Comments on: Download Mandriva 2008 … it’s HOT! http://cybernetnews.com/download-mandriva-2008-its-hot/ Technology News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:01:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/download-mandriva-2008-its-hot/comment-page-1/#comment-117999 Ryan Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:01:43 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/10/download-mandriva-2008-its-hot/#comment-117999 The software management system definitely isn't as nice as what Ubuntu has. That is OpenSUSE's biggest downfall. And no, it doesn't push out updates quite as much as Ubuntu, but they are still pretty on top of things. The software management system definitely isn’t as nice as what Ubuntu has. That is OpenSUSE’s biggest downfall. And no, it doesn’t push out updates quite as much as Ubuntu, but they are still pretty on top of things.

]]> By: Pieter http://cybernetnews.com/download-mandriva-2008-its-hot/comment-page-1/#comment-117935 Pieter Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:22:30 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/10/download-mandriva-2008-its-hot/#comment-117935 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-117814" rel="nofollow">Mohan wrote:</a><blockquote>Well actually you can…sorta…why not try out Kubuntu (http://www.kubuntu.com/)?</blockquote></div> No, thanks. :) I actually tried Kubuntu before moving on to Ubuntu. I just don't like the way Kubuntu looks.<div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-117870" rel="nofollow">Ryan wrote:</a><blockquote>I’m in love with the OpenSUSE as well, but this is pretty nice.</blockquote></div>The interface is what I like most about OpenSUSE. However, OpenSUSE does have some drawbacks: 1) It doesn't detect my wifi receiver, which of course means I can't access the internet. 2) I don't like the way the software management works. From what I recall, it's way slower than Ubuntu's apt-get system. 3) I'm not sure how their updater performs compared to other distributions. How long does it take to roll out security updates via their update system as soon as developers release them? (I still remember that Ubuntu scored quite well on that test.) Mohan wrote:
Well actually you can…sorta…why not try out Kubuntu ([kubuntu.com])?

No, thanks. :)

I actually tried Kubuntu before moving on to Ubuntu. I just don’t like the way Kubuntu looks.

Ryan wrote:
I’m in love with the OpenSUSE as well, but this is pretty nice.

The interface is what I like most about OpenSUSE. However, OpenSUSE does have some drawbacks:
1) It doesn’t detect my wifi receiver, which of course means I can’t access the internet.
2) I don’t like the way the software management works. From what I recall, it’s way slower than Ubuntu’s apt-get system.
3) I’m not sure how their updater performs compared to other distributions. How long does it take to roll out security updates via their update system as soon as developers release them? (I still remember that Ubuntu scored quite well on that test.)

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/download-mandriva-2008-its-hot/comment-page-1/#comment-117870 Ryan Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:32:38 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/10/download-mandriva-2008-its-hot/#comment-117870 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-117742" rel="nofollow">Mohan wrote:</a><blockquote>I started out with Mandrake back in 2000, it’s nice to see how far it has come. But ever since I switched to Ubuntu, it’s really hard for me to use any other distro. :P</blockquote></div> That's about the same time that I tried out Mandrake. It was nice, but at the time I went the OpenSUSE route. That's one of the reasons I'm such a big fan of OpenSUSE is that I've always had it installed on a system since the first days I was using Linux. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-117781" rel="nofollow">Pieter wrote:</a><blockquote>I prefer Mandriva’s look, but I like the way Ubuntu is built. You can’t have it all, I suppose… :(</blockquote></div> Mandriva definitely has the look down pat, but unfortunately it doesn't have the same community behind it like Ubuntu has. If it did then it would be really stellar! <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-117810" rel="nofollow">Dean wrote:</a><blockquote>I’ve been using Ubuntu for over a year now but I’ve always been tempted to try out another distro. This one does look good. Ubuntu 7.10 will have some of these features too like NTFS support and Compiz but I still wouldn’t mind testing out the Mandriva live CD :P</blockquote></div> I always look at Linux like trying out chocolate. You can never really say one is your favorite until you've tried the other kinds of chocolate. Thanks to the Live CD's trying out the other operating systems is a piece of cake, and something I highly recommend people do before settling in on one choice. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-117824" rel="nofollow">K-IntheHouse wrote:</a><blockquote>Nice review, Ryan. I am downloading it right now and plan to use it as a live cd for a while to test it out. Maybe I’ll swap out the openSUSE 10.3 I’m in love with. ;)</blockquote></div> I'm in love with the OpenSUSE as well, but this is pretty nice. I don't think I'll be giving up my OpenSUSE installation quite yet (mostly because I've always had it on one computer or another), but I think Mandriva has earned a portion of my hard drive as well. Mohan wrote:
I started out with Mandrake back in 2000, it’s nice to see how far it has come. But ever since I switched to Ubuntu, it’s really hard for me to use any other distro. :P

That’s about the same time that I tried out Mandrake. It was nice, but at the time I went the OpenSUSE route. That’s one of the reasons I’m such a big fan of OpenSUSE is that I’ve always had it installed on a system since the first days I was using Linux.

