OpenMandriva Lx
{{Short description|Independent Linux distribution}}
{{Infobox OS
| name = OpenMandriva Lx
| logo = OpenMandriva logo with wordmark.png
| logo_size =
| screenshot = OM-rome-2303.jpg
| caption = ROME rolling edition Plasma desktop
| developer = OpenMandriva Association and Cooker group
| working_state = Current
| source_model = Open source{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/OpenMandrivaAssociation/|title=OpenMandriva Association|website=GitHub|language=en|access-date=2018-08-28|archive-date=2022-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426173305/https://github.com/OpenMandrivaAssociation|url-status=live}}
| released = {{Start date and age|2013|11|22}}
| latest release version = {{wikidata|properties|references|preferred|edit|P348}}
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|P348|P577}}}}
| latest preview version =
| latest preview date = <--{{Start date and age|2019|11|10}}-->
| updatemodel = dnf (command line), dnfdrake and dnfdragora (GUI)
| package_manager = DNF (RPMv4){{cite web|url=https://forum.openmandriva.org/t/switching-to-rpmv4/1702|title=Switching to RPMv4|date=5 March 2018|publisher=OMA Forum|access-date=16 May 2019|archive-date=14 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114075525/https://forum.openmandriva.org/t/switching-to-rpmv4/1702|url-status=live}}
| supported_platforms = AMD64, ARM64, i586
| kernel_type = Monolithic (Linux)
| userland = GNU
| ui = KDE Plasma 6, LXQt, GNOME
| license = Free software (mainly GPL)
}}
OpenMandriva Lx is a general-purpose Linux distribution maintained by the OpenMandriva Association for x86 (32/64-bit) and ARM computers.{{Cite web |title=OpenMandriva Lx 4.3 Released With Completed Arm 64-bit Port, Sticks To Using LLVM |url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenMandriva-Lx-4.3 |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=www.phoronix.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530115159/https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenMandriva-Lx-4.3 |url-status=live }} It is a community-supported continuation of Mandriva Linux, which was active from 1998 (as Mandrake) until 2011. OpenMandriva is offered in a stable release edition, and (since 2023) a rolling release edition named Rome.{{Cite web |last=Proven |first=Liam |title=OpenMandriva Rome version 23.03 is out now |url=https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/31/new_openmandriva_rome_2303/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.theregister.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124115324/https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/31/new_openmandriva_rome_2303/ |url-status=live }} It uses the RPM Package Manager and uses KDE Plasma as its default desktop environment.
OpenMandriva Lx's development environment is an ABF (Automated Build Farm) which can manage the source code and compile it to binaries. ABF also creates the package repository and ISO images.{{Cite web |title=Brand new OpenMandriva development environment – ABF! – OMA blog |url=https://blog.openmandriva.org/2016/04/brand-new-openmandriva-development-environment-abf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721043503/https://blog.openmandriva.org/2016/04/brand-new-openmandriva-development-environment-abf/ |archive-date=2018-07-21 |access-date=2018-08-28 |website=blog.openmandriva.org |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=DistroWatch |title=OpenMandriva opens build farm |url=https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=250 |access-date=2018-08-28 |website=distrowatch.com |archive-date=2018-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720225510/https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=250 |url-status=live }}
Origins
OpenMandriva Lx is a community Linux distribution. Originally an offering of Mandriva Linux, the OpenMandriva product was created in May, 2012, when Mandriva S.A. avoided bankruptcy by abandoning the development of its consumer product to the Mandriva community.{{cite web |url=http://blog.mandriva.com/en/2012/05/17/mandriva-linux-will-return-to-the-community/ |url-status=dead |title=Mandriva SA official blog: Mandriva Linux will return to the community |date=17 May 2012 |access-date=2015-12-13 |publisher=Mandriva |archive-date=2015-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523070604/https://blog.mandriva.com/en/2012/05/17/mandriva-linux-will-return-to-the-community/ }}{{Cite web |url=https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20121217#news |title=DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 487, 17 December 2012 |access-date=22 May 2018 |archive-date=23 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523011324/https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20121217#news |url-status=live }}
