
   Contents

        * 1 Mandriva Linux 2011 Release Notes
             + 1.1 Introduction
        * 2 Editions
             + 2.1 One Edition
             + 2.2 Free Edition
             + 2.3 System requirements
        * 3 Deprecation
        * 4 Available media
        * 5 Upgrading
             + 5.1 Upgrading from previous releases
             + 5.2 General Upgrade Steps
                  o 5.2.1 Upgrade using the command line: urpmi
                  o 5.2.2 Advanced upgrade options
        * 6 End of life distributions
        * 7 Mandriva tools
             + 7.1 Mandriva installer
                  o 7.1.1 Create a bootable flash drive via dd
                  o 7.1.2 Create a bootable flash drive via
                    livecd-iso-to-disk
             + 7.2 SimpleWelcome
             + 7.3 TimeFrame
             + 7.4 RocketBar
             + 7.5 StackFolder
             + 7.6 Sphere
             + 7.7 Improver
             + 7.8 MandrivaSync
             + 7.9 Mandriva Package Manager
        * 8 Desktop environments
             + 8.1 KDE
        * 9 Desktop applications
             + 9.1 LibreOffice
             + 9.2 Mozilla Firefox
             + 9.3 Mozilla Thunderbird
             + 9.4 Clementine
             + 9.5 PiTiVi video editor
             + 9.6 Shotwell
             + 9.7 KNetworkmanager
             + 9.8 Choqok
        * 10 Base system
             + 10.1 X server
             + 10.2 Kernel 2.6.38.7
             + 10.3 Systemd
             + 10.4 RPM5

Mandriva Linux 2011 Release Notes

Introduction

   This page contains important information for the Mandriva Linux
   (2011.0) release, code name Hydrogen.

   The following topics are covered:
     * General information about new features and major changes.
     * Changes to the Mandriva installer and upgrade instructions for
       users of previous releases.
     * Changes to supported hardware and drivers.
     * Changes regarding software packages.
     * Other technical information for experienced users.

   Please also refer to Mandriva Linux 2011 Errata - the Errata for the
   2011 release. The Errata page contains information on known bugs and
   problems in this release and instructions on fixing, avoiding or
   working around them.

   For a more detailed and graphical introduction to the most obvious
   user-visible changes in this release, please see the Release Tour.

Editions

   Mandriva Desktop Linux 2011 is available in several different editions,
   listed below.

One Edition

   The edition is an installable live CD integrating some proprietary
   packages and is available free of charge.

Free Edition

   The edition is a pure free / open source software edition, without any
   of the non-free packages bundled with the other editions, available as
   a free download.

   For more information on the various editions, see Choosing the right
   edition.

   Additional information is also available online:
     * The Mandriva User Forums
     * The Mandriva Wiki

System requirements

     * 640 MB RAM (recommends 1Gb)
     * 8 GB free HDD space
     * VGA display with resolution 1024x768
     * Keyboard, mouse
     * DVD/flash for installation

Deprecation

   GNOME, Xfce and other Desktop Environments (DE) and Window Managers
   (WM) are no longer included in the official Mandriva packages.
   Contribution packages from the Mandriva community are available for
   these desktop environments however. Starting from Mandriva Desktop 2011
   only KDE4 is officially supported. If you need Mandriva with another DE
   or WM you can use unofficial packages or distributions prepared by
   community members (which are described below).

Available media

   This release is available:
     * As Free live-DVD for the x86-32 and x86-64 architectures, on one
       DVD each.
     * As One live-DVD for the x86-32 and x86-64 architectures, on one DVD
       each.

Upgrading

Upgrading from previous releases

   Upgrading between releases always has the potential to cause some
   problems. Upgrading is supported and we do test upgrades, but due to
   the huge range of possible packages and hardware configurations ,it is
   always the case that in your particular situation, the upgrade may
   cause a problem we did not anticipate. Therefore we recommend that you
   always back up your system prior to upgrading.

   If you tested one of the Mandriva Desktop 2011 pre-releases (beta or
   RC), we advise you to remove all package sources and add them back
   using the Mandriva Control Center > Software
   Management > Configure media sources for install and update to be sure
   you have stable release media sources.

