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Mageia 10 keeps the 32-bit Linux flame alive

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Polished Mandriva descendant still makes room for PCs the 64-bit world has left behind

Mageia 10 marks 15 years since the distribution's first release in June 2011. The project began the previous year as a fork of Mandriva, itself formerly known as Mandrake Linux. We last looked at Mageia alongside the other Mandrake descendants in 2022.

What sets Mageia apart from OpenMandriva Lx, PCLinuxOS, and Russia's ROSA Linux is its continued support for 32-bit x86 PCs. Its GNOME and KDE Plasma live images are available only for x86-64, while the Xfce edition comes in both x86-64 and x86-32 versions.

There is also a "Classic Installer" ISO, which lets you choose your own desktop from nine different desktop environments, plus another 16 window managers, as detailed in the release notes. Both the standard GNOME session and GNOME Classic are available, while Liquidshellprovides a lightweight alternative to...

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