[Clara Lou]

I've just ordered Mandrake 9.0 and a removable hard drive. I know nothing about Linux, but I'm ready to get away from Microsoft. Please explain: What is "Penguin"?

[RedBloodedAmerican]

You have the Penguin, the Joker and the Riddler. Chose carefully, grasshopper.

[rdb3]

Please explain: What is Penguin?

The Penguin's name is Tux. He's the Linux mascot.

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[SpaceBar]

"I've just ordered Mandrake 9.0 and a removable hard drive. I know nothing about Linux, but I'm ready to get away from Microsoft."

Having installed and used most of the major distributions and some of the more obscure ones, I'm confident that you will enjoy Mandrake. The learning curve will be there, but once you "get it", you won't look back. Congratulations for shedding the tinker-toy baby OS for a real one, and may the source be with you.