From: sctvguy1@invalid.net   
      
   On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 18:13:51 -0700, Bobbie Sellers wrote:   
      
   > 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   
      
   Have been using PCLOS since 2009.2(KDE 3.5.10) and really like the   
   distro.  Always come back to it when I install another one for grins!   
      
      
      
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