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Is there only one choice for the Linux newcomer?
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| Meet Mandriva 2009 (One), a distro which states a similar level of “out of
| the box” compatibility as Ubuntu, but does it deliver?
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| I decided to write this article to cover a topic that has been concerning me
| for a while. Whilst Ubuntu is a great distro offering “out of the box”
| support, there is so much more to Linux and Linux != Ubuntu! With that in
| mind Ive picked a distro which Ive dabbled with on occasion in the past, but
| since Heron 8.04 went on by second rig and Gentoo remains my distro of
| choice, I’d neglected the distro for a while. I think (if i’m honest) theres
| are reason for this.
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http://openbytes.wordpress.com/2009/05/31/is-there-only-one-choice-for-the-linux-newcomer/
First Look: Chakra Project Alpha 2
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| I’ve enjoyed my time looking at Chakra, and while it has many rough edges to
| iron out before an official release, I do think it’s potential is there for
| all to see. Arch is a great distribution and building on top of it like this
| makes perfect sense to me. I’m not sure exactly who Chakra is aimed at but it
| doesn’t seem to be new Linux users. They even say that on their website. I
| think for Arch users who like KDE it’s definitely worth a look, even in this
| early stage. Why not get involved and help them make it even better. Some
| knowledge of Arch is essential if you’re planning to get involved with
| Chakra. Having the backup of my Arch experience really helped me fix some
| teething problems. The liveCD works perfectly already, they just need to
| tweek the installer a little and they’ll be onto a winner. One thing is for
| sure, when they finally get a full release of Chakra ready for public
| consumption, I’ll be back to look at it. It’s one to keep your eye on I say.
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http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/05/chakra/
Recent:
A quick look at Mandriva 2009.1 Spring
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| They say first love never dies, and I guess there is a degree of truth in
| that. Mandrake the predecessor of Mandriva was my first Linux, and despite
| the fact that over the years our ways parted, I have a sentiment for this
| distribution and I come back to it every now and again to check what’s new.
| This time round I decided to have a look the newest addition to Mandriva
| family; Madriva One 2009.1 Spring, boldly promising to bring the best of the
| latest cutting edge technology to your desktop. As promises go this is a big
| one, and after reading the release note on the Madriva website I wondered if
| this once probably the most popular distro is ready regain the leaser
| position.
|
| [...]
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| The newest Mandriva is no doubt an excellent system, easy to configure and
| use, appealing visually and offering a very powerful system under the hood.
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http://polishlinux.org/linux/mandriva/a-quick-look-at-mandriva-20091-spring/
Mandriva 2009.1 Spring shows a lot of promise
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| So if you are looking for some distro hopping I can warmly recommend to give
| the latest Mandriva a whirl - especially if you are looking for a KDE4 based
| solution, but their Gnome offer totally fine as well. You just might end up
| liking it.
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http://www.bitburners.com/articles/mandriva-20091-spring-shows-a-lot-of-promise/4421/
Review - Mandriva 2009.1 (KDE edition)
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| But could I use it full time? Almost certainly yes, and if I wasn’t very tied
| to Gnome and the Gnome libraries and applications then I’d consider making
| the switch.
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http://teknostatik.co.uk/?p=611
Mandriva 2009.1
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| This GNOME desktop was excellent, and it maintained the layout of the KDE
| menu, which is good for someone who wants to try both desktops out.
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http://blog.jjtcomputing.co.uk/2009/05/10/mandriva-20091/
A quick look at Mandriva 2009.1 RC2
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| The Live CD booted much faster than the previous versions. I did not time it
| but it was definitely faster. The boot screen also revealed new artwork which
| I like better than the one in Mandriva 2009. Apart from the looks, the system
| was as stable as any other Mandriva release.
