Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 9th Oct 2008 20:22 UTC, submitted by AdamW
Mandriva has today released Mandriva Linux 2009, the new major release of the popular distribution. 2009 is a bold release which brings the new KDE 4 as the default desktop, along with a re-designed installer and Mandriva Control Center and many other new features. Other significant updates include GNOME 2.24, OpenOffice.org 3, Mozilla Firefox 3, and kernel 2.6.27. Key features include new graphical in-line upgrade capability, netbook compatibility, class-leading hardware support, and further improved support for working with mobile devices. For more details, see the Release Tour and the Release Notes. Get it at the download page, or go straight to the torrent list.
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2005-07-06
I've been using RC2 for a few weeks now and have been surprised how really good it's been. When I first heard Mandriva were going to default the desktop to KDE4 I was a little skeptical as my previous experiences with it had been a bit 'hit and miss' and thought it might be jumping the gun a bit. I'd tried KDE4 several times during the year but each time drifted back to 3.5.x due to missing functionality or a general lack of polish... but not this time.
I'm discovering handy new features and really enjoying the experience. I have no doubt '2009 Final' will be a solid release and will just say... if you haven't given KDE4 much of a chance up to now, this would be a great introduction to what is fast becoming a very slick and powerful environment.
My congrats and thanks to the Mandriva team