Mageia is a Linux-based operating system, distributed as free and open-source software. It was forked from the defunct Mandriva Linux distribution.
This is a community project, supported by a nonprofit organisation of elected contributors.
Mageia offers a very large repository of software, such as productivity applications and a wide number of games
| Working state: | Active |
| Desktop: | GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce |
| Init Software: | systemd |
| Package Management: | RPM |
| Release Model: | Rolling |
| Platforms: | aarch64, arm7, i586, x86_64 |
| Home Page: | www.mageia.org |
| Developer: | Mageia.Org |
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