Today (tonight, actually) marks my first experience with Mandrake Linux. I recently acquired an old Pentium II machine with 512MB RAM and a 3D Rage video card and installed Mandrake Linux 10.2 tonight.
I am thoroughly enjoying it. The interface is catchy and new, and it feels like I bought a new computer today. The installation was very smooth, and there were only three discs required. It took about an hour from start to finish, and I was all ready to go. There is OpenOffice.org, a beautiful productivity suite, and a secure web browser. Evolution is a time management, e-mail, and organization tool, included with the distribution.
Mandrake Linux, like Red Hat and Fedora, includes a personal firewall also. If all you do is surf the web and check e-mail, this is the system for you. It is secure and efficient, and very easy to use. There is a long list of compatible printers, and the system works with any type of Internet connection.
I highly recommend Linux to any average Internet user. For the gamer, however, there is no choice. Windows XP is the operating system for gamers. But, if you are like so many of my customers who check their e-mail once a day and then turn the computer off, I encourage you to look toward open source operating systems.
The best part of Linux is that it's free. That's what open source means.
Hmmm... That may be my next topic.
Look into it. E-mail me if you want to know more.
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