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What Can Mandriva Linux 2006 Mean for Home Users?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the just-get-their-feet-wet dept.

sitor writes "What can Mandriva Linux 2006 mean for home users? is an article giving an extensive explanation about the pro's and con's of using a linux distribution such as Mandriva Linux 2006. It was written with people in mind that are in doubt whether linux might be something for them or not. It aims to inform them in a neutral way, understandable to newbies. Next time you have someone asking you questions about Linux not knowing whether they should try, you can just direct them to this article."

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  1. Re:I have to comment on this.. by i_should_be_working · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well, based on your anectdotal evidence, Linux has a ways to go. But based on my equally valid anectdotal evidence Linux is just fine now. I recently purchased my first laptop, so I previously new hardly anything about wireless, Linux or Windows. What did I do to get wireless working? Install Ubuntu and then.. nothing else. That was it. Less than what you had to do to get it working in Windows.
     
    Well, I did have to choose a network in the network control panel.
     
    Anyway, something not working on one specific hardware configuration doesn't say much. There will always be some computer that doesn't like some operating system.