The OpenMandriva Association was established on December 12, 2012, under 1901 French law, to represent the OpenMandriva Community.{{Cite web |url=https://www.openmandriva.org/en/documentation/association/About?q=%2Fabout |title=About - OpenMandriva |date=11 August 2016 |access-date=2018-04-18 |archive-date=2018-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419053327/https://www.openmandriva.org/en/documentation/association/About?q=%2Fabout |url-status=live }}
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Development and versions
= OpenMandriva Lx 2013.0 =
OpenMandriva Lx 2013.0 was released on November 22, 2013, with codename "Oxygen".{{cite web |title=DistroWatch Weekly |url=http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20131209#feature |publisher=DistroWatch |access-date=2014-06-04 |archive-date=2022-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114081405/https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20131209#feature |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=OpenMandriva Lx 2013.0 review - LinuxBSDos.com |url=http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2013/11/30/openmandriva-lx-2013-0-review/ |access-date=2014-06-04 |archive-date=2022-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114080136/https://linuxbsdos.com/2013/11/30/openmandriva-lx-2013-0-review/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |date=30 November 2013 |title=Linuxed - Exploring Linux distros: OpenMandriva Lx 2013.0 Review: Looks awesome but needs to improve functionality and performance |url=http://mylinuxexplore.blogspot.fr/2013/11/openmandriva-lx-20130-review-looks.html |access-date=4 June 2014 |archive-date=21 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421031108/http://mylinuxexplore.blogspot.fr/2013/11/openmandriva-lx-20130-review-looks.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=The Navy Christian: OpenMandriva Lx 2013.0 Review |url=http://www.navychristian.org/2013/11/openmandriva-lx-20130-review.html |access-date=2014-06-04 |archive-date=2022-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114075524/http://www.navychristian.org/2013/11/openmandriva-lx-20130-review.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Distribution Release: OpenMandriva Lx 2013.0 ) |url=http://distrowatch.com/8172 |publisher=DistroWatch |access-date=2014-06-04 |archive-date=2020-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712013131/https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=08172 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=First Community OpenMandriva Released |url=http://ostatic.com/blog/first-community-openmandriva-released |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423050211/http://ostatic.com/blog/first-community-openmandriva-released |archive-date=2014-04-23}}
This version was the first release of OpenMandriva Lx, and was the fork of Mandriva Linux 2011.0, which was itself an amalgamation of ROSA Linux and Mandriva Linux. The version includes KDE 4.11.2. Menu in OpenMandriva Lx 2013.0 was SimpleWelcome, and also this version included media player ROSA Media Player 1.6, Mozilla Firefox 25.0, LibreOffice 4.1.3 and the Linux kernel 3.11.6.
= OpenMandriva Lx 2014.x =
OpenMandriva Lx 2014 "Phosphorus" was released on 1 May 2014.{{cite web|url=https://blog.openmandriva.org/en/2014/05/a-breath-of-fresh-air-with-a-kde-soul-openmandriva%C2%AD-lx-2014-is-burning-free/|title="A Breath of Fresh Air with a KDE Soul"* – OpenMandriva Lx 2014 is burning free!|publisher=OpenMandriva Association|access-date=2016-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503153835/https://blog.openmandriva.org/en/2014/05/a-breath-of-fresh-air-with-a-kde-soul-openmandriva%c2%ad-lx-2014-is-burning-free/|archive-date=2014-05-03|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20140602#feature|title=DistroWatch Weekly|publisher=DistroWatch|access-date=2014-06-04|archive-date=2022-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404160843/https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20140602#feature|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://dasublogbyprashanth.blogspot.fr/2014/05/review-openmandriva-lx-20140.html|title=Das U-Blog by Prashanth: Review: OpenMandriva Lx 2014.0|date=6 May 2014|access-date=4 June 2014|archive-date=6 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606231501/http://dasublogbyprashanth.blogspot.fr/2014/05/review-openmandriva-lx-20140.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hecticgeek.com/2014/05/openmandriva-lx-2014-0-review/|title='OpenMandriva Lx 2014.0' Review - Slow to Boot, High Memory Consumption, But Responsive & Easy to Configure|date=4 May 2014|access-date=4 June 2014|archive-date=30 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730183115/http://www.hecticgeek.com/2014/05/openmandriva-lx-2014-0-review/|url-status=dead}} The release had a very positive review from one of the founders of the initial Mandrake Linux distribution, Gaël Duval.{{cite web|url=http://www.indidea.org/gael/blog/?p=444|title=A quick tour of OpenMandriva Lx 2014.0 (Phosphorus)|date=3 May 2014|access-date=4 June 2014|archive-date=10 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110200339/http://www.indidea.org/gael/blog/?p=444|url-status=live}}
