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ENCHANTING DISTRO

MIN SPECS: 2GB RAM, 20GB DISK

Mageia 8

Mageia’s roots go way back to Mandrake and Connectiva in the late 90s, which merged to become Mandriva in the 2000s, which Mageia became a fork of in 2010. If you remember any of Mageia’s pioneering predecessors, you’ll probably find their echoes in Mageia. Perhaps in the thoughtfully customised KDE desktop (others are available) or the undeniably useful Mageia Control Centre.

Mageia has a friendly installer that will have your system ready in a matter of minutes. One

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