Mandriva Linux
Very Easy and Advanced OS
The newest Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring (2008.1) is the 22nd release of Mandriva Linux. It was released on April 9th, 2008. Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring is available in three editions: One (LiveDVD), Powerpack and Free, for both i586 and x86-64 architectures. One and Free can be downloaded free of charge from official Mandriva mirrors and via BitTorrent. Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring marks ten years of Mandriva Linux, the leader in innovative and easy-to-use desktop Linux. Mandriva 2008 Spring automatically runs on a wide range of hardware configurations, automatically detected and configured out of the box by the Mandriva tools. Mandriva has a deserved reputation for following the cutting edge of free/open source software development, introducing exciting and interesting new applications and technologies almost as they are developed. The Mandriva build system is one of the more sophisticated in the Linux distribution industry. It was adopted from Conectiva after the Mandrake / Conectiva merger.
Mandriva, formerly known as Mandrakesoft, is the publisher of Mandriva Linux, an easy-to-use and innovative operating system. It is one of the most popular Linux editions in the world. Dedicated to making open source technologies accessible to all users, the company offers a full range of products and services to individuals, enterprises and government organizations. Mandriva products 2008 are available online in 80 languages and in more than 140 countries through dedicated channels. Headquartered in Paris, France, the company is publicly traded on the Euronext Marche Libre. Mandriva Linux formerly known as Mandrakelinux or Mandrake Linux is a Linux distribution created by Mandriva - formerly Mandrakesoft. It uses the RPM Package Manager. The product lifetime of Mandriva Linux releases is 18 months for base updates and 12 months for desktop updates. The first release was based on Red Hat Linux (version 5.1) and KDE (version 1.0) in July 1998. It has since diverged from Red Hat and has included a number of original tools mostly to ease system configuration. Mandriva Linux was originated by Gaël Duval, and intended to focus on ease of use for new users. Duval was also a co-founder of Mandrakesoft, but was laid off from the company in 2006.
From its inception to version 8.0, Mandrake named its flagship distribution Linux-Mandrake. From version 8.1 to 9.2 it was called Mandrake Linux. In February 2004 MandrakeSoft lost a court case against Hearst Corporation, owners of King Features Syndicate. Hearst contended that MandrakeSoft infringed upon King Features' trademarked character Mandrake the Magician. As a precaution, MandrakeSoft renamed its products by removing the space between the brand name and the product name and changing the first letter of the product name to lower case, thus creating one word. Starting from version 10.0, Mandrake Linux became known as Mandrakelinux, and its logo changed accordingly. Similarly, MandrakeMove became Mandrakemove. In April 2005 Mandrakesoft announced the corporate acquisition of Conectiva, a Brazilian based company that produced the leading Linux distribution for Portuguese- speaking (Brazil) and Spanish- speaking Latin America. As a result of this acquisition and the legal dispute with Hearst Corporation, Mandrakesoft announced that the new company name would be Mandriva, and that Mandriva Linux would be the new name covering products.
RPM Package Manager
RPM Package Manager (originally Red Hat Package Manager, abbreviated RPM) is a package management system. The name RPM refers to two things: a software package file format, and software packaged in this format. RPM was intended primarily for Linux distributions; the file format RPM is the baseline package format of the Linux Standard Base. Originally developed by Red Hat for Red Hat Linux, RPM is now used by many Linux distributions like Mandriva and Fedora. It has also been ported to some other operating systems, such as Novell NetWare (as of version 6.5 SP3) and IBM's AIX as of version 5. "RPM" as it is used today is an example of a recursive initialism. Working behind the scenes of the package manager is the RPM database, stored in /var/lib/rpm. It consists of a single database (Packages) containing all of the meta information of the installed rpms and multiple databases used for indexing purposes. The database is used to keep track of all files that are changed and created when a user (using RPM) installs a package, thus enabling the user (via RPM) to reverse the changes and remove the package later. If the database gets corrupted (which is possible if the RPM client is killed), the index databases can be recreated with the rpm --rebuilddb command.
Mandriva Features
Mandriva Linux - Free of cost versions include Mandriva Free (open source version) and Mandriva One - Live CD with some proprietary components. Paid versions currently include Discovery (for beginners), PowerPack (for advanced users), and PowerPack+ (for power users), but Mandriva 2008 will have only one commercial edition because the Discovery and Powerpack+ editions will be merged into Powerpack. Mandriva has, like other Linux distributions, created several applications that give it a distinctive feel. The urpmi package management tools and the suite of graphical system configuration tools contained in the Mandriva Control Center are probably the most notable, along with nspluginwrapper which allows x86-32 plugins to be used within a x86-64 browser. Another example is transfugdrake, a tool designed for easy migration of documents and settings from Microsoft Windows to Mandriva Linux. It is a front end to Migration Assistant with a unique interface and several improvements and bug fixes. The major features of Mandriva Linux are:
Installation, control and administration
Mandriva Linux contains the Mandriva Control Center (MCC), which eases configuration of some settings. It has many programs known as Drakes or Draks, collectively named drakxtools, to configure many different settings. Examples include MouseDrake to set up a mouse, DiskDrake to set up disk partitions and drakconnect to set up a network connection. They are written using GTK+ and Perl, and most of them can run in both graphical and text mode using the ncurses interface.
Mandriva Desktops
Mandriva Linux is geared to use KDE or GNOME as the standard desktops, but includes others such as Xfce and twm.
Mandriva Themes
A unique theme provides consistency between applications and desktop environments. Mandrakegalaxy debuted in version 9.1 and Mandrakegalaxy II appeared in 10.0. A variant of Mandrakegalaxy is "Mandrakegalaxy Squared", which uses square window buttons rather than round ones. A new default theme named "Ia Ora" was introduced with the release of Mandriva Linux 2007, but "Galaxy" remains available as an option for those who prefer it.
Package Manager
Mandriva Linux uses a package manager called urpmi, which functions as a wrapper to the RPM package management system. It is similar to apt-get in that it allows seamless installation of a given software package by automatically installing the other packages needed. It is also media-transparent due to its ability to retrieve packages from various media, including network/Internet, CD/DVD and local disk. Urpmi also has an easy-to-use graphical front-end called rpmdrake, which is integrated into the Mandriva Control Center.