OpenMandriva Lx 2014.2, codenamed "The Scion", a bugfix release for 2014.1, was released on 29 June 2015.{{cite web|url=https://blog.openmandriva.org/2015/06/the-scion-is-ready/|title=The Scion is ready!|work=OMA blog|date=June 29, 2015|first=Kate|last=Lebedeff|access-date=2015-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409050131/https://blog.openmandriva.org/2015/06/the-scion-is-ready/|archive-date=2016-04-09|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://blog.openmandriva.org/en/2015/05/tribute-to-mandrake/|title=Tribute to Mandrake|work=OMA blog|date=May 27, 2015|first=Kate|last=Lebedeff|access-date=2015-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907175552/https://blog.openmandriva.org/en/2015/05/tribute-to-mandrake/|archive-date=2015-09-07|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://distrowatch.com/8997|title=Distribution Release: OpenMandriva Lx 2014.2|publisher=DistroWatch}}{{cite web|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/openmandriva-lx-2014-2-officially-released-as-a-tribute-to-mandrake-linux-485733.shtml|title=OpenMandriva Lx 2014.2 Officially Released as a Tribute to Mandrake Linux|first=Marius|last=Nestor|date=July 2015|access-date=2015-07-26|archive-date=2018-01-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102191531/http://news.softpedia.com/news/openmandriva-lx-2014-2-officially-released-as-a-tribute-to-mandrake-linux-485733.shtml|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OpenMandriva-Lx-2014.2|title=OpenMandriva Lx 2014.2 "The Scion" Pays Tribute To Mandrake|publisher=Phoronix|access-date=2015-07-26|archive-date=2018-01-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102193013/https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OpenMandriva-Lx-2014.2|url-status=live}}
= OpenMandriva 3.x =
During 2015, OpenMandriva released an alpha version of OpenMandriva Lx 2015. As the operating system was developed all 2015 year, in 2016, the version was released as OpenMandriva Lx 3.0 Beta.{{Cite web |url=https://blog.openmandriva.org/2016/06/openmandriva-lx-3-0-beta2-is-here/ |title=OpenMandriva Lx 3.0 Beta 2 is here! - OMA blog |access-date=2016-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805063432/https://blog.openmandriva.org/2016/06/openmandriva-lx-3-0-beta2-is-here/ |archive-date=2017-08-05 |url-status=dead }} This new release came with significant changes to the core system — among other things, it was the first desktop Linux distribution that was built completely with the Clang compiler instead of GCC.[https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=463 OpenMandriva uses Clang] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711185431/https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=463 |date=2018-07-11 }}, DistroWatch
A stable and final release of OpenMandriva Lx 3.0 was released in August 2016,{{Cite web|url=https://blog.openmandriva.org/2016/08/openmandriva-lx-3-0-final-release-is-out/|title=OpenMandriva Lx 3.0 Final Release is out! – OMA blog|website=blog.openmandriva.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915132406/https://blog.openmandriva.org/2016/08/openmandriva-lx-3-0-final-release-is-out/|archive-date=2017-09-15|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20160919#openmandriva |title=DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 679, 19 September 2016 |access-date=5 April 2018 |archive-date=26 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171126190455/http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20160919#openmandriva |url-status=live }} followed by 3.01 in December 2016{{Cite web |url=https://blog.openmandriva.org/2016/12/openmandriva-lx-3-01-our-holidays-gift/ |title=OpenMandriva Lx 3.01 - our holidays gift - OMA blog |access-date=2016-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818090030/https://blog.openmandriva.org/2016/12/openmandriva-lx-3-01-our-holidays-gift/ |archive-date=2017-08-18 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://linuxbsdos.com/2017/01/02/openmandriva-lx-3-01-review/ |title=OpenMandriva Lx 3.01 review {{!}} LinuxBSDos.com |access-date=2018-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318141241/http://linuxbsdos.com/2017/01/02/openmandriva-lx-3-01-review/ |archive-date=2018-03-18 |url-status=dead }} and 3.02 in June 2017.