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   unruh to Karl Dalen   
   Re: Where to go from Mandriva 2010   
   16 Nov 13 20:40:35   
   
   From: unruh@invalid.ca   
      
   On 2013-11-16, Karl Dalen  wrote:   
   > Thanks for all your suggestions. I have just downloaded Mageia 3. I will try   
   install it on my new systems (which I haven't assembled yet). I was also   
   wondering where can I find the package repositories for urpm ?   
      
   mirrors.mageia.org   
      
   > Just from browsing through some documentations and FAQ's on the site it looks   
   > really similar to Md, which I like. I assume Mageia 3.0 is quite stable.   
      
   Mageia was born out of the people who were let go when Mandriva died   
   (well, the corpse still jerks occasionally so maybe got terminally ill   
   is a better phrase).   
      
   > Any reason not to go with the 64 bit version ? I assume all drivers and   
   packages are now  available in 64 bit so I wouldn't miss anything by choosing   
   the 64-bit version.   
   > Is there any discussion news group for Mageia similar to what we have here   
   for Md ?   
      
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