TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-6702B 1007 (48x)

Once everything is configured as above, we can now start the virtual machine. Insert the Ubuntu 6.06 installation disc called ubuntu-6.06-alpha6-install-i386.iso to the CD-ROM reader, then configure BIOS as necessary.

You’ll see this main menu where we can choose to installer either to the hard disk, in OEM mode, or as a server. Let’s choose the first option, which is a normal install.

Afterwards, the old-fashioned installer that looks similar to what a Debian textual installer would look like appears.

After we have chosen a language, we are asked for our location.

Finally, the installer asks us for the keyboard layout we need to select.

As soon as we press ENTER, the installer starts looking for the Ubuntu installation disc and load additional installer components after searching for CD-ROM hardware.

After that, the installer tried to find the network adapter. Since we don’t intend to have one installed, because this system is unsupported as of long ago, we have answered No when the installer asked us if we have FireWire Ethernet.

After that, we’re prompted for the host name.

Then, the installer asked us if we need to provide proxy information for Ubuntu mirrors. We left it blank.

Afterwards, the installer started finding hard disks and starting the partitioner.

The installer found an 8 GB hard disk, so we’ve agreed to install Ubuntu to it by erasing the whole disk.

Afterwards, we’re prompted for the full name, the user name, and the password of the new account that our Ubuntu installation will contain.

The installation then started from this stage.

It took a considerable amount of time, especially when it had to do with installing and configuring the desktop packages. After a lot of patience, the installer finally set everything up in the new installation, such as users, and gave us a congratulatory message below.

When we pressed ENTER, the system automatically rebooted to the new Ubuntu installation.

Then, the login screen appeared.

We signed in with our username and password, and the GNOME splash screen appeared with “Dapper Drake!” drawn over it, with “THIS IS NOT THE FINAL ARTWORK!” at the top. Those two writings don’t appear in the final version of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, suggesting that this is the pre-release version.

Once the desktop gets loaded, the desktop looks like this:

We can verify that this alpha version of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS uses Linux version 2.6.15.

Applications, such as Firefox and gedit, work, too.

Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake (Alpha 6) on 86Box with Socket 370 [1998]

We’re now back with the sixth alpha of Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake, which was released on June 2006! Two months shy of the 20th anniversary of the first Ubuntu LTS release, we are very excited for this experiment on 86Box.

Our focus in this article is testing Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake on an 86Box emulated machine with a Socket 370 [1998] motherboard. You can download it from here.

We’ve configured the virtual machine as follows:

We’ve configured a virtual machine to run with:

• Machine type: [1998] Socket 370
• Machine: [i440BX] ASUS CUBX
• CPU: Intel Celeron (Mendocino) @ 533 MHz
• Memory: 256 MB
• Video: [AGP] 3dfx Voodoo3 3000
• Keyboard: AT Keyboard
• Mouse: PS/2 Mouse
• Sound card: [ISA16] Gravis UltraSound
• Floppy disk controller: Internal device
• Hard disk controller 1: Internal device
• New hard disk: UbuntuDapper.vhd
  • C/H/S: 16644/16/63
  • Size: 8192 MB
  • Bus: IDE
  • Channel: 0:0
• CD-ROM drive 1: ATAPI (0:1) TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-6702B 1007 (48x)

Once everything is configured as above, we can now start the virtual machine. Insert the Ubuntu 6.06 installation disc called ubuntu-6.06-alpha6-install-i386.iso to the CD-ROM reader, then configure BIOS as necessary.

You’ll see this main menu where we can choose to installer either to the hard disk, in OEM mode, or as a server. Let’s choose the first option, which is a normal install.

Afterwards, the old-fashioned installer that looks similar to what a Debian textual installer would look like appears.

After we have chosen a language, we are asked for our location.

Finally, the installer asks us for the keyboard layout we need to select.

As soon as we press ENTER, the installer starts looking for the Ubuntu installation disc and load additional installer components after searching for CD-ROM hardware.

After that, the installer tried to find the network adapter. Since we don’t intend to have one installed, because this system is unsupported as of long ago, we have answered No when the installer asked us if we have FireWire Ethernet.

After that, we’re prompted for the host name.

Then, the installer asked us if we need to provide proxy information for Ubuntu mirrors. We left it blank.

Afterwards, the installer started finding hard disks and starting the partitioner.

The installer found an 8 GB hard disk, so we’ve agreed to install Ubuntu to it by erasing the whole disk.

