Mandriva Linux 2010.1 Spring RC2 Is Available for Download

The popular Mandriva Linux distribution is now very close to the final release of the most recent update. With the release of Mandriva Linux 2010.1 “Spring” RC2, things are now in the home stretch. The second release candidate comes with several bug fixes and a couple of updated programs, Amarok 2.3.1 and KTorrent 4.0. No word on when the final release will be available, but it shouldn’t be long now.

“As announced previously, here comes the last development release for Mandriva Linux 2010 Spring. This is essentially a bug fix release,” the announcement on the Official Mandriva Blog read.


Highlights of Mandriva Linux 2010.1 RC2:

· Linux kernel 2.6.33.4; · X.Org 7.5; · Xorg Server 1.7.7; · Nouveau video driver; · ATI Radeon video driver 6.13; · Intel video driver 2.11.0; · Mesa 7.8.1; · KDE SC 4.4.3; · GNOME 2.30.1; · GNOME-Shell 2.29.1; · Mozilla Firefox 3.6.3; · Oracle OpenOffice.org 3.2; · Deluge 1.2.3; · Transmission 1.92; · Skrooge 0.7.0; · Amarok 2.3.1; · KTorrent 4.0; · Digikam 1.2.0; · kipi-plugins 1.2.0;

· system-config-printer 1.2.0; · NTFS-3G 2010.05.16; · Spamassassin 3.3.1; · Homebank 4.2.1; · libgpod 0.7.93; · Gutenprint 5.2.5; · Lives 1.3.2; · Kdenlive 0.7.7.1; · OpenShot 1.1.3; · Bluefish 2.0.0; · Glibc 2.11.1; · GDB debugger 7.1; · Ruby 1.9.1; · Python 2.6.5; · OpenSSL 1.0.0; · Munin 1.4.4; · Zabbix 1.8.2; · Postfix 2.7.0; · Qt 4.6.2.

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 RC1;
June 2nd, 2010 - Mandriva Linux 2010.1 RC2;
June 2010 - Mandriva Linux 2010.1 Final release.

Mandriva Linux One 2010.1 RC2 is available for download here on Softpedia.
Mandriva Linux 2010.1 RC2 is available for download here on 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.