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Linux Is Best<p><span>Removed OpenMandriva<br><br>They support Nazis. Not up for discussion or debate.<br><br>Someone messaged me this, and I did not believe them. I ended up making a post to a reply and found out pretty quickly that despite the development being in France, they like Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the CEO of Brave Browser.<br><br></span><a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/OpenMandriva" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenMandriva</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Mandriva" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mandriva</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Nazis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nazis</a></p>
Linux Is Best<p><span>The default browser, which you can replace, but the one they start you off with is: "ungoogled-chromium" <br><br>I, of course, installed Vivaldi. But you can easily, point and click, install any web browser you wish in Open Mandriva Linux.<br><br></span><a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/OpenMandriva" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenMandriva</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Mandrivia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mandrivia</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/UnGoogledChromium" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnGoogledChromium</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Linux" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Vivaldi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vivaldi</a></p>
Linux Is Best<p><span>The big difference with Open Mandriva Linux is you do not need to use the terminal to enable non-free firmware, drivers, or media codecs.<br><br>You simply need to open the app called, "Software Repository Selector" and check the boxes for the repositories you wish to enable. Once done, you can open either the store app or dnf dragon, for example, and install whatever you need.<br><br>It is point and click, easy.<br><br></span><a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/OpenMandriva" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenMandriva</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Mandriva" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mandriva</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Linux" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Fedora" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fedora</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Windows" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windows</a></p>
Linux Is Best<p><span>From a simple user point of view, if you have used Fedora, you will be familiar with Open Mandriva Linux. <br><br>Both use RPM packages and Dnf package manager. You can even download and install 3rd party RPM packages, for example, I installed iVpn directly from their website.<br><br>Their "Cooker" build is comparable to Fedora's "rawhide". Their "Rome" build is comparable "Fedora Release". Lastly, "Rock" is comparable to centOS.<br><br></span><a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/OpenMandriva" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenMandriva</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Mandriva" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mandriva</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Linux" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Fedora" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fedora</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Windows" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windows</a></p>
JC Palmer<p>I'm giving <a href="https://toot.community/tags/OpenMandriva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenMandriva</span></a> a shot on my <a href="https://toot.community/tags/ThinkPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThinkPad</span></a> X1 Carbon. So far, I'm very impressed and I'm wondering if this may be my new primary <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> distro.</p>
Darth ŠČ! (PeerTube)<p><strong>How To Use SNAPPER on OpenMandriva Linux</strong></p> <p><a href="https://tux-edu.tv/videos/watch/70ade59e-d0a3-4bf7-82cc-c8619307da6f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tux-edu.tv/videos/watch/70ade5</span><span class="invisible">9e-d0a3-4bf7-82cc-c8619307da6f</span></a></p>
Raven<p>OpenMandriva ROME 24.12 released with Plasma 6.2.4, GNOME 47, LXQt 2.1, Kernel 6.12.1, new COSMIC spin</p><p><a href="https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/openmandriva-rome-24-12-released" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">openmandriva.org/en/news/artic</span><span class="invisible">le/openmandriva-rome-24-12-released</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/openmandriva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openmandriva</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a></p>
Raven<p>OpenMandriva ROME 24.07 has been released with KDE Plasma 6.1.3, LXQt 2.0.0, GNOME 46.3, Kernel 6.10, AMD ROCm support, Proton in the default repositories</p><p><a href="https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/openmandriva-rome-24-07-released" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">openmandriva.org/en/news/artic</span><span class="invisible">le/openmandriva-rome-24-07-released</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/openmandriva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openmandriva</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a></p>
ricardo :mastodon:<p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenMandriva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenMandriva</span></a> Lx 5 Review: Distribution of Simplicity and Power</p><p><a href="https://www.debugpoint.com/openmandriva-5-review/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">debugpoint.com/openmandriva-5-</span><span class="invisible">review/</span></a></p>
ricardo :mastodon:<p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenMandriva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenMandriva</span></a> Lx 5.0 Released: Powered By Linux 6.6 LTS, Their Last Release On Plasma 5 </p><p><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenMandriva-Lx-5.0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/OpenMandriva</span><span class="invisible">-Lx-5.0</span></a></p>
Podcast Linux :mastodon:<p>Sigo buscando desesperadamente usuarios/as de <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gentoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gentoo</span></a> y <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenMandriva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenMandriva</span></a> para que charlen de su experiencia con estas distros madres. 👀<br>¿Conoces a alguien? 🙏<br>Por favor, haz RT para que llegue a más personas. 🤞<br>Gracias. 😉👌</p>
