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Considering the fact that everyone has Ubuntu-fever, with PCLinuxOS as a close second, I thought it might be fun to check in on Mandriva (once known as Mandrake), to see how their latest beginner-friendly distribution is doing.
Today's review was done without screenshots, as I believe that in this case they take away something important from the review. We will focus this review with usability in mind, especially when considering the fact that Mandriva is generally targeting the Ubuntu/Kubuntu crowd with its advertised easy to use abilities. Here at OSWeekly.com, we will be putting this to the test.
The writer complains about the desktop being KDE, they could have used the GNOME version instead. Other than that, they seem to have got it mostly right.
The poorly labled applications and the, often, lack of descriptive material is a pain. Hardware detection is excellent, and I've managed to run Mandriva (even when it was Mandrake) on almost everything I've tried it on, some older machines excepted. But as the writer states there are some really good friendly bits interspersed with really horrible bits (where they've made the easy really difficult - must be a French thing).
Other than that, I wouldn't use anything else.
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The poorly labled applications and the, often, lack of descriptive material is a pain. Hardware detection is excellent, and I've managed to run Mandriva (even when it was Mandrake) on almost everything I've tried it on, some older machines excepted. But as the writer states there are some really good friendly bits interspersed with really horrible bits (where they've made the easy really difficult - must be a French thing).
Other than that, I wouldn't use anything else.