Pieter wrote:
I prefer Mandriva’s look, but I like the way Ubuntu is built. You can’t have it all, I suppose… :(

Mandriva definitely has the look down pat, but unfortunately it doesn’t have the same community behind it like Ubuntu has. If it did then it would be really stellar!

Dean wrote:
I’ve been using Ubuntu for over a year now but I’ve always been tempted to try out another distro. This one does look good. Ubuntu 7.10 will have some of these features too like NTFS support and Compiz but I still wouldn’t mind testing out the Mandriva live CD :P

I always look at Linux like trying out chocolate. You can never really say one is your favorite until you’ve tried the other kinds of chocolate. Thanks to the Live CD’s trying out the other operating systems is a piece of cake, and something I highly recommend people do before settling in on one choice.

K-IntheHouse wrote:
Nice review, Ryan. I am downloading it right now and plan to use it as a live cd for a while to test it out. Maybe I’ll swap out the openSUSE 10.3 I’m in love with. ;)

I’m in love with the OpenSUSE as well, but this is pretty nice. I don’t think I’ll be giving up my OpenSUSE installation quite yet (mostly because I’ve always had it on one computer or another), but I think Mandriva has earned a portion of my hard drive as well.

]]> By: K-IntheHouse http://cybernetnews.com/download-mandriva-2008-its-hot/comment-page-1/#comment-117824 K-IntheHouse Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:44:20 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/10/download-mandriva-2008-its-hot/#comment-117824 Nice review, Ryan. I am downloading it right now and plan to use it as a live cd for a while to test it out. Maybe I'll swap out the openSUSE 10.3 I'm in love with. ;) Nice review, Ryan. I am downloading it right now and plan to use it as a live cd for a while to test it out. Maybe I’ll swap out the openSUSE 10.3 I’m in love with. ;)

]]> By: Mohan http://cybernetnews.com/download-mandriva-2008-its-hot/comment-page-1/#comment-117814 Mohan Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:49:57 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/10/download-mandriva-2008-its-hot/#comment-117814 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-117781" rel="nofollow">Pieter wrote:</a><blockquote>I prefer Mandriva’s look, but I like the way Ubuntu is built. You can’t have it all, I suppose… :(</blockquote></div> Well actually you can...sorta...why not try out Kubuntu (http://www.kubuntu.com/)? Pieter wrote:
I prefer Mandriva’s look, but I like the way Ubuntu is built. You can’t have it all, I suppose… :(

Well actually you can…sorta…why not try out Kubuntu ([kubuntu.com])?

]]> By: Dean http://cybernetnews.com/download-mandriva-2008-its-hot/comment-page-1/#comment-117810 Dean Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:21:03 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/10/download-mandriva-2008-its-hot/#comment-117810 I've been using Ubuntu for over a year now but I've always been tempted to try out another distro. This one does look good. Ubuntu 7.10 will have some of these features too like NTFS support and Compiz but I still wouldn't mind testing out the Mandriva live CD :P I’ve been using Ubuntu for over a year now but I’ve always been tempted to try out another distro. This one does look good. Ubuntu 7.10 will have some of these features too like NTFS support and Compiz but I still wouldn’t mind testing out the Mandriva live CD :P

]]> By: Tinhed http://cybernetnews.com/download-mandriva-2008-its-hot/comment-page-1/#comment-117796 Tinhed Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:01:08 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/10/download-mandriva-2008-its-hot/#comment-117796 Iam going to try the live-cd. Will see whether i can replace my kubuntu installation with this one. Iam going to try the live-cd. Will see whether i can replace my kubuntu installation with this one.

]]> By: Pieter http://cybernetnews.com/download-mandriva-2008-its-hot/comment-page-1/#comment-117781 Pieter Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:31:52 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/10/download-mandriva-2008-its-hot/#comment-117781 I prefer Mandriva's look, but I like the way Ubuntu is built. You can't have it all, I suppose... :( I prefer Mandriva’s look, but I like the way Ubuntu is built. You can’t have it all, I suppose… :(

]]> By: Mohan http://cybernetnews.com/download-mandriva-2008-its-hot/comment-page-1/#comment-117742 Mohan Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:28:56 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/10/download-mandriva-2008-its-hot/#comment-117742 I started out with Mandrake back in 2000, it's nice to see how far it has come. But ever since I switched to Ubuntu, it's really hard for me to use any other distro. :P I started out with Mandrake back in 2000, it’s nice to see how far it has come. But ever since I switched to Ubuntu, it’s really hard for me to use any other distro. :P

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/download-mandriva-2008-its-hot/comment-page-1/#comment-117712 Ryan Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:34:18 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/10/download-mandriva-2008-its-hot/#comment-117712 I've heard a lot of good things about this new release, so I'm sure it is worth giving a shot. A lot of my friends have even said that they're switching from Ubuntu to this, which means it has to be good. I’ve heard a lot of good things about this new release, so I’m sure it is worth giving a shot. A lot of my friends have even said that they’re switching from Ubuntu to this, which means it has to be good.

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