Remote sources for urpmi / rpmdrake can be added during the installation of recent Mandriva Linux versions. After installation, they can be added through an option in the Software Sources Manager, or by using console commands generated either manually or by one of several helper sites such as Easy URPMI. This functionality allows the user to choose some or all of the various software repositories available for their version of Mandriva Linux and can greatly expand the amount of software that the user can install through the urpmi system. Instructions on adding repositories and installing software can be found on the Mandriva Wiki.
Availability
Mandriva provides multiple editions of Linux. Some are freely-distributable, while others are sold online and via a network of authorized resellers. Mandriva also provides the Mandriva Club, which allows paying members to download commercial editions at no additional cost (depending on membership level).
Versions & Cooker
Since 2007, Mandriva is released on a 6-month fixed-release cycle, similar to Ubuntu and Fedora. The first release of the year is known simply by the year of release, while the second release of the year is known as Spring in order to distinguish it from the previous release of the year. However, while newer features are added per release, the core internals of the Spring release are the same as the first release, so as to ensure the stability of a yearly release. The latest stable version is Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring (2008.1), released on 2008-04-09. The development tree of Mandriva Linux has always been known as Cooker. This tree is directly released as a new stable version. The current release is named 2008.1 (or Mandriva 2008 Spring) and was released in April of 2008.
Relese Table:
Year Number Name
1998 5.1 Venice
1998 5.2 Leeloo
1999 5.3 Festen
1999 6.0 Venus
1999 6.1 Helios
2000 7.0 Air
2000 7.1 Helium
2000 7.2 Odyssey (called Ulysses during beta)
2001 8.0 Traktopel
2001 8.1 Vitamin
2002 8.2 Bluebird
2002 9.0 Dolphin
2003 9.1 Bamboo
2003 9.2 FiveStar
2004 10.0 Community and Official
2004 10.1 Community
2004 10.1 Official
2005 10.2 Limited Edition 2005
2005 2006.0 Mandriva Linux 2006
2006 2007 Mandriva Linux 2007
2007 2007.1 Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring
2007 2008.0 Mandriva Linux 2008
2008 2008.1 Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring (Free, One, PP and special Xtreme2.1 in Poland)
MDV Editions
Each release of Mandriva Linux is split into several different editions. Each edition is derived from the same master tree, most of which is available on the public mirrors: all free / open source software, and all non-free software which is under a license that allows unrestricted distribution to the general public, is available from the public mirrors. Only commercial software under a license that does not allow unrestricted distribution to the general public (but for which Mandriva has negotiated an agreement to distribute it with paid copies) is not available from public mirrors.
Mandriva Linux Free
Mandriva Linux Free is a 'traditional' distribution (i.e. one that comes with a dedicated installer, named DrakX, which is first used to install the distribution to the hard disk of the computer before it is run). It is 'free' in both senses: it consists entirely of free and open-source software, and it is made available for public download at no charge. It is usually available in CD (three or four discs) and DVD editions for x86 32- and 64-bit CPU architectures. It is aimed at users to whom software freedom is important, and also at users who prefer a traditional installer to the installable live CD system used by One. The package selection is tailored towards regular desktop use. It consists of a subset of packages from the 'main' and 'contrib' sections of the master tree.
Mandriva Linux One
Mandriva Linux One is free to download. It is a hybrid, being both a Live CD and an installer with an installation wizard that includes disk partitioning tools. Several Mandriva Linux One versions were provided for each Mandriva Linux release preceding Mandriva 2008. Users could choose between different human languages, select either the KDE or GNOME desktops and include or exclude non-free (as in speech) software. It is not possible to fit both KDE and GNOME desktops, or more than a few languages, on a single live CD. The 'lead' version is the KDE version with non-free software included. The One images consist of a subset of packages from the 'main', 'contrib' and 'non-free' sections of the master tree, with the documentation files stripped from the packages to save space. Mandriva Linux One 2008 has a smaller range of versions. There are KDE and GNOME versions with the default set of languages. There are also two KDE versions with alternative sets of languages. All versions include non-free software.
Mandriva Linux Powerpack
Mandriva Linux Powerpack is a 'traditional' distribution (i.e. one that comes with a dedicated installer - named DrakX - which is first used to install the distribution to the hard disk of the computer before it is run). It is the main commercial edition of Mandriva Linux, and as such, requires payment for its use. It contains several non-free packages intended to add value for the end user, including non-free drivers like the NVIDIA and ATI graphics card drivers, non-free firmware for wireless chips and modems, some browser plugins such as Java and Flash, and some full applications such as Cedega, Adobe Reader and RealPlayer. It is sold directly from the Mandriva Store website and through authorized resellers. It is also made available via a subscription service, which allows unlimited downloads of Powerpack editions for the last few Mandriva releases for a set yearly fee. It consists of a subset of packages from the 'main', 'contrib', 'non-free' and 'restricted' sections of the master tree. In Mandriva Linux 2008, the Discovery and Powerpack+ editions have been merged into Powerpack, which will become Mandriva's only commercial offering. Users will be able to choose between a novice-friendly Discovery-like setup or an installation process and desktop aimed at power users.
Discontinued
Mandriva Linux Discovery
Mandriva Linux Discovery was a commercial distribution aimed at first-time and novice Linux users. It was sold via the Mandriva Store website and authorized resellers, or could be downloaded by some subscribers to the Mandriva Club. Mandriva Linux 2008 does not include a Discovery edition, having added optional novice-friendly features to the Powerpack edition. In releases prior to Mandriva Linux 2007, Discovery was a 'traditional' distribution built on the DrakX installer. In Mandriva Linux 2007 and 2007 Spring, Discovery is a hybrid "Live DVD" which can be booted without installation or installed to hard disk in the traditional manner.
Discovery was a DVD rather than a CD, allowing all languages to be provided on one disc. It consisted of a subset of packages from the 'main', 'contrib', 'non-free' and 'non-free-restricted' sections of the master tree. The package selection was tailored towards novice desktop users. A theme chosen to be appealing to novice users was used, and the 'simplified' menu layout in which applications are described rather than named and not all applications are included was the default (for all other editions, the default menu layout was the 'traditional' layout, where all graphical applications installed on the system were included and were listed by name).
