Mandriva Edit Meaning

1.

An operating system based on GNUsoftware, the linux kernel, and the redhat package manager (RPM). One of the easiest to use and most autoconfigured versions of linux.

Used to be called MandrakeLinux before a name copyrightlawsuit was filed by the creater of Mandrake the Magician

Example 1:

Yeah i just got the new version of limewire. The RPM for it Didn't work so i had to compile it from source.

Example 2:

Person 1. Ditch Windows, switch to Mandriva Linux. No viruses and its completely free.

Person 2. Isnt Linux Hard?

Person 1: Not mandriva, its fully autoconfigured for most computers.

See linux, gnu, mandriva, mandrake, foss, os, unix