I’ve never heard of it, and I’d like to consider myself a seasoned user (since 1998). Probably not underrated, just unknown.
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First step with Linux and Mageia - Mageia wiki
This server-world heritage means that it is often not considered suitable for workstation use outside education, engineering and science environments. This distinction is, to some extent, out of date, but like Windows, it's heritage is a problem. The sad fact is that users of Linux as a workstation ...
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Mageia | My Distro Review
July 11, 2019 - I have not tested Mageia in a long time. The primary reason is, at some point, this distro stopped booting on most of my test hardware, a range of laptops really, and I just never got around to really nailing it down. My last attempt was the unsuccessful endeavor with the third release.
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I’ve never heard of it, and I’d like to consider myself a seasoned user (since 1998). Probably not underrated, just unknown.
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Quick Review of Mageia Linux. Introduction | by DailyPriyab | DYI Electronics & Tech Reviews | Medium
December 13, 2021 - For me the best part of Mageia Linux was its extensive software Library for all your needs and its extensive documentation. Be it from once you boot it for the first time or searching for its online documentation for which you will get a handy link. For each of its features the documentation ...
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Mageia - Wikipedia
May 22, 2025 - Mageia was created in 2010 as a fork of Mandriva Linux, by a group of former employees of Mandriva S.A. and several other members of the Mandriva community. On September 2, 2010, Edge IT, one of the subsidiaries of Mandriva, was placed under liquidation process by the Tribunal de commerce in ...
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Mageia | Linux Wiki | Fandom
March 10, 2025 - Mageia is a Linux distro founded in 2011. It is a fork of Mandriva. It is mainly licensed under the GPL. The Greek word mageía (μαγεία) means enchantment, fascination, glamour, wizardry. Mageia was created in 2010 as a fork of Mandriva Linux, by a group of former employees of Mandriva ...
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Mageia Linux Is a Modern Throwback to the Underdog Days - Linux.com
August 23, 2019 - I’ve been using Linux long enough to remember Linux Mandrake. I recall, at one of my first-ever Linux conventions, hanging out with the MandrakeSoft crew and being starstruck to think that they were creating a Linux distribution that was sure to bring about world domination for the open source ...
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r/linux on Reddit: Mageia users, what do you think is good about it?
December 24, 2013 - It boots up with an antivirus in it and you'll never have to worry about it, it's very stable and checks for antivirus on every boot, what an awsome operating system. you won't loose using it!! Thank You ... easy access to nonfree codecs, by enabling the "tainted" repo.
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Mageia Linux | Linux.org
Better to try it yourself so you ... question like. I tried vegan meat, it wasn't bad but is there a way to make it taste better? You can apply the same thing to Linux distributions, also there's enough views and opinions on any Linux distribution on various Linux forums and sub-Reddits. I haven't seen anyone here use it as a daily driver so better to look there for what people think about Mageia...
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Presentation of Mageia for beginners - Mageia wiki
Do some general settings depending ... to your likings · Setup network/internet. This is most likely already done whilst you install Mageia ... Set your prefered main applications for e.g. browsing, emailing, office work, ... Choose several useful applications for Mageia, in MageiaDB databose or from Linux Package ...
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Quick Review of Mageia Linux - DEV Community
February 16, 2020 - After getting used to the stock UI the next then was checking out the list of softwares. One thing that I like in other Linux distributions and don’t like Mageia Linux GNOME 6.1 Version is instead of a Start Button it has something called “Activity” and that opens a search bar with set ...
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Mageia Online: A Full Linux Experience from Your Browser - OnWorks
May 13, 2025 - Explore Mageia Online via OnWorks for a full Linux desktop experience in your browser. No installation needed. Fast, secure, and easy to use.
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Testing Out Linux Distro Mageia 9 | Linux.org
If you are going to use DNF, please switch to it as soon as possible after a fresh install. Click to expand... Source - https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Using_DNF I've been using Mageia since Mageia 4 was giving way to Mageia 5, and I still use urpmi on Mageia 9. Cheers Wizard · 1. Every moment you are awake is a moment you are alive, make the most of them. Every moment you are asleep - likewise...