Mandriva 2010 Spring review
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Default Mandriva One 2010 Spring (GNOME) desktop
Default Mandriva One 2010 Spring (GNOME) desktop
Default Mandriva One 2010 Spring (GNOME) desktop with some menu action
Mandriva desktop with some menu action
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wanted kde from dualarch and 64 bit cpu. If selected only kde got same problem as reviewer re the glxinfo issue. I had the main media CD and it still would give the same error that he got. I just went and repartitioned and installed the lxde only and from there installed the kde base minimal from the package manger and it all works finally. returned to mandriva from distro hopping and this was more of a headache than the initial 2010 free that I used before. that install was flawless. didn’t find much searching on mandriva forums on this.
Thank you for your review. It was totally honest and objective. It’s unfortunate that the version you tested failed as miserably as it did, especially since it was a reflection on the quality of Mandriva Linux. I purchased the Powerpack version of 2010 Spring, and it installed like a charm without any hiccups at all.
I totally agree that the absence of a “back” button at almost every step of the installation and a failure to auto-install CUPS and the unique components for my HP printer are significant omissions; although neither were difficult to overcome, just annoying.
Being a long-time user of Mandriva Linux, I really enjoy this version, and I think it’s the best yet. The only regression I’ve noticed is that it seems to boot slower than the 2010.0 version by about 15 seconds on the same machine. Other than that, the installation was very easy and I’m very pleased with the features and ease of use in day-to-day use.
The main review was not plain vanilla. uing a netbook without disk drive has its quirks. Every local community can help you out.
Normal pc/laptop install are due to mandriva installer ‘dull’
Up and running witin the hour, including network, printer, 3D and basic applications like browsing, e-mail and (Open)Office.
Mandriva Linux has IMO gotten worst about certain aspects of it. In this latest version of it, they eliminated the option to copy the packages to the hard disk, now you have to do it manually which really makes no sense since has been there for so many versions. About Totem, I don’t remember it ever being able to play movies without installing dvdcss and the like because of copyright legalities. The problem me as a long time Mandriva user is I have been using for long and dealing with its issues that I’m just used to it and finding something is yet another curse to bear. I tried the PowerPack version 2k9 and I thought it was actually worst than the free version: even thought it came with drivers for certain hardware that you have to other wise find, download and configure, my hardware has issues with it. The question would be, if they were taken over by I think Canonical, how much worst would it get?
Will surely install this to my soon-to-be-assembled desktop rig. I’ve always found Mandriva (from 2009 edition) to be a very congenial distro with hardware support that very few can beat. Mandriva 2010 Spring looks like another winner.
Yes,that’s funny
) Thanks for the review.
I thought CUPS was a free as in beer application. Why WOULDN’T that be pre-installed. I’m wondering if perhaps you had some errors in the install process. Did you try wiping the install, double-checking the CD integrity, and re-installing? The whole issue with Drak3d sounds to me like an install error.
Being free does not mean that is has to be installed out of the box. And I did verify that CUPS was not installed. It was installed afterwards as part of printer configuration from MCC. Btw, this review involved several installs/reinstalls on real hardware and in a virtual environment (Virtualbox OSE)
Thank you for your review！
“Mandriva Free 2010 Spring – the free edition that ships with (non-free) applications only. Available for 32- and 64-bit platforms.”
You meant Free applications only so I home you correct this.
“Mandriva Free 2010 Spring – the free edition that ships with (non-free) applications only. Available for 32- and 64-bit platforms.
You meant Free applications only so I hope you correct this.
Yikes! Thanks.