NewsForge: Mandrake 9.0 vs. Mandrake 8.2 For New Linux Users | Linux Today

NewsForge: Mandrake 9.0 vs. Mandrake 8.2 For New Linux Users

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 4, 2002

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“This article concentrates on describing a basic Mandrake 9.0
installation and setup from a new user’s viewpoint, using nothing
but default settings all the way through. I’ve also tossed in a few
notes on how Mandrake 9.0 differs from Mandrake 8.2 and other
previous Mandrake releases.

“The test laptop is a ThinkPad T20, a pleasant, well-aged
‘mid-range’ machine known to run Linux well without any tweaking.
The only peripheral attached as I start my installation is an SMC
‘EZ Connect’ Wireless PC Card, Model No. SMC2632W, another device
that has already proved to be Linux-capable. I’m using a ‘download’
version of Mandrake 9.0 supplied on preburned CDs by
linux-download-cds.com…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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