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I haven't tried MandrivaOne yet but before I do I'm interested in people's opinions. 1.) ease of install 2.) hardware problems 3.) does it fill the role it was created ...
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    Looking for opinions (MandrivaOne)

    I haven't tried MandrivaOne yet but before I do I'm interested in people's opinions.
    1.) ease of install
    2.) hardware problems
    3.) does it fill the role it was created for?
    4.) internet connection configuring
    5.) available apps
    6.) all-round view of the OS

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    1.) You will be impressed. It is so easy, you can do it almost with closed eyes.
    2.) Haven't encountered any, except a Conexant HSF 56K modem, for which downloading a driver rpm from the mandriva-software mirrors was necessary (the system told me by itself that it needs the blablabla package from the mirrors in oder to get the modem to work). But then, not every single package can be included in a one-cd only distro.
    3.) Yes. A good introduction to Linux while still offering a fully-fledged distro for the average user. Everything that you need beyond the stuff on the Live-CD can be downloaded with urpmi/MCC later.
    4.) ethernet connection works immediately, for most other things it also works in some minutes, unless you have to grab an extra-package first (see above).
    5.) Office, Internet, Graphics... most common apps are included on a KDE desktop.
    6.) Very good. You might also like these links (small reviews): http://www.reviewlinux.com/index.php/?m=show&id=2375 and http://linuxmint.com/content/view/149/32/
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