From: bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com   
      
   On 05/31/2013 09:29 AM, Grimble wrote:   
   > In order to prevent the "Statistics" thread developing into an OT   
   > thread, I would like to ask the (remaining) Mandriva users what they are   
   > doing to update their systems. I'm happily updating Firefox, Thunderbird   
   > and Java as new releases are announced. As you can see, I'm running KDE   
   > 4.6, but 4.10 is available (I notice from the "Statistics" post that   
   > Bobbie Sellers mentions KDE 4.10.1, but I suspect she's using PCLOS not   
   > Mandriva). Has anyone installed KDE 4.10 from source?   
      
      
   	That is correct, I am using PCLOS KDE x86_64 2013.04 which is nearly as   
   interesting as the Moondrake or as it was called when I got   
   it alpha Mandriva 2012.  That Mandriva seemed to fall apart in use.   
   I paid for Powerpack 2011 but found it was not easily compatible with   
   the machine I used to run Powerpack 2010.2.  I started trying out other   
   distributions, skipping the Mageia 1 and 2.  I had Mageia 3 running from   
   a live CD briefly.  I tried the first RC-PCLOS x86_64 release and was   
   impressed but waited a month or two and then got the PCLOS as described   
   above.   
   	PC Linux is now a rolling release which means as it is improved   
   the recompilation is issued so that no more waiting for years between   
   significant updates.  It is very like Mandriva with a Computer   
   Configuration Control center and lots of interesting tools for dealing   
   with commercially released DVDs and VLC for playing nearly anything that   
   is digitally available.  LibreOffice comes with it as well as most of   
   the usual tools   
   	It does run KDE 1.10.1 and uses kernel 3.2.18-pclos2.bfs.   
   	Check into bfs if you need a giggle.   
   	KDE 4.10.2 is on some distro and I have run kernel 3.8.? from   
   one or another live distro.   
      
     I really like it and it will cost me no more than I am willing to pay.	   
   The only point i disparage is that the install is split into regular   
   install then reboot and starting up it asks for the root password and   
   the User name and password, but maybe I am just too used to the old   
   Mandriva tactics.   
   	One other point is that the partition editor uses no color though using   
   color to discriminate between file systems seems to have been the   
   intent.  Still was able to use it successfully to move stuff   
   around.   
      
   	bliss   
   	   
      
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