As competing Linux operating systems such as Ubuntu and Novell SUSE snap up most of the headlines in the Linux world, Mandriva hopes to grab some attention for itself with the release of its latest operating system. A news post on the Mandriva Club web side, a Mandriva-supported user group, reveals Mandriva Linux 2008 can be downloaded via BitTorrent and public mirror servers for all users.

As expected from Mandriva, Mandriva Linux 2008 of its operating system tries to cater to both new and experienced Linux users. The operating system comes bundled with KDE 3.5.7 and GNOME 2.20, version 2.6.22.9 Linux kernel, OpenOffice 2.2.1, Compiz Fusion 0.5.2 3D-accelerated desktop and Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.6.

Source: DailyTech

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