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[News] Early Reviews of Near-final Mandriva 2009 (and Mandriva Derivative)

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Mandriva 2009/KDE 4.1 Revisited

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| As Mandriva prepares for its 2009 release, I've been updating Mandriva 2009 
| daily from their "cooker" (development) repository ever since I installed a 
| beta version a few weeks ago. Last night's update was massive, with an update 
| of over 350 packages.   
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http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/30844

Review: Mandriva Linux 2009 Release Candidate 2 (Gnome) 

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| Mandriva 2009 using Gnome is a great distribution. I used the system for a 
| while and I did experience a few application crashes though generally 
| everything worked as it should. The Mandriva Linux Control Center is 
| brilliant and wobbly windows worked without any problems (even wobbling 
| glxgears – though FPS was less than half that when wobbly windows was turned 
| off). To sum up, if you're considering installing a Linux distribution to use 
| on your main machine you won't go wrong with Mandriva Linux 2009 using Gnome.      
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http://www.headshotgamer.com/review.aspx?id=76

First Impressions: Pardus 2008.1 KDE4 Edition

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| System speed is surprisingly good for a live CD, even on the low powered 
| Latitude X1. 
| The more you dig around in the menus, however, you realise how much has been 
| left out of this proof-of-concept live CD: There is no installer and the 
| Office menu lacks any entries for a word processor, spreadsheet or 
| presentation applications.   
| Still, as a proof-of-concept exercise this is hugely successful.
| I experienced no bugs and no instability on either machine, which bodes very 
| well for the full installation version of Pardus/KDE 4. 
| There is a distinctly professional feel to Pardus 2008.1 which is enhanced by 
| that dazzling introductory video and is continued through to the desktop. 
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http://reddevil62-techhead.blogspot.com/2008/09/first-impressions-pardus-20081-kde4.html


Recent:

Mandriva Linux 2009 RC 2

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| The second (and final) release candidate for Mandriva Linux 2009, code named
| sophie, is now available. There is information about the new release in
| various places:
|
|     * Mandriva Linux 2009 release notes: these will be updated to reflect the
|       status of the current pre-release.
|     * Mandriva Linux 2009 Errata: these will be updated to reflect the status
|       of the current pre-release.
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http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/2009.0_RC_2


Mandriva One 2009 - KDE4 - RC1

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| With its complete hardware detection, out of the box support and all in one
| stop control center and no major bugs, this release is going to be another
| success story for Mandriva.
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http://planetoss.com/detail.php?id=18


Mandriva Linux 2009 RC1 - Camelopard

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29774117%40N03/sets/72157607112212995


Mandriva 2009 RC1 Has KDE 4.1.1

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| A few minutes ago, Mandriva has announced the first release candidate version
| of Mandriva 2009, which brings a greatly improved package management tool,
| with automatic mirror selection and repository configuration. Dubbed
| camelopard, this first RC replaces the old madwifi wireless driver with the
| brand new ath5k, for all Atheros cards, and brings further improvements to
| the Ora theme. The development cycle of Mandriva 2009 will continue with the
| second release candidate in late September, and will conclude with the final
| release in early October. With the 2009 edition, Mandriva Linux will try to
| compete with the current release of openSUSE 11.0 and the upcoming Ubuntu
| 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), and even to "steal" some of their devoted users.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mandriva-2009-RC1-Has-KDE-4-1-1-92970.shtml


Mandriva Linux 2009 RC1 is available

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| Mandriva Linux 2009 Release Candidate 1 (code name camelopard) is available
| on public mirrors now (or will be in the coming hours).
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http://blog.mandriva.com/2008/09/04/mandriva-linux-2009-rc1-is-available/


Mandriva Linux 2009 RC 1

http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/2009.0_RC_1


Mandriva Linux 2009 Beta 2 released

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| Mandriva is proud to announce the release of Mandriva Linux 2009 Beta
| 2 'okapi'. This beta includes a completely new installer for the Free (and,
| in the final release, Powerpack) edition, and is testing the Fedora
| system-config-printer printer configuration tool as an alternative to
| printerdrake. The new beta also brings Firefox 3, OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta,
| and support for the ethernet adapter used in many new Eee (and other netbook)
| models.
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http://club.mandriva.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/2009Beta2


