From: bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com   
      
   On 12/12/2015 01:19 AM, Markus R. Kessler wrote:   
   > Hi there,   
   >   
   > I've played around a little with open-Suse, where the files like   
   > mencoder, dvdbackup and so on, the files we know as belonging to the   
   > PLF / Zarb repository and its mirrors, are provided as "community   
   > repositories".   
   >   
   > Well, this means, that such packages still exist and are adapted to fit   
   > to new OS versions. Now I'd like to try some steps with open-Mandriva   
   > 2014, but there are some questions open, not knowing if it makes sense to   
   > completely move to that distro:   
   >   
   > # 1   
   >   
   > It seems that there's no newer version out than 2014?   
      
   	2014.2 x86_64 as of 6/15/15  They have ruined Mandriva's   
   name.   
      
   > It looks like bugfixes are only provided via "updates" directories, and   
   > you have to install the old stuff from DVD first and then overwrite it?   
      
   	Sounds like it.   
   >   
   > # 2   
   >   
   > What the hell means Mandriva "LX"? -- I cannot find any explanation for   
   > that therm.   
   >   
      
   	LXDE is the virtual desktop manager for Open Mandriva.   
   	Open Mandriva has very few developers   
   > # 3   
   >   
   > On rosa.ru server there is, indeed, a mirror backup of the former Zarb /   
   > PLF repository, where you can get the packages needed for video   
   > processing like mencoder, mplayer, dvdbackup and many more.   
   > But, the last revision you find refers to Mandriva 2011.   
   > So, the question is, is there any newer version, or should one try to   
   > install the old stuff from Mandriva 2011 on open-Mandriva 2014?   
      
   	No.  PCLOS has all the tools you would need though you   
   might have to download.  Not sure that the Mageia repositories   
   do but they are pretty good.  If you have plenty of video memory   
   and memory in general Full Monty has nearly every concievable tool   
      
   >   
   > Any hint highly appreciated!   
   >   
   > Best regards,   
   >   
   > Markus   
      
   	Which hardware Markus?   
   	On my old machine which quit when the SATA interface failed   
   I was happy with PCLOS but when my new machine was UEFI I switched   
   to Mageia.   
      
   	If you have an older machine with the MSB rather than a newer   
   machine with UEFI or EFI then PC Linux OS 2014.12 in 32 or 64 bit   
   is the best.  You will have lots of updates.   
      
   	If you have UEFI then get Mageia 5.  Read the   
   instructions online about UEFI machines and how to set them up.   
   You will have lots of updates including recent kernels.   
      
   	TexStar is supposedly working on UEFI facilities for   
   the PCLOS but nearly a year now...   
      
   	bliss   
      
   	   
      
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