Mandriva Linux 2009: Now with KDE 4. Yippee?
Mandriva has an odd naming scheme for their releases. It sort of follows the way automakers in the US name their cars. Thus it's October 2008 and I'm playing with Mandriva 2009. I guess the idea is that I'll use 2009 well into the real year 2009. Or something.
I've been impressed in the past by how responsive the company is to concerns regarding their distributions, so I felt confident that if I had any serious, reproduceable trouble it would be addressed.
For the moment this rant only covers the One edition, KDE flavor. If I have the time I may download the full DVD at a later date. My opinion at this point can only go up.
Install:
My first hurdle was burning the ISO. The image for Mandriva One KDE version was 702MB, which is just a hair over the technical limit of a CDR. My usual burning tool (ISO Power Toy) didn't like it and asked for a DVD. I burned this on my work computer, so I ended up using Nero at a very slow speed instead.
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