Mandriva Linux is a GNU/Linux distribution supported by Mandriva S.A., which was born on the Internet in 1998. Its main goal was and still is to provide an easy-to-use and friendly GNU/Linux system. Today, Mandriva's activity lies on three pillars: simplicity, openness and innovation. Mandriva's distribution is the result of the best of Open source, based on collaborative work.
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On April 7th 2005, the Mandrakesoft company changed its name to Mandriva to reflect its merger with Brazil-based Conectiva. Consequently, its core product, Mandrakelinux, became Mandriva Linux. |
The following are various web links pointing you to the most important Mandriva Linux-related sources. If you want to know more about the Mandriva company, connect to Mandriva web site (https://mandriva.com). You will find information concerning Mandriva Linux distribution and its derivatives.
Mandriva Expert (http://expert.mandriva.com) is Mandriva's online support platform. It offers a new experience based on trust and the pleasure of rewarding others for their contributions.
We also invite you to subscribe to the various mailing lists where the Mandriva Linux community demonstrates its high spirits and keen debates.
Please also remember to connect to our security page https://mandriva.com/security. It gathers all security-related material about Mandriva Linux distributions. You will find security and bug advisories, as well as kernel update procedures, the different security-oriented mailing lists which you can join, etc. This page is a must for any server administrator or user concerned about security.
Mandriva Community is the place where users, developers and translators meet to help each other out, exchange valuable information about Mandriva Linux, get informed about the latest Mandriva, Linux and Open Source news and also participate to the design of future distributions.
To join this community, you only need to create your personal Mandriva ID (you can obtain it for free by subscribing to My Mandriva http://my.mandriva.com). You will have access to:
Mandriva Community is where you get the best Mandriva Linux experience, learning from others, teaching others, accessing exclusive features and contributing to the development of Mandriva Linux and Free and Open Source Software in general.
You can purchase Mandriva products on-line through the Mandriva Store (http://store.mandriva.com). You will not only find Mandriva Linux solutions but also special subscription offers, support, third-party softwares, documentation, GNU/Linux-related books, as well as other Mandriva goodies.
We couldn't close this section without mentioning one of Mandriva flagship products: Mandriva Flash is a pre-installed Mandriva Linux distribution on a simple 4GB USB 2.0 key. You only need to plug the key in your computer to start your Linux system anywhere. You can also save and exchange your data on this key.
The skills of the many-talented folks who use Mandriva Linux can be very useful in the making of the Mandriva Linux system.
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Packaging. A GNU/Linux system is mainly made of programs found on the Internet. These need to be packaged in order to work together and to update safely.
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Programming. There are many projects directly supported by Mandriva: find the one that most appeals to you and offer your help to the main developer.
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Internationalization. Mandriva Linux is translated in more than 70 languages. You can help us translate web pages, programs and their respective documentation.
Consult the Community page on Mandriva official website: https://mandriva.com/en/community/start.