tallship<span class=""><span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://linuxrocks.online/@openmandriva" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>openmandriva</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://linuxrocks.online/@jamesp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jamesp</span></a></span> </span><span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://gleasonator.com/users/james" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>james</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://linuxrocks.online/@jamesp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jamesp</span></a></span> <br><br>I was part of the original Mageia Crew, leaving the project after not long after three initial public release.<br><br>It had a kewl vibe, rising up from the ashes of mandriva, which itself a sort of continuance of one of my all time fav desktop distros for n00bs - Mandrake Linux... Itself a user friendly, workstation focused reimagined Redhat Linux 5.x<br><br>Oddly, I've never gone back to lend help or create packages, etc., And I dunno why or what the state of either Mageia or OpenMandriva are today, or how those two communities get along.<br><br><a href="https://www.mageia.org/en/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.mageia.org/en/</a><br><br>Nowadays, instead of Mandrake Linux, we typically recommend Linux Mint to n00bs, or just install Debian for them and then slowly remove the training wheels until they're ready for Arch Linux, lolz.<br><br>So... What are the differences now between, and in what ways have Mageia and OpenMandriva diverged?<br><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://gleasonator.com/tag/tallship" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tallship</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://gleasonator.com/tag/openmandriva" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenMandriva</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://gleasonator.com/tag/mageia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mageia</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://gleasonator.com/tag/mandrake" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mandrake</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://gleasonator.com/tag/redhat" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Redhat</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://gleasonator.com/tag/mint" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mint</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://gleasonator.com/tag/debian" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Debian</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://gleasonator.com/tag/arch" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arch</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://gleasonator.com/tag/slackware" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Slackware</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://gleasonator.com/tag/linux" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://gleasonator.com/tag/distros" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#distros</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://gleasonator.com/tag/foss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FOSS</a><br><br>⛵<br><br>.
𝙳𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚎𝚕𝚎 𝙼𝚒𝚌𝚌𝚒 🇪🇺<p>The rolling release candidate of <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/OpenMandriva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenMandriva</span></a> is yet another <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> distribution that shows off <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KDE</span></a> Plasma's elegance and efficiency.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freesoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/distro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Rome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rome</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/openmandriva-puts-on-a-master-class-of-linux-beauty-and-user-friendliness/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">zdnet.com/article/openmandriva</span><span class="invisible">-puts-on-a-master-class-of-linux-beauty-and-user-friendliness/</span></a></p>
Linux Magazine<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@openmandriva" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>openmandriva</span></a></span> "ROME" is available now and includes updates for a number of apps and tools <a href="https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/OpenMandriva-Lx-23.03-Rolling-Release-is-Now-Available" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linux-magazine.com/Online/News</span><span class="invisible">/OpenMandriva-Lx-23.03-Rolling-Release-is-Now-Available</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenMandriva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenMandriva</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/distro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distro</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ROME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ROME</span></a></p>
jack<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://bsd.network/@claudiom" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>claudiom</span></a></span> And here's part 2:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Solus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solus</span></a> <br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@Solus" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fosstodon.org/@Solus</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Rockylinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rockylinux</span></a> <br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@rockylinux" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fosstodon.org/@rockylinux</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/lubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lubuntu</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.technology/@lubuntu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mastodon.technology/@lubuntu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> (instance dead!)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/KaisenLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KaisenLinux</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@KaisenLinux" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mastodon.social/@KaisenLinux</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/OpenMandriva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenMandriva</span></a> <br><a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@openmandriva" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">linuxrocks.online/@openmandriv</span><span class="invisible">a</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Emmabuntus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emmabuntus</span></a> <br><a href="https://framapiaf.org/@Emmabuntus" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">framapiaf.org/@Emmabuntus</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Ubuntustudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntustudio</span></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><a href="https://mastodon.art/@ubuntustudio" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mastodon.art/@ubuntustudio</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Raspberry_Pi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Raspberry_Pi</span></a> <br><a href="https://raspberrypi.social/@Raspberry_Pi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">raspberrypi.social/@Raspberry_</span><span class="invisible">Pi</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Calculate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Calculate</span></a> Linux<br><a href="https://calculate.social/about" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">calculate.social/about</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Siductionlinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Siductionlinux</span></a> <br><a href="https://floss.social/@siductionlinux" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">floss.social/@siductionlinux</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/OpenSuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSuse</span></a> <br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@opensuse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fosstodon.org/@opensuse</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>