General Upgrade Steps

   After taking the necessary precautions pointed out above, you can
   upgrade using the Free or Powerpack editions respective DVD's, and it
   should work well. You can also upgrade on-line. What that means is that
   the Mandriva update notification applet, Mandriva Online, will notify
   you that a new Mandriva Linux release (2011) is available, and ask if
   you wish to upgrade. If you agree, the upgrade will be carried out from
   within your running system, just like a regular system update. You
   should then be able to reboot into a working 2011 system. If you have
   disabled the applet or it is not automatically running for some reason,
   you can upgrade manually either using the GUI or the CLI. Both methods
   are outlined below.

Upgrade using the command line: urpmi

   You can upgrade using urpmi in a terminal. Below are the steps you need
   to follow:
     * First ensure your system is entirely up-to-date with the latest
       updates (when upgrading it's assumed that you have the latest
       updates available for your installed release, so for a smoother
       upgrade always make sure you have the latest updates) using this
       command as root in terminal:

          su -
          urpmi --auto-update -v

     * Remove your existing repositories, either using:
          + The Mandriva Control Center > Software
            Management > Configure media sources for install and update OR
          + Using this command as root:

                su -
                urpmi.removemedia -av

     * Add 2011.0 repositories. To do this, use Easy URPMI. Set the
       Version field to 2011 also make sure the Architecture field is set
       correctly then click Add official medias. Next open the file it
       offers you with the default handler (gurpmi aka Software
       Installer).

     * To start the upgrade process, run the following command, as root:

          su -
          urpmi --auto --auto-update --replacefiles 2>&1 | tee upgrade.log

   This will save the output of the process to the file upgrade.log in the
   current directory, in case you need to check it later, or you have any
   problems. Once the process completes (without errors), you should
   reboot, and you should find the system has been fully updated to 2011.
   Caution !
   If you get any errors you should try and fix them before you reboot so
   as not to end up with a broken system e.g. without a graphical desktop
   (text console, aka tty, always works and can be used to fix most
   problems but is not as easy to use as a graphical desktop).

Advanced upgrade options

     * You can add --download-all to the above command when upgrading,
       this is a brand new option in urpmi and will make it download all
       the packages first before trying to install them, this is useful in
       the case of internet connection failure during the upgrade process,
       since you can just relaunch the command and continue the process.
       Be aware though that this will requires quite some free space on
       the root / partition. Notice that urpmi displays info about the
       total size of the packages it's going to download, 10GB would
       usually be enough, but that depends on how many packages you have
       installed. You can also specify a location to download the rpms, in
       case the / partition is full and you have more free space say in
       your /home, you can do this using:

          urpmi -v --auto-update --download-all /path/to/download/folder

     * Another option, --noclean, will make urpmi not delete the rpms it
       downloads, you can then copy the rpms from /var/cache/urpmi/rpms to
       another machine and use them when upgrading. To use the cached rpms
       in a different installation, first remove the old sources and add
       the new ones as was explained above, then use one of the following
       methods:
          + Copy the rpms to /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/ on the machine you
            want to upgrade so that urpmi detects that they're already
            present and doesn't re-download them

                OR

     *
          + Add the directory containing the rpms as a urpmi source, you
            can do so using something like this:

                su -
                urpmi.addmedia -v local-repo
                /path/to/directory/containing/the/cached/rpms

     *
          + replace /path/to/directory/containing/the/cached/rpms with the
            actual path to the cached rpms directory.

   Please note!
   Due to the compatibility reasons, some new packages will not be
   installed. In this list: systemd, knetworkmanager. If you need a full
   functionality of Mandriva 2011 you need to install these packages
   manually.

End of life distributions

   When your distribution is no more officially supported (aka reached its
   end of life), a notification will be displayed through the mdkonline
   applet. It will offer to upgrade to a supported release. Currently
   2009.0 will no longer receive desktop updates but will continue to
   receive base and security updates. 2008.1 and older releases have
   reached their End of Life and will no longer receive updates.

