Mageia

Mageia
Screenshot of Mageia 8 KDE
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateActive
Source modelOpen source
Initial releaseJune 1, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-06-01)
Latest release9 Edit this on Wikidata / 4 September 2023; 12 months ago (4 September 2023)[1]
Latest preview9 rc1 / July 23, 2023; 13 months ago (2023-07-23)[2]
Available in167 languages[3]
Package managerDNF (alternate) and urpmi (legacy)
Platformsi586, amd64
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
UserlandGNU
Default
user interface		KDE Plasma Desktop (Live USB/DVD), GNOME 3 Desktop (Live USB/DVD), XFCE (Live USB/DVD)[4]LXDE, LXQt, Cinammon, MATE, Enlightenment
LicenseFree software licenses
(mainly GPL) and other licenses
Official websitewww.mageia.org/en
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Mageia is a Linux-based operating system, distributed as free and open-source software. It was forked from the Mandriva Linux distribution.[5][6] The Greek term mageía (μαγεία) means enchantment, fascination, glamour, wizardry.[7]

The first release of the software distribution, Mageia 1, took place in June 2011.[8][9]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference mageia-9 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Mageia Blog (English)". blog.mageia.org. Mageia. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Available locales". Mageia. November 26, 2013. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  4. ^ DistroWatch. "DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD". distrowatch.com.
  5. ^ Spencer Dalziel (September 20, 2010). "Ex-Mandriva Linux staff fork the distro". The Inquirer. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  6. ^ Thom Holwerda (September 19, 2010). "Mandriva Fork Announced by Former Employees". OSnews. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  7. ^ "Greek - English Dictionary". myEtymology. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  8. ^ Sufyan bin Uzayr (June 6, 2011). "Mageia 1 Review: The Magic Begins Now!". Muktwar. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  9. ^ Heuillard, Romain (June 3, 2011). "Mageia 1 : la variante purement communautaire de Mandriva est disponible". Clubic. Retrieved May 24, 2012.