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On Wednesday 20 February 2002 10:13 am, W. Chris Shank wrote about [PLUG]
Mandrake 8.1?:
> How many folks are using Mandrake 8.1? How do you like it? In an attempt to
> get a more user-friendly linux for my wife (who has to use my computer at
> home for the next several months) I decided to go from a basic RH7.2
> install, with minimal desktop applications (using it mostly for server
> stuff) to something a little easier for her. I thought Mandrake would have
> been the obvious choice, but after getting it installed, I found that it
> does support my LS-120 floppy (no ide-floppy module) and cannot mount my
> USB CF reader (not sure why - harddrake sees it but I can't mount it). It
> seems that it has to do with using the devfs.
>
> What are your thoughts on this? How difficult will it be to get these
> things working? I'm on the fence with a return to SuSE which I know works.
Mandrake in my experiance is very nice AS LONG AS YOU CHANGE NOTHING.
no kernels, no non mandrake packages, and update only when you have to, and
use mandrakes own tools. If you can work in those constraints mandrake is
very solid and will run very well. It is a good desktop and easy to setup,
but even using non-mandrake kernels causes problems, and development is
completely out of the question. As soon as you start installing your own
software bad things happen.
FYI i am currently using SUSE and enjoying it greatly. My only gripe is it
takes some getting use to, and I am still not sold on there rc.config setup.
just my 2c
- -ian reinhart geiser
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