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Mandriva Linux 2010 Officially Released

After Canonical showed off their latest operating system, Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala), it is now time for another Linux mammoth to take the spotlight. In other words, Mandriva Linux 2010.0 was just released a few minutes ago, after two Alpha versions, one Beta and two Release Candidates, totaling more than four months...

3 November 2009
15:11 GMT

Mandriva Linux 2010.0 RC2 Has KDE 4.3.2 and GNOME 2.28

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 kern...

10 October 2009
15:48 GMT

Mandriva 2010.0 RC1 Lets KDE Users Try Out Nepomuk

The Mandriva developers woke up early during the week-end and delivered the Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Release Candidate 1 to the awaiting supporters of this operating system. There are a lot of versions to choose from: the well-known Mandriva One, both with GNOME and KDE, the Free edition that is made exclusively from op...

21 September 2009
04:15 GMT

Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Beta Has Plymouth

Dear Mandriva fans, the time has come to announce the Beta release of the upcoming Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Linux distribution, due for launch in November this year. The features of this release are exactly what everyone was expecting, the KDE 4.3 and GNOME 2.28 Beta desktop environments, as well as Linux kernel 2.6.31 ...

22 August 2009
02:41 GMT

Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Alpha 2 Has KDE 4.3 RC3 and GNOME 2.27.5

The second alpha of Mandriva Linux 2010.0 was launched last night, on July 31st, by the Mandriva team. The development cycle of Mandriva Linux 2010.0 will continue with a beta release at the end of August, two release candidates scheduled for September and October, and the official public release expected around Nove...

1 August 2009
05:41 GMT

Available Now: Mandriva Flash 2009 Spring

Mandriva announced yesterday in a press release that a new version of its portable USB Mandriva Flash Drive was available for purchase. The new edition is based on Mandriva Linux 2009 Spring, with the KDE 4 desktop environment, and it is available on an 8 GB USB flash drive. Think of Mandriva Flash 2009 as your pers...

30 July 2009
05:32 GMT

First Alpha of Mandriva Linux 2010 Is Out

One day after the scheduled release, the first alpha of Mandriva Linux 2010 was launched by the Mandriva team. The announcement was made yesterday, on the 21st of June, and states that this version is only available as a "Free" DVD version for both 32- and 64-bit architectures. Mandriva 2010 Alpha 1 brings the curren...

22 June 2009
09:59 GMT

Online Backup Solution from Mandriva

After Canonical recently announced the availability of a cloud-based storage solution in the form of Ubuntu One, it's time for Mandriva to unveil a similar service, Click'n Backup. But, of course, there are quite a few differences that really separate these two. First of all, you should know that there is n...

26 May 2009
04:20 GMT

Mandriva Unveils the Mandriva Linux Assembly

Following a promise made by Mandriva in December 2008, to create an international committee bringing together their team and the community, they announced yesterday the creation of Mandriva Linux Assembly. Fans all over the world can join this new venture, whether they are active promoters of the Mandriva distributi...

4 February 2009
03:21 GMT

Mandriva Linux 2009 Released

Thursday, October 9th 2008 – a special day for all Mandriva users. Why? Because the MANDRIVA S.A. just released into the wild the new and greatly improved version of the Mandriva Linux operating system. With the 2009 edition, Mandriva Linux will try to compete with the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (October 30th), and e...

9 October 2008
07:16 GMT

Softpedia Linux Weekly, Issue 8

Welcome to our 8th issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly! In this edition, you can read about: Debian's 15th anniversary, the inclusion of Canonical into the Linux Foundation, the new graphic drivers from Nvidia and ATI, the new release of EnGarde Secure Linux, highlights from the second beta of Mandriva 2009, second ...

25 August 2008
07:30 GMT

Feel the Springtime by Using Mandriva 2008.1

Mandriva 2008.1 or Spring, one of the most awaited Linux distributions of this year, was launched today. It comes in two free-of-charge editions, One and Free, and a commercial version, Powerpack. The launch marks ten years of Mandriva Linux.In this release, the Mandriva developers decided to move to RedHat/Suse fork...

9 April 2008
10:14 GMT

The End of Mandriva 2007.0 and SUSE Linux 10.1 Is Near

Two versions of the popular Linux distributions Mandriva and SUSE will reach the end of life this month and in May, respectively. Mandriva 2007.0 will no longer be supported after 13th April, and will be removed from actively-supported mirror directories. SUSE Linux 10.1 will receive updates and bugfixes until May 30...

