What is the general opinion of Mandrake 7.1? Likes/Dislikes?

[BlvdKing]

I just downloaded Mandrake 7.1 and burned it to disk(s). When I tested it out I saw the new installation screen. It's nice! I haven't installed it yet (computer down), but I have heard that it is the most user friendly Linux OS out (from Linux.org).
What do you think?

 

[Shuxclams]

I have been a Mandrake "fan" since 6.0, I have tried to install 7.1 on this box but gave only a half a$$ed attempt, I have 7.02 on here and 7.0 powering my IPMASQ, both are sweet and are more than adequate for "general" computing, ie; e-mail, web surfing, office stuff via StarOffice and WordPerfct, more games are coming like QII, QIII, UT etc, AIM, ICQ clones, IRC, graphics programs abound, the list is actually endless, its just a matter of need and commitment. Have fun.


SHUX

 

[jose]

I like RH 6.2 more , but I'm trying to get XFree4.0 to run w/ my
Geoforce2 card. (Prophet2 64mb) Still having problems .

The xf86config utility is really bad. But if you have a supported card, you should not have a problem.

 

[SUOrangeman]

LM7.1 rocks. I have an i810-based Dell at work and 7.1 has handled *most* everything I've thrown at it. Dual display is a no-go, but I see that XFree86 4.0.1 is out now.

-SUO

 

[jsm]

I think that Mandrake 7.1 is pretty good so far. I have noticed some problems with stability with Gnome, but it being a beta (?) version, I suppose it is to be expected. Moving from E to Sawmill was a change I wasn't expecting.

Running the bleeding edge has proven to be unexciting so far.