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Mandriva Linux 2009 is the 23rd release of Mandriva Linux. It was released on October 9th, 2008.

Contents 1 Availability 2 Release Tour, Release Notes, Errata and Updates 3 Reviewer's Guide 4 Installation 5 Package Lists 5.1 One 5.2 Free 5.3 Powerpack 6 Managing Languages in Mandriva Linux 6.1 int 6.2 extra

Availability

Mandriva Linux 2009 is available in three editions: One, Powerpack and Free, for both i586 and x86-64 architectures. One and Free can be downloaded free of charge from official Mandriva mirrors and via BitTorrent. To download these editions, visit this page. A community (not officially supported) Xfce-based version of the One edition is also available. You can also access the BitTorrent downloads directly at this page. Powerpack is a commercial edition available by purchase from the Mandriva Store. For information on the differences between the editions, visit this page.

Release Tour, Release Notes, Errata and Updates

• The Mandriva Linux 2009 Release Tour guides you through the major new features of 2009.
• The Mandriva Linux 2009 Release Notes provide more comprehensive, technical and detailed notes on changes and new features in 2009.
• The Mandriva Linux 2009 Errata list known issues with 2009 and how to fix or work around them.
• Mandriva Linux 2009 Security Advisories

Reviewer's Guide

The Reviewer's Guide is essential reading if you're planning to write a review of Mandriva Linux 2009. It gives you an overview of the unique features of Mandriva Linux that you can use to compare it with other distributions. Please take a look if you're planning a Mandriva Linux 2009 review.

Installation

For instructions on writing the ISO files to CD or DVD discs, see Writing CD and DVD images. For installation instructions, see Installing Mandriva Linux.

Package Lists

One

• Mandriva Linux 2009 One KDE i586 package list
• Mandriva Linux 2009 One KDE extra (alternative languages) package list
• Mandriva Linux 2009 One KDE jp-zh (Japanese and Chinese) package list
• Mandriva Linux 2009 One KDE afro-asia (African and other Asian languages) package list
• Mandriva Linux 2009 One GNOME i586 package list
• Mandriva Linux 2009 One GNOME extra (alternative languages) package list
• Mandriva Linux 2009 One GNOME jp-zh (Japanese and Chinese) package list
• Mandriva Linux 2009 One GNOME afro-asia (African and other Asian languages) package list

Free

• Mandriva Linux 2009 Free i586 DVD package list
• Mandriva Linux 2009 Free x86-64 DVD package list
• Mandriva Linux 2009 Free i586 CD package list
• Mandriva Linux 2009 Free mini dual-architecture CD package list

Powerpack

• Mandriva Linux 2009 Powerpack DVD i586 package list
• Mandriva Linux 2009 Powerpack DVD x86-64 package list

Managing Languages in Mandriva Linux

Mandriva Linux is available in about 70 different languages. The Free and Powerpack editions contain all of these localizations. Each One edition (KDE and GNOME), due to restricted space, is available in four language 'flavors', each containing a different set of languages:

int

• German (de)
• English (Australia) (en_AU)
• English (Canada) (en_CA)
• English (en_GB)
• English (Ireland) (en_IE)
• English (New-Zealand) (en_NZ)
• English (American) (en_US)
• Spanish (es)
• French (fr)
• Italian (it)
• Polish (pl)
• Portuguese (pt)
• Portuguese (Brasil) (pt_BR)
• Russian (ru)
• Greek (el)

extra

• Bulgarian (bg)
• Burmese (my)
• Czech (cs)
• Danish (da)
• Dutch (nl)
• English (Australia) (en_AU)
• English (Canada) (en_CA)
• English (Ireland) (en_IE)
• English (New-Zealand) (en_NZ)
• English (American) (en_US)
• Estonian (et)
• Euskara (Basque) (eu)
• Greek (el)
• Hungarian (hu)
• Lithuanian (lt)
• Norwegian Bokmål (nb)
• Norwegian Nynorsk (nn)
• Swedish (sv)
• Ukrainian (uk)
• Uzbek (uz)
• Uzbek (cyrillic) (uz@cyrillic)