{"id":5070,"date":"2026-09-25T07:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T07:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mageia.org\/en\/?p=5070"},"modified":"2026-09-25T07:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T07:07:08","slug":"end-of-support-for-mageia-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mageia.org\/en\/2026\/09\/25\/end-of-support-for-mageia-9\/","title":{"rendered":"End of Support for Mageia 9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Mageia, we have reached a significant milestone with the release of Mageia 10 on 30 June 2026. It has been a major step towards modernising our system in many respects, and our cauldron is already beginning to simmer as we prepare our next release, Mageia 11!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mageia 9 has been rock-solid, with 24,008 updates to date, providing security fixes for our users. This is down to the hard work of all our teams, who ensure that Mageia remains easy to use and secure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The time has come to say goodbye to our ninth release and focus on the new challenges posed by the maintenance of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mageia.org\/en\/2026\/06\/30\/the-power-of-10\/\">Mageia 10<\/a><\/strong>, the development of <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mageia.org\/en\/Cauldron\"><strong>Mageia 11<\/strong><\/a>, and adapting our software to the changing times so that it supports the latest additions in both hardware and third-party software packaged for our Mageia users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We hope that all the work carried out by our contributors will result in a great open-source system that is user-friendly, modern and up-to-date for our entire community. You can find the full list of features for Mageia 10 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mageia.org\/en\/Mageia_10_Release_Notes\"><strong>release notes<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Support for previous versions extends to 3 months after the release of the latest version, so Mageia 9 will no longer be supported as of September 30. We therefore ask that, if you have not already done so, you consider upgrading to Mageia 10, as support for Mageia 9 will end with the latest validated updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Migration can be carried out using:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The update application for major versions of Mageia in the system tray (currently the blue update icon).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using the command line as described in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mageia.org\/en\/Mageia_10_Release_Notes\">notes<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is also possible to migrate to Mageia 10 with a clean install using the classic installation images. Live images can be used to try out Mageia 10 or perform a clean install, but they are not compatible for migrating to or upgrading to the new version of Mageia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please note that when performing a clean install, any data not stored on a separate partition or backed up to an external device will be deleted. Please ensure you have made the necessary backups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have any questions or need help with the migration, you can visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.mageia.org\/\"><strong>forums<\/strong><\/a>, which cover most languages, or the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mageia.org\/\"><strong>Mageia wiki<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Mageia, we have reached a significant milestone with the release of Mageia 10 on 30 June 2026. 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