Mandriva Linux Powerpack+
Mandriva Linux Powerpack+ was a version of Powerpack with additional packages, mostly commercial software. Like Powerpack, it was sold directly from the Mandriva Store website and through authorized resellers; it was also a free download for Mandriva Club members of the Gold level and above. Powerpack+ was aimed at SOHO (small office / home office) users, with the expectation that it could be used to run a small home or office server machine as well as desktop and development workstations. The package selection was tailored with this in mind, including a wide range of server packages. It consisted of a subset of packages from the 'main', 'contrib', 'non-free' and 'restricted' sections of the master tree. Mandriva 2008 no longer includes a Powerpack+ edition; instead, the Powerpack edition includes all the available packages.
Derivatives
Derivatives are distributions that are based on Mandriva Linux, some by Mandriva itself, others by independent projects. Some maintain compatibility with Mandriva Linux, so that installing a Mandriva Linux RPM also works on the offspring.
Current Derivatives
Mandriva Flash
Mandriva Flash is a pre-installed Mandriva Linux distribution on a 4GB USB key. The user can choose how much space is used for system files and how much is reserved for user files. An earlier version of Mandriva Flash was 2GB in size with fixed ratios. It can be booted directly from the key on systems that support booting from USB devices, or from a 'kickstart' CD (the image for the CD is provided with the Flash) on systems that do not. Flash runs faster than live CDs due to the relative speed of flash memory, and the read/write nature of the medium allows users to save files, configuration options and even to install new packages.
Mandriva Corporate Server
Mandriva Corporate Server is a distribution specifically tailored for enterprise-level general purpose server usage. Development is started from the basis of a previous Mandriva Linux release, with the package selection altered, important packages updated, certain extra configuration tools and applications added, and some extra support for enterprise-level hardware. The maintenance lifetime of each release is five years. The current release of Corporate Server is 4.0.
Mandriva Corporate Desktop
Mandriva Corporate Desktop is the desktop counterpart to Corporate Server. Again it is based on a Mandriva Linux release with enterprise-specific modifications and a five-year maintenance lifetime. The current release of Corporate Desktop is 4.0.
Discontinued Derivatives
Multi Network Firewall
Linux Mandrake 7.2 had a version tailored specifically for use as a firewall, known as Single Network Firewall (SNF). Its successor, based on Mandrake 8.2, was titled Multi Network Firewall (MNF). The third iteration is named MNF 2 and is based upon Mandrakelinux 10.0. These firewall distributions are designed to provide security for computer networks, and can be administered remotely via a browser-based interface or Secure Shell. MNF 2 is now counted as part of the Corporate product line and can only be bought, with support, from Mandriva.
GlobeTrotter
GlobeTrotter is a LaCie mobile USB drive loaded with a specific version of Mandriva Linux. Like Move, it can boot most PCs into Linux without installing first. The 40 GB hard drive makes it a convenient way to carry a Linux workstation around. GlobeTrotter was launched in August 2003 and can be ordered through Mandriva's online store. It is now superseded by Mandriva Flash and Linutop.
Gaming Edition
Mandrake Linux 8.1 had a Gaming Edition, which was a game oriented Linux distribution. It had a port of The Sims using the Transgaming WineX technology.
CLIC
CLIC aka "Cluster Linux pour le Calcul" is a dedicated version of Mandrakelinux created by MandrakeSoft specifically for clustering environments. It was sponsored by the RNTL, other partners were ID-IMAG, Groupe Bull and Mandrakesoft. This project's aim was to produce a HPC Linux Distribution for 32- and 64-bit processors. The objective of project CLIC was to allow the realization of large scientific computers while being based on free software. The objective consists of the realization a Linux distribution for clusters of machines, meeting the needs for deployment, administration and programming of clusters within the framework of exploitation for intensive calculation. It features an automated installation of a full cluster using the Ka tools, urpmi and the clusterscripts. This project was finished on 1 December 2003 and Mandrakesoft decided to continue that project with a product called Mandrake Linux Clustering. This product included Drakcluster (GUI) for improved usability. It was dedicated to the HPC market but it could also be used (with some modifications) to all kinds of clusters (such as High Availability, applicative or grid). It features parallel commands (bash, copying tools), deployment (disks), software upgrade/downgrade (urpmi parallel), monitoring (ganglia), etc. Clustering was available on x86 and x86-64 architectures.
Mandrake Move
A LiveMove is the set formed by a Live CD and a bootfloppy or USB flash drive. Mandrake Move was a Mandriva product that benefits from a Mandrake Linux Live CD which doesn't need to be installed to run on a computer, and a USB key that automatically records bootloader, hardware configuration and personal data. The first version of Mandrake Move was released in December 2003 but only distributed to customers in January 2004, due to production delays. It brought two main innovations compared to competitors:
* ability to eject the cdrom if the machine has 256 MB of RAM or more (Knoppix also can, but needs to copy the whole cdrom into RAM, therefore needs a machine with 1 GB of RAM or more), and continue to operate in a "downgraded" mode allowing only to play multimedia files
* transparent save of any user modification of his/her own files and system configuration files, if operated with a USB key
The second version, simply called Move, was released in October 2004. Hardware support and stability have seen much improvement. Move is now superseded by Mandriva One and Mandriva Flash.
MANDRIVA INSTALLATION
The most common method for installing Mandriva Linux is from CD or DVD, either bought in a box set from the Mandriva Store, or created from images downloaded from a Mandriva mirror site. In most cases, starting an install from CD or DVD is as simple as putting the disc (the first disc, in the case of multi-disc sets) into the drive and rebooting. Sometimes Mandriva Linux installation does not start when system is booted with CD or DVD in the drive. If you place the disc in the drive, reboot, and the system simply boots up as normal into whatever operating system is already installed, the problem is that your system is not configured to try booting from the CD / DVD drive before booting from the hard drive. To fix this you must enter the system (BIOS) setup utility. This is usually achieved by pressing a special key at the very start of the boot process, while the system is checking the memory. The key is often a function key, or the Delete key. The key will be displayed on the initial boot up screen and / or listed in your system manual. The exact process to change the boot device order will vary depending on the BIOS used by your system; if you cannot find the setting, please refer to your system manual. For one commonly used BIOS - Phoenix / Award - you should go to the 'Advanced BIOS Features' page and set the first boot device to be CD-ROM. Make the hard disk the second boot device.
