Category Archives: QA

No vacation for the brave: Mageia 5 alpha 2 is out!

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Anne Nicolas

While many of us are having some well-deserved rest, the Mageia team is still on the deck and working on Mageia 5 development. This second development release is a big step towards Mageia 5, since most of the core packages … Continue reading →

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First step reached for Mageia 5: alpha 1 is available for tests

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Anne Nicolas

Time has come again for ISO testing! Here is the first step towards Mageia 5. Most of your favorite software has been updated to their latest versions. There is still a long road ahead, but all in all, this first alpha … Continue reading →

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Pulling Mageia 4.1 out of the hat

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Rémi Verschelde

While most of the world is turned towards Brazil to enjoy the World Cup, Mageia has been preparing its own major worldwide event: Mageia 4.1 has been released! If you were not expecting it, you might wonder what this unnanounced … Continue reading →

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A brief word on the OpenSSL Heartbleed bug

Posted on April 18, 2014 by MrsB

With the OpenSSL Heartbleed bug still making headlines around the world we thought you would like to know the status of Mageia 3 and 4. All the following updates included a Heartbleed fix backported from openssl-1.0.1g openssl-1.0.1e-1.5.mga3.i586.rpm dated 7 April … Continue reading →

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Goodbye to a good friend

Posted on March 22, 2014 by MrsB

It’s with great sadness that this month we said goodbye to one of our own. John Bowden (aka Led43) lost his battle with cancer on Saturday 8th March. John was one of life’s good guys. An enthusiastic supporter and contributor, … Continue reading →

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