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   Message 29,758 of 29,919   
   Doug Laidlaw to Bobbie Sellers   
   Re:Forks Again - Open MandrivaLx 3.0 Pla   
   17 Aug 16 22:17:09   
   
   From: laidlaws@hotkey.net.au   
      
   Bobbie Sellers  Wrote in message:   
   >   
   > Hi Typers and Readers,   
   >   
   > 	On Distrowatch on Saturday AM we had OpenMandrivaLx 3.0 out in   
   > i586 and in x86_64.  Since have verified checksums and written them   
   > to disk.   
   > 	I got a big update of over 500 files on my OpenMabdrivaLx 3.0-RC-1   
   > x86_64 install on the Dell e6420 in the last couple of days so my   
   > install may have been upgraded but in a few minutes I will go and test that.   
   >   
   > 	Well unexpected lack in the Einsteinium installer in that it has no   
   > upgrade option.  It had nothing to do on my system.   
   > 	The partition tool called by the installer lacks a "label" option.   
   > 	   
   > 	KDE's Plasma 5.7.x is missing valued widgets and plugins.   
   >   
   > 	Otherwise it runs ok.   
   > 	It falls short of the original Mandriva.   
   >   
   > 	I wish they had waited for the KDE Plasma 5.8-LTS but then   
   > you would have had to wait on this article until late fall.   
   >   
   > 	I will do a clean install in the next week or so then see if   
   > this article needs amendment.   
   >   
   > 	bliss   
   >   
   >   
   I keep installing other distros and staying with Mageia.   
   Is plasma 5more than usable?  Even the reviews say   
   it isn't.   
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