Afterwards, we’re prompted for the full name, the user name, and the password of the new account that our Ubuntu installation will contain.

The installation then started from this stage.

It took a considerable amount of time, especially when it had to do with installing and configuring the desktop packages. After a lot of patience, the installer finally set everything up in the new installation, such as users, and gave us a congratulatory message below.

When we pressed ENTER, the system automatically rebooted to the new Ubuntu installation.

Then, the login screen appeared.

We signed in with our username and password, and the GNOME splash screen appeared with “Dapper Drake!” drawn over it, with “THIS IS NOT THE FINAL ARTWORK!” at the top. Those two writings don’t appear in the final version of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, suggesting that this is the pre-release version.

Once the desktop gets loaded, the desktop looks like this:

We can verify that this alpha version of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS uses Linux version 2.6.15.

Applications, such as Firefox and gedit, work, too.

Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake (Alpha 6) on 86Box with Socket 370 [1998]

We’re now back with the sixth alpha of Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake, which was released on June 2006! Two months shy of the 20th anniversary of the first Ubuntu LTS release, we are very excited for this experiment on 86Box.

Our focus in this article is testing Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake on an 86Box emulated machine with a Socket 370 [1998] motherboard. You can download it from here.

We’ve configured the virtual machine as follows:

We’ve configured a virtual machine to run with:

• Machine type: [1998] Socket 370
• Machine: [i440BX] ASUS CUBX
• CPU: Intel Celeron (Mendocino) @ 533 MHz
• Memory: 256 MB
• Video: [AGP] 3dfx Voodoo3 3000
• Keyboard: AT Keyboard
• Mouse: PS/2 Mouse
• Sound card: [ISA16] Gravis UltraSound
• Floppy disk controller: Internal device
• Hard disk controller 1: Internal device
• New hard disk: UbuntuDapper.vhd
  • C/H/S: 16644/16/63
  • Size: 8192 MB
  • Bus: IDE
  • Channel: 0:0
• CD-ROM drive 1: ATAPI (0:1) TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-6702B 1007 (48x)

Once everything is configured as above, we can now start the virtual machine. Insert the Ubuntu 6.06 installation disc called ubuntu-6.06-alpha6-install-i386.iso to the CD-ROM reader, then configure BIOS as necessary.

You’ll see this main menu where we can choose to installer either to the hard disk, in OEM mode, or as a server. Let’s choose the first option, which is a normal install.

Afterwards, the old-fashioned installer that looks similar to what a Debian textual installer would look like appears.

After we have chosen a language, we are asked for our location.

Finally, the installer asks us for the keyboard layout we need to select.

As soon as we press ENTER, the installer starts looking for the Ubuntu installation disc and load additional installer components after searching for CD-ROM hardware.

After that, the installer tried to find the network adapter. Since we don’t intend to have one installed, because this system is unsupported as of long ago, we have answered No when the installer asked us if we have FireWire Ethernet.

After that, we’re prompted for the host name.

Then, the installer asked us if we need to provide proxy information for Ubuntu mirrors. We left it blank.

Afterwards, the installer started finding hard disks and starting the partitioner.

The installer found an 8 GB hard disk, so we’ve agreed to install Ubuntu to it by erasing the whole disk.

Afterwards, we’re prompted for the full name, the user name, and the password of the new account that our Ubuntu installation will contain.

The installation then started from this stage.

It took a considerable amount of time, especially when it had to do with installing and configuring the desktop packages. After a lot of patience, the installer finally set everything up in the new installation, such as users, and gave us a congratulatory message below.

When we pressed ENTER, the system automatically rebooted to the new Ubuntu installation.

Then, the login screen appeared.

We signed in with our username and password, and the GNOME splash screen appeared with “Dapper Drake!” drawn over it, with “THIS IS NOT THE FINAL ARTWORK!” at the top. Those two writings don’t appear in the final version of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, suggesting that this is the pre-release version.

Once the desktop gets loaded, the desktop looks like this:

We can verify that this alpha version of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS uses Linux version 2.6.15.

Applications, such as Firefox and gedit, work, too.

Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake (Alpha 6) on 86Box with Socket 370 [1998]

We’re now back with the sixth alpha of Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake, which was released on June 2006! Two months shy of the 20th anniversary of the first Ubuntu LTS release, we are very excited for this experiment on 86Box.

Our focus in this article is testing Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake on an 86Box emulated machine with a Socket 370 [1998] motherboard. You can download it from here.

