Mageia 5 Linux Distro Offers New Tools, Improved Stability

Mageia 5 Linux Distro Offers New Tools, Improved Stability

by Sean Michael Kerner

Mageia: A Fork of Mandriva

The Mageia Linux distribution is a fork of Mandriva Linux, which was originally known as Mandrake Linux but became Mandriva in 2005 after the company acquired Brazilian Linux vendor Connectiva.

Mageia Offers Several Desktop Choices

On installation, users are offered the choice of multiple Linux desktops, including KDE and GNOME.

UEFI Support Comes to Mageia

One of the big new features in Mageia 5 is support for UEFI hardware, which enables Mageia to run on a wider array of systems than before.

Mageia Control Center Is Improved

The Mageia Control Center is overhauled in the new release, providing greater stability and more options for users to manage and control systems.

Windows Importer Eases Migration

Mageia is aimed at Windows users moving to Linux. To that end, the Mageia Control Center includes a Windows documents and setting import feature.

Invictus Secures Mageia 5 Linux Users

The Invictus tool provides an advanced setup for firewall and network interfaces in Mageia 5.

Btrfs File System Is Supported

The Btrfs file system, which provides snapshotting and rollback capabilities, is now supported in Mageia 5.

Firefox Is the Default Browser

As has long been the case in Mandriva-based systems, Mozilla Firefox is the default Web browser application for Mageia 5.

Skrooge Provides Money Management

Among the applications included in Mageia 5 is Skrooge, which provides financial management and budgeting capabilities.

Edit Video With Kdenlive

Mageia 5 includes the Kdelive video application, providing users with a robust set of video editing and rendering features.

Mageia 5 Uses Linux 3.19

At the heart of Mageia 5 is the Linux 3.19 kernel, which Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, released Feb. 9.