Installation from Mandriva Linux One
Mandriva Linux One is a combined Live / installation CD edition of Mandriva Linux. When you boot from a Mandriva Linux One CD (by placing it in the drive and rebooting the system), Mandriva Linux One will run in live mode: it will run directly from the CD without installing anything to the hard disk. There is an icon on the default desktop which can be used to install Mandriva Linux One to the hard disk.
Installation Problems
If you are confident that your installation media are not corrupt, but you still experience problems during installation, then you are most likely either experiencing hardware problems or an installer bug. These can sometimes be resolved by running the installer in a different way. If you are installing from CD / DVD, the very first installer screen gives you several choices for different installation methods. If you are using one of the other installation methods described above, the first installer screen describes how to choose other installation methods. If you are experiencing graphical problems, try the vgalo, vgahi, vga16 or text install methods. If you are experiencing other problems, try the Installation--ACPI Disabled install method. Problems not resolved in this way are outside the scope of this document, but may be handled by the "Errata page" on "http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Releases/Mandriva/Errata" for the release you are trying to install.
MANDRIVA CLUB
The Mandriva Club began several years ago as a combination of several commercial services and a user community. It was initially very successful and very supportive for distribution. The Mandriva Club now no longer has any paid memberships: being a member of the Club is as simple as signing up for an account at my.mandriva.com. All Club services are now available to all members, and so available for free. The one commercial offering the Club was really still providing in its final years was download access to the Powerpack commercial edition of Mandriva Linux for paid-up Club members. This has been separated out into a standalone Powerpack subscription service which is not mixed up with the concept of Club membership. It has just one price and one service: you pay a simple fee of €59 or US$69 per year for the right to download the Powerpack edition of Mandriva Linux. One year covers two releases of Mandriva Linux. No other services or community membership 'privileges' are tied to the Powerpack subscription, it's a simple one-feature service. We hope that this new change will result in a more positive impression of the Mandriva community, more participation in the Mandriva Club, and an end speculative to the confusion over 'paid memberships' of the Mandriva community. Mandriva also has a Mandriva Corporate Club for larger organisations.
Mandriva Linux 2008.1 Spring
Unveiled
LINUX DISTRIBUTOR MANDRIVA, has announced Thursday, 9 April 2008 the release of Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring. the major new release of Mandriva Linux, featuring hundreds of improvements which make for a quicker and more powerful distribution that is easier to use than ever. The latest release of Mandriva, the leading European Linux distributor, includes features like full support for the Asus Eee, has synchronization with Windows Mobile 5, Blackberry and Nokia handsets, a program called Codeina for automatically installing necessary media codecs, PulseAudio and quite a bit more. Included in their new software updates are:
- Linux kernel 2.6.24.4,
- KDE 3.5.9 (4.0.3 is apparently available too),
- GNOME 2.22,
- OpenOffice.org 2.4,
- X.org 7.3
- Compiz 0.7.2 - important bugfixes, standards compliance improvements, support for multiple displays, native KDE 4 window decorator, session management support.
- Mozilla Firefox 2.0
- Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.
- Updated IcedTea Java implementation, including browser plugin
As well as having what Mandriva calls its “new, simplified user interface”, there is also a new function allowing for parental control, which lets parents spy on their children’s internet activity, block certain sites, and even put time limits on computer use. It apparently took six months to come up with the new version, and Mandriva CEO, François Bancilhon, seems proud of his team’s work. “Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring is the most advanced distribution we have ever produced”, he gushed.
Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring is available in several different editions:
* the One edition is an installable live CD integrating the latest proprietary drivers, available free of charge
* the Powerpack edition includes support, services, a wider range of packages, and exclusive third-party proprietary applications like Cedega, Fluendo codec pack, Scilab and 03 Spaces
* the Free edition is a pure free / open source software edition, without any of the non-free packages bundled with other editions, available as a free download
Mandriva Linux Spring 2008 Release on the Asus EEE PC
Gadgets & Tech – After the success of Ubuntu 8.04 on my Asus EEE PC it was brought to my attention by Klopus there are interesting happenings going on over at Mandriva. Mandriva noticed Asus's excellent Eee PC low-cost, miniature notebook taking the world by storm. Thanks to MDV team work on the Intel Classmate PC, we already had extensive experience of working with this type of system, and it was simple to make Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring 100% Eee-friendly. The Eee comes with a capable Linux distribution, but should you reach its limitations or prefer to install your favourite distribution instead, Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring is ready. It supports all the Eee's hardware out of the box, with no configuration required, and the Mandriva configuration tools and applications have been tweaked to be friendly to the Eee's lower resolution screen. We have also reduced power consumption to allow longer use on battery by dynamically handling processor frequency and adding a keyboard shortcut (fn+f6) to enable or disable the webcam. It's easy to install Mandriva even without a CD or DVD drive.
Improvements to Installation
The Mandriva installers - both the traditional installer used by the Free and Powerpack editions, and the One live installer - can now detect other Linux distributions installed on your system and add them to the boot menu, just as they have been able to do with Windows for many years. Now you can install Mandriva Linux on a system along with other popular Linux distributions and it will set up a boot menu so you can boot to any of them.
Changes to Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring include:
* A new parental control utility, giving parents greater supervision of their children’s activities on the Internet by automatically identifying any improper content before authorizing access to a website, allowing manual blocking of sites, and time limits on computer use,
* The Elisa multimedia center, a cutting-edge application which gives you a beautiful graphical interface to manage your photos, music and videos
* Easy support for synchronizing many mobile devices with the GNOME and KDE environments. Windows Mobile(R) 5, 6 and 6.1-based devices, Blackberry devices and many Nokia phones are supported,
* The Codeina framework has been introduced, providing automatic installation of codecs to play media files for which support is not already available,
* The PulseAudio audio framework has been adopted by default, making sound management at the same time easier and more powerful than ever before in Mandriva,
* Significant improvements to the Mandriva software installation tools, in the design of the interface, the available sorting and layout options, and the way extended package information is handled,
* A completely new graphical design, including a dynamic KDE background which changes according to the hour of the day,
* Coherence, a media server which allows you to share video and audio files between either two PCs or with a gaming console or a media center,
* Customized support for the popular Asus EeePC: Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring works perfectly on the EeePC with no modifications, including wireless networking, native resolution, Mandriva tools tweaked to fit the small screen, suspend and resume support, and full support for the special and multimedia keys
* KDE 4.0.2 available in repositories /contrib.