{{Cite web |url=https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/a-proud-scion-of-name-openmandriva-lx-3-02-release/ |title=A proud scion of name: OpenMandriva Lx 3.02 release - OpenMandriva |date=21 June 2017 |access-date=2017-06-30 |archive-date=2018-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128132855/https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/a-proud-scion-of-name-openmandriva-lx-3-02-release |url-status=live }} This was followed by OpenMandriva Lx 3.03, which was released in November 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/openmandriva-lx-3-03-get-it-while-it-s-hot|title=OpenMandriva Lx 3.03 - Get it while it's hot! - OpenMandriva|website=www.openmandriva.org|date=21 November 2017 |language=en|access-date=2017-11-23|archive-date=2017-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122190123/https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/openmandriva-lx-3-03-get-it-while-it-s-hot|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=10036 |title=Distribution Release: OpenMandriva Lx 3.03 (DistroWatch.com News) |access-date=2018-04-05 |archive-date=2017-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125205042/http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=10036 |url-status=live }}
After releasing OpenMandriva Lx 3.03, OpenMandriva Lx developers started dropping support of i586 processor architecture in OpenMandriva Lx 4.0.{{Cite web|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OpenMandriva-Dropping-32-bit|title=OpenMandriva Is Going To Do Away With 32-bit Support - Phoronix|website=www.phoronix.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-28|archive-date=2022-01-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114075528/https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OpenMandriva-Dropping-32-bit|url-status=live}}
= OpenMandriva Lx 4.x =
The development of OpenMandriva Lx 4.0 continued on for two years after Lx 3.03 was released.{{Cite web |url=https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/openmandriva-upcoming-release-plans-for-lx-3-03-and-lx-4-0 |title=OpenMandriva upcoming release plans for Lx 3.03 and Lx 4.0 — OpenMandriva |date=9 July 2017 |access-date=2018-04-05 |archive-date=2018-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120065933/https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/openmandriva-upcoming-release-plans-for-lx-3-03-and-lx-4-0 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=4.0 — Wiki en OpenMandriva |url=https://wiki.openmandriva.org/en/4.0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120065840/https://wiki.openmandriva.org/en/4.0 |archive-date=2018-01-20 |access-date=2018-04-05}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OpenMandriva-Lx-4.0-Prepping |title=OpenMandriva 4.0 Being Prepared With zSTD-Enabled Linux 4.16, Clang Pre-7.0, GCC 8 - Phoronix |access-date=2018-06-21 |archive-date=2018-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621194318/https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OpenMandriva-Lx-4.0-Prepping |url-status=live }}[https://news.softpedia.com/news/openmandriva-lx-4-0-planned-linux-kernel-4-12-coming-to-openmandriva-lx-3-users-516890.shtml OpenMandriva Lx 4.0 Planned, Linux Kernel 4.12 Comes to OpenMandriva Lx 3 Users] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621194401/https://news.softpedia.com/news/openmandriva-lx-4-0-planned-linux-kernel-4-12-coming-to-openmandriva-lx-3-users-516890.shtml |date=2018-06-21 }}, Softpedia News{{Cite web |url=https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/summer-news |title=Summer news - OpenMandriva |date=5 July 2018 |access-date=2024-02-22 |archive-date=2018-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710010218/https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/summer-news |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/development-news-week-2018-28 |title=Development news Week 2018-28 - OpenMandriva |date=14 July 2018 |access-date=2024-02-22 |archive-date=2018-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723152331/https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/development-news-week-2018-28 |url-status=live }}[https://news.softpedia.com/news/openmandriva-lx-4-launching-soon-with-kde-plasma-5-13-gcc-8-1-and-linux-4-18-521867.shtml OpenMandriva Lx 4 Launching Soon with KDE Plasma 5.13, GCC 8.1, and Linux 4.18] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723152624/https://news.softpedia.com/news/openmandriva-lx-4-launching-soon-with-kde-plasma-5-13-gcc-8-1-and-linux-4-18-521867.shtml |date=2018-07-23 }}, Softpedia News{{Cite web |url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OpenMandriva-LX4-Approaching |title=OpenMandriva Lx 4.0 Is Approaching With DNF/RPM4, KDE Plasma 5.13, Linux 4.17~4.18 - Phoronix |access-date=2018-08-13 |archive-date=2018-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813175133/https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OpenMandriva-LX4-Approaching |url-status=live }} The first alpha version of OpenMandriva Lx 4.0 was released on September 6, 2018. The OpenMandriva Lx 4.0 Major Release Alpha 1 was released on December 25, 2018, the Beta was released on February 9, 2019 and the Release Candidate was released on May 12, 2019.
