Mandriva Linux 2012 Alpha released

Per Øyvind Karlsen, the project leader for Mandriva Linux 2012 Development, just announced the release of the first Mandriva Linux 2012 Alpha, codenamed – Tenacious Underdog.

The new Alpha Features:

• Faster, smaller and much improved installer;
• Text mode Installer;
• A slimmer and much improved rescue mode;
• Dual Arch CD ISO has been much improved with a more complete set of packages;
• LXDE now shipped by default;
• Swith to linaro’s gcc 4.7 branch;
• HAL has finally been removed;
• KDE 4.9.0;
• Tons of other updates, packages and bug fixes.The race is on. We’re still not dead! Thanks to all that make it possible.

The road-map : see here.

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