Mageia 2 Beta 1 available

responsible for this project have announced the availability of Mageia 2 Beta 1 , which is one step closer to launching the final version.

Among the developments are the use of Linux kernel 3.2.6, while indicating that the final version will use the Linux kernel 3.3-, SC KDE 4.8, GNOME 3.3.x and LXDE .

Among

including application packages emphasize Amarok 2.5, Kdenlive 0.8.2.1, and even a preliminary version of MariaDB 5.5 , the fork of MySQL.

leisure offer is also interesting , and in addition to traditional supertux Hedgewars or have available ioQuake 3 1.36 Quake III Arena Demo, Smokin ‘Guns 1.0, World of Padman Urban Terror 1.5 and 4.1. 1, using all the engine just ioquake3.

expected Mageia 2 is available next May 3 in its final version, and see a Beta 2 before March 15 and a release candidate on April 10, as indicated in the roadmap of the distribution.

You can enjoy

details Mageia 2 Beta 1 in the official notes or in the announcement on the official blog, and you can download any of the 2 available DVS (32 and 64 bit) and nothing less than the 10 CDs (with different desktop environments and languages, although this time not available) in the official download page.