OpenMandriva Lx Changelog

What's new in OpenMandriva Lx 4.1 Alpha 1

Nov 10, 2019
  • Major changes since 4.0:
  • The toolchain has been updated - everything has been built with glibc 2.30 and Clang 9.0;
  • the Linux kernel has been updated to 5.3.9;
  • Qt has been updated to 5.14.0-beta2;
  • Plasma has been updated - Frameworks 5.64, Plasma Desktop 5.17.2, Applications 19.08.3;
  • more alternative desktops are available for testing.
  • We also provide an OpenMandriva Clang-compiled kernel, named kernel-release-clang. User can install the same version of kernel-release and kernel-release-clang for comparison. It is built from the same sources as the regular kernel package, but has been built using the Clang toolchain instead of GCC. Clang is the default compiler in OpenMandriva, but the kernel has been made compatible with it only recently - for now, this is experimental.

New in OpenMandriva Lx 4.0 RC (May 13, 2019)

  • Core packages updated:
  • Kernel 5.1.0
  • KDE Plasma: 5.15.5
  • KDE Frameworks: 5.57.0
  • KDE Applications: 19.04.1
  • Qt Framework 5.12
  • Systemd 242
  • LLVM/clang 8.0.1
  • Java 12
  • Main packages updated:
  • LibreOffice 6.2.4
  • Firefox Quantum 66.0.5
  • Krita 4.1.8
  • DigiKam 6.0
  • Xorg 1.20.4, Mesa 19.0.3
  • Calamares 3.2.7

New in OpenMandriva Lx Lx 3.01.1 (May 4, 2017)

  • This 3.01.1 ISO fixes the calamares bug not yet corrected at time of 3.01 release.

New in OpenMandriva Lx Lx 3.01 (Dec 27, 2016)

  • KDE Plasma 5.8.4
  • KDE Frameworks 5.29.0
  • KDE Apps 16.08.3
  • Qt Framework 5.6.2
  • Kernel 4.9.0 with BFQ as a default CPU scheduler
  • Systemd 232
  • Xorg 1.19.0
  • Mesa 13.0.2
  • Wayland 1.12.0
  • LLVM/clang 3.9.1
  • F2FS support – A filesystem for SSD

New in OpenMandriva Lx Lx 3 (Aug 15, 2016)

  • KDE Plasma 5.6.5
  • KDE Frameworks 5.24.0
  • KDE Apps 16.04.3
  • Kernel 4.6.5
  • Systemd 231
  • Xorg 1.18.3
  • Mesa 12.0.1
  • F2FS support – A filesystem for SSD

New in OpenMandriva Lx Lx3 RC1 (Jul 21, 2016)

  • KDE Plasma 5.6.5
  • KDE Frameworks 5.23.0
  • KDE Apps 16.04.2
  • Kernel 4.6.4
  • Systemd 230
  • Xorg 1.18.3
  • Mesa 12.0.1
  • F2FS support – A filesystem for SSD

New in OpenMandriva Lx Lx3 Beta 2 (Jun 27, 2016)

  • Kernel 4.6.2
  • Systemd 230
  • Xorg 1.18.3
  • Mesa 12.0-rc4
  • F2FS support – A filesystem for SSD

New in OpenMandriva Lx Lx3 Beta 1 (Apr 7, 2016)

  • The use of the Clang/llvm compiler to generate the majority of the code combined with Link Time Optimisation (LTO) has created and operating system that is fast stable and efficient.
  • The release features the latest KDE Plasma 5.6 based desktop along with full KF5 framework of apps which are supported by version 1.18.2 of the Xorg server and Mesa 11.2.
  • KDE Plasma 5 now runs under the Wayland graphical server which offers smooth and fast graphical rendering. This configuration is experimental.
  • The lightweight LXQt desktop is available when fewer resources are available. For those who wish to use a gtk based desktop xfce4 may also be installed.