Mandriva tools

Mandriva installer

   Version 2011 of Mandriva uses a hybrid iso-image. It allows to you to
   use it in various ways:
     * as live-DVD (with possibility to install from live mode)
     * as install-DVD
     * as image for flash where you can boot to the live and/or install
       modes

   To create live/install-DVD, you can use your favorite CD/DVD writer (
   for more information, see the section called Writing CD and DVD
   images). To create bootable flash drive, you can use several methods:

Create a bootable flash drive via dd

   For creation of a bootable flash drive using 'dd' command, open console
   and type the next commands:

                su -
                dd if=/path/to/iso/image of=/path/to/flash/drive bs=1M

Create a bootable flash drive via livecd-iso-to-disk

   For creation a bootable flash drive using 'livecd-iso-to-disk' command,
   open console and type the next commands:

                su -
                livecd-iso-to-disk /path/to/iso/image /path/to/flash/drive

   Where /path/to/iso/image paths to a your copy of Mandriva iso-image and
   /path/to/flash/drive - path to your flash drive (usually it is
   /dev/sdb).

SimpleWelcome

   SimpleWelcome is the completely new kickoff menu which is used in
   Mandriva 2011 instead of Kickoff. Compare to Kickoff, SimpleWelcome has
   many benefits:
     * Simplicity
     * Clearness
     * Good look
     * Tolerance for the newbies

   While it has many features, you do not need to learn how to work with
   the SimpleWelcome. SimpleWelcome is a very simple application - like
   its name.

TimeFrame

   TimeFrame is a new utility for Nepomuk. It allows you not to think in
   which folder you saved your photography, video or documents. You need
   only a date. If you know the date you will find everything. Information
   in TimeFrame is represented in "cloud" form, thus you can easily find
   what you need.

RocketBar

   RocketBar is a next step in the KDE panel development. It has many new
   superb features:
     * A 'program oriented' interface. RocketBar is divided in 3 zones. If
       you add an icon to the left zone it will not appear on the central
       zone while the application is running. If you run an application,
       using an icon that you don't have in the left zone, it will appear
       in the central zone.
     * Possibility to increase panel height as you wish. No more
       limitation in panel size.
     * Complete compositing effects support.

StackFolder

   StackFolder is the next step in development of
   plasma-applet-folderview. It allows the user to obtain quick access to
   the frequently used directories. To use StaskFolder just drag-and-drop
   a folder from Dolphin file manager to the panel.

Sphere

   Mandriva Sphere is the client for technical support. It allows the user
   to address directly to the technical support on several languages. For
   now it's available in two languages:
     * English
     * Russian.

   Language is chosen automatically based on system locale settings. It is
   planned to add main European languages support in future releases.

   Users may use client in two modes:
     * anonymous (ticket tracking is based on provided email address)
     * authorized with dedicated support account.

Improver

   Improver is a software and hardware reporting tool for finding errors
   in Mandriva and Rosa software by community users. It consists in :
     * client software
     * server applications
     * web-application

   Client software is a GUI utility called Improver_client. It creates a
   user account, downloads testing plans from the server, and collects the
   hardware and system data from the user's PC. The user can select
   desired testing plan from the available list, fills report, then the
   program sends it to the Improver's server. The web interface provides a
   public access for statistical summary about errors in Mandriva.

MandrivaSync

   MandrivaSync is the cloud service from Mandriva. Like Ubuntu One, Apple
   iCloud and Dropbox it allows the user to store its data on the
   Mandriva's servers. Then, the user can get access to its data from any
   device that have MandrivaSync Client or access to the internet. Main
   features:
     * 2 Gb of free space for the any MandrivaSync user.
     * Possibility to get access to the data from the any device with
       MandrivaSync Client (currently only in Mandriva Desktop 2011) or
       through web-browser.
     * Personal room.
     * Possibility to specify an object for the synchronization and set
       auto-synchronization time.

   Please note!
   Currently service is in beta version only. We still not recommend to
   use it for the everyday work. Follow the news!

Mandriva Package Manager

   Mandriva Package Manager (MPM) is a new package manager for Mandriva.
   Currently it is under heavy development and is not included in the
   distribution by default, but you can install it from repository.
   Please, help us to test MPM. After some period of testing we will
   include it into Mandriva by default (approximately into Mandriva 2011
   LTS).

Desktop environments

KDE

   KDE 4.6.5 is an upgrade in stability and functionality over KDE 4.4.5.
   This release will add many new features to KDE 4 with some brand new
   features. It should also provide a more stable desktop experience than
   KDE 4.4.5.

   Nepomuk integration: Nepomuk technology has been further integrated.
   You will be able to organize your desktop depending on your projects,
   annotate documents, watch your documents, photos and videos through
   TimeFrame, search files in the Dolphin file manager and more.

