▲ 2 ▼ Mageia Linux 10 Enters Alpha Phase With April 2026 Release Target (linuxiac.com) submitted 10 months ago by aleximon@scribe.disroot.org to c/disroot_es@scribe.disroot.org comment fedilink hide all child comments En enero 2026 mageia 10 alfa!!
[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago (4 children) Why is mageia Linux? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 months ago* (3 children) It started as a fork of the now defunct Mandriva Linux. Mageia isn't a new Linux distro (in age). Otherwise it is just a normal Linux distro from what I can tell. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children) What's its raison d'être? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LeFantome@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago* (1 child) To continue Mandriva development (same as OpenMandriva does). Mandriva started as Mandrake Linux in the 90s. It was a Red Hat Linux alternative built for polish and performance. It was compiled for Pentium when Red Hat was still built for 386. Back in the day, it was popular and well respected. Mandrake Linux was corporately backed in France and that company merged with Connectiva out of Brazil to create the Mandriva distro. When Mandriva failed as a company, many of the devs continued the distro as Mageia. Some of the original Mandriva devs later started the OpenMandriva project to make the naming even more confusing. But Mageia actually came first. So it is mostly a distro that exists for historical reasons and as an established community. As for where it shines now, I am not sure. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 0 points 10 months ago Cool. Thanks! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 months ago* (3 children) It started as a fork of the now defunct Mandriva Linux. Mageia isn't a new Linux distro (in age). Otherwise it is just a normal Linux distro from what I can tell. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children) What's its raison d'être? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LeFantome@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago* (1 child) To continue Mandriva development (same as OpenMandriva does). Mandriva started as Mandrake Linux in the 90s. It was a Red Hat Linux alternative built for polish and performance. It was compiled for Pentium when Red Hat was still built for 386. Back in the day, it was popular and well respected. Mandrake Linux was corporately backed in France and that company merged with Connectiva out of Brazil to create the Mandriva distro. When Mandriva failed as a company, many of the devs continued the distro as Mageia. Some of the original Mandriva devs later started the OpenMandriva project to make the naming even more confusing. But Mageia actually came first. So it is mostly a distro that exists for historical reasons and as an established community. As for where it shines now, I am not sure. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 0 points 10 months ago Cool. Thanks! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children) What's its raison d'être? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LeFantome@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago* (1 child) To continue Mandriva development (same as OpenMandriva does). Mandriva started as Mandrake Linux in the 90s. It was a Red Hat Linux alternative built for polish and performance. It was compiled for Pentium when Red Hat was still built for 386. Back in the day, it was popular and well respected. Mandrake Linux was corporately backed in France and that company merged with Connectiva out of Brazil to create the Mandriva distro. When Mandriva failed as a company, many of the devs continued the distro as Mageia. Some of the original Mandriva devs later started the OpenMandriva project to make the naming even more confusing. But Mageia actually came first. So it is mostly a distro that exists for historical reasons and as an established community. As for where it shines now, I am not sure. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 0 points 10 months ago Cool. Thanks! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago* (1 child) To continue Mandriva development (same as OpenMandriva does). Mandriva started as Mandrake Linux in the 90s. It was a Red Hat Linux alternative built for polish and performance. It was compiled for Pentium when Red Hat was still built for 386. Back in the day, it was popular and well respected. Mandrake Linux was corporately backed in France and that company merged with Connectiva out of Brazil to create the Mandriva distro. When Mandriva failed as a company, many of the devs continued the distro as Mageia. Some of the original Mandriva devs later started the OpenMandriva project to make the naming even more confusing. But Mageia actually came first. So it is mostly a distro that exists for historical reasons and as an established community. As for where it shines now, I am not sure. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 0 points 10 months ago Cool. Thanks! permalink fedilink source parent
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