The free version of Mandriva can be downloaded at the distro's website at the link below. You can also purchase the full version there.
Software from Mandriva can be downloaded from their specific website online. Mandriva is the Linux software and can also be downloaded from the Linux site too.
Mandriva Linux 2007 is proprietary software, which means you need to buy it. You can, however, download and install a free trial-version, named Mandriva Linux Free 2007. Take a look at Mandriva's official website, where you can find a lot of useful information http://www.mandriva.com/en/download/free
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Mandriva was created in 1998.
Mandriva should include a package manager to install and remove program automatically. I believe it is called "rpmdrake", though it may have changed in newer versions. It automatically downloads and installs programs for you.
Mandriva Linux was created on 1998-07-23.
You can by installing Windows in the normal fashion, but if you do, Mandriva Linux may be erased.
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Go into the Mandriva control center, and go to network. Then click new connection. Set it up to your internet connection and you are done!
You should compare checksums of your files against the MD5sums for each. If they compare then it is safe to burn the CD's in ISO9660 format. You then install from the bootable CD-1. There is also a DVD download available if you have a DVD burner and the computer will boot from DVD.
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i can't believe you seriously want to rip off THE great creators of mandriva?! what are you? some kind of PIRATE? be careful, you might get put in guantanamo BAY for this.