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2014.2 (Jun 30, 2015)

  • With this release you can boot the installer or live system from memory stick or DVD on any EFI or BIOS based machine. If you have one where it doesn’t work tell us we really want to know. The installer now offers full EFI support you can even choose which ESP partition you install to. What’s more it offers the option to create a BIOS boot partition which means you can install OpenMandriva in BIOS mode on a GPT partitioned disk and you can do this independently of any EFI installs. The release notes give help on how to do this.
  • Desktop The OMA-welcome application has been updated to reflect the new versions of software. This application introduces users to OpenMandriva Lx and shows them some of the features available, as well as providing quick links to common tasks such as updating, installing new software, and configuring your desktop.
  • Multimedia Stack. The entire multimedia stack has been updated and rebuilt to the latest available versions Some of the more popular MM applications have been updated in the contrib repository.
  • Xorg Xorg is version 1.15.2, and Mesa – 10.4.7 these releases have proved to be very stable. A Compose cache is now incorporated which speeds up application startup times and reduces memory usage especially in locales with large Compose tables (e.g. all UTF-8 locales). We recommend that the composite manager in KDE be changed from XRender to OpenGL mode . This gives transparency the proper blur effect. This also allows our theme and it’s decorations to be shown at their best.
  • KDE 4.14.3 This is the main window manager. If you don’t know what KDE is, learn more at their website. We’ve switched our default menu launcher to Homerun kicker this comes in two forms; a traditional menu based version or a full screen selector. To learn more about Homerun, check out its features page and the release notes. The network management, media centre, and mobile device support have also been updated.
  • LibreOffice 4.4.3 The latest LibreOffice featuring much faster load times and many bug fixes. Firefox 38 The latest Firefox with it’s new graphical interface and all the latest features. You may wish to suspend desktop effects when Firefox is in full screen mode, as it speeds up scrolling.
  • Java 7-8 The OpenMandriva Java stack has been entirely rebuilt to version 7 and is completely functional. We currently provide Eclipse Kepler by default. Eclipse was broken on 2014.1 and is now fixed.
  • Printing Improved printing support, with an emphasis on the latest HP printers.

New in OpenMandriva Lx 3 Alpha (Apr 24, 2015)

  • 3: We’ve moved to a sequential number scheme instead of our year scheme. Our packages will still show 2015.0, however.
  • Initial UEFI Support: For newer computers, this provides a better boot process for your computer. As this support is new, and tampers with your boot process, we strongly advise you to check the release notes before proceeding.
  • Calamares: A new installer to better help you install OpenMandriva Lx.
  • The LXQt desktop environment: A lightweight desktop environment that helps you be productive, with low hardware requirements for those low-end computers.
  • sddm: A better, more visually appealing login screen to welcome you into using OpenMandriva Lx.
  • Common desktop software, like LibreOffice, Calligra, Krita, Firefox, and Chromium.
  • Lots of other components have been updated — including postfix 3.0 if you’re interested in the server side.
  • smplayer: A new default multimedia player with mpv as its backend – providing support for numerous extra codecs.
  • VLC: A new version supporting the new Qt5 frontend.
  • wine has been updated and now includes the wine-staging patchset – among other things, this adds a native Direct3D 9 implementation that makes some Windows games run a lot faster.
  • Gamers will be happy to find updated versions of wesnoth, 0ad, warzone2100 and many other popular games. The Steam client is also available to install with our software manager.
  • Printing and scanning support has been updated with cups 2.0.2 and updated foomatic drivers and database
  • LLVM/clang is now the default compiler. We’ve rebuilt all our software to use clang, and we provide workarounds for software that still require gcc.
  • Kernel has been updated to 3.18.11 of our own special nrjQL flavour.
  • Python 3 is now the default Python interpreter. If you need Python 2, you need to explicitly use python2 instead of python.
  • bsdtar and bsdcpio are now the default tar and cpio. You may need to adjust your tar or cpio commands (or use gtar/gcpio).
  • Perl has been updated to 5.20.1.
  • systemd has been updated to 219, which brings many new features like:
  • systemd-networkd, which detects and activates network devices to get a basic internet connection out of the box
  • systemd-timedated and systemd-timesyncd, which automatically sets the current date and time of your system, and fully replaces ntpd and chrony
  • systemd-resolved, which manages network name resolution, and fully replaces resolvconf
  • Sound subsystem now uses ALSA 1.0.29 and PulseAudio 6.0
  • Graphics subsystem now uses Xorg server 1.17.1 and Mesa3D 10.5.3

