Short Take: SuSE introduces new Linux version

German Linux seller SuSE has released a beta version of its new version 7.0 for Intel's upcoming high-end Itanium chip, programmer Andreas Schwab said Wednesday. The version, available for download, has some problems, however. SuSE's YaST2 installation software still doesn't work, and the graphical system configuration software needs improvement.

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Jan. 2, 2002 4:43 p.m. PT