Mandriva Linux 2008 Powerpack Review | Linux Today

Mandriva Linux 2008 Powerpack Review

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 18, 2007

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Williamson
for this link. ]

“Mandriva PowerPack edition is unique among desktop
Linux distributions in that it doesn’t try to remove the technical
complexity from the operating environment–it isn’t ‘dumbed down.’
It’s the perfect balance between automation and control; this is
especially welcome in a desktop Linux realm where distributors are
increasingly focusing on eliminating control in favor of automation
in an attempt to appeal to low-knowledge users. The installation
utility is easy to use and understand, but it doesn’t skip over
things like network administration, drive partitioning and
formatting, and user accounts…”

Complete
Story

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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