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2014.1 (Sep 26, 2014)

  • kernel 3.15.10 with new nrjQL patchset
  • KDE 4.13.3
  • Firefox 32.0.3
  • x11-server-1.15.2
  • mesa 10.2.6
  • an updated bash with the latest security fixes
  • many updates for drivers and other software

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2014.0 (May 1, 2014)

  • Kernel:
  • The kernel has been upgraded to 3.13.11 nrjQL – a powerful variant of the 3.13.11 kernel that has been configured with desktop system performance and responsiveness in mind.
  • To achieve this the CPU and RCU have been configured with full pre­emption and boost mode, and the CK1 and BFQ patchsets have been added to provide further optimisations including better CPU load and disk I/O schedulers, an improved memory manager using UKSM, and TuxOnIce providing suspension and hibernation services.
  • SQUASHFS_MULTI_DECOMPRESSOR within the kernel supports the use of all available CPU’s for faster booting of Live Images.
  • Some very recent USB patches that partially correct a misinterpretation of the USB standard will improve device compatibility and also ensure that devices re-awake properly after suspend or hibernate.
  • NFS has also received some attention with patches that will give faster start up of the NFS services.
  • This is first kernel version where we have enabled two new kernel keys to test the “EDID ovverride” feature, with this we should be able to override an incorrect screen EDID with boot time options, we have included EDIDBINS in the ISOs, a package containing 5 basic firmwares for the most common resolutions so that users may force different resolutions than the ones detected automatically by X.
  • The CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT key allows loading of a customised acpi table. Details will be found on our Wiki in the kernel pages.
  • Desktop:
  • We've introduced oma-welcome, or Welcome to OpenMandriva Lx. This application introduces users to OpenMandriva Lx and shows them some of the features we have, as well as providing quick links to common tasks such as updating, installing new software, and configuring their desktop.
  • Xorg:
  • We've upgraded Xorg to version 1.15.1, and Mesa to 10.1.1, which brings the latest free drivers for the best performance. A Compose cache is now incorporated which speeds up application startup time and reduces memory usage especially in locales with large Compose tables (e.g. all UTF-8 locales).
  • We recommend that users change the composite manager in KDE from XRender to OpenGL mode. This gives transparency the proper blur effect. This also allows our theme and it's decorations to be shown at their best.
  • KDE 4.12.4:
  • We've upgraded to the latest and greatest version of the KDE desktop. If you don't know what KDE is, learn more at their website.
  • We've switched our default menu launcher to Homerun. To learn more about Homerun, check out its features page.
  • The network management, media centre, and mobile device support has also been updated.
  • LibreOffice 4.2.3:
  • The latest LibreOffice featuring much faster load times and many bug fixes.
  • Firefox 29:
  • The latest firefox with it's new graphical interface and all the latest features.
  • You may wish to suspend desktop effects when Firefox is in full screen mode, as it speeds up scrolling.
  • Java 7:
  • The OpenMandriva Java stack has been entirely rebuilt to version 7 and is completely functional.
  • We currently provide Eclipse Kepler by default.
  • Printing:
  • Improved support for printing, with an emphasis on HP printers.

