openmamba bootusb 20121108 (devel) new snapshot is available
The openmamba automatic build system announces the availability of the 20121108 snapshot release of the openmamba bootusb distribution.
Description
Lets you boot an openmamba ISO image from a USB storage device (e.g. a pendrive) thus allowing live use
and installation on computers which don't have a CD/DVD-ROM reader.
It can be used as a live portable system thanks to the automatic hardware detection mechanism and it keeps user
data and system changes thanks to the union mount mechanism.
Requirements
A Intel x86 compatible Personal Computer (PC) with the following minimum features:
- processor: Intel Pentium III or higher or AMD K6/Duron/Athlon or higher
- 512 MB of RAM (2GB are recommended)
- BIOS boot support from USB
It also requires for preparation:
- an ISO image of a live openmamba system with same kernel release
Downloads
Operating system information
- Name: openmamba
- Type: GNU/Linux operating system
- License: GNU General Public License (GPL) version 3
- Release branch: devel (unstable)
- Planned maintenance: long term
- Updates level: rolling
- Updates default channels: devel, devel-games
Kernel, boot and drivers
| Linux kernel (i586) | 3.4.13 | kernel-mamba kernel-mamba-64GB kernel-mamba-64GB-sound kernel-mamba-64GB-wireless kernel-mamba-sound kernel-mamba-wireless |
| boot system (dracut) | 024 | dracut |
GNU Toolchain
| gcc | 4.7.2 | libgcc libssp libstdc++6 |
| glibc | 2.16.0 | glibc ldconfig |
| binutils | 2.23 | binutils libbinutils |
Graphical and Desktop environment
| Mesa | 9.0 | libEGL libgbm libGL-Mesa-dri libglapi libOpenVG |
Emulation/Virtualization packages
| VirtualBox | 4.2.0 | kernel-mamba-64GB-vboxvideo kernel-mamba-vboxvideo |
Links
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