2011 HYDROGEN

Group No. – 1Justin Kottoli

26Mitesh Lodhiya 27AbdulHamid 28Kyle Noronha 43

Zakiuddin Shaikh 60

IntroductionMandriva Linux is an operating system.  It acts as an interface between the user and the machine to perform specific task.  The user performs some task in terms of input and this OS redirects the instruction to the machine in machine language.  After performing the specific task it sends the computed task back to the user as an output.  Well, all the operating system performs this task.

HistoryMandriva Linux was launched in 1998 under the name of Mandrake Linux, with the goal of making Linux easier to use for everyone. At that time, Linux was already well-known as a powerful and stable operating system that demanded strong technical knowledge and extensive use of the command line; MandrakeSoft saw this as an opportunity to integrate the best graphical desktop environments and contribute its own graphical configuration utilities to quickly become famous for setting the standard in Linux ease of use. In February 2005, MandrakeSoft merged with Brazil's Conectiva to form Mandriva S.A., with headquarters in Paris, France. The company's flagship product, Mandriva Linux, offers all the power and stability of Linux to both individuals and professional users in an easy-to-use and pleasant environment.

Features Desktop

EnvironmentIn graphical computing, a desktop environment (DE) commonly refers to a particular implementation of graphical user interface (GUI) derived from the desktop metaphor that is seen on most modern personal computers. These GUIs help the user in easily accessing, configuring, and modifying many important and frequently accessed specific operating system (OS) features.

There are two types of Desktop Environment• KDE Plasmas Environment

• GNOME

GNOME

KDE Plasma Desktop:

File Manager

A file manager or file browser is a computer program that provides a user interface to work with file systems. The most common operations performed on files or groups of files are: create, open, edit, view, print, play, rename, move, copy, delete, search/find, and modify file attributes, properties and file permissions. Files are typically displayed in a hierarchy. Some file managers contain features inspired by web browsers, including forward and back navigational buttons.

Default file manager for mandriva is Dolphin file manager

Dolphin File Manager

Package manager

A package management system, also called package manager, is a collection of software tools to automate the process of installing, upgrading, configuring, and removing software packages for a computer's operating system in a consistent manner. It typically maintains a database of software dependencies and version information to prevent software mismatches and missing prerequisites.Packages are distributions of software, applications and data. Packages also contain metadata, such as the software's name, description of its purpose, version number, vendor, checksum, and a list of dependencies necessary for the software to run properly. Upon installation, metadata is stored in a local package database.There are two types of package manager

• RPM5

• Urpmi

Themes

Theme will set the scene for the discussion regarding the users choice. A user has a major selection to customize his own selection of display making the GUI more a atractive

BootloaderA boot loader, also called a boot manager, is a small

program that places the operating system  (OS) of a computer into memory . When a computer is powered-up or restarted, the basic input/output system (BIOS ) performs some initial tests, and then transfers control to the master boot record  (MBR) where the boot loader resides. For Linux, a special boot loader must be installed.

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Architecture

In monolithic architecture. It is the oldest architecture used for developing an operating system. In general, it is considered that monolithic kernel is not portable because the code has to be written for all new hardware architecture that the os is to be ported on. The monolithic kernel provides all the facilities at kernel level. Monolithic kernel is massive and non-modular in structure with all the major os functions performed in the kernel space. In the monolithic kernel approach the user space will consist of only libraries & apps

Explanation

Services

Process Management

Memory management Program

Execution I/O Operations

Communications Network Services

Files Management system EXT3

EXT4 ReiserF

S XFS

Merits of mandriva

Low cost Stabilit

y Performance Network

friendliness Flexibility Compatibili

ty Fast and easy installation Full use of hard disk Multitasking

Security Open Source

Understanding

Compatibility

Alternative Programs

Demerits of Mandriva

CONCLUSION

After studying what Mandriva Linux operating system is and its relevant characteristics, everyone would agree that this

software has made and will continue making history for being so popular and useful.

One of the major challenges that Linux has is to get more people to use it. It does not mean that only a few people is

using this operating system right now, but that since Linux is so powerful, more and more people should get to use it and to enjoy all of the benefits that are found in this wonderful free

software.With this research it is pretended to give a global idea and

some specific point to

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