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2014.0 RC1 (Apr 22, 2014)

  • Installer:
  • Functional UEFI support
  • Easy and intuitive install process
  • Kernel:
  • The kernel has been upgraded to 3.13.10 nrjQL – a powerful variant of the 3.13.10 kernel that has been configured with desktop system performance and responsiveness in mind. To achieve this the CPU and RCU have been configured with full preemption and boost mode, and the CK1 and BFQ patchsets have been added to provide further optimisations (including better CPU load and disk I/O schedulers, an improved memory manager using UKSM, and TuxOnIce providing suspension and hibernation services. SQUASHFS_MULTI_DECOMPRESSOR within the kernel supports the use of all available CPU’s for faster booting of Live Images
  • This is first kernel version we enabled two new kernel keys to test the “EDID ovverride” feature,with this we should be able to override the wrong EDID of screens with options at kernel boot,we have included EDIDBINS into the ISOs, so there are 5 firmwares for the most common resolutions the users may force different resolutions than the ones detected automatically by X
  • Boot process:
  • dracut 037 with special setup for rapid booting
  • systemd 208 version with latest patches from systemd-stable upstream git branch
  • initscripts 9.52 with support for NetworkManager
  • Xorg:
  • Updated x11-server to 1.15.1 version and Mesa to 10.1.0. bringing updated free drivers for best performance
  • Compose cache greatly speeds up application startup time and reduced memory usage especially in locales with large Compose tables (e.g. all UTF-8 locales)
  • Networking:
  • enabled firewalld support as a next-step in managing iptables.
  • support for realmd for easy and out-of-box user authentication in network environment
  • Artwork:
  • New Theme for desktop, Grub2, Plymouth, KSplash and the KDE environment. A new screensaver and user avatars.
  • Java:
  • The java stack has been fully rebuilt, and the work backported to 2014.0.
  • Spotlight is a fully functional eclipse 4.3.1.
  • KDE 4.12.4
  • New menu laucher – Homerun
  • Featuring Plasma-nm applet for easy management of network connections
  • Featuring Plasma-mediacenter: A new easy interface for playing your favourite media.
  • Featuring lastest kio-mtp for MTP support
  • Printing:
  • HPlip software updated to 3.14.3 version
  • CUPS software updated to 1.7.2 version
  • Server:
  • A switch from MySQL to the fully compatible Open Source MariaDB 10.0

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2014.0 Beta (Mar 25, 2014)

  • Assorted bug fixes [bero]
  • mariadb updated to 10.0.9 [bero]
  • lots of effort has gone into getting LibreOffice 4.2.3 to work properly, but this will likely be in the rc release only [bero]
  • php packaging cleaned up so the different versions (cgi/fcgi/apache module) are always in sync; updated to 5.5.10 [bero]
  • assorted updates (qupzilla 1.6.1, wine 1.7.14, …) [bero]
  • sagemath updated to 6.1.1 [pcpa]
  • icedtea-web java plugin made functional on firefox [pcpa]
  • 0ad game updated to 0.0.15 [pcpa]
  • megaglest game updated to 3.9.1 [pcpa]
  • initscripts updated to 9.52 [tpg]
  • systemd-208 updated to latest stable patchset from upstream systemd-stable branch [tpg]
  • KDE updated to 4.12.3 [tpg]
  • dracut updated to 036 [tpg]
  • kernel from 3.12.13 to 3.13.6 [nicco]

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2014.0 Alpha 2 (Mar 1, 2014)

