Mandriva heeft de eerste release canidate van Mandriva Linux 2009 Spring aangekondigd. De nieuwe testversie is vanaf deze ftp-map voor x86- en x86-64-systemen te downloaden. De ontwikkelaars hebben deze rc onder meer voorzien van KDE 4.2.1, Gnome 2.25.92, Xfce 4.6 en OpenOffice.org 3.0.1. Verder is het mogelijk om deze Spring-versie van Mandriva Linux 2009 op een usb-geheugenstick te zetten en vervolgens op een netbook te installeren. Hieronder zijn de release notes van de release candidate gepost:
The RC1 release of Mandriva Linux 2009 Spring (code name pomerol) is now available. 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, qt 4.5.0.
This RC1 version proposes a first glance at 2009 Spring design, providing Free wallpapers. This version will allow you also to dump in a very easy way One GNOME hybrid iso on a USB key and then install Mandriva Linux on netbooks.
You will be able also to use from installation media some very useful tools:
- HDT (Hardware Detection Tool): get a complete description of your hardware without booting a complete os
- draksnapshot restore tools: restore your full system in an easy way from a date you will chooseand many other updates and fixes.
- This release is available through
- DVD edition (32 or 64 bits) with a traditional installer
- dual CD (providing both 32 and 64 bits architectures) with a traditional installer
These editions are free versions, without proprietary applications. You will find also live CD One editions with proprietary drivers for KDE or GNOME environment.