Mandriva Linux
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The contents of this CD-ROM are Copyright (C) 2003-2005 Mandriva
S.A. and others. Please see the individual copyright notices in each
source package for distribution terms. The distribution terms of
the tools copyrighted by Mandriva are noted in the file COPYING.
Mandriva Linux and its logo are trademarks of Mandriva S.A.
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1. Directory Organization
This directory is organized as follows:
|--> media/
| |--> main/ main binary packages
| |--> contrib/ contrib binary packages
| `--> media_info/ packages meta data
|--> install/
| |--> extra/ installation advertising images
| |--> images/ boot images
| `--> stage2/ ramdisk images of the installation
| `--> live/ installation program files
|--> isolinux/ isolinux boot images
|--> doc/ installation help files in various languages
|--> dosutils/ installation utilities for DOS
|--> misc/ source files, install trees
|--> VERSION current version number
|--> COPYING copyright information
|--> INSTALL.txt installation instructions
`--> README.txt this file in text mode
If you are mirroring to a partition or an NFS volume, you'll need to
get everything under "install/" for installation related
files, and everything under "media/" for packages, as
well as the isolinux images from "isolinux/".
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2. Installing
See the INSTALL.txt file.
IMPORTANT COMPATIBILITY NOTE:
Mandriva Linux is built with CPU speed optimizations for Pentium-class
(Pentium(tm) and compatibles, AMD Athlon, Pentium 4...) so it WILL
NOT RUN on older i386 and i486 based computers.
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3. Sources
All the Mandriva Linux specific packages come with their sources
in the source-CD (PowerPack Edition).
You can download all the source packages from our FTP servers.
If you don't have any convenient Internet access, Mandriva can
send you a source archive for a small fee.
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4. Support
For those with web access, check:
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http://www.mandriva.com/support
In particular, access to our mailing lists can be found at:
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http://www.mandrivalinux.com/en/flists.php3
If you don't have any web access you can still subscribe to the main
mailing list. To subscribe, send mail to
[email protected]
with "subscribe newbie" in the body of the message.
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If you did not receive documentation with this product, you can order
the Mandriva Linux PowerPack Edition (several Mandriva Linux CDs +
Installation & User Guide + installation support!) from our on-line
store at:
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http://www.mandrivastore.com/
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5. Contact
Mandriva can be reached at:
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http://www.mandriva.com/company/contact