The first beta edition of the Mandriva 2011 is released and the same is now available for download. Being a beta version, it does reflect a stable release and is meant for public testing only against which the final edition will be prepared and accordingly made available in a couple of months ahead. Mandriva 2011 is based on the latest KDE Software Compilation 4.6.1, GNOME 2.32.1 and XFCE 4.8.0 while it uses an older version of the Linux kernel 2.6.37.2.
This open-source operating system covers most of the latest software and application standards and thus makes it different than other distros available of it kind. Many softwares and web applications like Mozilla Firefox 4, OpenOffice v3.2.0 etc are present within this first beta release and also uses Clementine 0.6 as its primary preloaded music player.
There are also many more changes which has been registered in this new version including the look and feel of the desktop environment. There are new applications being added to its repository such as Choqok that works as a micro-blogging client within the desktop. The network manager and the Xorg Server has also been updated and there latest version stands at v0.8.3.997 and v1.9.4 respectively.
If you are interested in trying out this new beta edition of the Mandriva 2011 operating system, you can proceed by following the download link mentioned below to grab a copy of your own.
Mandriva 2011 Beta Download Links from Official Mandriva Wiki
You can also get various other details from the Wiki page of Mandriva such as the detailed change-logs, new apps list, future updates and so on. As of now, it is known that the final version might be available within the month of June 2011, or more precisely, on 13.06.11.
This open-source operating system covers most of the latest software and application standards and thus makes it different than other distros available of it kind. Many softwares and web applications like Mozilla Firefox 4, OpenOffice v3.2.0 etc are present within this first beta release and also uses Clementine 0.6 as its primary preloaded music player.
There are also many more changes which has been registered in this new version including the look and feel of the desktop environment. There are new applications being added to its repository such as Choqok that works as a micro-blogging client within the desktop. The network manager and the Xorg Server has also been updated and there latest version stands at v0.8.3.997 and v1.9.4 respectively.
If you are interested in trying out this new beta edition of the Mandriva 2011 operating system, you can proceed by following the download link mentioned below to grab a copy of your own.
You can also get various other details from the Wiki page of Mandriva such as the detailed change-logs, new apps list, future updates and so on. As of now, it is known that the final version might be available within the month of June 2011, or more precisely, on 13.06.11.