7 April 2008
10:14 GMT

Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring RC1 Is Here

The first release candidate of Mandriva 2008.1, codename 'Serapias', was released. While the previous pre-releases continued to use the artwork from Mandriva Linux 2008, this one will include the fresh 2008 Spring theme. This brings you new installer appearance, wallpapers, bootsplash images, bootloader the...

3 March 2008
04:25 GMT

Mandriva Linux 2008 Beta 2 Just Released!

A long, long awaited pre-release of Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring is here! This fourth pre-release - Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring Beta 2 Orchis - brings you recognition of other installed operating systems during the setup, NTFS-3G with write support by default for all NTFS partitions and many more interesting features! R...

14 February 2008
03:50 GMT

Mandriva and Turbolinux Create a Joint Development Lab

Manbo-Labs is the result of a partnership between Mandriva and Turbolinux, an agreement to share resources and technology for releasing a common base system on each of the Linux distributions.Mandriva, one of the leading companies in the European Linux arena, and Turbolinux, a reputed Linux client and server distribu...

16 January 2008
10:46 GMT

Dear Microsoft, a Round of Applause for Your Dirty Windows vs. Linux Game

It's not all about Windows – Linux interoperability deals and intellectual property assurance agreements between Microsoft and the open source community. While Microsoft together with Novell, Xandros and Linspire spread the Windows – Linux love around, the fact of the matter is that that there are Linux distribu...

2 November 2007
09:10 GMT

Nigerian Education Chooses Mandriva Linux

Mandriva announced yesterday that the Nigerian government has chosen Intel-powered classmate PCs which run Mandriva Linux for educational use in nationwide pilot program in Nigeria.17,000 Intel-powered classmate PCs will be delivered by Mandriva, Intel Corporation and Technology Support Center Ltd. The project's...

31 October 2007
07:05 GMT

Join Mandriva Club for Free

If you want to join the Mandriva Club, you should do that now, because it is free of charge and open to all Linux users. Join NOW here!The Mandriva Club offers content and services for Mandriva Linux users, such as a news feed with articles and interviews, a knowledge base and a special zone for Linux newbies. You wi...

24 October 2007
11:09 GMT

Mandriva 2008 Released

Mandriva 2008 has arrived today and it brings new software, innovations, improvements and a little bit of magic to the Linux world: "The result of six months of heavy development and testing, 2008 includes all the latest software and many enhancements over previous Mandriva Linux releases. You will find KDE 3.5.7 and...

9 October 2007
09:22 GMT

Mandriva 2008 RC2 Brings Radeon HD Support

Kepler is the codename given to the second and last release candidate of the upcoming Mandriva Linux 2008, announced yesterday by the Mandriva team: "The second release candidate for Mandriva Linux 2008 is now available. This release candidate is available as a three CD or one DVD Free edition (containing no non-free...

22 September 2007
04:11 GMT

Mandriva - Angola's Partner in Creating an Information Society

Angola and Mandriva signed today a broad technical cooperation agreement, which should help Angola reach its aim: becoming an information society.Angola recently celebrated 5 years of peace after a period of almost 30 years of internal conflicts. Its economy is growing at a fast pace thanks to a large quantity of nat...

19 September 2007
08:50 GMT

Mandriva 2008 RC1 Released

Copernic is the codename given to the first release candidate of the upcoming Mandriva Linux 2008, announced yesterday by the Mandriva team: "The first release candidate of Mandriva Linux 2008, codenamed Copernic, is now available. This release candidate is available as a three CD or one DVD Free edition (containing ...

6 September 2007
03:43 GMT

Mandriva Linux 2008 Beta 2 Now Available

Mandriva Linux 2008 has recently added a beta 2 version to its releases. This new release, codenamed Galillee, has come with some major new features but unfortunately it is not available as a LiveCD yet. Also some of the new features mentioned in this version are not actually working yet, as they are not completely ...

29 August 2007
06:41 GMT

Mandriva 2008 Brings Windows Migration Support

Cassini is the name of the first beta release of the upcoming Mandriva Linux 2008, announced yesterday by the Mandriva team: "The first beta of Mandriva Linux 2008, codenamed Cassini, is now available. This beta is available only as a three CD Free edition (containing no non-free software or drivers) for the x86-32 a...

