Mageia 10 First Alpha ISO Validated by Council

We’re delighted to announce that the Mageia Council has officially validated the publication of the first Alpha ISO for Mageia 10! This marks a major milestone in the Mageia 10 release cycle and opens the door for broad community testing and early feedback.

Mageia 10 continues to be built in Cauldron — our beloved development branch — where all upcoming release work happens. With the Council’s validation, the infrastructure team is now ready to publish the Alpha ISO images for download and testing.

What This Means

Alpha ISOs are the first public snapshots of the upcoming release. They are not ready for production use, but they are perfect for developers, testers, and curious users who want to explore what’s cooking in Mageia 10 and help improve it by reporting bugs, testing installs, and confirming hardware compatibility.

These ISOs represent the initial build of Mageia 10 as the distribution begins its formal release countdown, ahead of Beta and Release Candidate milestones, and a final release currently targeted for April 2026.

The Mageia 10 Alpha set includes a comprehensive collection of installation formats:

• Classical Installation ISOs for traditional installs on 32-bit (i686) and 64-bit systems
• Live Desktop Images featuring popular desktops such as Plasma, GNOME, and Xfce

How You Can Dive In

To get involved and test Mageia 10 Alpha:

• Download the Alpha ISOs (look for Mageia-10-alpha1 images).
• Write the ISO image to a USB drive using IsoDumper on Mageia (Rufus on Windows), or boot in a virtual machine and explore the installer and live environments.
• Report bugs you encounter with as much detail as possible.
• Help with translations or documentation updates, such as our Release Notes — early contributions make a big difference.

Mageia’s release model relies on active community involvement. During the Alpha phase, testers help uncover issues early, before they reach later stages of the release cycle. Bug reports contribute directly to improved stability and overall quality, while translation updates, documentation improvements, and installer refinements can be addressed at an early and impactful stage.

Every piece of feedback — from “it boots!” to detailed log entries — helps ensure Mageia 10 meets our quality standards.

Thank You to the Community

A huge thanks goes out to everyone who contributes to Mageia — from developers and packagers to testers, translators, and documentation writers. This release is the result of the tireless work of our contributors.

Mageia remains a 100% community-driven project, and it is the passion of our volunteers that makes milestones like this possible.

Stay tuned to the Mageia Blog and release channels for future updates as Mageia 10 continues its journey toward a stable release.

Let’s make Mageia 10 the best one yet!

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