Mandriva

[jayg1169]

Ive used Ubuntu since 7.04 and haven't really tested any other distros since my Linux honeymoon in late 2006.

Had some spare time lately so i thought id see how other Linux distros had changed.

Downloaded a few ISO's and fired up Virtualbox.

After testing the usual Fedora, SUSE and a fave of mine Puppy, i thought id try Mandriva.

WOW im impressed. The install is Ubuntu easy, the package system is Ubuntu easy. The whole thing is as easy as Ubuntu.

Its not just Ubuntu for human beings! :P

[HermanAB]

Yup, nobody beats the Mandriva wizards and the good news is that Mandriva was forked recently, so pretty soon there will be a completely free, brand spanking new Mageia distribution.

[jayg1169]

Thanks for the info Herman

I'll be keeping my eye on Mandriva and the Mageia fork a very well developed and interesting distro.

Doesn't get the amount of press it deserves.

[forrestcupp]

the good news is that Mandriva was forked recently, so pretty soon there will be a completely free, brand spanking new Mageia distribution.

Interesting. I tried Mandriva back when it was Mandrake. I thought it was great other than how commercial it was. This could be interesting.