10 Most Beautiful Plasma Themes for KDE 4 Desktop

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| The latest series of the K Desktop Environment now utilizes Plasma, a new
| desktop and panel user interface tool that aims for a more functional,
| user-friendly, and sleek KDE desktop. Plasma also supports Dashboard-like
| widgets called plasmoids.
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http://www.junauza.com/2008/08/10-most-beautiful-plasma-themes-for-kde.html


Mandriva 2009 Beta 1 Brings You KDE 4.1

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| Mandriva announced the first beta release of Mandriva 2009, which brings KDE
| 4.1, GNOME 2.23.5, Firefox 3, and the final version of Linux kernel 2.6.26
| with tethering support for Windows Mobile 5+. Also, in this beta, the old
| bootsplash is finally replaced by Splashy and the synce framework makes its
| first appearance, which brings synchronization support for Windows Mobile
| 2003 devices.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Softpedia-Linux-Weekly-Issue-5-91344.shtml#4


2009.0 Beta 1

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| The first beta for Mandriva Linux 2009, code named thornicrofti, is now
| available. There is information about the new release in various places:
|
|     * Mandriva Linux 2009 release notes: these will be updated to reflect the
|       status of the current pre-release.
|     * Mandriva Linux 2009 Errata: these will be updated to reflect the status
|       of the current pre-release.
|     * A guide to some major new features of Mandriva Linux 2009
|     * The release schedule and technical specifications for Mandriva Linux
|       2009: all of these may not be implemented.
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http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/2009.0_Beta_1


Mandriva Linux 2009 Alpha 2 released

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| Mandriva is proud to announce the release of Mandriva Linux 2009 Spring Alpha
| 2, marking the first public pre-release of the upcoming Mandriva Linux 2009.
| This alpha introduces several significant changes, most obviously the
| inclusion of KDE 4 - 4.1 beta 2, specifically - as the default version of
| KDE, and the latest development version of GNOME, 2.23.4. The kernel has also
| been updated to release 2.6.26rc7.
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http://club.mandriva.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/2009Alpha2


Living with Mandriva 2008

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| This is currently my favorite popular distro. From a practical standpoint, I
| feel it is better than Windows Vista. I don’t say that as a Linux slappy.
| Looking at it from an angle of which OS enables me to do the things I need to
| do day in and day out, Mandriva shines. My next article will compare Vista
| and Mandriva 2008 in depth, and I will convince you why 2008 wins.
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http://www.linuxtechdaily.com/2007/10/living-with-mandriva-2008/


Mandriva Plunge: following the 2009 release

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| On the plus side, this Alpha 2 release is far more stable on this laptop than
| the previous stable release. It’s fast, snappy and the screen doesn’t freeze
| or lock on me. If this is the starting point I am more than curious to see
| how it pans out in the coming months.
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http://www.ruminationsonthedigitalrealm.org/2008/07/13/mandriva-plunge-following-the-2009-release


Mandriva Linux 2009.0 First Impressions

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| All in all I'm impressed, both with Mandriva 2009.0, and it's only an Alpha
| release, and KDE4. Never thought I'd say that.
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http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/105343/index.html


Notes from the Field: Mandriva 2009 KDE Alpha 2

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| I choose to test the alpha 2 release with the KDE desktop because Mandriva
| 2009 will eventually ship using KDE 4.1, everone's favorite desktop. Alpha 2
| is also supposed to ship with the latest video drivers for both ATI and
| nVidia, which means that it should also support Compiz. Unfortunately alpha 2
| did not, even though the current version of Mandriva does, and quite well.
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http://blogbeebe.blogspot.com/2008/07/notes-from-field-mandriva-2009-kde.html


Mandriva 2009 Alpha 2 Brings You a Beautiful KDE 4 Desktop

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| Mandriva announced last night the second alpha release of Mandriva 2009,
| which brings KDE4 (default desktop), GNOME 2.23.4, and support for the newest
| NVIDIA and ATI/AMD video cards.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mandriva-2009-Alpha-2-Brings-You-a-Beautiful-KDE-4-Desktop-89747.shtml
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