Mandriva Linux Kernel 2.6.24
2008 Spring includes the latest version of the Linux kernel, 2.6.24, with notable Mandriva patches including ALSA 1.0.16 and several other updated or additional drivers for various types of hardware. This ensures Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring will be compatible with the widest possible range of hardware. Mandriva kernel 2.6.24 kernel provides:
* AppArmor integration
* Xen DomU support by default in kernel-server flavor
* Many additional ALSA fixes from upstream ALSA branch
* out of the box Asus Eee PC support, notably in the asus-laptop module
AppArmor built into the kernel
AppArmor is no longer a kernel module: instead, it is built in to the kernel. To enable it, you can pass the apparmor=1 parameter to the kernel command line. Kernel parameters can be added with the drakboot utility, Mandriva's boot configuration tool, available from the Mandriva Control Center; by editing the bootloader configuration file - /boot/grub/menu.lst for GRUB or /etc/lilo.conf for LILO - manually; or by entering the kernel parameter after selecting the desired kernel on the boot menu screen.
Kernel-multimedia Removed
The kernel-multimedia alternative kernel is no longer available with Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring. It was previously an alternative kernel along the same lines as kernel-tmb, incorporating experimental or bleeding-edge changes that were not appropriate for the official kernel. Despite its name, it has not been specifically targeted towards multimedia use for some time. Its maintainer is now unable to commit the necessary amount of time to maintaining it, so it has been removed. Kernel-tmb will continue in its role as the main alternative kernel for Mandriva, the venue for experimental changes that are too dangerous to include directly in the official kernel. It contains most of the features kernel-multimedia had, including support for the reiser4 filesystem. The major exception is realtime support, which kernel-tmb does not have. A realtime kernel is available - kernel-rt - but please note that it is a completely unchanged build of the upstream kernel-rt branch, with no Mandriva patches or customization, so it does lack considerable functionality compared to the official Mandriva kernel.
NVIDIA graphics cards
All NVIDIA graphics cards available at the time of Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring's release are supported. The NVIDIA GeForce 9300 and 9600 GT are not currently supported by the NVIDIA proprietary driver, and thus there is no support for 3D acceleration on this card. All other NVIDIA cards have 3D acceleration support via the nvidia proprietary driver which is available in the One and Powerpack editions, and in the public non-free repository. Free software support is provided by the nv driver, which offers full support for basic 2D operations for all NVIDIA cards.
ATI graphics cards
All ATI graphics cards available at the time of Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring's release are supported. Support for pre-Radeon X1xxx series cards (r400 and lower cores) has not changed since the release of Mandriva Linux 2008. 3D acceleration support for Radeon X1xxx, X2xxx and X3xxx series cards (and equivalent Mobility and motherboard-integrated chips; r500 and r600 cores) is provided via the fglrx proprietary driver which is available in the One and Powerpack editions, and in the public non-free repository. Free software support for these cards is now provided by the radeonhd driver, which offers full support for basic 2D operations for these cards. The Radeon HD 3870 X2 card is not supported by the proprietary fglrx driver, so no 3D acceleration is available on this card. This card will use the radeonhd driver for basic 2D support on all editions of Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring. The Radeon HD 3200 onboard chipset is not supported by any of the native open source drivers in Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring. It will use the vesa generic driver for basic (unaccelerated) 2D support if the proprietary fglrx driver is unavailable, or if you choose not to use it.
Please note that Mandriva's graphics card detection system considers all cards which use the same set of drivers and driver options as a single group, and your card will be detected as a member of one of these large groups: the graphics configuration tool will not display the exact name of your card, but a wider and more generic group name. This does not indicate that sub-optimal support is being provided for your card, but simply that your card uses the same driver and options as all the other cards in that group. An effort has been made to make these group names as accurate as possible, but due to ATI's usage of different numbering schemes for its three different product lines - desktop, mobile, and integrated chips - it is not always possible to make the category name exactly fit all the hardware that belongs in it. If you have a mobile or integrated ATI chipset it is possible that it may appear to be detected in the 'wrong' group (for instance, the integrated Radeon 1100 and Radeon 1200 chipsets are detected in the Radeon 9500 to Radeon X1050 group). The group detected is usually in fact correct for your hardware, and if your hardware appears to be working correctly, you should not attempt to change the group.
HDA-based sound devices
Many recently built systems include integrated sound based on the HDA codec, supported in Linux by the snd-intel-hda driver, a part of the ALSA project. Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring includes the latest available version of ALSA along with several dozen patches to provide or improve support for specific implementations of the HDA codec. We hope this will make the 2008 Spring release compatible with the widest possible range of these integrated sound chipsets.
MAIN DEFAULT DESKTOP
KDE 3.5.9 and 4.0.3
Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring includes the final release of KDE 3, KDE 3.5.9, as its default desktop environment. This release brings the most successful free software desktop environment series ever to a close with many useful bug fixes, particularly to the kdepim suite, including import fixes for IMAP account handling and mail filtering, background emails filtering, improved korganizer calendar abilities. Mandriva-specific improvements have also been included, such as the ability to switch dynamically between standard flat menu layout and Kickoff, time based wallpapers and Metabar for easy access to files information and tasks. KMyMoney replaces GNUcash as the default personal finance application.
The new KDE4 series is not yet considered quite complete and bug-free enough to become the default desktop for Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring: it will make its debut as the default environment in Mandriva Linux 2009 later this year. However, this revolutionary and impressive new desktop will still be available to Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring users as an optional extra. A full set of KDE 4.0.3 packages will be available in the /contrib repository for Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring, and the entire desktop can be installed simply by installing the task-kde4 package or task-kde4-minimal package. KDE 4 then becomes available as a choice of desktop from the login screen. KDE 4.0.3's main features are:
* KDE 4 overhauls many fundamental KDE components and introduces several entirely new ones, including the Phonon multimedia framework.
