As the saying goes, “Good things come to those who wait”. After Mageia 2′s success, everyone is eager for Mageia 3. Be patient. Dietrich Schmitz explains.
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Mageia 3: Good Things Come to Those Who Wait
Mageia Linux 2 [32-bit version] From the Makers of Mandriva Linux
Mageia Linux 2 [32-bit version] From the Makers of Mandriva Linux
- The latest full version of Mageia Linux (2.0) from the makers of Mandriva
- Full-features, loaded with tons of great software!
- Works equally well with both 32-bit and 64-bit systems
- Includes full office applications, graphics apps, music players and editors, etc..
- Can be installed in dual-boot, along side of your existing Windows installation
Mageia is a computer operating system forked from the Mandriva Linux distribution, which itself descended from one of the earliest Linux distributions – Mandrake Linux.
The term “mageia” – ?????? in Greek – means “magic” in English. It is an affectionate reference to Mandrake (the magician), the original name of the Mandriva distribution.
Mageia has experienced a quick rise in popularity: In August 2012, less than two years after it’s birth, it became #2 on the DistroWatch popularity ranking.
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Mageia 3 RC out now
The Mageia 3 release is on 3rd May, and in the run up to this, the release candidate has been made available for a final round of testing.
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Development Release: Mageia 3 RC
Anne Nicolas has announced that the only release candidate and the final development build for Mageia 3 is now ready for testing: “We are now two weeks from the end of the trip (at least we hope we will have no delay). Mageia 3 release candidate is now….![]()
Development Release: Mageia 3 Beta 4
Anne Nicolas has announced the availability of the fourth and last beta release of Mageia 3: “After all the delays in our Mageia 3 planning, we’re very pleased to be able to announce the beta 4 release. Packagers and the QA team have worked hard to fix as….![]()
Development Release: Mageia 3 Beta 3
Anne Nicolas has announced the availability of the third beta release of Mageia 3: “As we said in a previous blog post, Mageia 3 planning was modified to give us some more time — for one more beta release and to enable us to hunt down more bugs…..![]()
Development Release: Mageia 3 Beta 2
Anne Nicolas has announced the availability of the second beta release of Mageia 3: “We are reaching the final run for Mageia 3 release – the beta 2 ISO images are available for tests. We will need your feedback on the Broadcom wireless chipset. We intentionally removed all….![]()
Linux distro spotlight: Mageia
For a Linux distribution only a little over two years old, the uptake of Mageia has been impressive, with the distro now regularly being found Distrowatch’s top five distros, along with heavyweights such as Fedora, Ubuntu and Mint.
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Development Release: Mageia 3 Beta 1
Anne Nicolas has announced that, after a brief delay, the first beta release of Mageia 3 is ready testing: “Mageia 3 beta 1 is finally here. This first beta release was a bit tricky as it comes with some major new features in the installer. GRUB 2 has….![]()
Mageia 3, what’s on tap?
If you would like to take it for a spin, there is a 3.6 GB installer DVD image for fresh installations and upgrades, installation-only and Live CD and Live DVD images for KDE and GNOME 3, and free and non-free Network installer images.
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Review: Mageia 2
Less than two months after the release of the first film together, let’s see where Mageia Meanwhile, two advanced, what it’s actually two versions of GNOME offers and how it is with those closed graphics drivers. Finally, I also explain why despite all the trouble for Mageia 2 shall continue to remain …
Development Release: Mageia 3 Alpha 3
Anne Nicolas has announced the availability of the third alpha release of Mageia 3: “Finally the bug hunt was successful and the alpha 3 release is now available for tests. We hope you will enjoy this new one. Upgrade from Mageia 2 is now possible and we need….![]()








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