The OpenMandriva Lx 4.0 stable release arrived in June 2019.{{Cite news |title=Lx 4.0 release |url=https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/the-best-until-openmandriva-does-better-released-omlx-4-0 |access-date=2019-06-17 |archive-date=2019-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630074022/https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/the-best-until-openmandriva-does-better-released-omlx-4-0 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=The best, until OpenMandriva does better: released OMLx 4.0 - OpenMandriva |url=https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/the-best-until-openmandriva-does-better-released-omlx-4-0 |access-date=2019-06-23 |website=www.openmandriva.org |date=16 June 2019 |language=en-US |archive-date=2019-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630074022/https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/the-best-until-openmandriva-does-better-released-omlx-4-0 |url-status=live }} Among many other changes, this release is notable for switching to the DNF package manager for software management,{{Cite web |title=4.0/Release Notes - Wiki [en] OpenMandriva |url=https://wiki.openmandriva.org/en/4.0/Release_Notes#Package_Management_.28change_from_URPMI_to_DNF.29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808092445/https://wiki.openmandriva.org/en/4.0/Release_Notes#Package_Management_.28change_from_URPMI_to_DNF.29 |archive-date=2019-08-08 |access-date=2019-06-23 |language=en-US}} including dnfdragora to replace rpmdrake.
OpenMandriva Lx 4.0 supports ARM64 (aarch64) and ARM v7 (armv7hnl) architectures. After arriving RISC-V board, OpenMandriva will start porting distribution to open source CPUs.
OpenMandriva Lx 4.3 was released in February 2022. One of the notable changes in this version is that PipeWire became OpenMandriva default sound server replacing PulseAudio.{{Cite web |title=OpenMandriva Lx 4.3 Released With Completed Arm 64-bit Port, Sticks To Using LLVM |url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OpenMandriva-Lx-4.3 |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=www.phoronix.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Darkcrizt |date=2022-02-10 |title=OpenMandriva Lx 4.3 arrives with Linux 5.16, Wayland improvements and more |url=https://www.linuxadictos.com/en/openmandriva-lx-4-3-arrives-with-linux-5-16-wayland-improvements-and-more.html |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=Linux Adictos |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530115201/https://www.linuxadictos.com/en/openmandriva-lx-4-3-arrives-with-linux-5-16-wayland-improvements-and-more.html |url-status=live }}
OpenMandriva Lx 4.3 final release was announced on 7 February 2022.{{Cite news |title=OpenMandriva Lx 4.3 released |url=https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/openmandriva-lx-4-3-released |access-date=2022-02-09 |archive-date=2022-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308130117/https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/openmandriva-lx-4-3-released |url-status=live }}
= OpenMandriva Lx 5.x =
Version 5.0 of OpenMandriva Lx was released on 25 November 2023.{{Cite web |last1=bero |last2=rugyada |date=2023-11-26 |title=OpenMandriva Lx 5.0 released |url=https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/openmandriva-lx-5-0-released |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=OpenMandriva |archive-date=2023-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125211930/https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/openmandriva-lx-5-0-released |url-status=live }}
= OpenMandriva Lx 6.x =
Version 6.0 of OpenMandriva Lx was released on 20 April 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/openmandriva-lx-6-0-rock-the-spring-release|title=OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 Rock The Spring Release|date=2025-04-22|publisher=OpenMandriva|accessdate=2025-05-19|lang=en}}
