Canonical’s Ubuntu may frequently dominate the headlines in the Linux world, but the fact remains that it’s just one of many popular desktop distributions of the free and open source operating system.

Linux vendor Mandriva has announced the availability of its Spring 2010 release, an updated version of its desktop Linux distribution. Mandriva originally planned to ship the software at the beginning ...

The two second-tier Linux companies will adopt common Linux software and engineering. Alas, this idea doesn't have a great history of success. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

Mandriva was one of the first Linux distributions to attempt to build support for netbook hardware into the standard operating system. Instead of downloading and installing a custom version of ...

The French software firm behind the once-popular Linux distribution Mandriva has shut its doors. A noticed posted by the company states that it is under liquidation after having been in operation for ...

Mandriva has released Corporate Server 4.0, a version of Linux aimed at businesses. The release is part of Mandriva's ongoing push beyond its roots as a provider of Linux for end-users to challenge ...

It was just a few months ago that Mandriva Linux 2011 made its official debut, but now it looks like the company behind it may soon be forced to close its doors. Mandriva has been suffering from ...

In a "sad" event for people who love Linux, French tech company Mandriva is being liquidated, according to a notice posted by the company. Although Mandriva generated €553,000 in revenue in 2013, that ...

Mandriva 2009 was released a few days ago, and I just finished installing it on my Asus Eee PC 1000H. The latest version of this open source operating system comes with KDE 4.1, and up to date ...

Mandriva is offering Mandriva Linux 2008, which is intended to offer simplicity for first-time Linux users, the company said on Wednesday. Featured are enhancements such as the new versions of the ...

Epicenter's Terrence Russell has an item today about Paris-based Linux distributor Mandriva, which followed the lead of Red Hat and Ubuntu on Thursday night by publicly stating it wouldn't pay ...

Mandriva has released Corporate Server 4.0, a version of Linux aimed at businesses. The release is part of Mandriva's ongoing push beyond its roots as a provider of Linux for end-users to challenge ...