Advertisement
Promo

Become a member of the ZDNet UK community

Enterprise open source Toolkit

  • Email
  • Trackback
  • Clip Link
  • Print

Mandriva Linux 2006 review

7.7

Editors' Rating

Very Good

8.4

Members' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:£ 136

Verdict

Mandriva occupies the middle ground between consumer-focused and business-orientated Linux distributions. It's generally well put together, but lacks some details... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Fast installation, especially from DVD
  • Support for 64-bit systems
  • Sensible selection of applications

Cons

  • Poor printer support
  • Handholding during installation may not be tight enough for newcomers
  • Lacks Exchange support

Rate this product

Member Opinion

8.4

Average Member Rating

Excellent

43 Members have reviewed this product

View Opinions by: Date Posted | Rating | Most Useful

Anonymous

Anonymous

very good

Read more

10

Perfect


Anonymous

Anonymous

Just good

Read more

4.5

Mediocre


Anonymous

Anonymous

Easier to install than Windows ;)

Read more

8.5

Excellent


Craig Bell

Craig Bell

Good for a noobie (well almost)

Read more

4.5

Mediocre


Read all the member opinions

Video icon

Video

Discussions

J.A. Watson J.A. Watson

My 2010 New Year’s Blogolutions

Thursday 31 December 2009, 7:03 AM

1 comment
J.A. Watson J.A. Watson

Mobile Broadband on Linux, Revisited

Thursday 31 December 2009, 6:54 AM

9 comments
John Molloy John Molloy

Yes, but...

Wednesday 30 December 2009, 9:55 PM

2 comments
blackholesun blackholesun

Mobile Broadband on Linux, Revisited

Wednesday 30 December 2009, 7:04 PM

9 comments


Skip Sub Navigation Links to CNET Brand Links

Help

Become part of the ZDNet community.

Newsletters