Mandriva Linux

Mandriva Linux
	Mandriva Linux 2011
Developer	Mandriva
OS family	Linux (Unix-like)
Working state	Discontinued
Source model	Open source (with exceptions)
Initial release	23 July 1998
Latest release	2011.0 / 28 August 2011
Latest preview	2011 rc2 / 27 July 2011
Available in	Multilingual
Update method	Long-term support
Package manager	urpmi (command-line frontend); rpmdrake (GTK frontend); .rpm (package format)
Platforms	amd64, i686, i586, i486, i386, sparc64, ppc64, MIPS, arm, ia64, Xbox
Kernel type	Monolithic (Linux)
Userland	GNU
Default; user interface	KDE Plasma Desktop (official)
License	Various free software licenses, plus proprietary binary blobs.
Official website	Archived 23 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine

Mandriva Linux (a fusion of the French distribution Mandrake Linux and the Brazilian distribution Conectiva Linux) is a discontinued Linux distribution developed by Mandriva S.A.

Each release lifetime was 18 months for base updates (Linux, system software, etc.) and 12 months for desktop updates (window managers, desktop environments, web browsers, etc.). Server products received full updates for at least five years after their release.^[4]

The last release of Mandriva Linux was in August 2011. Most developers who were laid off went to Mageia.^[5] Later on, the remaining developers teamed up with community members and formed OpenMandriva, a continuation of Mandriva.^[6]

^ ^a ^b "Explaining Why We Don't Endorse Other Systems". the Free Software Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-04-24. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
^ "Mandriva 2011 "Hydrogen" is out!". 28 August 2011. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
^ "Mandriva 2011 RC2 is out!". 27 July 2011. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.
^ "Mandriva products lifetime policy". Mandriva. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
^ "The Elegant Mageia Linux Prepares a New Release | Linux.com". Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2014-11-09. The Elegant Mageia Linux Prepares a New Release
^ "Mandriva SA official blog: Mandriva Linux will return to the community". Mandriva. 17 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-13.

[kernelblobs-1] "Explaining Why We Don't Endorse Other Systems". the Free Software Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-04-24. Retrieved 2011-03-03.

[wikidata-4695d6fdad97245373d4d82e394ef9dcf2498420-v13-2] "Mandriva 2011 "Hydrogen" is out!". 28 August 2011. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.

[wikidata-24a9b7b489fb2a833801b48104e2e79fa7ede627-v13-3] "Mandriva 2011 RC2 is out!". 27 July 2011. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.

[MPLP-4] "Mandriva products lifetime policy". Mandriva. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2013-03-01.

[5] "The Elegant Mageia Linux Prepares a New Release | Linux.com". Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2014-11-09. The Elegant Mageia Linux Prepares a New Release

[6] "Mandriva SA official blog: Mandriva Linux will return to the community". Mandriva. 17 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-13.

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