We’ve configured the virtual machine as follows:

We’ve configured a virtual machine to run with:

• Machine type: [1998] Socket 370
• Machine: [i440BX] ASUS CUBX
• CPU: Intel Celeron (Mendocino) @ 533 MHz
• Memory: 256 MB
• Video: [AGP] 3dfx Voodoo3 3000
• Keyboard: AT Keyboard
• Mouse: PS/2 Mouse
• Sound card: [ISA16] Gravis UltraSound
• Floppy disk controller: Internal device
• Hard disk controller 1: Internal device
• New hard disk: UbuntuDapper.vhd
  • C/H/S: 16644/16/63
  • Size: 8192 MB
  • Bus: IDE
  • Channel: 0:0
• CD-ROM drive 1: ATAPI (0:1) TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-6702B 1007 (48x)

Once everything is configured as above, we can now start the virtual machine. Insert the Ubuntu 6.06 installation disc called ubuntu-6.06-alpha6-install-i386.iso to the CD-ROM reader, then configure BIOS as necessary.

You’ll see this main menu where we can choose to install either to the hard disk, in OEM mode, or as a server. Let’s choose the first option, which is a normal install.

Afterwards, the old-fashioned installer that looks similar to what a Debian textual installer would look like appears.

After we have chosen a language, we are asked for our location.

Finally, the installer asks us for the keyboard layout we need to select.

As soon as we press ENTER, the installer starts looking for the Ubuntu installation disc and load additional installer components after searching for CD-ROM hardware.

After that, the installer tried to find the network adapter. Since we don’t intend to have one installed, because this system is unsupported as of long ago, we have answered No when the installer asked us if we have FireWire Ethernet.

After that, we’re prompted for the host name.

Then, the installer asked us if we need to provide proxy information for Ubuntu mirrors. We left it blank.

Afterwards, the installer started finding hard disks and starting the partitioner.

The installer found an 8 GB hard disk, so we’ve agreed to install Ubuntu to it by erasing the whole disk.

Afterwards, we’re prompted for the full name, the user name, and the password of the new account that our Ubuntu installation will contain.

The installation then started from this stage.

It took a considerable amount of time, especially when it had to do with installing and configuring the desktop packages. After a lot of patience, the installer finally set everything up in the new installation, such as users, and gave us a congratulatory message below.

When we pressed ENTER, the system automatically rebooted to the new Ubuntu installation.

Then, the login screen appeared.

We signed in with our username and password, and the GNOME splash screen appeared with “Dapper Drake!” drawn over it, with “THIS IS NOT THE FINAL ARTWORK!” at the top. Those two writings don’t appear in the final version of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, suggesting that this is the pre-release version.

Once the desktop gets loaded, the desktop looks like this:

We can verify that this alpha version of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS uses Linux version 2.6.15.

Applications, such as Firefox and gedit, work, too.

Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake (Alpha 6) on 86Box with Socket 370 [1998]

We’re now back with the sixth alpha of Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake, which was released on June 2006! Two months shy of the 20th anniversary of the first Ubuntu LTS release, we are very excited for this experiment on 86Box.

Our focus in this article is testing Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake on an 86Box emulated machine with a Socket 370 [1998] motherboard. You can download it from here.

We’ve configured the virtual machine as follows:

We’ve configured a virtual machine to run with:

• Machine type: [1998] Socket 370
• Machine: [i440BX] ASUS CUBX
• CPU: Intel Celeron (Mendocino) @ 533 MHz
• Memory: 256 MB
• Video: [AGP] 3dfx Voodoo3 3000
• Keyboard: AT Keyboard
• Mouse: PS/2 Mouse
• Sound card: [ISA16] Gravis UltraSound
• Floppy disk controller: Internal device
• Hard disk controller 1: Internal device
• New hard disk: UbuntuDapper.vhd
  • C/H/S: 16644/16/63
  • Size: 8192 MB
  • Bus: IDE
  • Channel: 0:0
• CD-ROM drive 1: ATAPI (0:1) TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-6702B 1007 (48x)

Once everything is configured as above, we can now start the virtual machine. Insert the Ubuntu 6.06 installation disc called ubuntu-6.06-alpha6-install-i386.iso to the CD-ROM reader, then configure BIOS as necessary.

You’ll see this main menu where we can choose to installer either to the hard disk, in OEM mode, or as a server. Let’s choose the first option, which is a normal install.

