Mandrakelinux ============= ============================================================================ The contents of this CD-ROM are Copyright (C) 2003,2004 Mandrakesoft S.A. and others. Please see the individual copyright notices in each source package for distribution terms. The distribution terms of the tools copyrighted by Mandrakesoft are noted in the file COPYING. Mandrakelinux and its logo are trademarks of Mandrakesoft S.A. ============================================================================ 1. Directory Organization This directory is organized as follows: |--> media/ | |--> main/ main binary packages | |--> contrib/ contrib binary packages | `--> media_info/ packages meta data |--> install/ | |--> extra/ installation advertising images | |--> images/ boot images | `--> stage2/ ramdisk images of the installation | `--> live/ installation program files |--> isolinux/ isolinux boot images |--> doc/ installation help files in various languages |--> dosutils/ installation utilities for DOS |--> misc/ source files, install trees |--> VERSION current version number |--> COPYING copyright information |--> INSTALL.txt installation instructions `--> README.txt this file in text mode If you are mirroring to a partition or an NFS volume, you'll need to get everything under "install/" for installation related files, and everything under "media/" for packages, as well as the isolinux images from "isolinux/". ============================================================================ 2. Installing See the INSTALL.txt file. IMPORTANT COMPATIBILITY NOTE: Mandrakelinux is built with CPU speed optimizations for Pentium-class (Pentium(tm) and compatibles, AMD Athlon, Pentium 4...) so it WILL NOT RUN on older i386 and i486 based computers. ============================================================================ 3. Sources All the Mandrakelinux specific packages come with their sources in the source-CD (PowerPack Edition). You can download all the source packages from our FTP servers. If you don't have any convenient Internet access, Mandrakesoft can send you a source archive for a small fee. ============================================================================ 4. Support For those with web access, check: * http://www.mandrakesoft.com/support In particular, access to our mailing lists can be found at: * http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/flists.php3 If you don't have any web access you can still subscribe to the main mailing list. To subscribe, send mail to sympa@linux-mandrake.com with "subscribe newbie" in the body of the message. ============================================================================ If you did not receive documentation with this product, you can order the Mandrakelinux PowerPack Edition (several Mandrakelinux CDs + Installation & User Guide + installation support!) from our on-line store at: * http://www.mandrakestore.com/ ============================================================================ 5. Contact Mandrakesoft can be reached at: * http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/contact