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- Official site: downloads, documentation, screen shots, news, security advisories, list of supported hardware. Originally based on Red Hat, but is now its own robust distribution. Has KDE default desktop environment, and GNOME.


  • - The Mandrake Linux Users Club. Membership fee (different levels - starting from $60/year). Privileged access to forums, software repositories and online documentation.
  • - Tips, tricks, rumors, pre-announcements and semi-official news. Read-only archive: the activities of MandrakeForum were merged into MandrakeClub since February 2003.
  • - Submission and lookup of bug reports for Mandrake Linux.
  • - Installation experience installing on a pentium 90.
  • - Monthly list archive for Mandrake's development version 'cooker', including all bug reports. Other Mandrake list archives (expert, newbie) further down on the page.
  • - User testimonials describing their experiences with the product in a business environment.
  • - Test drive the Mandrake installer on the web.
  • - Basic tips on securing a server or workstation.
  • - Install and review of 8.2 download edition. newbie's guide to installing Mandrake 8.2 on your PC. Needed: PC, CD burner, Internet connection, time to join the Mandrake club. [LinuxWorld]
  • - A collection of articles and tutorials relevant to Mandrake Linux 8.1 and 9.0 (and probably later versions). A separate gaming section.
  • - News article reporting an issue with Mandrake 9.2 and LG CD drives which causes drive firmware to be blanked.
  • - PLF (Penguin Liberation Front) is a repository of RPMs that cannot be included into the Mandrake distro for legal reasons (copyright/license/patent), which make those packages legal in some countries and illegal in others.
  • - Sells Mandrake products. Part of MandrakeSoft.
  • - Advocacy and installation walkthrough.
  • - A guide to software installation and configuration on Mandrake Linux 9.1 and 9.2. Contains a very useful guide to urpmi and Rpmdrake on 9.2.
  • - Firm develops Linux-Mandrake, famous for ease of install. Products available to buy, download; support options, training links, internationalization efforts, open-source community involvement, corporate information, consulting, support, training.
  • - Lots of tips on installation, configuration and use of Linux in general and Mandrake Linux in particular (versions 9.1 and 9.2)
  • - Tutorials, troubleshooting help, user fora and downloads. Apparently not updated since July 2002. The role of this site has been taken over by MandrakeClub.
  • - Support channel. Allows submission of questions to be answered by volunteers (free). There is also an option of paying for a support incident, and with it, receiving a guarantee of response, from MandrakeSoft, or its affiliate Experts, within a defined ti
  • - An independent wiki resource for Mandrake Linux users to provide information, resources, and other documentation of interest to the Mandrake Linux community. This site is run by the Mandrake Community, for the Mandrake Community. As such, anyone can obtai

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