  • Kernel and hardware support:
  • OpenMandriva Lx 2014.0 has been improving with every iteration – we’ve tried to make sure that your system works in a stable yet powerful manner.
  • The kernel has been upgraded to 3.12.13 nrjQL – a powerful variant of the 3.12.13 kernel. The CPU and RCU have been configured with full preemption and boost mode, while we’ve also added the CK1 and BFQ patchsets to provide optimisations (including a better CPU load scheduler, better disk I/O scheduler, a better memory manager via UKSM, and TuxOnIce for better suspension and hibernation), designed with desktop system performance and responsiveness in mind.
  • Added support for SQUASHFS_MULTI_DECOMPRESSOR to allow make use of all CPU while booting from ISO which greatly speed up booting Live CD.
  • ARM:
  • armv7hl (hardfloat) port of OpenMandriva available with RazorQt Desktop Environment. Port is ready for wandboard and qemu. With some skill it’s easy to run on any popular hardware like pogoplug, arndale, i.mx6, etc.
  • aarch64 (ARM64) image available in basesystem-minimal package, include: rpm5, coreutils, busybox, vim, ruby, perl, python, openssl, krb5 and lot’s of others.Ability to produce ARM64 rpms added to Automated Build Farm, and now finished two mass rebuilds of aarch64 platform.
  • Port to armv6 (Raspberry Pi) postponed to solve technical issues.
  • Boot process:
  • Latest stable systemd 208 with all kind of “safe” updates from upstream and our specific patches makes boot faster than ever as based on experience of 4 years of supporting systemd.
  • A stable and working out-of-box dracut 036 version with our specific patches to support uvesafb and graphics driver blacklisting for dual graphics cards(nVIDIA Optimus) laptops.
  • X.org:
  • Updated x11-server to 1.15.0 version and and Mesa to 10.0.2. to provide best graphics experience with free drivers.
  • Networking:
  • Support for realmd for easy and out-of-box user authentication in network environment
  • We feature firewalld as a feature-rich replacement for drakfirewall and shorewall
  • Fresh artwork:
  • We know you are hungry for it! – 2014 theme for desktop, Grub2, Plymouth, KSplash and KDE environment, new screensaver and user avatars.
  • Java:
  • The java stack has been remade in cooker to be 100% compatible with Fedora 20, and the work backported to 2014.0.
  • Spotlight is a fully functional eclipse 4.3.1.
  • KDE:
  • We’ve included the latest release of KDE 4.12.2 with our distribution, bringing with it the latest KDE stable, secure, and reliable KDE release:
  • We use Homerun as a new launcher and brand new OpenMandriva panel for best look and feel.
  • There are also some changes:
  • We feature plasma-mediacenter!
  • KMail is our default email client, which has improved greatly since our last release.
  • VLC is our default video player.
  • Multimedia:
  • We support IOS7 with latest ifuse and libimobiledevice also whole set of devices based on MTP protocol thanks to KDE’s kio-mtp application.
  • Office:
  • Updated to LibreOffice 4.1.3 version
  • Web Browser:
  • Firefox has been updated to version 27, with bugfixes and new features.
  • Drakx tools:
  • A refreshed drakxtools with many bugfixes with important fix to ldetect and XFdrake to finally support graphic cards recognition.
  • Installer:
  • Currently we are still working on EFI support.
  • End user orientation:
  • Added Join and Donate desktop activators to ease our users to help community.
  • Server:
  • We finally finished a switch from MySQL to MariaDB keeping best packaging practices based on our policy and experience.

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2014.0 Alpha 1 (Feb 1, 2014)

