If you just want to try out Mandriva, Mandriva One can be booted directly from the DVD that
comes with this book. Open the Live Install icon on the desktop to install the contents of the
Mandriva One CD to your hard drive. A four-CD Mandriva Linux Free edition is also available for
free download (see www.mandriva.com/en/download).
As noted earlier, the Mandriva Club (www.mandrivaclub.com) helps Mandriva end users get
the most out their Mandriva systems. Different levels of membership are available, from Standard
Membership ($66 per year) to Platinum Membership ($1,320 per year). Membership gives you
access to a special Mandriva Club edition of Mandriva and other offerings that include commercial
software, along with their open source offerings.
Exploring Mandriva
The Linux distribution that has now evolved into Mandriva has long hung its hat on the concept of
???ease of use,??? the idea being that its distributions should be readily accessible to a large pool of users.
Mandrakelinux was heralded early on for its exceptional use of a graphical installer and configuration
tools. Its support for hardware, video acceleration, and audio playback also tends to be top-notch.
When coupled with the fact that the Mandrakelinux installer frequently detected and configured
hardware that left other distributions??™ installation routines mystified, you can see why Mandrakelinux
has been, and will probably continue, under the name Mandriva, to be a popular distribution.
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