[plug] mandrake-linux

[Brock Woolf]

Hi Mary,

Mandrake is the primary distribution that I use, and having used 10.1 
Official, I would say DO NOT use it.
I downloaded it and have found it to be really buggy. I would set a 
setting in the control panel with the firewall and
it wouldn't save the settings when i clicked ok and i found heaps of 
other issues aswell, but overall it is not a solid release.
Personally I use Mandrake 10.0 Official and it is very rock solid and 
reliable. I have found no speed advantage over
using 10.1 however at least 10.0 doesn't crash the entire linux kernel 
like the "newer" 10.1!
My advice: Avoid 10.1 Official like the plague and get 10.0 official. 
When Mandrake release 10.2 official, read reviews
and see what other people say before upgrading your system. I'm still 
not too sure why Mandrake have chosen to take
this path and not fully test their "Official" release since their 
philosophy is to work all the bugs out of Official release versions.
Mandrake 10.0 Official is still quite new and has good hardware support 
and I think you will find it more than adequate for your needs.
10.1 does address extra support for Centrino processors and WiFi and 
power management. So these are the only things I can see
which might hold you back.
Good luck!

Brock Woolf
"In a world without fences or walls, there's no need for Gates or 
Windows".
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On 12/01/2005, at 7:24 PM, mary welch wrote:

> i have decided to use only mandrake-linux 10.1 offficial . is the 
> installation hard for a newbie and i am having trouble finding a 
> mirror to download cd's for i486. i have backup my files . does the 
> cd's when installing mandrake do a full installation or will i be 
> asked about partition. what do i say?
> is there anything else i have to do to get my computer ready. i have 
> read all the information i can but get confused.
> i am IDE not sata.
> i have a printer attached to my computer hp2210 all-in-one .do i 
> reinstall this once mandrake is installed.i
> Can I download Gaim and K3b and from where?
> as you see i am newbie at linux but willing to learn.
> thank you for your help.
>
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