Mandriva Linux 2009 RC2 released

Mandriva has today released Mandriva Linux 2009 RC2, the last pre-release before the final release. 2009 is a significant release, featuring KDE 4.1.1 as the default desktop, GNOME 2.24, Firefox 3, OpenOffice.org 3, kernel 2.6.27 and many more significant updates. It also comes with a redesigned installer and Mandriva Control Center. Significant changes in RC2 since RC1 include improved boot speed, support for LUKS encryption of partitions in the Mandriva tools, and some important improvements to hardware support. Download locations are in the link.