Afterwards, the old-fashioned installer that looks similar to what a Debian textual installer would look like appears.

After we have chosen a language, we are asked for our location.

Finally, the installer asks us for the keyboard layout we need to select.

As soon as we press ENTER, the installer starts looking for the Ubuntu installation disc and load additional installer components after searching for CD-ROM hardware.

After that, the installer tried to find the network adapter. Since we don’t intend to have one installed, because this system is unsupported as of long ago, we have answered No when the installer asked us if we have FireWire Ethernet.

After that, we’re prompted for the host name.

Then, the installer asked us if we need to provide proxy information for Ubuntu mirrors. We left it blank.

Afterwards, the installer started finding hard disks and starting the partitioner.

The installer found an 8 GB hard disk, so we’ve agreed to install Ubuntu to it by erasing the whole disk.

Afterwards, we’re prompted for the full name, the user name, and the password of the new account that our Ubuntu installation will contain.

The installation then started from this stage.

It took a considerable amount of time, especially when it had to do with installing and configuring the desktop packages. After a lot of patience, the installer finally set everything up in the new installation, such as users, and gave us a congratulatory message below.

When we pressed ENTER, the system automatically rebooted to the new Ubuntu installation.

Then, the login screen appeared.

We signed in with our username and password, and the GNOME splash screen appeared with “Dapper Drake!” drawn over it, with “THIS IS NOT THE FINAL ARTWORK!” at the top. Those two writings don’t appear in the final version of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, suggesting that this is the pre-release version.

Once the desktop gets loaded, the desktop looks like this:

We can verify that this alpha version of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS uses Linux version 2.6.15.

Applications, such as Firefox and gedit, work, too.

Image is from the "Tacuinum Sanitatis," a medieval handbook on health. #LegendaryWednesday #DailySpookLore #GothicSpring #AncientSky #Mythology #MytholoySky #MedievalMythology #Folklore #FolkloreSky #MedievalFolklore #MedievalSky #Occult #OccultSky #Sorcery #Witchcraft #WitchcraftSky #Mandrake

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That's it for me. Happy St. Gertrude's Day to all who observe. #Mandrake #FrightClub

That's it for me. Happy St. Gertrude's Day to all who observe. #Mandrake #FrightClub

#Mandrake #FrightClub

#Mandrake #FrightClub

Dammit, didn't she just spray for #Mandrake last month? #FrightClub

OK, under goodish lighting the #Mandrake looks like something out of Pufnstuf. #FrightClub

OK, under goodish lighting the #Mandrake looks like something out of Pufnstuf. #FrightClub

He has such low self esteem. His name really should be Seamus. #Mandrake #FrightClub

Is she being tube fed puree of #Mandrake? I heard many Irish left Ireland to look for better food, but really. #FrightClub

Is she being tube fed puree of #Mandrake? I heard many Irish left Ireland to look for better food, but really. #FrightClub

I'm kinda lost now. #FrightClub #Mandrake

Is she holding a slowly roasted brisket to her chest? What's going ON in those woods?! #Mandrake #FrightClub

My mother was of the sky My father was of the earth But I am of the universe And you know what it's worth #Mandrake #FrightClub

These woods are lousy with bear traps. How are the timid woodland creatures supposed to caper and cavort in such surroundings? #Mandrake #FrightClub

These woods are lousy with bear traps. How are the timid woodland creatures supposed to caper and cavort in such surroundings? #Mandrake #FrightClub

Whoa. #Mandrake is a lot bigger than I thought. Nothing wee about him at all. #FrightClub

Memorials are a nice spot to find new plushies to add to your collection. #FrightClub #Mandrake

Well, at least they found A body. The day wasn't a total waste. #FrightClub #Mandrake

Well, at least they found A body. The day wasn't a total waste. #FrightClub #Mandrake

It's been so hot lately I came home to find my cats spread out like melted pats of the finest Irish butter. #Mandrake #FrightClub

Suicide Squirrels! #Mandrake #FrightClub

I don't think I've ever heard such creepy music in a scene with people smoking pot. #FrightClub #Mandrake

Ah, faith and begorrah I be looking to shake my shillelagh at a wee #Mandrake #FrightClub

Taking care of the meddling kids before they can start investigating your criminal hijinks is a good plan. #FrightClub #Mandrake

Taking care of the meddling kids before they can start investigating your criminal hijinks is a good plan. #FrightClub #Mandrake