The Mageia development team has outlined its initial plans for Mageia Linux 10, including a tentative release schedule and a review of the status of key software components as the distribution prepares to enter its next development phase.
According to devs, the first alpha release is expected as soon as possible, followed by an initial beta in the first half of January 2026 and a second beta roughly a month later.
A release candidate is planned two weeks after the second beta, with the final stable release currently targeted for April 2026. The goal is to avoid shipping outdated components while maintaining Mageia’s quality standards.
Why is mageia Linux?
It started as a fork of the now defunct Mandriva Linux. Mageia isn’t a new Linux distro (in age). Otherwise it is just a normal Linux distro from what I can tell.
What’s its raison d’être?