About the various Linspire versionsThe (Web hosting companies) folks at Linspire
About the various Linspire versionsThe folks at Linspire are pretty creative about putting together packagingoptions. In the section Living Large with Linspire, earlier in this chapter, Iaddress the various ways you can purchase this distribution. In this section, I look at the various ways Linspire is packaged for boxed sets and downloads. I m not going to go into all the add-ons. (If I did that for every distribution, this book would end up an encyclopedia!) Instead, I look at the main versionsavailable at the time of this writing: Linspire 4.5:The main Linspire product. This version has lots of soft- ware included, as well as the Click And Run Warehouse (see Chapter 12) and support. An ISO for this version is included in the distrosfolder ofthis book s DVD-ROM, though you do need to buy Click And Run Ware- house access and support separately in the included version. Linspire 4.5 Laptop Edition:Includes extra support for hardware that stypically in laptop settings. Linspire 4.5 Developers Edition:Includes more than 100 software devel- opment tools and utilities. Linspire 4.5 Desktop Enterprise Assessment Kit:A one-stop shop thatcan help you evaluate whether your company is ready to move to Linuxon the desktop. Linspire Live!:A bootable CD-ROM that you can put in your hard drive, reboot your machine, and immediately have access to a Linspire desk- top without having to install anything. Maxin Out the Fun with MandrakeMandrake (www.mandrake-linux.com) has a huge, enthusiastic fan base. This distribution, designed in 1998 with the goal of creating an easy and intu- itive installation for everyone, specializes in ease of use for both server andhome/office installations. To accomplish this objective, the creators ofMandrake focused on the goal of making an easy transition from yourMicrosoft Windows or Mac skills to Linux. In this section, I focus on Mandrake Version 10.1. The ISO files required toinstall this distribution are included within the distrosfolder on the DVD- ROM that come with this book, so you just need to burn them onto CD-ROMsto get started. You can also download this distribution for free (from www.mandrake-linux.com) if you can t use the DVD-ROM, or you can purchase aboxed set with manuals and more from the Mandrake online store (www.mandrakesoft.com). To download Mandrake: 1.Point your Web browser to www.mandrake-linux.com. 71Chapter 4: Installing Other Linux Distributions08_
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