14 DAY TRIAL // The latest update to the Mandriva family is getting ready for release. The second beta is now available for download with bleeding-edge packages and plenty of updates. Mandriva Linux 2010 Spring Beta 2 comes with the latest Linux kernel 2.6.33.2, GNOME 2.30.1, KDE SC 4.42, Mozilla Firefox 3.6.3, OpenOffice.org 3.2 and many others. The Diskdrake and Installer now offer better encryption support. Mandriva Linux 2010 Spring beta also comes with several enhancements for the Mandriva Directory Server. Since this is a beta release there are still known issues. The Release Candidate is expected two weeks from now on May 14.
Highlights of Mandriva Linux 2010 Spring Beta 2:
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 14th, 2010 - Mandriva Linux 2010.1 RC;
June 3rd, 2010 - Mandriva Linux 2010.1 Final release.
Mandriva Linux 2010 Beta 2 is available for download here on Softpedia. Remember that this is a beta 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.