Chapter 26. Running PCLinuxOS
IN THIS CHAPTER
Exploring Mandriva
The Mandriva community
Installing Mandriva
Before becoming Mandriva Linux, Mandrakelinux was created as a fork of Red Hat Linux (in 1998). It initially had such tight ties to Red Hat Linux that the Mandrakelinux installer even stated that you were installing Red Hat.
After those early days, Mandrakelinux became a solid distribution in its own right, with the main focus on an easy-to-use desktop distribution. It was often mentioned along with Linspire, while Linspire was a viable distribution, when people talked about the easiest distributions for someone new to Linux to install and use.
From the beginning of 2005 to the present, Mandrakelinux has gone from the brink of bankruptcy to its current incarnation as Mandriva, after MandrakeSoft (the parent company of Mandrakelinux) merged with Conectiva Linux in February 2005. Conectiva Linux was a Brazilian-based Linux company with goals similar to those of Mandrakelinux.
Mandriva Features
Unlike Linux distributions that are community-driven, Mandriva is a company that sells Linux products. Community-like activities are available through the Mandriva community site (www.mandriva.com/en/community), which provides more of a customer support–type function than a Linux development ...
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