The installation asks us to Confirm and we move on. Once we have confirmed, the installation begins, and keeps us up to date with how it's Copying Files . Once the files have been copied, we are prompted for any Additional CD's . We say no, and the computer continues with the Post-Install Configuration . Finally, when all of the copying and configuration is done, we are asked to provide the local Time Zone so that the machine may adjust time for daylight savings time and alike.
Root access is nessacery for almost all administrative functions.
Good passwords should not be too simple, and preferably would be a mix of letters and numbers. It is somewhat typical to replace letters where applicable with numbers that look similar. At this point we can Add another User also. Generally this is suggested as it is generally a bad idea to login in to the root account except when doing actual administrative stuff. Typically video configuration can be somewhat cumbersome, and it is suggested that you know all of your video card and monitor settings, but Mandrake 7.1 usually handles this very well.