* The Plasma desktop shell offers a new desktop interface, including panel, menu and widgets on the desktop as well as a dashboard function.
* KWin, the KDE Window manager, now supports advanced graphical effects to ease interaction with your windows.
* Existing KDE applications have been revised and improved, and new ones introduced, like the Okular document viewer and Dolphin file manager.
* A huge amount of new artwork has been introduced throughout the desktop.
GNOME 2.22
Of course, Mandriva isn't just a KDE distribution. For those who prefer GNOME, 2008 Spring includes the freshest release, GNOME 2.22.
* Major revamp to GNOME's underlying infrastructure: the old GnomeVFS virtual filesystem is replaced with the new gvfs system.
* Major improvements have been made to GNOME's Bluetooth module, improving the interface and adding several new features so you can now interact with Bluetooth devices in many ways from this single point.
* Metacity, the GNOME window manager, now has optional compositing support, enabling some advanced graphical effects such as dynamic drop-shadows on windows and a live view in the task switcher. This feature will not be enabled by default in 2008 Spring as pre-release testing indicated it caused problems in several situations, but it can easily be enabled by changing a single Metacity gconf setting.
* Totem, GNOME's media player, now has full support for DVB digital television and is used as default video player plugin in Firefox.
* Abiword 2.6 is also available with many new features and bugfixes like new experimental collaboration support, experimental OpenDocument and OOXML support
Three new applications are also introduced to Mandriva's default GNOME desktop. The Transmission client handles BitTorrent files with a simple, easy-to-use interface, fitting in well with the GNOME ethos. The Brasero CD/DVD writing application provides more advanced functionality than Nautilus's ultra-convenient but simple built-in CD/DVD writing capabilities. HomeBank replaces GNUCash as the default personal finance application.
Mandriva Xfce 4.4.2 and other
Mandriva isn't even just a KDE and GNOME distribution! Thanks once more to the work of the Mandriva Xfce development community, the full, latest version of the popular alternative desktop Xfce is available for 2008 Spring, seamlessly integrated into the Mandriva environment: an Xfce version of Mandriva's Ia Ora theme is used by default, and the standard Mandriva links and desktop launchers are included in the Xfce environment. As with KDE 4, Xfce 4.4.2 can be installed simply by enabling the /contrib repository and installing the task-xfce package. Thunar, is a Xfce filemanager. Of course, beyond even KDE, GNOME and Xfce, Mandriva provides a huge range of desktop environments and window managers with Mandriva customizations, including IceWM, Fluxbox, EDE and more. Whatever your system's capabilities or your preferred type of desktop, Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring will have an option for you.
Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring Xfce LiveCD
Thanks to the efforts of the Mandriva Linux Xfce development community, an Xfce version of Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring One is now available. Just like the KDE and GNOME versions of One, this is an installable live CD edition of Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring, but this time featuring Xfce as the desktop environment. As with the other One versions, three images are available, with different sets of languages on each. This is an unofficial release, but the Xfce development volunteers will attempt to address any problems or questions about this release. You can get the default language set version (i586) or (x86-64), the alternative language set version (i586) or (x86-64), and the Asian language set version (i586) or (x86-64). The images may also be made available on the official Mandriva mirrors in future. Any problems you find in these images can be reported as normal to Bugzilla.
PulseAudio New Sound Infrastructure
MDV 2008 Spring is the first Mandriva Linux release to feature the PulseAudio sound infrastructure by default. If all you want is hassle-free working sound on your system, PulseAudio has you covered: it makes the sound experience on Mandriva easier than ever, with more applications than ever before able to play audio together. PulseAudio also provides some advanced features that make it a boon for many users. Those with multiple sound devices - an increasingly common situation these days, with many USB audio devices available - will appreciate PulseAudio's ability to move sound streams from one device to another - even on-the-fly. It's also easy to designate a single device as the default and have all applications respect this - something that was difficult without PulseAudio. PulseAudio can even with a little extra configuration, necessary for security reasons let you use a sound device in another machine - you can start playing a song on your desktop, and then move the playback over the network to the sound card in your living room computer, all without the music even pausing. Mandriva's development community has worked extensively to ensure the PulseAudio experience on 2008 Spring is as bug-free as possible.
The release comes with the PulseAudio sound server installed and enabled by default in all new installations and upgrades performed via the official installer. PulseAudio's benefits include much improved handling of multiple sound cards, the ability to control the audio outputs of different applications separately, and advanced network capabilities. We have worked hard to ensure that the widest possible range of applications works correctly with PulseAudio. However, it is possible that some users may wish to disable it. Some of the known drawbacks of using PulseAudio are:
* PulseAudio uses a higher quality but more CPU-intensive resampling algorithm than ALSA. If your sound hardware is incapable of playing certain sampling rates natively, PulseAudio will resample the audio before sending it to the card. Resampling is also necessary when you are playing two audio streams with different sampling rates at once (for instance, playing a CD - 44.1KHz - and a DVD - usually 48KHz). When resampling is needed, PulseAudio will use around two to three times as much CPU power as ALSA would in the same situation. On most reasonably modern systems this will not be noticeable, but on older systems in can represent a significant percentage of available CPU power.
* PulseAudio is not really compatible with the JACK server used for professional audio applications. If you need to use JACK, you should disable PulseAudio first.
* There may still be some applications that do not work correctly with PulseAudio, despite out efforts to minimize the likelihood of this.
You can easily disable PulseAudio or configure 5.1/surround settings via Mandriva's sound hardware configuration tool, draksound.
Elisa
Elisa is a sleek, cutting-edge media center based on the Gstreamer media framework. Elisa concentrates on presenting an attractive, sleek and simple to use interface that makes it both easy and visually appealing to watch videos, listen to music, and browse pictures from a dedicated interface. Elisa has a heavy emphasis on internet integration, with support for media sharing services like last.fm, Flickr, Youtube and more all built in. Its architecture makes it easily extensible through the use of plugins. Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring's /contrib repository includes the latest version of Elisa, 0.3.5, and its associated plugins, making it easy to try out, and new versions of Elisa will be made available following 2008 Spring's release through Mandriva's extensive /backports repository system.
