How can I get Kylix 3 Open Edition installed and running on Mandrake 9? 

Open a Super User Terminal, select "Sessions/New Root Midnight Commander" and in "/", create a directory "temp" 

Download or copy the file kylix3_open.tar.gz into the "temp" directory you just created. 

Check that all necessary programs are installed on your system: 

Open kmenu/configuration/packaging/Remove Software or kpackage 

Check for installation of the following: 
kernel => 2.2 (mdk9.0 uses 2.4) 
libgtk => 1.2 (mdk 9.0 uses 1.2-1.2.10-29) 
libjpeg => 6.2 (mdk 9.0 uses 6.-66-25) 
XIIR6 (XFree86) (mdk uses 4.2.1-3) 
XFree86-dev (mdk9.0 uses 4.2.1-3) 
glibc-dev (mdk9.0 uses 2.2.5-16) 


Once you have verified that you have all of the necessary programs do the following: 

In a Super User Terminal do: 

cd /temp 
tar zxf kylix3_open.tar.gz 

In user terminal (NOT as root): 

cd /temp/kylix3_open 
./setup.sh 

In Gui select "I Agree" 
Now select "install" 

Logout and log back in as same user to get the Borland Kylix entry in the KDE menu 

In Borland Kylix 3 menu, select "register now" 
In the Gui select "next" 
In the Gui select 'Finish" 
The Gui disappears and the registration process has completed. 
The Kylix Delphi and Kylix C++ IDE's can now be run.