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Saw over at OSNews that Mandrake tips for free describes the installation of Mandrake Linux 10.0 Community Edition



This page describes the installation I did with the 3cd Mandrake Linux 10.0 Community Edition set.

For reference: the installation procedure of Mandrake 9.2 and the installation procedure of Mandrake 9.1 -- basically, this page is an updated version of those pages. Please read the Preparation section about how to prepare your harddisk for dual-booting to linux next to your windows system. If you decide to leave windows behind, just skip that section. Also, read the part on how to set up your bios to accomodate linux. Certain wrong settings may result in a failing install. Note that as of kernel 2.6 Linux is a PlugNPlay OS, so it doesn't matter anymore what setting you choose in the BIOS.
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