Disc 1 will give you a basic system with X and IceWM. To use KDE and GNOME you
need Discs 2 and 3.

On 11 Apr 2002 16:03:36 -0600, Warren Post <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Linux Mandrake's disks contain not only the OS but loads of
> applications, too. Imagine Microsoft giving away Office XP Pro, Visual
> Studio, etc., for free and bundled with the XP installation disks. 
> 
> CD 1 contains the core functionality of the OS and the most used
> applications. CDs 2 and 3 contain additional apps. I'm surprised that
> the installer didn't prompt you for disks 2 and 3. That it didn't
> suggests that you have few or no apps to play with. 
> 
> Welcome to Mandrake, Mike! Hope you like it as much as I do. 
> 
> Warren 
> Windows 2000 sysadmin by force 
> Linux Mandrake junkie by choice 
> 
> On Tue, 2002-04-09 at 07:59, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 
> > My friend gave me a copy of Mandrake Linux 8.1.  He gave me 3 disks, and
> > didn't tell me what they are used for. When asked he didn't know said he
> > never used them.  I installed the OS from disk 1.  What I would like to know
> > is what the other 2 disks are for.

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