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Originally posted by smiley
For me, installing Mandrake 9.0 was as simple as popping in a cd, rebooting the computer and pressing enter. During the installation the instructions were VERY straightforward, my grandmother could do it. It found all of my hardware without a problem. I was particularly impressed with how it set up my ADSL connection - I never imagined it would be easier to set up under Linux than Windows.
Yes, software installation can be greatly improved, I personally have no idea how to compile stuff so I just stick to the RPM packages. www.rpmfind.net happens to be an excellent site when looking for a specific package.
Also, the Documentation was not your typical HOW-TOs aimed at intermediate users - it was VERY easy to follow.
It might sound like I'm giving out too much praise - but for a piece of free software Mandrake 9.0 surely kicks some A$$.
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I have to agree, installing Mandrake 9.0 is as easy as installing windows. It really deserves all the praise its being given by smiley. I use it at work dispite being surrounded by peopel using various forms of windows, and not only does it not slow me down at all, its actually sped me up. No more BSOD for me. And necessary help is available on the web or in the HOW-TOs. Installing new software with RPMs is as easy as it is on windows. But then again with RPMs, you get the flexability of windows, and you usually don't get the latest version. Compiling is, 90% of the time, as easy as these fore commands:
download ****.tar.gz
in the directory that you placed the downloaded file into enter:
$ tar xzvf ****.tar.gz
this creates a new directory usually, go to that directory and
$ ./configure
then
$ make
then
$ make install
sometimes, you will need to have root access to install them (you always will for RPMs), and its always good to read the README after the first step.