Desktop applications

LibreOffice

   Mandriva 2011 comes with LibreOffice 3.4.2. Compared to LibreOffice 3.2
   in Mandriva 2010.2 it has many new features and improvements, which can
   made your work easier. LibreOffice 3.4.2 offers several new features
   for Calc, with faster performances and an improved compatibility with
   Excel spreadsheets, and Pivot Table – the new name of DataPilot – with
   support for unlimited numbers of fields and named range as data source.
   The user interface of Writer, Impress and Draw has been improved with
   many new features, and several cosmetic changes have been applied, with
   a better text rendering engine and an improved GTK+ theme integration.

Mozilla Firefox

   As default internet browser Mandriva uses Mozilla Firefox 5.0.1. It was
   greatly improved since version 3.5 that is used in Mandriva 2010.2. New
   look, new features and, of course, it has great speed and security.

Mozilla Thunderbird

   Instead of KMail, Mozilla Thunderbird is used as default mail client in
   Mandriva 2011. It has a many features which can be even improved
   without end due thanks to the powerful plugin system.

Clementine

   Amarok was changed by Clementine. Clementine is inspired by Amarok
   version 1.4. Its much lighter and stable than Amarok. In spite of ease,
   it has many functions:
     * Search and play your local music library.
     * Listen to internet radio from Last.fm, SomaFM, Magnatune, Jamendo и
       Icecast.
     * Create smart playlists and dynamic playlists.
     * Tabbed playlists, import and export M3U, XSPF, PLS and ASX.
     * CUE sheet support.
     * Lyrics and artist biographies and photos.
     * Transcode music into MP3, Ogg Vorbis, Ogg Speex, FLAC or AAC.
     * Edit tags on MP3 and OGG files, organize your music.
     * Copy your files directly to your pendrive/mobile...
     * Queue manager.

   And many more.

PiTiVi video editor

   PiTiVi is a simple video editor. It has efficient and intuitive user
   interface and is carefully designed to suit both the newcomer and the
   professional. While it has a simple interface PiTiVi has enough
   features for your creativity:
     * Unlimited video/audio track layers
     * Full undo/redo history
     * General clip manipulation
     * Trimming, splitting/cutting
     * Snapping
     * Scrubbing
     * Linking/grouping of clips
     * Video effects
     * Audio effects

     * And many many more.

Shotwell

   DigiKam was changed by Shotwell in Mandriva 2011. Shotwell is a new
   standard for the photo management in free software. Being one of such
   products like iPhoto it gives to user the most powerful experience. It
   lets you import photos from disk or camera, organize them in various
   ways, view them in full-window or fullscreen mode, and export them to
   share with others and much more.

KNetworkmanager

   For managing the network connections in Mandriva 2011 uses
   NetworkManager+Knetworkmanager applet. It has several advantages over
   net_applet by Mandriva and better consistency with the system in a
   whole.

Choqok

   Everyone has a microbloging account, so, starting this release, we ship
   choqok, a microbloging client. It is well integrated in KDE, runs
   quietly in the systemtray. You don't need to open a web-browser to
   share your thinks, do it directly from your desktop.

Base system

X server

   X.Org 7.6 with X.Org X Server 1.10.3 is used in Mandriva Linux 2011.0
   along with new drivers version for Intel,Nvidia and AMD/ATI graphic
   chipsets that should improve performance and stability.

Kernel 2.6.38.7

   Mandriva 2011 comes with kernel 2.6.38. It has many improvements
   comparing to 2.6.33 which is used in Mandriva 2010.2. Of course, the
   most notable changes are improvements in hardware support, including
   ongoing improvements to support more LAN, Wi-Fi, audio, video hardware
   and many improvements with Brtfs,XFS,EXT3, EX4 file systems support.

Systemd

   The service manager Sysvinit is replaced by systemd in Mandriva 2011.
   Systemd is a system and service manager for Linux, compatible with SysV
   and LSB init scripts. It provides aggressive parallelization
   capabilities, uses socket and D-Bus activation for starting services,
   offers on-demand starting of daemons, keeps track of processes using
   Linux cgroups, supports snapshotting and restoring of the system state,
   maintains mount and automount points and implements an elaborate
   transactional dependency-based service control logic.

RPM5

   Starting from platform 2011 Mandriva uses RPM5 as default package
   manager. It has several advantages over RPM4 and gives to developers a
   more flexible environment to work.
