Mandriva 2009.0 Discussion Thread

[Dark Star]

All 'Mandriva 2009.0' Release News Goes Here
Mandriva 2009.0 Released

Mandriva Linux 2009 is one of the most ground-breaking releases of Mandriva Linux, the leader in innovative and easy-to-use desktop Linux, ever.


It introduces KDE 4 - specifically, 4.1.2 - as the default desktop. This major new release of KDE promises to revolutionize the desktop experience. Other major new software versions include GNOME 2.24, OpenOffice.org 3.0, and Mozilla Firefox 3. The Linux kernel version is 2.6.27. No less important are the major re-designs of the Mandriva installer and Control Center tools.

Plans implemented in 2009.0 Final : -

1. Improved boot time
2. Optional automatic removal of 'orphans' (no longer required packages) in the package management tools
3. The use of the increasingly popular and fast-maturing PackageKit and PolicyKit technologies
4. Improvements to the Mandriva Windows migration and parental control tools
5. A live distribution upgrade mode for MandrivaUpdate
6. A new design for the installer
7. Migration to KDE 4, OpenOffice.org 3, and Firefox 3
8. Splashy will replace Boot Splash
9. Live Upgrade (Same as Ubuntu Update Manager )

Features :

1. Linux kernel 2.6.27 [Using Linux Kernel 2.6.27 rc9?]
   
2. GCC 4.3
3. GNOME 2.24
4. KDE 4.1.2
5. Firefox 3.0.3
6. OpenOffice.org 3.0
7. Revamped installer
8. Improved boot speed
9. Improved DKMS (Dynamic Kernel Module Support) management
10. Improved language selection
11. Implementation of the PolicyKit and PackageKit technologies
12. Improvements to the Mandriva Windows Migration and Parental Control utilities
13. Live Upgrade (same as Ubuntu's update-manager tool)
14. Initscript improvements
15. Splashy will replace the actual boot splash
16. Lots of desktop improvements

Development planning:The following editions are planned for each pre-release:

1. Free : x86-32 and x86-64 DVDs, x86-32 CD, dual x86-32 / x86-64 Mini CD - 100% free / open source software
2. One : KDE and GNOME x86-32 CDs, including proprietary drivers

Roadmap :-

1. Mandriva Linux 2009 Alpha 1 : 2008/06/25
2. Mandriva Linux 2009 Alpha 2 : 2008/07/10
3. Mandriva Linux 2009 Beta 1 : 2008/07/29
4. Mandriva Linux 2009 Beta 2 : 2008/08/19
5. Mandriva Linux 2009 RC 1 : 2008/09/03
6. Mandriva Linux 2009 RC 2 : 2008/09/23
7. Mandriva Linux 2009 Official Internal Release : 2008/10/02
8. Mandriva Linux 2009 Official Public Release : 2008/10/09

New and Improved Free/Power Pack Installer

Download Mandriva 2009.0 : Download | Mandriva
Source : 2009.0 - Mandriva Community Wiki | 2009.0 Tour - Mandriva Community Wiki | 2009.0 Errata - Mandriva Community Wiki | 2009.0 Notes - Mandriva Community Wiki

[Dark Star]

Yay/./. RC1 is out Great improvement's , shifts to newer .27 kernel and new theme .. for more info check main post

[Rahim]

Thanks a lot Dark Star. WIll download asap.

[CadCrazy]

Abe ye RC hai. Bandwidth faltu hai kya tere pass ???
Agar han to vo Revolution OS download kar de mujhe

[Rahim]

^1350 Ul :d

[CadCrazy]

Tab to tu mera bahut acha dost hai. Yaad kar hum Kumbh ke mele mein bichar gaye the

[Rahim]

^I might report you for spamming

[CadCrazy]

Ever imagined what others might do in return

[Garbage]

Originally Posted by CadCrazy

Ever imagined what others might do in return

many be more requests for downloading ??

@ Dark Star...

Nice.... n Thanks... Will download n surely give a try...

[CadCrazy]

Originally Posted by Garbage

many be more requests for downloading ??

@ Dark Star...

Nice.... n Thanks... Will download n surely give a try...

Abe tu bhi

[Dark Star]

Yipee Mandriva 2009.0 final out Grab it while its hot Man posting it even before its official blog announcement

[Garbage]

Thats good... Let me put this in my download queue. []

[sarincv]

Help....nothing can be heard in mandriva.....files are getting played but no sound.... I have already created a thread.. reposting here...

