What is Mandriva Linux?
''For the type of plant, see [[Mandrake]]'' {{infobox OS | name = Mandriva Linux | screenshot = Mandriva 2010.png | caption = Mandriva Linux 2010 | developer = [[Mandriva]] | family = [[Unix-like]] | package_manager = [[urpmi]] | working_state = Discounted | released = {{birth date and age|1998|7|23}} | latest_release_version = 2011 | latest_release_date = {{release date|2011|08|28}} | kernel_type = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]] | ui = [[KDE]] / [[GNOME]] / [[XFCE]] / [[LXDE]] | license = Various | website = {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523021945/http://www.mandriva.com/en/products-services/mbs/technical-specifications/ |date=23 May 2015 }} }} '''Mandriva''' (formerly Mandrake Linux) is a [[Linux distribution]]. The last release was the 2011 version released in August that year. Most Mandriva Linux developers who were laid off went to [[Mageia]]. In May 2015, Mandriva [[Bankruptcy|went into administration]]. == Brief history == Mandriva was first made public by a French software company [[MandrakeSoft]]. Its first release was based on [[Red Hat Linux]] 5.1 and was released in [[July]] [[1998]]. Mandriva Linux was originated by [[Gaël Duval]], and intended to focus on ease of use for new users.<ref>{{cite web|title=LINUX - MANDRAKE|url=http://lwn.net/1998/0730/a/mandrake.html|publisher=Linux Weekly News|accessdate=2008-03-01}}</ref> From its first release to version 8.0, Mandrake named its flagship distribution ''Linux-Mandrake''. From version 8.1 to 9.2 it was called ''Mandrake Linux''. In February 2004, MandrakeSoft lost a court case for [[infringement]]. It renamed its products. Starting from version 10.0, Mandrake Linux became known as ''Mandrakelinux'', and its logo changed accordingly. Similarly, MandrakeMove became Mandrakemove. In April 2005, Mandrakesoft announced the corporate acquisition of [[Conectiva]],.