Burt wrote: > Hi! > I am wondering what experiences others have and are having with > Mandriva. > I have had the Mandrake Powerpack 10.1 hard copy since it first came > out and except that the original documentation was inadequate I have not > had any real grief with it. The updated documentation was much improved > and I did get a copy of it. > That said, The name changed to Mandriva, the Mandrake update system > ceased to work and the Mandrake support appeared to cease. > I have tried to get updates a couple of times now and there were > screw ups both times. > Is there a way to actually down load from Mandriva? If so how does > it work and how might I do it. If it does not work I would like to know > your experiences. > While this is probably of general interest do not be bashful about > contacting me off list. > > I had 10.1 but had to reinstall Mandriva 2007 when I went to a 64 processor. I use it at work and at home. For me it's a tough system that does what I want, and the only reason I boot to windows is at work to run Crosstalk to download from the mini. I use the 32 bit Mandriva on the 64 hardware because the 64 version does not seem ready for prime time ( I downloaded and installed both). I tried the latest Ubuntu, but although I like many Debian features, I found Mandriva far superior for me and really did not like it at all. You can buy 2008 on a pen drive to try but I bought it online from them as a download and have been using it trouble free since then. They do have a free download, but I prefer to buy the powerpack and support the system. Furthermore, I keep reading how Linux is not quite ready for the desktop, but please tell me what it can't do. There sure isn't much I'm missing or cannot do with it except run an old windows program (Crosstalk) which actually runs but will not access the serial port. I do run many others with Crossover and Wine. Parallels handles the Winfax for me, since I can't get Linux to see my USB modem.
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