There was also a notation on the packaging, stating that it contained the beta version of KDE 2.0, but those things can't help you when you when you are ordering off the web, or if you don't have fast web access. Much faster than the KDE beta, though in all fairness, I can't really say who's faster until I get KDE's full version. I will say that I'm better for the experience, but that should not have been the way to go about it. With my GUI selection made I began to focus on the OS itself. And unto that goal they have succeeded, for the most part.
Mandrake has many automated tools for hardware configuration, network setup, and much more.
It is quite easy to do your most common tasks through DrakeConfig, Mandrake's excellent graphic configuration program. It won't run, plain and simple. KPPP will not run either, along with a host of other problems. Now we are talking about an internet dialer and a solitaire game here, not configuring Samba from the command line to run in a heterogeneous network designed for heavy traffic and bullet proof security. Keeping Your Promises MandrakeSoft's commitment to create an easy, newbie friendly distribution for the masses has put the burden of responsibility squarely on it's shoulders.