1.1. Mandriva Linux-Specific Documentation

1.1.1. Mandriva's Own Documentation

The manual you have in hand contains most of the documentation available for home and corporate usage. You may also consult our on-line versions for other products in our documentation pages.

Some of these manuals may be available in your Mandriva Linux pack, in the mandriva-doc-MANUAL_NAME-en package. Once installed, menu entries of the form DocumentationMandriva Linux MANUAL_NAME in English are available. Choose then to open the manual in a browser and select the format you want to use.

[Tip] Installing manuals

You can check which manuals are available in your distribution by going to the Control Center and choosing the Installing and Removing Software tool. You can then search for mandriva-doc.

Mandriva Control Center Inline Help.  All Mandriva Linux Control Center tools have online help, which you can access through HelpHelp from Mandriva Linux Control Center's menu: the browser opens up with Mandriva Linux Control Center's help.

1.1.2. Internet Resources

Internet information sources are widespread and many web sites are devoted to Linux and its use or configuration. However, some sources of information are better than others.

Your preferred source of information should be the Mandriva Linux official web site. In particular, check out the support section. You can also check out the Mandriva Community Wiki. It offers lots of resources, information and documentation, which will certainly interest Mandriva Linux users.

1.1.2.1. Mandriva Security Advisories

The Mandriva Security Advisories web site is Mandriva's very own security site. It covers package vulnerabilities.

1.1.2.2. Mandriva E-training

The Mandriva eTraining web site allows you to buy quality Linux training to improve your Open Source knowledge. You can access this web site by using your MandrivaMyaccount. A free demo for some training modules is available, and many more if you are a registered Club member.