  • Kernel and hardware support:
  • Kernel 3.1.[3-5] with special nrjQL flavour
  • Added support for SQUASHFS_MULTI_DECOMPRESSOR to allow make use of all CPU while booting from ISO
  • ARM:
  • armv7hl + RazorQt
  • Boot process:
  • Systemd 208 with all kind of “safe” updates from upstream
  • A stable and working out-of-box dracut version close to 035 release
  • Update initscripts to 9.50 to improve compatibility with systemd
  • X.org:
  • Updated x11-server to 1.15.x and x.org stack stable version
  • Updated Mesa to 10.x. to provide best graphics experience with free drivers
  • Networking:
  • Support for realmd for easy and out-of-box user authentication in network environment
  • Support for firewall and resign from using shorewall and drakfirewall
  • Fresh artwork:
  • We know you are hungry for it! – will come with Beta! (for grub2, plymouth and KDE environment)
  • Java:
  • Recreated java stack based on Fedora’s as this will improve overall java applications health condition
  • KDE:
  • Brand new KDE 4.12.1
  • Featured more stock KDE apps rather that others
  • Special feature interest for plasma-mediacenter
  • Multimedia:
  • Support for ios7 with latest ifuse and libimobiledevice
  • libdvdcss available in restricted repository
  • Support MTP protocol through lastest kio-mtp
  • Gimp 2.8.10 version
  • Office:
  • Ship scribus 1.5 version
  • Updated to LibreOffice 4.2
  • Printing:
  • Updated hplip to 3.13.13
  • Updated cups to 1.7.1 stable release
  • Updated s-c-p to bugfixing release.
  • Drakx tools:
  • Fixed Xfdrake’s recognition function for graphics
  • Re-fresh drakx stack with many bug fixes
  • Installer:
  • Reliable working UEFI support
  • Installation of boot manager allowed on root partition
  • End user orientation:
  • “HOWTO” explaining how submit bugs and provide useable information
  • Add on KDE desktop activators to OMV site, google services (maps, translate etc.)
  • To the release notes added a list of major features that are not yet provided (eg for 2013: UEFI, installation of grub2 on root partition, …)
  • Server:
  • Switch from MySQL to MariaDB
  • Added Galera support
  • Better SOGo integration

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2013.0 (Nov 22, 2013)

  • New theme and artwork
  • KDE 4.11.2
  • Mozilla Firefox 25.0.1
  • LibreOffice 4.1.3
  • Performance Improvements

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2013.0 RC2 (Nov 16, 2013)

  • Kernel 3.11.6
  • KDE 4.11
  • Firefox 25.0
  • LibreOffice 4.1.3
  • It’s been mostly bugfixing and polishing at this stage. Nothing much different from RC1. You’ll notice, though, that we’ve only got one launcher for RC2, KickOff. If you want SimpleWelcome, you can install rosa-launcher, if you want Homerun, you can install homerun and if you want Lancelot, you can install plasma-applet-lancelot.
  • In RC2 we completed the artwork integration. It includes fixing of the plymouth theme, updated GRUB, ksplash, user avatars, and got a brand new screensaver.
  • Additionally, following the results of the wallpaper contest, “The Flavour of Freedom”, we’ve included the winners of the contest into 2013.0, which you will be able to find if you want to change your wallpaper!

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2013.0 RC1 (Nov 9, 2013)

  • RC1 brings many bugfixes since our beta release. The kernel version has been updated to 3.11.6, with several new patches focused on performance (such as BFS, BFQ, and UKSM). We’ve also provided up-to-date and stable user-space libraries and drivers with high hardware compatibility.
  • RC1 uses KDE 4.11.2 as our desktop for this release, and still provides four launchers (Kickoff, SimpleWelcome, Lancelot, and Homerun) so that users can evaluate the best launcher for their needs and tell us which one they’d like to see as default, which will be chosen in time for RC2.
  • RC1 also includes the OpenMandriva Management Control Centre – a useful and intuitive tool to manage your system. You can use it to manage software, configure your video card, add or remove users from the system, and more!
  • We’ve fixed over 75 bugs since our beta release – help us add to the count by filing bugs whenever you see one!

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2013.0 Beta (Oct 21, 2013)

  • Kernel 3.11.5
  • KDE 4.11
  • LibreOffice 4.1.1.2
  • Firefox 24
  • Thunderbird 17.0.9

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2013.0 Alpha (Jun 18, 2013)

  • Kernel 3.8.12
  • KDE 4.10.4
  • LibreOffice 4.0.3.3
  • Firefox 21
  • Clementine 1.1.1
  • ROMP 1.6-1

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2012 Alpha 2 (Nov 7, 2012)

  • Iso creation tool has been rewritten in python, made several times faster and merged with DrakX
  • Dual arch iso features a complete set of all lxde packages
  • New, complete sound theme contributed by Christian Augustin
  • Initial work on rewriting installer & libraries in c++ has been started
  • Installer stage1 & rescue mode merged (boot.iso will no longer have to download rescue environment)
  • Much extended set of packages built for uClibc environment
  • Grub 2 has replaced isolinux for the installer (system migration targetted for the first beta)
  • KDE 4.9.2