= OpenMandriva ROME (the rolling edition) =
In January 2023 the OpenMandriva community released their "ROME" edition, a rolling distribution designed for individual users. This version will always contain the latest versions of available software packages.{{Cite web |last1=bero |last2=rugyada |date=2023-01-10 |title=OpenMandriva ROME - The rolling release |url=https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/openmandriva-rome-the-rolling-release |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=OpenMandriva |archive-date=2023-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329225254/https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/openmandriva-rome-the-rolling-release |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Distro Walk – OpenMandriva Lx » Linux Magazine |url=https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2023/267/OpenMandriva-Lx |access-date=2023-06-27 |archive-date=2023-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609034345/https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2023/267/OpenMandriva-Lx |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=OpenMandriva Lx Review « TOP NEW Review |url=https://topnewreview.com/openmandriva-lx-review/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |archive-date=2023-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627211639/https://topnewreview.com/openmandriva-lx-review/ |url-status=live }}
Version history
= Stable branch =
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Version | Code name | Release date{{Cite web |url=https://wiki.openmandriva.org/en/Category:Releases |title=Category:Releases |work=OpenMandriva wiki |access-date=2016-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140415/https://wiki.openmandriva.org/en/Category:Releases |archive-date=2018-06-12 |url-status=dead }} | End-of-life date | Kernel version |
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{{Version |o |2013.0}}
| Oxygen | 2013-11-22 | 3.11.8 | ||||
{{Version |o |2014.0}}
| rowspan="2" | Phosphorus | 2014-05-09 | rowspan="3" | 2017-11-21 | 3.13.11 | ||||
{{Version |o |2014.1}}
| 2014-10-26 | 3.15.10 | ||||
{{Version |o |2014.2}}
| The Scion | 2015-06-29 | 3.18.12 | ||||
{{Version |o |3.0}}
| rowspan="4" | Einsteinium | 2016-08-14 | rowspan="4" | 2019-07-16 | 4.6.5 | ||||
{{Version |o |3.01}}
| 2016-12-25 | 4.9.0 | ||||
{{Version |o |3.02}}
| 2017-06-21 | 4.11.3 | ||||
{{Version |o |3.03}}
| 2017-11-21 | 4.13.12 | ||||
{{Version |o |4.0}}
| Nitrogen | 2019-06-16 | 2020-03-01 | ||||
{{Version|o |4.1}}
| Mercury | 2020-02-01 | 2021-03-12 | 5.5.5 | ||||
{{Version|o |4.2}}
| Argon | 2021-02-12 | 2022-03-07 | 5.10.14 | ||||
{{Version|o |4.3}}
| Dysprosium | 2022-02-07 | 1 month after 5.0 release | 5.16.7 | ||||
{{Version|o |5.0}}
| Iodine | 2023-11-25 | 1 month after next release | 6.3.x | ||||
{{Version |c |6.0}}
| Vanadium | 2025-04-20 | 1 month after next release | 6.14.2 | ||||
{{Version |c |ROME}}
| ROME | 2023-01-07 | rolling release | 6.14.x | ||||
colspan="5" | {{Version |l |show=111101}} |
= Development versions =
Screenshots
File:OpenMandriva_LX_2013.png|OpenMandriva Lx 2013.0
File:OpenMandriva_Lx_2014_Phosphorus.png|OpenMandriva Lx 2014.0
File:Small screenshot of OpenMandriva Lx 3.0 Einsteinium.jpg|OpenMandriva Lx 3.0
File:OpenMandriva_Lx_3.03.jpg|OpenMandriva Lx 3.03
File:Openmandriva.png|OpenMandriva Lx 4.0
File:OpenMandriva Lx 4.2 screenshot.png|OpenMandriva Lx 4.2
External links
- {{official website}}
- [http://forum.openmandriva.org OpenMandriva Lx Forum]
- [https://wiki.openmandriva.org/ OpenMandriva Lx Wiki]
- [https://github.com/OpenMandrivaAssociation/distribution/issues OpenMandriva Issue Tracker]
- [https://matrix.to/#/#openmandriva:matrix.org OpenMandriva Matrix Room]
- {{DistroWatch|openmandriva|NAME=OpenMandriva Lx}}