14 DAY TRIAL // Delayed one day, the release candidate of the upcoming Mandriva Linux 2010.1 (Spring) Linux distribution, due for launch in early June this year, is now available on mirrors worldwide. Being powered by Linux kernel 2.6.33.4, Mandriva Linux 2010.1 RC1 includes KDE 4.4.3 and GNOME 2.30.1 desktop environments. Live CDs with these desktop environments are available for anyone who wants to test the final development release of the Mandriva Linux 2010.1 operating system (see below for download links).
"Here comes the last development release for Mandriva Linux 2010 Spring. A few days left now before final release planned for 3rd of June. These isos are available on all public mirrors. [...] These isos can be fully tested on your hardware but also on virtual machines (Virtualbox, qemu, KVM, …). You can also dump it on USB key as an installation media." - Mandriva said in the official release announcement.
Highlights of Mandriva Linux 2010.1 RC1:
Mandriva Linux 2010.1 Release Schedule:
January 9th, 2010 - Mandriva Linux 2010.1 Alpha 1;
February 6th, 2010 - Mandriva Linux 2010.1 Alpha 2;
March 10th, 2010 - Mandriva Linux 2010.1 Alpha 3;
April 2nd, 2010 - Mandriva Linux 2010.1 Beta 1;
April 30th, 2010 - Mandriva Linux 2010.1 Beta 2;
May 20th, 2010 - Mandriva Linux 2010.1 RC;
June 3rd, 2010 - Mandriva Linux 2010.1 Final release.
Download Mandriva Linux One 2010 RC1 right now from Softpedia.
Download Mandriva Linux 2010 RC1 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.