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2012 Alpha (Sep 19, 2012)

  • Faster, smaller & much improved installer
  • Installer text mode is now working again
  • A slimmer, much improved and fixed rescue mode
  • Dual arch CD iso image has been much improved with a more complete set of papckages filling it and also LXDE now shipped with it and installed by default
  • Swith to linaro's gcc 4.7 branch has been completed
  • HAL has finally been put to rest for good
  • KDE 4.9.0
  • We're still not dead!
  • fons of other updates packages and bug fixes

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2011 (Oct 14, 2011)

  • http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/2011.0_Notes

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2011 RC1 (Jun 30, 2011)

  • integration of (almost) final UI, new login manager, desktop themes, plasma widgets, icons, backgrounds, splash screens, launcher, boot screens and desktop settings developed by ROSA Labs
  • initial version of Mandriva Sync and Sphere helpdesk clients, developed by ROSA Labs
  • new version of Improver testing application, developed by ROSA Labs
  • firefox 5.0, together with optionally installable beta and aurora versions
  • x.org server 1.10.2 with most up-to-date video and input drivers
  • mesa 7.10.3 and libdrm 2.4.26 for most up-to-date 3D experience
  • pidgin 2.9.0
  • kdepim 4.6.0 fully integrated into KDE
  • OpenStack packages integrated into cooker
  • iptables 1.4.11.1
  • chromium browser 12 and 13 (unstable) available for installation
  • updated gfxboot which should improve booting process on some uncommon hardware
  • wireshark 1.6.0
  • new mandriva-control-center based on QT, integrated into KDE system settings
  • vlc 1.1.10
  • shotwell 0.10.1
  • clementine 0.7.1
  • latest grub2 available in contrib for the ones willing to test it
  • opera 11.50
  • samba 3.5.9
  • gcc 4.6.1
  • octave 3.4.2
  • git 1.7.6
  • rsyslog 5.8.2
  • ffmpeg 0.7.1
  • kdevelop 4.2.3
  • wine 1.3.23
  • horde 3.3.11
  • sqlite 3.7.7
  • pulseaudio 0.9.23
  • coreutils 8.12
  • python 2.7.2
  • blender 2.58
  • thunderbird 3.1.11
  • drizzle 2011.06.19
  • systemd 29
  • hugin 2011.0.0
  • webkit 1.4.1

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2011 Alpha 2 (Mar 1, 2011)

  • Among the most noticeable features are the simplification of the initial setup steps, both when running the image in Live mode, or before the installation, update to kernel 2.6.37.2, integration of the latest networkmanager-mdv plugin by Andrey Borzenkov, switch from scim to ibus for input framework, more indepth systemd integration into the system, and, of course, lots of packages updates all around.

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2011 TP (Feb 1, 2011)

  • It already comes with RPM 5, native systemd, NetworkManager support, KDE 4.6.0, kernel 2.6.37, Firefox 4b10, X.Org Server 1.9, Clementine 0.6 and lots of updated packages. Also, this technology preview shows a preview of the the new way we are thinking on how to run and install the Mandriva desktop. It will be possible to use the same Mandriva image to run it live, from either a CD-ROM or a Flash drive, or install it, all from the same image

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2010.1 Alpha 1 (Jan 9, 2010)

  • Many improvements and new functionnalities are planned for this new version: your desktop will be smart and connected. But you will find also easy home encryption so that your personal data are secured even whereever you are. Also planned a big work on our tools to manage softwares installation and update to give more useful information and help user in choosing the best of open source softwares.
  • Desktop environments are also one of our main focus to provide the best of Linux experience: preview of gnome-shell announcing future GNOME 3, KDE 4 also providing more and more innovations such as netbook plasmoid… Just test it en enjoy!

