OpenMandriva Lx has released its September 2026 rolling-release snapshot, ROME 26.09, with ISOs dated 2026-09-27/28. The release ships in KDE Plasma 6 (Wayland and X11, plus generic x86_64 and AMD Zen "znver1" builds), GNOME, and a release-candidate LXQt edition. Maintainers say the ISOs passed QA across VirtualBox, QEMU/KVM, and bare-metal hardware, calling them "probably the best ROME Isos we have made in a long time" and safe to upgrade on existing systems.
Mageia 9 reached end of support on 30 September 2026, ending all security updates and patches for the ninth release of the community-run Linux distribution. The announcement, posted 25 September 2026 by contributor joselp on the official Mageia Blog, asked users to migrate to the current stable release, Mageia 10. Since unsupported releases stop receiving security advisories, devices still on 9 will remain exposed to any newly found vulnerabilities, especially servers. Users can upgrade in place through the system-tray tool or command line, or perform a clean install while being careful to back up any data first.
Mageia 10 is out, celebrating sixteen years since the Mandriva fork, and delivers a sweeping desktop refresh with Plasma 6.5.5 and GNOME 49 both defaulting to Wayland. The software stack ships with Firefox 140 ESR, LibreOffice 26.2.3, GCC 15.2, and Python 3.13, while Chromium is dropped for Flatpak and MP3 encoding is unshackled from patent restrictions. Upgraders can pick between X11 and Wayland sessions at login, though NVIDIA users may still need X11 until the proprietary drivers improve, and the release adds liquidshell as a lightweight alternative to plasmashell.
Mageia 10 RC1 ships with fresh visuals and a solid stack of package updates that address security gaps and hardware compatibility issues since the beta phase. The core improvements span Firefox, Thunderbird, kernel 6.18.x, systemd, and Mesa, while post-RC1 patches quietly fix display manager hangs and database query bottlenecks. Testing this release demands isolation through virtual machines or spare hardware, since live ISOs still bundle unnecessary utilities that slow down older rigs. Report findings directly to Bugzilla with exact error logs, but expect slower response times as the team filters out automated scrapers before locking in the final build.
Beta 1 of Mageia 10 has been released for testing. This build brings significant upgrades like kernel 6.18 LTS, Plasma 6.5, and GNOME 49 though users should expect to deal with bugs before the official April 2026 launch. The team intends to prioritize fixing blockers and updating documentation for Beta 2 since rushing an April 2026 release would just guarantee user frustration. Both classical and live desktop images are available for download so users with either legacy hardware or modern systems can give them a spin.
The Mageia project has released its first Alpha candidate for Mageia 10, a public test build meant for developers and testers to test and report bugs. The core development work is currently happening in Cauldron, with the infrastructure team validating the necessary support for these Alpha image releases. These early builds are perfect playgrounds for curious users who want to see what's coming next or help out by reporting bugs during testing and can be downloaded from the Mageia download section as traditional installation images or live desktop versions. As this is still in the early alpha phase, stability is not guaranteed, so it's essential to be detailed when reporting issues.
OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 Rock has been released. The release includes community spins showcasing the latest desktop environments: LXQt 2.2.0, GNOME 48.1, XFCE, and COSMIC 1.0 alpha. The release features the inaugural official stable version of the OpenMandriva Server edition.
It is advisable for VirtualBox users to utilize the X11 version, as there are recognized issues with Wayland on the VirtualBox emulated GPU. The OM-Welcome Startup and Configuration tool has undergone enhancements. The software has been updated to the latest version, with security and privacy concerns being addressed in a timely manner.
OpenMandriva ROME 24.12 has been released with an updated iteration of the KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment, showcasing spins that include the latest desktop environments such as GNOME, LXQt Qt6, Plasma 5, and COSMIC 1.0 alpha. The Plasma6 Wayland ISO is available as well. Proton can be found in the OpenMandriva repository under the names proton and proton-experimental, allowing access beyond the Steam platform. The OM-Welcome Startup and Configuration tool undergoes continuous improvements, with software being upgraded to the latest versions.
Using a rolling release strategy, OpenMandriva ROME 24.07 incorporates all features from the Release Candidate and updates packages to the newest version. Among its features are a ROME Plasma6 Wayland ISO, KDE Plasma 6 as the default desktop, LXQt and GNOME spins, and more. With the release of proton-experimental and prototon as OpenMandriva packages, Proton is no longer limited to Steam.
To make setting up your system and installing software a breeze, OpenMandriva Lx's Startup and Configuration utility compiles modules from previous applications. Plasma Desktop 6.1.3, KDE Applications 24.05.2, KDE Frameworks 6.4, Qt 6.7.2, kernel 6.10, LibraOffice Suite 24.2.5, Chromium Browser 126.0.6478.182, Firefox 128.0, Falkon 24.05.2 are some of the modern software packages that have been upgraded.
The release candidate for OpenMandriva ROME 24.07 is now available for testing. The version provides important changes and enhancements, including the transition to Plasma 6 as the default desktop interface. Plasma 6 includes new features and refinements, as well as an updated ISO image for those who prefer it. The version contains several software improvements, desktop environments, kernels, development tools, and programs such as LibreOffice Suite and Virtualbox.
Mageia 8 has reached the end of its life cycle.
OpenMandriva Lx 5.0 has been released and includes Kernel 6.6 LTS, Mesa 23.3.0-rc4, Qt 5.15.11+KDE Patches and 6.6.0, KDE Frameworks 5.112, KDE Gear 23.08.3, Plasma 5.27.9.1, and LibreOffice 7.6.3.
The final version of Mageia 9 is now available.
Mageia 9 release candidate with Kernel 6.3.4 is now available for testing.
The second beta version of Mageia 9 with Kernel 6.3.3 is now available for testing.
OpenMandriva ROME 23.03 has been released. ROME is the rolling release designed for individual users.
A beta version of Mageia 9 has been released for testing.
OpenMandriva Lx ROME is now available. ROME is the rolling release designed for individual users.
OpenMandriva ROME Platinum Candidate is now available. ROME is the rolling release designed for individual users.
An alpha version of Mageia 9 has been released for testing.
