Mandriva Linux 2009 has been released: "Wehave released Mandriva Linux 2009, the new release of our distribution.2009 is a bold release which brings the new KDE 4.1 as the defaultdesktop, along with a re-designed installer and Mandriva ControlCenter, and many other new features. Other significant updates includeGNOME 2.24, OpenOffice.org 3, Mozilla Firefox 3, and kernel 2.6.27. Keyfeatures include new graphical in-line upgrade capability, netbookcompatibility, class-leading hardware support, and support for workingwith mobile devices." Read the
release announcement and
release notes for more information, but also check out the
errata page for a list of known issues and workarounds.
Download the "Free" installation DVDs or the "One" installable live CDs from here:
mandriva-free-2009-dvd-i586.iso (4,382MB,
MD5,
torrent),
mandriva-free-2009-dvd-x86_64.iso (4,412MB,
MD5,
torrent),
mandriva-one-2009-KDE4-int-cdrom-i586.iso (702MB,
MD5,
torrent),
mandriva-one-2009-GNOME-int-cdrom-i586.iso (607MB,
MD5,
torrent).
MandrivaLinux（原先的Mandrakelinux）创建于1998年，其宗旨是让Linux对所有人都更易于使用。当时Linux作为操作系统已经以强大和稳定而著称，但它要求人们有很强的专业知识，并涉及大量的命令行操作。MandrakeSoft认为这是一个将最好的图形桌面环境及其自己的图形界面配置工具集成到Linux中的机会，并且很快就因其树立了易用性和功能性的标准而著称。依靠这种创新的方法，MandrivaLinux通过一种易于使用并令人愉快的环境，向个人和企业用户提供了Linux所有的强大功能和稳定性。每天都有成千上万的新用户在初识Linux并发现它可以完全替代他们之前所使用的操作系统。无论是作为服务器还是工作站，Linux都用不着去妒嫉任何其他更广为采用的操作系统了。