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2010.0 RC2 (Oct 10, 2009)

  • Moblin: enjoy new environment for mobile Linux desktops. Easy and ergonomic, Mandriva Linux is the first distribution to integrate it in free distribution. Installing it is easy: install task-moblin package in rpmdrake and choose Moblin in connection manager.
  • kde 4.3.2: this is the very last stable version of KDE4 environment. Enjoy innovation and stability!
  • GNOME 2.28: use your favorite environment in its last version.
  • Poulsbo: One isos include now Poulsbo drivers. Using it is so easy: just let Mandriva detection tools do the job!
  • guest account: allow somebody else to use safely your environment. It’s as easy as a click!
  • Nepomuk: integration is still improved. Help us to promote this innovation for desktop. Test it!

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2010.0 Alpha 2 (Aug 1, 2009)

  • KDE 4.3 RC3
  • GNOME 2.27.5
  • Xfce 4.6.1
  • Kernel 2.6.31 RC4
  • X.org server 1.6.2

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2009.1 (Apr 30, 2009)

  • Mandriva Linux 2009 Spring includes the following versions of the major distribution components:
  • Kernel 2.6.29,
  • X.org 7.4,
  • KDE 4.2.2 ,
  • GNOME 2.26,
  • XFCE 4.6,
  • Mozilla Firefox 3,
  • OpenOffice.org 3 (based on the Go-OO branch) including 2 new extensions: presentation-minimize(to reduce file size of a presentation) and pdfimport(to modify existing pdf)
  • Qt Creator 1

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2009.1 RC2 (Apr 7, 2009)

  • This RC2 version provides some updates on major desktop components of the distribution, including KDE 4.2.2, GNOME 2.26,X.org server 1.6, kernel 2.6.29.

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2009.1 RC1 (Mar 11, 2009)

  • This RC1 version provides some updates on major desktop components of the distribution, including KDE 4.2.1, GNOME 2.25.92, Xfce 4.6, X.Org server 1.6, OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 and Qt 4.5.0. It delivers a first glance at 2009.1 design with free wallpapers and provides a way to create a 'One' GNOME hybrid ISO image on a USB key. You will be able to use some very useful tools: HDT (Hardware Detection Tool) - get a complete description of your hardware without booting; Draksnapshot restore tools - restore your full system from a date you choose.

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2009.1 Alpha 2 (Jan 20, 2009)

  • This alpha 2 concentrates on updating of the major desktop components of the distribution, including KDE 4.2 RC1, GNOME 2.25.4, Xfce 4.6 Beta 4, X.Org server 1.5, Python 2.6.1. Alpha 2 will also propose a complete rewriting of msec, the security framework of Mandriva Linux, which allows even beginners to configure a secure system. Together with msec, some improvements in the DiskDrake tool including ext4 in available file systems and better labels management. This release is available only in the DVD and dual-architecture CD Free edition with a traditional installer and no proprietary applications; beta version will add the live CD edition with proprietary drivers.

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2009.1 Alpha 1 (Dec 24, 2008)

  • The first pre-release of Mandriva Linux 2009.1 is now available. This alpha concentrates on updating to the major desktop components of the distribution, including KDE 4.2 beta 2, GNOME 2.25.2, Xfce 4.6 beta 2, X.Org server 1.5, and kernel 2.6.28-rc8. It is also the first distribution to introduce the major new Tcl/Tk release, 8.6. The alpha is available only in the DVD 'Free' edition with a traditional installer and no proprietary applications; future pre-releases will add the live CD 'One' edition with proprietary drivers.

New in OpenMandriva Lx 2009 RC2 (Sep 26, 2008)

  • Improved boot speed
  • Support for encrypted partitions in installer and DiskDrake using LUKS
  • Improved support for netbooks hardware
  • Support for Intel G41 graphics chipset
  • GNOME 2.24
  • KDE4 theming complete (still some small issues to fix)
  • kernel 2.6.27rc7
  • installer new design is finalized