



What’s New in Mageia 9 Mageia 9 with KDE Plasma 5.27 desktop environment. So, without further ado, let’s see what’s changed. With roots traced back to Mandrake Linux, Mageia and OpenMandriva, who just recently released ROME 23.08, are the two modern successors to this once-legendary distribution.Īnd now, two and a half years after its previous eighth release in February 2021, Mageia 9 is here to the delight of all supporters of this user-centric Linux distribution. It is a community-driven project offering a choice of several desktop environments, including KDE Plasma, GNOME, Xfce, and LXQt, which uses RPM for software packaging and distribution. Mageia is a user-friendly, stable, and versatile Linux distribution, originally forked from the Mandriva Linux in 2010, focusing on ease of use for new users. Mageia 9 is out two and a half years after its previous release, with changes in every aspect.
