A look at Mandriva 2007

The first release candidate for Mandriva 2007 is available in a variety of different editions. Some include GNOME, some KDE. Each edition supports several languages, but not all languages are supported in every edition. Some editions include non-free software, so look for "free" in the filename for an edition with 100% free software.

What's new since Mandriva 2006? According to the release notes there's GNOME 2.16 and KDE 3.5.4, 3D desktop support with AIGLX and Xgl, the 2.6.17 kernel is based on 2.6.17.11, with ALSA 1.0.12 final and i965 support. There is a new 'Ia Ora' Mandriva theme and new configuration tools for VPN, 3D and firewalls.

There are still a few known issues with this release candidate including a couple of issues for those running under KDE or using bluetooth. The most notable involve rpmdrake not uninstalling packages correctly and the text-based install not working.

Overall, Mandriva 2007 is shaping up to be a nice release. The final version should be out soon according to the schedule.

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