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Mandriva Linux 2006 review

8.4

Average Member Rating

Excellent

Mandriva Linux 2006


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Vignesh Kumar

Vignesh Kumar

Good for Multimedia Only

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7.5

Very Good


Anonymous

Anonymous

One of best OS's arround, definately one of distro's out there.

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9.0

Spectacular


Jim Johnsen

Jim Johnsen

The product is wonderful, the company needs an attitude adjustment.

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8.0

Excellent


Anonymous

Anonymous

Still the best distro for Linux beginners

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8.5

Excellent


Anonymous

Anonymous

Best overall compared to SuSE-10, FedoraCore-5

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8.0

Excellent


Anonymous

Anonymous

it has to be good value -- it's free!

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7.0

Very Good



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Overview

Mandriva Linux 2006

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Rating: 7.7
Verdict

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

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