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Mandriva 2007 Released

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ia-ora-to-you-too dept.

moyoto writes, "Mandriva has announced today the immediate availability of Mandriva Linux 2007. This new version includes the latest Gnome 2.16 and KDE 3.5.4, as well as a 3D desktop with both AIGLX and Xgl technologies. You can download Mandriva 2007 in one of the several free versions available with bittorrent, or buy one of the commercial packs. You can easily test the new 3D Desktop with one of the 16 Live/Install CDs, Gnome- or KDE-based, available in more than 70 different languages." The distro features a new theme named Ia Ora ("hello" in French Polynesian).

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  1. Re:Bloated by CastrTroy · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But that's the way some of us like it. Why should I have to download and compile some .tar.gz files rather than just opening up the GUI, selecting the packages I want, and install. No need to worry about dependancies or weird compile errors.

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  2. Re:Ubuntu has already won by papaia · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The reason is urpmi.

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  3. Re:Bloated by ronadams · · Score: 4, Insightful

    There are always things like install media. No need to require everything be obtained from apt. It's a war of preference.

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  4. Re:Mandriva/Ubuntu. by l3v1 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    A silver membership will be more expensive than Vista in just 2-3 years. I think

    Just one question: what do you think how many new releases Mandriva will live to see during those years ? And Windows ? I'm not saying it's cheap, I'm saying your comparison is flawed.

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  5. Re:No distro comes close to Mandriva for ease of u by opkool · · Score: 4, Insightful

    +1

    Plus, there is the **other** configuration utility included in Mandriva that everybody forgets:

    vi

    Yes, you can use vi to configure your Mandriva and be happy.

    That's why I like Mandriva, choice:

    If I'm lazy or I want to show off, I use the Mandriva Control Center.
    If I want to configure something fast, screen + vi

    I wonder if those who call Mandriva a n00b distro have ever try it to use Mandriva as a serious distro. I do.

    Peace!

  6. Re:Bloated by nine-times · · Score: 5, Insightful

    To be fair, what OS works 100% of the time on 100% of the platforms it supports? Maybe OSX comes close, but only by limiting the supported platforms quite a lot.

  7. Re:Ubuntu has already won by kfg · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Seriously, isn't Ubuntu basically the "winner" of the "desktop Linux distro" wars?

    No.

    I just can't think of a reason to use anything *but* Ubuntu on the desktop.

    The Linux way might well be summed up as "To Each His Own."

    KFG