Mageia is a fork of Mandriva Linux formed in September 2010 by former employees and contributors to the popular French Linux distribution. Unlike Mandriva, which is a commercial entity, Mageia is a community project and a non-profit organisation whose goal is to develop a free Linux-based operating system.
To compare the software in this project to the software available in other distributions, please see our Compare Packages page.
Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the "nautilus" and "gnome-shell" packages. The Apache web server is listed as "httpd" and the Linux kernel is listed as "linux". The KDE desktop is represented by the "plasma-desktop" package and the Xfce desktop by the "xfdesktop" package.
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Version: 10 Rating: 9 Date: 2026-09-29 Country: France Votes: 80
A really great release. Almost everything works for my needs.
I upgraded from Mga 9 (and the Mga 9 was upgraded from Mga 8) using the classical DVD installer. Everything went smoothly on my Laptop DELL Lattitude 5480
I install almost everything using RpmDrake, except TeXLive that I donwload from the official site.
With the availability of discover, I had the opportunity to explore many new applications.
Energy Management is improved with Mga 9, I bet it's a KDE improvement and maybe a kernel feature but the autonomy has vastly increased, thank you for this
A traditional view that can keep up with the modern Technology today. You have stability and safty combined with modern kernels and desktops. I find it Perfect. Maybe there are no too much software but flatpacks solve the issue. It is perfect for those who need stable desktops with no surprises and somehow more updated packages than let us say Debian*which I respect so much). This project is very underrated and I hope it will be more recognised. The welcome screen is so friendly and the Mageia Conrol Center is so practical.
give it a try, you wont regret it.
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Version: 10 Rating: 10 Date: 2026-08-03 Country: Russia Votes: 90
I've been using Mageia since the very first versions. It's a wonderful distro for home use. There are absolutely no issues, and Magea with KDE is very fast even on older hardware. For example, Mageia 9 runs perfectly on an ancient Dell Vostro 500 laptop. I recently upgraded my mini-PC (Intel i3-1215U, 16 Gb RAM, SSD 500 Gb) from Mageia 9 to Magea 10. I updated via the internet, and the process went completely smoothly. All applications, with a few exceptions, were updated and remained functional (RawTherapee was quickly fixed).
Excellent compatibility and user-friendliness.
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