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Mandrake 9.0 vs. Mandrake 8.2 for new Linux users (Register)
The Register describes a basic
Mandrake 9.0 installation and compares ML9.0 to ML8.2 on a ThinkPad
T20. "I stick the coaster (CD #1) into the cupholder (CD Drive) and
look at the install screen. It's similar to the one I saw in earlier
Mandrake versions, with its choice of upgrade, rescue or full install. I
choose full install by hitting "Enter." The install begins. Mindlessly, I
click on the default choices as I begin, and partitions are created
automatically, with my 12 GB hard drive split more or less equally between
/ and /home (ext3) partitions separated by a 243 MB swap partition. Nothing
radical, no work to do, no thought required. It has been a while since
partitioning was a concern for new Linux users who chose "commercial"
distributions, and this latest Mandrake has made the partitioning process
literally invisible unless you choose the "expert" option."
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