Mandrake Linux

Pros: Free distribution, easier to install than Windows.
Cons: Lacks trouleshooting, settings on some hardware, and software support by vendors.

If you’re a Windows user and had the notion to try Linux, Mandrake can ease this transition from Windows by allowing a nearly trouble free installation with hardware support that surprised even me.


I tested Mandrake Linux 8.2 on...

Pros: stable, efficient, reliable, easier than most, FREE!
Cons: more complex and different than Windows 95/98/NT/2000

If you are new to Linux, I would Recommend Mandrake 7 as your distribution of choice. All in all I find it the easiest to install, which requires only a little knowledge of your computer. I have read many bad stories about installing Linux, but Mandrake...

Pros: Easy to use, good integrity, good features, good value for money, can be installed on Dos or Windows partitions as well.
Cons: Similarity to Red Hat.

Mandrakesoft is one of the first companies which decided to make a distribution from another. They made Mandrake from Red Hat, but with Mandrake 7.0, it is a completely new in-house distribution. The feel of Red Hat is still there, as also a few...

Pros: Easy install, tons of software comes on the CD.
Cons: Linux can be a pain to learn.

With all the different flavors of Linux out there it can be hard to figure out which one to use. Most people will gravitate towards Red Hat just because of the popularity and association of the big red hat with linux distribution. Well, I'm telling you...

Pros: Ease of setup, hardware recognition, intuitive wizards
Cons: Perhaps too "Window-like" for hardcore Linux pros

As a relative Linux newbie, and as someone with a great deal of Microsoft experience, I began to explore some of the latest Linux distros, specifically Corel Linux and Red Hat. I really liked what I saw, but I still had the same Linux problem of not all...

Pros: Easy install, easy to use, fast, lots of support
Cons: Big install (2 CDs)

I'm a fairly long time Linux user (almost 3 years now). Slackware was my preferred distribution for a long time, but after dealing with too many headaches caused by the recent versions of Slackware, I decided to switch.

I decided to go with...

Pros: Great and easy installation
Cons: none that I can see

Microsoft should be very worried now. Mandrake Linux version 7.0 is bringing on a storm. They have the easiest installation of any operating system to date. Even Windows does not have an installation as simple and fast as this one. I will start with the...

Pros: It's free, fairly easy to learn, fairly easy to install, and there's free support!
Cons: Hardware support is limited but expanding, inexperienced users could use the help of a book

I've tried 5 times to install linux before I got Linux-Mandrake. Five times. That's a lot, especially for an experienced computer user. Everbody in the Linux community advises people to switch to Linux, but it's so hard to set up; I'm sure many have...

Pros: Ease of Installation, Lots of Software!
Cons: Driver support barely adequate

I recently purchased a Mandrake 7 release to satisfy my Linux curiosity. I was somewhat wary however, because I had heard many horror stories of installations taking 24+ hours.

Luckily, I was spared the many calamities that marred my friends'...

Pros: Excelent distro, includes kde and gnome, 45+ commercial release software packages, incredibly easy to use
Cons: May be a little to simple for seasoned *NIX users.

First off I have seen many distributions in my days as a semi-linux guru but this is by far the best. Easy installation and excelent software packages make this a formidable distribution.

Installation: Never have I seen such a formidable...

Pros: Stable OS, free, open-source (for us nerds), new applications come out frequently, very secure.
Cons: Some translation errors, emacs occasionally crashes on my laptop.

(Note: this epinion refers to the Macmillian repackaging of Mandrake, when referring to any specific problems...other wise, it is mainly about Linux itself)

Linux. You must have heard the word once or twice while tuning into CNBC or CNN...

Pros: Easiest installation, fast, incredibly powerful and versatile
Cons: May prove trying for new computer users to set up

So you don't have much or any experience using Linux? That was my situation when I picked up a copy of Linux Mandrake. The box contained 6 CDs, and two manuals: one installation guide, and one for using the operating system itself. I began the...

Pros: Easy Installation and Configuration
Cons: Plain Linux still needs GUI work.

In the past one and a half years I have downloaded and burned a couple of different Linux distributions and versions. The first being Red Hat Linux 6.0. Then I soon upgraded to 6.1 and 6.2. I started to see the promise of the growing OS of Linux.
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Pros: Easy install, runs great
Cons: Limited hardware and tech support

In reading the opinions posted here relating to Linux Mandrake, I would offer the following advice to potential users.

1. Realize that despite Windows many drawbacks, it still is the best OS out there in terms of running on nearly any PC. It...

Pros: Free and easy to install
Cons: Steep learning curve

Not to long ago I decided to finally setup my server at home. I needed to do this for quite some time to share the cable-modem connection and also have the internal network be usable.

Anyway, I sat down and looked at my choices. I own a...