Mageia 10 has been released, marking sixteen years since its inception as a Mandriva fork, and features a significant overhaul with Plasma 6.5.5 and GNOME 49 both set to use Wayland by default. The updated software stack includes Firefox 140 ESR, LibreOffice 26.2.3, and GCC 15.2, while MP3 encoding is now free from patent restrictions, although Chromium has been removed in favor of Flatpak. Users upgrading from Mageia 9 can choose between X11 and Wayland sessions, with NVIDIA users still needing to rely on X11 for proprietary driver compatibility. Despite being a volunteer-driven project, Mageia continues to deliver a modern and diverse Linux distribution, emphasizing its commitment to provide an accessible option for users seeking an RPM-based system

Mageia 10 Released: Plasma 6 and Wayland Defaults in Updated Linux Distro

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. 

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