Mandrake

azezil

Anyone use it / have any opinions of it?

Is it difficult to use, i'm a *nix newbie

Any advise, comments etc. appriciated

Robbo

I installed the latest version there recently, and found the installation probably as easy as a Windows install (interpret that as you will). The hardware support is excellent as long as you don't have anything too fruity and Harddrak is a reasonable "device manager" equivalent.

I'm at the stage of "advanced newbie" and found it much better than a Redhat 7.2 install.

Baz_

mandrake is for people at the braindead *nix level, not that I'm slagging people who have mandrake mind. It is after all my own personal choice.

I think its perfect to start out on.

dahamsta

I don't think "braindead" is fair. I'm as happy as a pig in muck with Linux on remote machines, but I absolutely hate having to arse around with it on my workstation (which is why I'm running Windows). GUI's should be simple and intuitive to use, and let's be honest, most Linux distro's aren't. Mandrake is a very good example of one that is. It's perfect for people who want the convenience of Windows, but the /opportunity/ to customise that Linux provides. Red Hat is also a pretty good example, although it's not in Mandrake's lead either. (I prefer Red Hat because I'm just a wee bit more comfortable with Linux, which is exactly why Mandrake would be more suited to a newbie.)

I dislike the preponderence of the Linux "hardcore" to knock intuitive distro's like Mandrake willy-nilly, simply because they're easy to use. Ease of use should be a requirement of the GUI - it is the whole point of a GUI, after all. Hackability is a bonus, something to be admired, but ease-of-use is the key.

adam

sisob

as I have said many a time in arguements with holyer-than-thou unix gurus - mandrake has the graphical tools for when you want them - but when you don't want them all the configs are there

mandrake has the best support community you could ever ask for - the mandrakeUser page is xcellent.

As well as being easy to use mandrake have inovated with their ditro - it's the most secure os I've ever encountered - I laugh when script-kiddies threaten to 'hack' me

I'm an advanced user and no-one can tare me away from my mandrake

make sure you get 8.2

Gavin

Originally posted by sisob

As well as being easy to use mandrake have inovated with their ditro - it's the most secure os I've ever encountered - I laugh when script-kiddies threaten to 'hack' me

I'm an advanced user and no-one can tare me away from my mandrake

make sure you get 8.2

Any exactly how many secure OS's have you used/tried ? Certainly I've used it once or twice, to give it a try, and it's got a decent install, but security wise ? I'm no extreme security guy, but even I know, that mandrake is not considered as 'the most secure os'.


Gav

sisob

ok , sorry should have been more specific, i ment desktop os - with msec and the security levels and the firewalling i trust it