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http://pbs01.wordpress.com/2009/04/18/a-quick-look-at-mandriva-20091-rc2/
Mandriva 2009.1 RC1 Screenshot Tour For both KDE and GNOME editions
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| On March 10th, Mandriva announced the immediate availability of Mandriva
| Linux 2009.1 RC1. Though a bit late, we thought it would be nice to please
| some of our readers and offer them a visual tour of this first release
| candidate. And we promise that from now on we will keep you updated with
| screenshots for all Mandriva releases, so stay tuned!
|
| What's new in Mandriva Linux 2009.1 RC1? Well, the most important feature of
| this release is draksnapshot a.k.a. the brand new system restore
| functionality. Another cool addition is the HDT (Hardware Detection Tool)
| that allows users to get a complete description of the hardware without
| needing to install the operating system to the hard drive.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mandriva-2009-1-RC1-Screenshot-Tour-106893.shtml
Mandriva Linux 2009 Spring RC1 ready for testing
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| The Mandriva development team today announced a release candidate for its
| 2009 Spring release, codenamed Pomerol. Release candidate 1 includes KDE
| 4.2.1, GNOME 2.25.92, Xfce 4.6, X.org server 1.6, OpenOffice.Org 3.0.1 and
| the brand-new qt 4.5.0.
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| In addition to features such as Speedboot, included in the beta release last
| month, 2009 Spring RC1 includes the experimental hybrid ISO technology.
| Hybrid ISO allows users to dump an ISO image to USB storage devices which can
| be used to boot additional devices such as netbooks.
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=4349
Mandriva Linux 2009 Spring RC1 ready for tests!
http://blog.mandriva.com/2009/03/11/mandriva-linux-2009-spring-rc1-ready-for-tests/
Mandriva 2009.0: Much improved since last year
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| On my completely subjective rating scale……4.9 out of 5.
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http://izanbardprince.wordpress.com/2009/03/06/mandriva-20090-much-improved-since-last-year/
Mandriva 2009.0 KDE 4.2.1 packages available - With Qt 4.5.0 final !!!
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| Arrived the time of year of doing another test upgrade for Mandriva users.
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http://linux.blogs2k.com/2009/03/05/mandriva-20090-kde-421-packages-available-with-qt-450-final/
Mandriva Linux: What Windows should be.
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| For the last 15 or more years I have been waiting for Linux to be as user
| friendly as Windows. As more and more impressive software came out for
| windows, this grew stronger and stronger. Now, I am finally satisfied. I
| installed and instantly saw that my life was about to get easier. I spend
| about 16 hours a day coding and Googling. So, my operating system must be top
| notch. I also do not like to sit and type commands all day either. But with
| Mandriva 2009, I do not have to!
|
| It happens everytime my girlfriend goes to MySpace. She gets infected with
| malware, despite running Spybot SD and AVG. Great job, now I am going to have
| to clean her PC out again right? Wrong, I formatted the drive and installed
| Mandriva. She is now browsing safely and is having no problem using Linux. It
| is as easy as Windows now, but without the bullshit. Now, I do not complain
| that she is going to MySpace!
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http://blog.stablephp.com/mandriva-linux-what-windows-should-be
Mandriva 2009.1 Beta Boots Faster
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| Delayed two days, Mandriva announced last night (February 12th) the beta
| version of the upcoming Mandriva Linux 2009.1 (Spring) distribution. This
| beta release brings a Live CD, for anyone who wants to test it without
| installing it, and some of the hottest Linux technologies, such as: Linux
| kernel 2.6.28, X.org Server 1.5.99.902, KDE 4.2, GNOME 2.26 Beta, XFCE 4.6
| Beta 3, OpenOffice.Org 3.0.1, LXDE, Python 2.6.1 and above all that, support
| for the EXT4 filesystem, in the installer.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mandriva-2009-1-Beta-Boots-Faster-104427.shtml
Mandriva Linux 2009 Spring makes its debut
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| Kickstarting what promises to be a busy couple of months for Linux releases,
| the Mandriva team has announced the beta release of its Mandriva Linux 2009
| Spring edition. Codenamed Margaux, the beta version takes the first steps
| towards speedier boot times with part one of its Speedboot project which
| users can enable t to test out its progress.
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=4088
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