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Mageia is a Linux-based operating system, distributed as free and open-source software. It was forked from the Mandriva Linux distribution. The name comes from the Greek (, ).

Key facts

OS.name
Mageia
OS.logo
Mageia logo.svgclass=skin-invert
OS.screenshot
Mageia 8 Welcome screen.png
OS.caption
Screenshot of Mageia 8 KDE
OS.family
Linux (Unix-like)
OS.working state
Active
OS.source model
Open source
OS.latest preview version
10 alpha
OS.language
167 languages
OS.kernel type
Monolithic (Linux)
OS.userland
GNU
OS.ui
KDE Plasma Desktop (Live USB/DVD), GNOME 3 Desktop (Live USB/DVD), XFCE (Live USB/DVD)LXDE, LXQt, Cinnamon, MATE, Enlightenment
OS.license
Free software licenses(mainly GPL) and other licenses
OS.supported platforms
i586, amd64
OS.package manager
DNF (alternate) and urpmi (legacy)
OS.preceded by
Mandriva Linux

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Desktop environments
  • Application repository
  • Development
  • Version history
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Mageia is a Linux-based operating system, distributed as free and open-source software. It was forked from the Mandriva Linux distribution. The name comes from the Greek (, ).

The first release of the software distribution, Mageia 1, took place in June 2011.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mageia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.