“Mandrake’s latest release of its popular, user friendly Linux
distribution is the most up-to-date default install on the market
at present. It includes version 2.0 (beta) of the K Desktop
Environment (KDE) and version 1.2 of Gnome. Mandrake also gives you
a choice of installing the latest 2.2 kernel or the 2.4 beta. I was
very impressed with Mandrake 7.2’s ease of use and installation.
Mandrake is certainly heading in the right direction towards
creating a realistic Linux contender for the Windows dominated
desktop market….”
“Once up and running, Mandrake is very easy to use. In fact,
with KDE 2.0 running as the desktop environment, I would say that
it provides the highest level of user friendliness that I have seen
from a Linux distribution. Mandrake auto-detects and auto-mounts
both the CD-Rom and floppy, and it also automatically mounts the
Windows partition on a dual-boot machine for easy access to Windows
files.”
“Included with the seven CD “Powerpack Deluxe” version are two
very good manuals – an installation and user guide, and a reference
manual. Both are well written, concise and clear. The installation
guide also contains a chapter on using Lnx4Win – a program that
allows you to install a version of Mandrake on an existing Windows
partition, thus making it unnecessary to partition a hard drive and
create a dual-boot system. Ideal for new users to Linux.”
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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