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Mandriva Spring 2008: the New 'Definitive' Linux?

Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Tue 5th Aug 2008 19:14 UTC, submitted by AdamW

Jack Wallen of TechRepublic tried the Mandriva 2008 Spring and his verdict is "Mandriva Spring 2008 Live CD better than most other distributions fully installed." He claims that "This is, without a doubt, the finest release of any Linux distribution I have ever experienced in my 10+ years of using Linux."

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RE: And this is where it all went wrong

by satan666 on Tue 5th Aug 2008 20:02 UTC in reply to "And this is where it all went wrong"

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2008-04-18

I have no need to load up an entire desktop full of bloat just to run one little installer application.

Nobody told you to install from the Live CD. There are many other installers that just install like any other installer. You can do a network install or you can use the Free DVD installer or the Free 3 CD installer or the mini CD installer. If you are a real newbie then the Live CD installer could make your life easier. Also the Live CD is good for testing the hardware compatibility before you touch the hard drive.

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