Avant Window Navigator (AWN)
Avant Window Navigator is an OS X Dock-inspired task manager and window list applet whose modular architecture and extensive configurability make it more flexible and powerful than its inspiration. Like the Dock, AWN displays an icon for each open application and also lets you add launchers in the same format, letting you use the same simple, intuitive, compact interface for launching applications and switching between them once launched. AWN's appearance is also extensively customizable, letting you choose from flat or pseudo-3D appearances, change colours and effects and even set a background. AWN takes advantage of the compositing features of Compiz (or GNOME's Metacity window manager, with its compositing support enabled) and modern graphics card drivers to produce a range of visually pleasing effects that also make the interface simple and easy to use. AWN's architecture makes it easy to create applets for a wide range of functions, such as an applet that lets you control several different media players, an applet that displays battery power, weather and clock applets and many more, all of which can take advantage of the AWN engine to use advanced graphical effects. Both AWN and its official plugin package, awn-extras-applets, are available from Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring's /contrib repository, and new versions of both will be made available following 2008 Spring's release through the /backports system.
Conduit
Conduit is a general-purpose synchronization application for GNOME. It aims to provide a single interface for synchronizing all sorts of data between applications, internet sites and services, and devices. Its interface makes it extremely simple to set up arbitrary synchronization groups, letting you - for instance - synchronize photos from a photo management application on your computer to Flickr, Facebook, Picasa, and a backup folder (on a local or remote computer) all in a single operation. New services for Conduit are being added all the time, but it can already make a wide range of synchronization operations as simple as a single click. Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring's /contrib repository includes the latest version of Conduit, 0.3.9, and new versions will be made available following 2008 Spring's release through the /backports system.
Miro
Miro turns your PC into an internet TV. Choose your favorite podcast or browse the Miro guide containing a wide range of free video broadcasting sites (ranging from nature movies to music clips and from news to trailers) in many languages, then play them all in one go! As soon as it starts (which can be at the same moment your desktop is started), Miro auto-downloads all your favorite channels and continues downloading them while you're watching one so you can sit and relax enjoying a continuous flow of your favorite videos. Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring's /contrib repository includes Miro 1.1.2, and new versions will be made available following 2008 Spring's release through the /backports system.
Wireless networking hardware
Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring includes the latest version of a wide range of wireless drivers, to provide native support for as many devices as possible. In addition, a bug from the last few releases which prevented the Mandriva graphical network configuration tool from properly configuring the ndiswrapper driver has been corrected. If your wireless device does not work with the native drivers available in Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring and you must use ndiswrapper for it to work, you can now configure this entirely through the Mandriva graphical network configuration tools.
New LAMP metapackage
A metapackage (task package) - task-lamp - has been added to this release to allow easy installation of a complete set of LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP / Perl / Python) packages, making it simpler than ever to set up a typical web server on a Mandriva Linux system. This package and all its dependencies are present on the Free edition of this pre-release.
Mandriva Linux 2008 Powerpack
Commercial extras
The commercial extras are the only thing that's unique to the Powerpack. They are pretty cool, though. Cedega is a fork of wine, the Windows compatibility layer, that's specifically aimed at playing Windows games on Linux. You get Cedega in the Powerpack plus we can give you a code for a few months of updates from Transgaming (the makers). There's info on Transgaming's site about what games are playable and supported on Cedega, so give it a shot. Works best with NVIDIA graphics cards. Fluendo is a media company. They licensed rights to various problematic audio and video formats and created legal Linux codecs for them (Gstreamer codecs). These are available as a pack for €28 from the Fluendo store, but they're bundled in the 2008 Powerpack, and installed and configured out of the box. As they're Gstreamer codecs, we made the Gstreamer version of Totem the default audio / video player on 2008 Spring Powerpack, even in KDE. Try it out - install 2008 Spring Powerpack and immediately try playing back some WMV and WMA files, and MP3 files. The codecs included are Windows Media and MP3 decoders.
Pricing and Availability
Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring is the result of six months of hard work by both our developers and our community. All these efforts allow Mandriva to produce a distribution true to Mandriva's values of openness, simplicity and innovation, -said Anne Nicolas-Velu, Mandriva Director of Engineering and Community. Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring is the most advanced distribution we have ever produced - conluded Mandriva CEO François Bancilhon, and everybody can benefit from the Powerpack version with all the latest applications and services, including exclusive commercial applications, for only 59 euros.
All the Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring editions are immediately available. Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring Powerpack is available in boxed, slim pack, download and one year download subscription versions at the Mandriva Store and Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring One and Free are immediately available for public download. The Powerpack boxed version is available for 69 euros, or US$89. The slim pack version (containing just the DVD, no documentation) is available for 59 euros, or US$69. The direct download version is available for 49 euros, or US$59. The Powerpack subscription, allowing Powerpack download access for twelve months and so covering two Mandriva Linux releases, is available for 59 euros, or US$69. All these versions can be ordered from 9 April 2008 at the Mandriva Store. Boxed and slim pack editions will be pre-ordered and delivered when available, in around 2 weeks.