9 August 2007
05:51 GMT

Madriva Linux 2008 Overview

Mandriva has currently released some more details regarding its forthcoming Mandriva Linux 2008. According to Mandriva's wiki page, the 2008 version would be released most probably this September and the company has also provided a quick view of what we should expect from this release.But those are not all the ...

17 July 2007
03:26 GMT

Mandriva Now Heads to Korea

Headquartered in Paris, France, Mandriva S.A. is a Linux and open source software company with a development center in Curitiba, Brazil. It is also known as the creator and maintainer of the Mandriva Linux distribution.Recently, one of Mandriva's officials released an announcement according to which it has close...

12 July 2007
03:11 GMT

Corporate Desktop 4.0 Available Now from Mandriva

Mandriva announces the availability of their latest release, Corporate Desktop 4.0. Easy-to-use and administer, ergonomically designed and secure are the words used by Mandriva officials in defining this new version in their official press release."Corporate Desktop 4.0 is the result of several years of work on inte...

22 June 2007
05:54 GMT

Mandriva Fattens the Linux Rows of "No Thanks Microsoft!"

Mandriva is the latest Linux distributor to follow in the footsteps of Red Hat and Ubuntu and to say no to Microsoft. The Redmond Company opened its arms wide to the Linux community with the Windows and Linux interoperability agreement inked with Novell in November 2006, but also with allegations that free and open s...

21 June 2007
06:31 GMT

Mandriva and Red Hat Say NO to Microsoft Too

Recently, Microsoft has learned a really tough … I could say … lesson from the open source community. It proved an iron stubbornness while trying to make people believe that Linux infringes a couple of hundred patents but when it saw all the efforts were actually in vain, it decided to switch the operating tactics an...

20 June 2007
09:50 GMT

Mandriva Plans Development Strategy

Mandriva is flowing on a decreasing trend. The French software company, the creator of the Mandriva Linux distribution, has registered a significantly reduced income for this year so far, in comparison to the same period of 2006. If back in 2006 by this time the revenues were counting almost EUR 3.0 million, this ti...

5 June 2007
09:23 GMT

MCNLive Delft Released

The MCNLive project is a 100% FREE Linux operating system based on Mandriva Linux and it's designed for both notebook and desktop systems. MCNLive is a LiveCD that can run directly form a CD or USB stick, and because of this, you can carry your "computer" wherever you go. What makes it so special? It has automa...

7 May 2007
10:20 GMT

Mandriva 2007.1 Released

The Spring edition of Mandriva 2007 has arrived today and it brings new software, innovations, improvements and virtualization technologies: "Today Mandriva is proud to announce the release of its brand new distribution that provides up-to-date and freshly released open source software: Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring."....

18 April 2007
03:22 GMT

4GB Mandriva Flash Released

In December 2006, Mandriva released a 2GB USB flash driver with Mandriva Linux preinstalled, which was a huge success for them. Now they launched a bigger product, a 4GB USB flash driver that provides a live, full-featured, KDE-based Mandriva Linux 2007 operating system: "On this upgraded Mandriva Flash version, the...

7 April 2007
07:51 GMT

Mandriva 3D Desktop Effects with Beryl

Beryl is an OpenGL accelerated desktop that seeks to provide a free, open source desktop experience to the Linux community that reflects the users’ wishes. Beryl is a combined window manager and composite manager written in C using OpenGL to provide acceleration. It is designed to be highly flexible, portable and ex...

13 March 2007
10:26 GMT

How to Configure and Use URPMI

One of the tools that made modern Linux so much easier to use is – without a doubt – the package manager. A package manager enables you to install a piece of software, a driver or a library in a matter of seconds. The secret consists in the way software packages are distributed via repositories: they are already comp...

7 March 2007
05:47 GMT

Install Nvidia and ATI Drivers on Mandriva 2007.0

You've installed Mandriva Linux distribution on your PC and you want to have 3D support? This guide will teach you how to install Nvidia and ATI video drivers on Mandriva systems.Nvidia installation: First thing you need to do is to install the Kernel Source package, so open up the Mandriva Control Center and g...

6 March 2007
11:51 GMT


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