Delayed two days, the second release candidate of the upcoming Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Linux distribution, due for launch in early November this year, is now available on mirrors worldwide. The features of this release include the newly launched KDE 4.3.2 and GNOME 2.28.0 desktop environments, as well as the Linux kernel 2.6.31.2 and X.Org Server 1.6.3. Moreover, a Guest account was added in this release, and we believe that everyone knows how this works, from the Ubuntu operating system. Support for Poulsbo drivers was also added, but only in the One CDs. Netbook users were not forgotten, as Mandriva Linux 2010.0 RC2 is the first operating system to integrate the Moblin 2.0 environment for mobile desktops! Last but not least, Nepomuk has been greatly improved.

Mandriva Linux 2010.0 RC2 with KDE 4.3.2

Highlights of Mandriva Linux 2010.0 RC2:

· Plymouth boot splash manager;
· Added Guest account;
· Added Poulsbo drivers;
· Moblin 2.0 support;
· Linux kernel 2.6.31.2;
· KDE 4.3.2;
· GNOME 2.28.0;
· Xfce 4.6.1;
· X.org Server 1.6.3;
· Virtualbox 3.0.8;
· Amarok 2.2;
· Python 3;
· Updated the Firsttime wizard;
· Fixed various bugs in Drakxtools;
· Fixed more bugs in Nepomuk;
· Improved network profiles;
· URPM and urpmi improvements;
· ...and many more!

Mandriva Linux 2010.0 RC2 with GNOME 2.28.0

One Live CDs of Mandriva Linux 2010.0 RC2 will be avilable next week! The only way for you to test this release is to grab the Free DVD edition and install it (see below for download link). Mandriva Linux 2010.0 RC2 is available for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. The development cycle of Mandriva Linux 2010.0 will conclude with the final release, at the beginning of November!

Mandriva Linux 2010.0 RC2 with LXDE

Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Release Schedule:

June 19th, 2009 - Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Alpha 1
July 31st, 2009 - Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Alpha 2
August 22th, 2009 - Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Beta
September 17th, 2009 - Mandriva Linux 2010.0 RC1
October 10th, 2009 - Mandriva Linux 2010.0 RC2
November 3rd, 2009 - Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Final release

Download Mandriva Linux 2010.0 RC2 right now from Softpedia.

Remember that this is a development release and it should not be installed on production machines. It is intended for testing purposes only. Please report bugs to the Mandriva Bug Tracker.