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CardJoe · 17th Apr 2008, 08:16

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/04...nux_released/1

Mandriva has announced the release of the 2008 Spring edition of their popular desktop Linux distribution, with plenty of new features - and immediate support for the Asus EeePC.

proxess · 17th Apr 2008, 08:26

Die-Hard Ubuntu fan, untempted! KDE is just... bleh! Installation is too bulky!

DXR_13KE · 17th Apr 2008, 09:38

i am waiting for glider to come in and say that Mandriva and Ubuntu are noob distros and that the only distro is gentoo.....

frontline · 17th Apr 2008, 10:06

I'm a linux noob, so will wait a few days for Ubuntu 8.04

Denis_iii · 17th Apr 2008, 11:22

ubuntu has had a known bug that stops ubuntu and windows seeing the cdrom on my and similiar laptops, dodgy mbr or something

i'm hoping this linux distro doesn't have that fault.....does it use grub as bootloader?
and most importantly....how simple is the process of getting the bleeding nvidia drivers to work as in ubuntu its a pain and in my case nie impossible

clevo 575u aka evesham voyager 720dc aka sager 6870 owner

steveo_mcg · 17th Apr 2008, 11:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Denis_iii

ubuntu has had a known bug that stops ubuntu and windows seeing the cdrom on my and similiar laptops, dodgy mbr or something

i'm hoping this linux distro doesn't have that fault.....does it use grub as bootloader?
and most importantly....how simple is the process of getting the bleeding nvidia drivers to work as in ubuntu its a pain and in my case nie impossible

clevo 575u aka evesham voyager 720dc aka sager 6870 owner

Almost certainly after its installed.

The nVidia drivers can be downloaded from the nVidia site and installed in minutes easy job try it.

Woodstock · 17th Apr 2008, 11:34

i believe it will use grub, could always give lilo a try thou

Shielder · 17th Apr 2008, 11:40

Mandrake used to use lilo. I don't know about the Mandriva distros tho.

Have to say, I'm happy with my Fedora install and KDE 4 looks nice...

Andy

tk421 · 17th Apr 2008, 13:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shielder

Mandrake used to use lilo. I don't know about the Mandriva distros tho.

Have to say, I'm happy with my Fedora install and KDE 4 looks nice...

Andy

the last 2 mandriva's i tried gave the choice of either grub or lilo ...

mandriva is great for people that have only ever used windows. it is way bloaty - but a full install of everything is only about 12 gb - still lighter than vista ultimate was on my dell.

C-Sniper · 17th Apr 2008, 19:31

I'm sticking with slackware. 12.1 should be out in a week or two now.

dylAndroid · 17th Apr 2008, 21:48

What's the key difference between Ubuntu and Mandriva? In other words, what's their functional/niche/specialization difference?

Or is this a coke/pepsi comparison?

steveo_mcg · 17th Apr 2008, 21:53

Pretty much, i think Mandriva uses a different package manager and come with KDE as default where as Ubuntu uses apt and comes with Gnome by default. Play with both decide what you prefer with regards to package managers then decide on a window manager then relise that both Gnome and KDE are really too big and join us on the dark side with Fluxbox... we have very skinny cookies

DXR_13KE · 17th Apr 2008, 21:56

http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major

a good comparison and some data....

leexgx · 18th Apr 2008, 05:05

to bad Kubuntu does not work any more (ubuntu works ok still) from an fresh install of kubuntu update try and update it it will fail and compleaty brake the update system, 7.10 in my view was an rushed up distro i would not recommend it for new users use 7.04 (or just make sure the network cable is unpluged when installing 7.10)

Shielder · 18th Apr 2008, 09:41

Some people would say that the *buntus are not designed for serious Linux tasks...

<dons fire proof suit>

If you are new to Linux, then either *buntu (there are different flavours of Ubuntu, check the distro watch site for some of them) or Mandriva would be fine for you. Personally, I prefer the Red Hat based distros, but I'm thinking of trying one of the more niche products as a Virtual machine. Say Gentoo or something similar.

Andy

17th Apr 2008, 08:16	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,940	New Mandriva Linux released http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/04...nux_released/1 Mandriva has announced the release of the 2008 Spring edition of their popular desktop Linux distribution, with plenty of new features - and immediate support for the Asus EeePC. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

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DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,464	i am waiting for glider to come in and say that Mandriva and Ubuntu are noob distros and that the only distro is gentoo..... __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK!

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17th Apr 2008, 11:22	#5
Denis_iii Hypermodder Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 872	ubuntu sucks ubuntu has had a known bug that stops ubuntu and windows seeing the cdrom on my and similiar laptops, dodgy mbr or something i'm hoping this linux distro doesn't have that fault.....does it use grub as bootloader? and most importantly....how simple is the process of getting the bleeding nvidia drivers to work as in ubuntu its a pain and in my case nie impossible clevo 575u aka evesham voyager 720dc aka sager 6870 owner

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17th Apr 2008, 11:40	#8
Shielder Live long & prosper! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Northwich, UK Posts: 515	Mandrake used to use lilo. I don't know about the Mandriva distros tho. Have to say, I'm happy with my Fedora install and KDE 4 looks nice... Andy __________________ New Rig: GA-X38-DS5, Q6600 (running at stock until I get everything installed), 8GB OCZ RAM (not sure on timings), Inno3D 8800 GTS 512, Noctua NH-U12P heat sink, Hiper Type M 580, 4 HDDs, 2 opticals, Saitek Eclipse II keyboard, Sharkoon Rush gaming mouse, Samsung 2220WM monitor, running XP SP2 (32-bit), Vista HP (x64) and Fedora 9 Beta (x86-64).

17th Apr 2008, 21:48	#11
dylAndroid is human? Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 72	What's the key difference between Ubuntu and Mandriva? In other words, what's their functional/niche/specialization difference? Or is this a coke/pepsi comparison?

17th Apr 2008, 21:53	#12
steveo_mcg What owl? Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 3,975	Pretty much, i think Mandriva uses a different package manager and come with KDE as default where as Ubuntu uses apt and comes with Gnome by default. Play with both decide what you prefer with regards to package managers then decide on a window manager then relise that both Gnome and KDE are really too big and join us on the dark side with Fluxbox... we have very skinny cookies __________________ No boom today, boom tomorrow... there's always a boom tomorrow.

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DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,464	http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major a good comparison and some data.... __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK!

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18th Apr 2008, 09:41	#15
Shielder Live long & prosper! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Northwich, UK Posts: 515	Some people would say that the buntus are not designed for serious Linux tasks... <dons fire proof suit> If you are new to Linux, then either buntu (there are different flavours of Ubuntu, check the distro watch site for some of them) or Mandriva would be fine for you. Personally, I prefer the Red Hat based distros, but I'm thinking of trying one of the more niche products as a Virtual machine. Say Gentoo or something similar. Andy __________________ New Rig: GA-X38-DS5, Q6600 (running at stock until I get everything installed), 8GB OCZ RAM (not sure on timings), Inno3D 8800 GTS 512, Noctua NH-U12P heat sink, Hiper Type M 580, 4 HDDs, 2 opticals, Saitek Eclipse II keyboard, Sharkoon Rush gaming mouse, Samsung 2220WM monitor, running XP SP2 (32-bit), Vista HP (x64) and Fedora 9 Beta (x86-64).