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Mandrake Discovery 10.0
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Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: O'Reilly & Associates
Dewey Decimal Number: 005
EAN: 9782847980325
Edition: Software
Format: CD-ROM
ISBN: 2847980326
Label: O'Reilly & Associates
Manufacturer: O'Reilly & Associates
Number Of Items: 1
Platform: Linux
Publication Date: May 31, 2004
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
Studio: O'Reilly & Associates
Features:- Easy, user-friendly Linux distribution for first-time Linux users
- Premium software for office, multimedia, and Internet activities
- KDE graphical desktop environment; browse the Web with Konqueror
- Task-oriented menu with a single application per task
- OpenOffice.org, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Real Player, and Flash Player
Editorial Review:
MandrakeLinux was created in 1998 with the goal of making Linux® easier to use for everyone. At that time, Linux was already well-known as a powerful and stable operating system that demanded strong technical knowledge and extensive use of the "command line". MandrakeSoft saw this as an opportunity to integrate the best graphical desktop environments and contribute its own graphical configuration utilities and quickly became famous for setting the standard in ease-of-use and functionality.
Discovery is the easiest and most user-friendly Linux distribution for first-time Linux users. It includes a hand-picked selection of premium software for office, multimedia, and Internet activities. The graphical desktop environment for Discovery is KDE. The menu is task-oriented, with a single application per task. With Discovery 10.0, MandrakeSoft offers all the power and stability of Linux to both individuals and professional users in an easy-to-use and pleasant environment. Thousands of new users are discovering Linux each and every day and finding it a complete replacement for their previous operating system. Linux as a server or workstation has no reason to be jealous of any other more established operating systems. Features include: OpenOffice.org Send faxes with Kdeprintfax, manage projects with Planner, manage finances with GnuCash Adobe Acrobat® Reader®, Real Player™, and Flash Player™ Manage your personal information with Kontact Browse the Web with Konqueror, chat with Kopete, create your own web site with Quanta, transfer files (FTP) with Kbear Listen to music files and watch videos with Totem Edit images and digital photos with The Gimp, scan documents with Kooka, and more Open source applications include: Linux Kernel 2.4 and 2.6, KDE 3.2, and XFree86 4.3
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Good program
This is a moderately good program, so long as you keep the security up-to-date. For those who are tired of the insecurity and instability of Windows XP, this is an excellent replacement. The text programs can read Word for Windows, and have a reliable alternative.
Most of the video programs--and there are a ton in Linux--are good replacements for Windows Media Player.
You'll have a wide variety of choices for web browsers, from Konqueror and Mozilla to Opera.
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Rating:  - Only For the Linux Experienced
My guess is that Mandrake is the reason why people never got Linux working and so never saw anything of it. Just get XP2 and an external hard drive. Install SUSE to that hard drive and try SUSE. If you can run SUSE and use SUSE then move on to the original SLACKWARE but it is a hell of a raw install. Mandrake does everything these two can, but SUSE is easier to install and SLACKWARE is more for experienced users (and free distro).
Rating:  - My thoughts...
I'll cover a few comments made by previous reviewers, starting from top to bottom.
Ruth R. Pilkington "rrebeccap":
"Once you become used to the way Linux works, I recommend switching over to either Slackware or Red Hat, since these are slightly more powerful and stable than a "newbie" distro like mandrake. "
I'd disagree. Slackware is a power distro, best for the very experienced Linux user - not something i'd recommend for the newbie or new-intermediate experienced ... Read More
Rating: - Very good
Being a linux first timer, I ordered Mandrake because of all the recomendations from other people. When it came in the mailbox, I stuck it in and rebooted the computer and i was up and running with the KDE desktop within 10 minutes.
This is a very good distro. If you are looking for something a little more stable than xp, but are intimidated by Linux, i really recomend mandrake. Although it isn't quite as powerful as some of the other distros, it still has the user friendliness that you need as ... Read More
Rating:  - don't get this version
As a windows 98se user trying to find something more stable, I was horribly disapointed in the Discovery pack. Things were easy enough until I got to the modem...Mandrake is very light on their modem support, I couldn't get drivers out of them for either of 2 modems I had (Intel and Conexant). Tech support was absolutely useless, and even after downloading a Linuxant driver with windows and getting it installed I still can not get a dial tone. The worst thing about this distribution is that you can't compile ... Read More
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