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Download and test Mageia 2 rc

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You can check the release notes on the wiki: - what's new, what to expect, what to test, how to report and contribute.

- Major features planned for the final release notably include:

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Full, exclusively Free Software DVDs and dual arch CD

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Mageia 2 rc Free Software Installation Flavours

Note that these DVD and CD ISOs are made of Free Software exclusively. As a consequence, proprietary Wi-Fi and video drivers are not included. If you need WiFi or specific video drivers at install time, @@ -83,19 +46,49 @@ require '../downloads/get/lib.php';

Up to 167 locales are supported: Deutsch, English, español, français, italiano, português, svenska, nederlands, polski, dansk, Русский and so much more! See the comprehensive list.

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DVD
(3.4GB)		32bit, + torrent64bit, + torrent
CD
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Wired network-based install CD

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Good to download (about 40 MB) and boot quickly into install mode - from wired network or local disk.

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Mageia 2 rc Wired Network-based Installation CD

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Download quickly (about 40 MB) and immediately boot into install mode + from wired network or a local disk.

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Pure Free Software32bit64bit
With added nonfree firmware
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Mageia 2 rc LiveCDs

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Release notes

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You can check the release notes on the wiki: + what's new, what to expect, what to test, how to report and contribute.

Release plan

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