New user from Italy

Coffee break Introduce yourself
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Hi everyone,

I’m Marco, and i’ve been exploring OpenMandriva for the past few weeks. I chose this distribution because I was looking for an out-of-the-box. RPM-based system that is non-commercial and backed by an open community where everyone can contribute and learn.

Right now, I’m testing:

  • OpenMandriva ROCK in a virtual machine on my desktop PC.
  • OpenMandriva ROME on my MacBook Air (2012), where I’m unfortunately experiencing some trackpad issues (I’ll discuss this in more detail in a separate post to keep things focused).

I’m excited to dive deeper into this distribution and learn alongside all of you. If you have any tips or resources for a newcomer, I’d love to hear them!

Thanks for your attention, and see you around!

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Hello and welcome @Tedesfo the OpenMandriva Italian community is very quite strong, and I’m pretty sure @rugyada will not say the contrary :grin:

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Thank you so much! It makes me really happy to see so many italians in this community. I hope there are just as many members from all around the world, global collaboration and solidarity are more important than ever. :flexed_biceps:

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Welcome aboard. Looking specifically for an RPM-based system implies some knowledge of :penguin:

How long have you been playing with flightless seabirds, if I may ask? :grin:

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Welcome @Tedesfo.

We always appreciate more testing, this is how users can make OMLx better for all.

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Hello, welcome! :upside_down_face:

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I’ve been aware of Gnu/Linux systems since the early 2000s, and they’ve always fascinated me, though I only started using them actively in 2013. For about five years now, I’ve been using them exclusively at home: currently, I run Void Linux on my desktop and Linux Mint on my laptop.

I’ve always been drawn to distributions with a KISS philosophy, especially Slackware and Void Linux, which I find remarkable for their simplicity and elegance. I’ve also dabbled with CRUX and Exherbo to expand my knowledge, but with modest success (the learning curve was a bit steep for me).

Now, I’m looking for an out-of-the-box distribution that still allows me to learn and experiment. OpenMandriva caught my attention for several reasons:

  • It’s community-driven, with no corporate backing.
  • It uses RPM, a packaging system I’m eager to learn more about.
  • I really appreciated the page explaning how to contribute. It feels like an open and inclusive project, exactly what I was looking for.
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Awesome :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

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Ah welcome aboard then, you made the right choice :stuck_out_tongue:

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Welcome, Marco! I hope you have a great time here.

Once you make a thread about the issues on the laptop, I’ll watch it closely. I want to know more about OMV on lappies.

I run ROCK on a desktop PC, and it works perfectly. I switch to other distros a couple times, but I keep coming back… I just cannot quit you, OM… XD

Bienvenutto a OpenMandriva! Me gusta l’italia. (I hope this is right, I don’t speak Italian lol)

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Thank you! If I’m here, it’s partly your fault! :winking_face_with_tongue:

Thank you, I really hope so!

I have already posted this here. Abnormal touchpad behavior on MacBook Air A1466 EMC2559 - #8 by c137

You wrote in Spanish, but don’t worry, the two languages are quite similar. :grinning_face:

the correct cutter is “Benvenuto in OpenMandriva! Mi piace l’ Italia.” :wink:

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Oh my! I have definitely mixed in some Spanish there haha. I’ll remember the phrase though.

I’ll check the topic too. Thanks!

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