System: Dell Studio 1535
Chipset: Intel GM/PM 965
Audio Device: IDT 92HD73C ( as shown in BIOS)

In mandriva, when I entered lspcidrake -v at console, the audio device is shown as snd_hda_intel : 82801H (ICH

But when I entered /sbin/chkconfig --list sound & /sbin/chkconfig --list alsa, an error message is shown - "error: no such file or directory"

the file chkconfig does exist in the given path.... Help me

later I tried installing omega 10 and fedora 9.... all of them is having the same problem...

[hellknight]

I downloaded the Mandriva One edition.. liked it.. Installed it insided Ubuntu on Virtualbox.. now i'm thinking that should i download the Mandriva's DVD version or should go for Ubuntu 8.10...

#include <offtopic.h>
How do i download the wi-fi drivers for HP 520 lap.. Ubuntu 8.04.1 doesn't even detects it.. its not really a problem though.. but still you never know when you get into trouble..

[Faun]

ubuntu 8.10

[Cool G5]

Looks good

Will try it out soon

[QwertyManiac]

Originally Posted by hellknight

#include <offtopic.h>
How do i download the wi-fi drivers for HP 520 lap.. Ubuntu 8.04.1 doesn't even detects it.. its not really a problem though.. but still you never know when you get into trouble..

Try ndiswrapper.

[Dark Star]

^^Its already there in Mandriva try playing with Mandriva Control Center !

[QwertyManiac]

Er, he's asked about Ubuntu.

[hellknight]

I'll try installing Mandriva One on that laptop within a day or two (neighbour's laptop, brand new, given by Cipla).. then i'll post the results..

[MetalheadGautham]

Downloaded at last. I started download when it released, but bad servers, worse internet and horrible torrent-client ensured that I finished downloading it only around half an hour back, using transmission (which sucks compared to deluge which got screwed due to lxde).

[gary4gar]

Does deluge has "preferences to adjust the size of the disk cache"?

as last time i used it, Deluge does not have a cache (or, if it does, it's absurdly small), so reads and writes to the hard disk in it are a bit crazy, and will kill your hard disk faster

[Faun]

deluge kinda feels bloated and inconsistent now, and interferes with some apps.
Better stick to another clients, for now am on Transmission....NOT

Ohh...well I'm back to vuze 4

[hellknight]

Ok.. so i installed the Mandriva One GNOME edition and found out that the multimedia support is crippled.. but how do i enable the multimedia support in this damn system.. its not easy as ubuntu.. I've been trying that for over and hournow and still no success.. i've installed Mplayer which plays all the files but still i want Totem to playback them as it does in Ubuntu.. Darky.. dude.. i need your help..

[QwertyManiac]

Originally Posted by T159

deluge kinda feels bloated and inconsistent now, and interferes with some apps.
Better stick to another clients, for now am on Transmission....NOT

Ohh...well I'm back to vuze 4

rTorrent and a reminder on your terminal asking you to screen -r it every 3-4 hours or so to monitor and control the queues

[Faun]

yup am using rTorrent now. Its damn cool. Better with data verification.
Btw it doesn't work with ntfs-3g mounted paritions, i mean data can't be written to that. Am using ext3 partition for dload

[Dark Star]

Originally Posted by hellknight

Ok.. so i installed the Mandriva One GNOME edition and found out that the multimedia support is crippled.. but how do i enable the multimedia support in this damn system.. its not easy as ubuntu.. I've been trying that for over and hournow and still no success.. i've installed Mplayer which plays all the files but still i want Totem to playback them as it does in Ubuntu.. Darky.. dude.. i need your help..

Okies you want totem . .Add these repo http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ click on add plf repos and open it with what FF recommends..

After that open Terminal and do thes

urpmi win32-codecs
urpmi libdvdcss2
urpmi real-codecs

That will do the job For more query please post.. I am using SMplayer and I loved it Do try it also

[QwertyManiac]

Originally Posted by T159

Btw it doesn't work with ntfs-3g mounted paritions, i mean data can't be written to that. Am using ext3 partition for dload

Use a more recent version along with a kernel version >=2.6.26. mmap support is available in it and thus it'll work.

[Faun]

^^yeah sort of behind in version
2.6.24-21

[Sathish]

hi friends..
i have an strange problem while installing mandriva 2009.
i hav downloaded mandriva 2009 i586 KDE iso..
after i hit enter key at mandriva boot menu, the installation hanged with following error.

"audit (12249266387,755.65328); audid:429497295 ses=4294967296
op=remove.rule key=(null) list =1 res =1"

plzz guide..

i have already installed and uninstalled Mandriva 2008 successfully
my config:
AMD Athlon 64 3500+
2GB DDR RAM
7300 GT