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Mageia
OS family	Unix-like
Working state	Current
Source model	open source
Initial release	1 June 2011
Latest release	1 / June 1, 2011; 13 years ago
Latest preview	none [±]
Available in	167 languages
Update method	urpmi (rpmdrake)
Package manager	RPM
Platforms	i586, x86-64
Kernel type	Monolithic (Linux)
Userland	GNU
Default; user interface	KDE
License	Various Free software licenses, and other licenses.
Official website	mageia.org

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Mageia is a Linux distribution, an operating system based on the Linux kernel. with graphics and environments with multiple applications to be installed in various types of computers, is free software - GPL. It is a fork of Mandriva 2010.1, and is based on RPM packages.

The first release of the software distribution, Mageia 1, took place in June 2011.^[2]

History

Mageia was created in 2010 as a fork of Mandriva 2010.1 ^[3], by a group of former employees of Mandriva and several other developers and users and supporters of the Mandriva community.

The events that led to the creation of Mageia relate to the economic crisis of Mandriva S.A. and its commercial approach and perceived distance from the community of users of Mandriva Linux distribution, which had generated complaints.

In April 2010 there was news that Mandriva was for sale ^[4] and that there could be dismissal of employees, which generated concerns about the end of the Mandriva Linux distribution, which was denied by the company ^[5].

On September 17, 2010, Mandriva the company held a General Assembly that approved the entry of new shareholders from Russia ^[6], and also decided not to rehire the employees of the Mandriva team (Edge IT in France).

The next day, on September 18, 2010, these former employees, who were mostly responsible for the development and maintenance of the Mandriva distribution, decided to create Mageia with the support of many members of the community of developers, users and employees of Mandriva Linux. This was explained in a public statement ^[7].

The procedures for the organization of the new Linux distribution began to be reported via the Mageia Blog ^[8], in which can be found reports of the tasks and challenges of creating Mageia.

On November 26, 2010 the community announced the creation of Mageia.org ^[9], a French non-profit organization (Association Loi 1901), an entity required to undertake formal aspects of the development of Mageia ^[10]. The Mageia.org organization manages and coordinates the distribution, code and software hosting and distribution, builds the system, and manages marketing, external communication and event participation.

Name

The term "mageia" — μαγεία in Greek — means "magic" in English. It is a reference to Mandrake (the magician), the original name of the Mandriva distribution (Mandrake Linux).^[3]

Versions

Mageia is released on a 9-month release cycle and each release is supported for 18 months^[11].

Latest version

The latest stable version is Mageia 1, released in June 2011.

References

^ "Mageia 1 supported locales". Mageia. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
^ Muktwar, Linux & Free Software Magazine (June 6, 2011). "Mageia 1 Review: The Magic Begins Now!". Retrieved May 20, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Mandriva Linux bifurcation Mageia project released the first Alpha version of _Mandriva Linux". Waybeta. April 7, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
^ Thom Holwerda, OS News (11th May 2010). "Mandriva S.A. For Sale". Retrieved May 20, 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ Blog Mandriva, Mandriva Webteam (May 12, 2010). "Mandriva Situation". Retrieved May 20, 2012.
^ Caitlyn Martin, Oreilly Community (September 20, 2010). "Controlling Interest in Mandriva Sold To Russian Firm; Former Developers Fork Distribution". Retrieved May 20, 2012.
^ Community Mageia (September 18th 2010). "Public Announcement". Retrieved May 20, 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ Anne Nicolas, Mageia Blog (English) (September 21, 2010). "Thank you!". Retrieved May 20, 2012.
^ dams, Mageia Blog (English) (November 26, 2010). "News about the association". Retrieved May 20, 2012.
^ Mageia, Organization (2010). "Mageia.Org constitution". Retrieved 19-may-2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ Neil Richards (July 18, 2011). "Mageia Goes For 9 Month Release Cycle". Muktware. Retrieved May 20, 2012.