On Thursday 04 January 2001 21:43, you wrote:
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> Im not a newbie to computers anymore. I have survived the dark ages of DOS
> and all the flavors of Windows. I want to enhance my skills and move on to
> the next level. So I decided to learn Linux. Problem is I'm new to Linux
> and I don't have any knowledge about UNIX, except that it is also
> command-line driven just like DOS. I searched Websites about Linux, and
> Mandrake has caught my attention. It's site is very informative and I think
> this is the distro that suites my experience level. I hit the shelves at
> the local computer store and all they have is Linux-Mandrake 7.1. If I buy
> the 7.1 version, can I upgrade to 7.2 and future versions without buying
> again? How? Thanks in advance guys............
One can always upgrade for little cost by downloading all the rpm's and iso
images, then burning your own CD's, or you can buy the GPL Cd's from
http://www.linuxcentral.com for a few dollars. My recommendation is to always
by the box distrobution to support the continuing development. I would order
7.2 from one of the sites like linuxcentral or linux mall, or cheap bytes
etc. and do a fresh install. Upgrading from 7.1 to 7.2 has had its problems
to some files have changed locations in 7.2 and the upgrade does not seem to
make all the changes as it should this time. In the past upgading from 6.1 to
7.0 to 7.1 has been problem free. Hope this helps Enjoy Mandrake I have.
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