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title: OpenMandriva Lx 4.2 New
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# OpenMandriva Lx 4.2 New

It is recommended that you read the latest [release notes](/releases/current) on our wiki.

## What's New in OpenMandriva Lx 4.2?
OpenMandriva Lx 4.2 is a new release from the OpenMandriva Association. [Codename](/releases/codename) Argon.

## Main features

### KDE

- Frameworks 5.78.0 [*(more information)*](https://www.kde.org/announcements/kde-frameworks-5.78.0.php)
- Plasma 5.20.5 [*(more information)*](https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.20.5.php)
- Applications 20.12.2 [*(more information)*](https://kde.org/announcements/fulllog_releases-20.12.2/)
- Qt 5.15.2 [*(more information)*](https://www.qt.io)

### Display subsystem

- Xorg 1.20.10
- Wayland 1.20.10 [*(more information)*](https://wayland.freedesktop.org/releases.html)
- Mesa 20.3 [*(more information)*](http://www.mesa3d.org/)

### Core

- Kernel 5.10.14 [*(more information)*](https://www.kernel.org/)
- systemd 247 [*(more information)*](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/)
- LLVM/clang 11.0.1 [*(more information)*](http://llvm.org/)
- binutils 2.36.1
- gcc 10.2 [*(more information)*](https://gcc.gnu.org/)
- glibc 2.33 [*(more information)*](http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/)
- Java 15
- Zstandard - new real-time compression algorithm, providing high compression ratios implemented in our kernel, provides faster boot

OpenMandriva provides a clang compiled kernel. Users can install same version of `kernel-release-desktop` and `kernel-release-desktop-clang` for comparison.

### Installer

- Calamares 3.2.35 [*(more information)*](https://calamares.io)

### Applications

- LibreOffice 7.1.0
- Falkon 3.1
- Firefox 85
- Chromium browser stable 88 (and beta 89, dev 90)
- Krita 4.4.2
- Gimp 2.10.22
- Calligra Suite 3.2.1
- Digikam 7.2
- SMPlayer 21.1.0
- VLC 3.0.12
- Virtualbox 6.1.16
- OBS Studio 26.1.2

The port to aarch64 (64-bit ARM processors) is completed, making it possible to build [energy efficient PC replacements for less than $150](https://videos.openmandriva.org/videos/watch/4e135a39-4232-4d85-999c-e349ba8a7bd9).
Installable images are available for the PinebookPro, Raspberry Pi 4B and 3B+, Rock Pi 4A, 4B and 4C, Synquacer, Cubox Pulse and generic UEFI compatible devices, such as most aarch64 server boards. More aarch64 hardware support will follow shortly. This port also enables us to target a smartphone for the first time - an image running on the PinePhone is available (but should not yet be considered final quality).

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