The above post is correct with the exception of the Mandriva One CD image. There is a One CD image with the KDE Desktop, and another with Gnome. I choose to use neither. I burn the boot.iso image (which can be found in the ~/install/images directory of my favorite Mandriva ftp mirror - image size is about 30 -35 MB) to a rewritable disk, then install the new release of Mandriva from the ftp mirror.
Pros and Cons:
Pros: When the installation is finished, my Internet media sources are already configured for me.
I did not take the time to download and burn the disk.
At install time, I have the full range of software packaged for use with Mandriva available for installation.
Updates are retrieved automatically during installation from the Main_updates, Contrib_updates, and Non-free_updates media sources.
A boot.iso installation disk lets me choose the ftp mirror from a list, or I can enter the information manually.
Cons: The installation process takes considerably longer than from the disk (disregarding image download and burn time).
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