Managing Languages in Mandriva Linux
Mandriva Linux is translated in about 70 different languages. You will find them on all versions of distribution. One CDs, due to space question, is providing 3 flavours of languages packs, where you will be able to find most current languages:
Extra-i18n
* Arabic (ar)
* Bulgarian (bg)
* Czech (cs)
* Danish (da)
* Greek (el)
* English (Australia) (en_AU)
* English (Canada) (en_CA)
* English (en_GB)
* English (Ireland) (en_IE)
* English (New-Zealand) (en_NZ)
* English (American) (en_US)
* Estonian (et)
* Euskara (Basque) (eu)
* Hebrew (he)
* Hindi (hi)
* Hungarian (hu)
* Lithuanian (lt)
* Swedish (sv)
* Ukrainian (uk)
* Uzbek (uz)
* Uzbek (cyrillic) (uz@cyrillic)
* Zulu (zu)
Int
* German (de)
* English (Australia) (en_AU)
* English (Canada) (en_CA)
* English (en_GB)
* English (Ireland) (en_IE)
* English (New-Zealand) (en_NZ)
* English (American) (en_US)
* Spanish (es)
* French (fr)
* Italian (it)
* Norwegian Bokmaal (nb)
* Dutch (nl)
* Norwegian Nynorsk (nn)
* Polish (pl)
* Portuguese (pt)
* Portuguese (Brasil) (pt_BR)
* Russian (ru)
Asian
* Chinese Simplified (zh_CN)
* Chinese Traditional (zh_TW)
* English (Australia) (en_AU)
* English (Canada) (en_CA)
* English (en_GB)
* English (Ireland) (en_IE)
* English (New-Zealand) (en_NZ)
* English (American) (en_US)
* Indonesian (id)
* Japanese (ja)
* Korean (ko)
* Malay (ms)
EDUTIVE
Mandriva and Novatice Technologies present Edutice, The ready to use solution dedicated to educationand multimedia spaces. Edutice enables work spaces to be automatically deployed on schoolroom, archive centre or library computers. Mandriva, the leading European Linux publisher, and Novatice Technologies, are developing in partnership information technology solutions to permit the management and dynamic creation of work environments. The Edutice solution has been put together to adress the specific demand of schools and universities: to facilitate the management of their IT services and their digital welcome structures. Mandriva and Novatice Technologies have joined together to propose a ready to use solution to teachers facilitating the management of their IT set-up and encouraging the use of Information and Communication Technologies. Edutice enables teachers to configure a class or a work station in just a few clicks. The configurations can be prepared in advance or stored on a USB device. The solution integrates the latest software enabling users to fully exploit the various options: office, multimedia, Internet, electronic mail messages, ... as well as educational games.
« Because of the many problems linked to use by the general public (deconfiguration, work environments, insecurity linked to Internet use, work stations unadapted to the user) we have developed Edutice to simplify and secure access. Thanks to Edutice, teachers and multimedia space heads can finally commit themselves fully to Information and Communication Technology use and not the technical problems», said Novatice Technologies President Christophe Terrassoux.
«Edutice was born out of the successful collaboration between Mandriva and Novatice Technologies. This work led to the development of an innovative solution based on free software meeting the needs of all IT users, » added Aurélien Goll, head of Mandriva’s Training and Education department.
GOODRAM with Xtreme2
Any user who decides to buy a GOODRAM memory module will also be able to order a fully-functional operational system Mandriva Linux with bonus pack Xtreme2 features. Mandriva, its Polish partner and Wilk Elektronik team up to offer an OEM solution combining a GOODRAM module packaged. Mandriva S.A, is delighted to announce it can now offer its local distribution a personalized Mandriva packaged with GOODRAM modules. Wilk Elektronik SA, the manufacturer of GOODRAM modules, and Mandriva have partnered together to produce a new solution for Poland and for other European customers. This OEM solution comprises of memory module, Mandriva latest version and a bonus pack Xtreme2. This solution was created for users who either want to assemble their new PC or make an upgrade from propriety OS to a personalized open source OS based on Mandriva Linux. Wilk Elektronik S.A., established in 1991, has specialized primarily in RAM semi- conductors for use in computers, printers and other industrial computer devices.
"The main advantage for customers is pricing, which is hardly above the market price for memory, and which offers customers any memory modules packaged with an operating system", explains Tomeq Ćwienk Communication Manager at Wilk Elektronik SA.
"Mandriva's partnership with a growing OEM like Wilk Elektronik is a demonstration of the end-user appeal for the Mandriva Linux operating system. It also demonstrates Mandriva's continual drive to become a global Linux desktop. This agreement in Europe validates Mandriva's strategic investment in Eastern Europe that it will be a growing market for Mandriva", said Gaurav Parakh, Vice President, OEM Business Unit, Mandriva S.A.
The bonus pack consists of memory ram and a robust operational system which is addressed both to companies involved in the production of computers and individual customers who want to enjoy the benefits of a legal and highly functional OS.
"This offer will not only create more value for customers, but it also meets the requirement of selling a computer with an extremely rich featured operating system. Our offer is ideal for all companies looking for a product which makes their current offer much more attractive", confirms Agnieszka Okoniewska, OEM Sales Manager at Mandriva Poland.
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MANDRIVA S.A.
Mandriva S.A. is a publicly traded (symbol:MDKFF) Linux and open source software company with its headquarters in Paris, France and development center in Curitiba, Brazil. Mandriva, S.A. is the creator and maintainer of Mandriva Linux, describing itself as a "project initiator and a skills organizer in the Open Source arena", and a founding member of the Desktop Linux Consortium (DLC). Mandriva, S.A. began as MandrakeSoft in 1998. It currently has about 130 employees (80 of whom are engineers) and has offices in France, the USA, and Brazil. The company sells its products in more than 140 countries and estimates the number of Mandriva Linux users to be in the 6-to-8 million range. MandrakeSoft was forced to change its name as a result of losing litigation to the Hearst Corporation over the name Mandrake (MDK). The litigation concluded in February 2004, and appeals expired in early 2005. The litigation arose because of Hearst Corporation's claim to the name "Mandrake", inspired by the comic Mandrake the Magician; forcing MandrakeSoft to change its name. In 2005, MandrakeSoft acquired the assets of Lycoris, and purchased Conectiva. As a result of the forced name change, the name Mandriva (MDV) was selected to reflect the combination of MandrakeSoft and Conectiva. On 2008-01-16, Mandriva and Turbolinux announced a partnership to create a lab named Manbo-Labs, to share resources and technology to release a common base system for both companies Linux distributions.
Acquisitions
On October 4, 2004, Mandrakesoft acquired the professional support company Edge IT. Edge IT focused on the delivery of services and support to the corporate market in France and had 6 employees.
On February 24, 2005, Mandrakesoft acquired Brazilian Linux distributor Conectiva for €1.79 million (2.3 million US dollars at the time).
On June 15, 2005, Mandriva acquired Lycoris (formerly, Redmond Linux Corporation).
On October 5, 2006, Mandriva signed an agreement to acquire Linux enterprise software infrastructure company Linbox. The agreement includes the acquisition of all shares of Linbox for a total of $1.739 million in Mandriva stock, plus an earn out of up to $401,000 based on the 2006 Linbox financials.
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LINK About Mandriva
Mandriva Store and Download:
http://store.mandriva.com
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Torrent Download:
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Mandriva SVN - Subversion Serwer:
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English Wiki-Mandriva
http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/2008.1
MANDRIVA CONNECTIVA
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Last actualization: 23 May 2008 by
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