A better Linux OS.
Convivial. Simple. And free.

Secure.

Your data are safe with Mandriva Linux.

  • Personal firewall.

    Configure easily your personal firewall makes you and your computer safer from intrusions.

  • Parental control.

    Protecting your children as well as letting them benefit from the Internet is a snap with Mandriva drakguard tool.

  • Virus? Spywares? Not any.

    No need to use an anti-virus software with Mandriva Linux; use 100% of your computer processing power, just for what you need.

  • Stable.

    Mandriva selects the best breed of Open Source software. No need to reboot on every update or software installation.

  • Up to date.

    With automatic updates, your system gets the latest fixes and protects itself against bugs.

  • Backups.

    Using draksnapshot or Mandriva Sync keeps your data safe and sound.

To your taste.

Customize your environment as you like.

  • YOU have choice.

    Modular, customizable, efficient, with or without animation effects, design your own desktop environment.

  • Cute & accessible.

    Mandriva Linux gives you an exclusive and elegant theme.

  • Talar du svenska?

    Mandriva Linux is available in more than 70 languages, thanks to many translators in the Community.

  • More than 20,000 software packages.

    Mandriva Linux is able to cover most of computer uses: domestic, education, professional, for workstations as well as server, for office use, software development or games.

Your input.


  • Open formats.

    Your document file formats (office files, videos, sound, pictures, etc.) are open, documented and patent-free. Your data are safe from becoming unreadable or obsolete.

  • Improve.

    You want to bring your ideas and suggestions about our operating system?

    Come and discuss with other users, contributors and developers in the forums, mailing-lists or idea box.

  • Contribute.

    You're a writer, a designer, a graphist, a developer, a tester, a translator and want to help?
    Join us, it's easy!

  • Free Software.

    Mandriva Linux is almost entirely build of free software pieces (as in free speech). This guarantees durability, quality and evolutivity to your environment and data.

  • Free to choose...

    ... your environment, your prefered apps, and free to modify them to your liking and to share them.

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