Monthly Archives: April 2011

A newcomer in Mageia: Maven

Posted on April 30, 2011 by dams

(proposed by dmorgan) The Java packaging in Mandriva 2010.1 (from which Mageia was forked) was just unusable. Many of the packages were obsolete and not really maintained. The task of updating packages had become very difficult as Maven, a now very … Continue reading →

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Live CDs are now available for tests!

Posted on April 28, 2011 by ennael

It took more time than expected but here they are: live CD ISOs for Mageia beta2. You will find, for now, 2 ISOs; one for each of KDE4 and GNOME. They include a limited set of supported languages (due to … Continue reading →

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And now it’s time for beta 2

Posted on April 26, 2011 by ennael

The second beta release of Mageia is now available for download and testing. Go get it! What’s new? Lots of bug fixes and software updates! Kernel 2.6.38.4, LibreOffice 3.3.2.2, KDE 4.6.2, Firefox 4.0, Chromium browser 12.0.742.0 and many more. We froze the … Continue reading →

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On the tests again!

Posted on April 7, 2011 by ennael

Mageia 1 Beta 1 is just out and it’s now time for testing. Let’s improve the quality of our favourite distro! We have organized 2 testing days on April 11th and 12th. We’re testing the Beta 1 ISOs; please focus … Continue reading →

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Try Mageia 1 Beta1 right now!

Posted on April 5, 2011 by ennael

As has been stated in the Mageia roadmap, Mageia 1 Beta1 is now available for tests. The first Mageia stable release is planned for 1st of June (which is now quite near!). Our focus is always on improving distribution content … Continue reading →

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