openmamba livecd-gnome 20121020 (devel) new snapshot is available
The openmamba automatic build system announces the availability of the 20121020 snapshot release of the openmamba livecd-gnome distribution.
Description
openmamba livecd is the GNOME desktop based release of the openmamba operating system distributed in
ISO format so that you can make a CD or DVD with it, then the system can be used
simply by booting (or rebooting) your computer after inserting the medium in the CD/DVD reader.
It also provides an installation interface for system installation on fixed disk that
lets you use openmamba while maintaining the operating system pre-installed in
your computer (e.g. Windows).
It can also be installed into an external USB storage device (e.g. a pendrive) by using the
system tool openmamba USB installation.
It works on almost any Personal Computer: notebook, desktop and server.
Who it's for
openmamba livecd-gnome is the medium for who wants to have a GNOME desktop based system to be used live
or to install into a computer. The installation can be later completed through the network.
It is suitable for most kinds of computer usages at home or office, i.e. accessing
Internet, producing documents, listening to music and watching movies.
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
- 384 MB of RAM (1GB is recommended)
- a CD-ROM drive or USB with boot support
Additional requirements for system installation:
- a fixed disk with 10 GB of free space or more
Features
- GNOME based live desktop system for standard Personal Computers (Intel x86 compatibile)
- top applications: LibreOffice, chromium, evolution, VLC, wine, gimp, audacity
- 3D graphical desktop support with open and proprietary drivers
- automatic hardware detection and configuration
- NTFS read and write support using ntfs-3g
- fixed disk installation interface
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-sound kernel-mamba-wireless |
bootloader (grub) | 1.99 | grub |
boot system (dracut) | 023 | dracut |
NVIDIA proprietary driver | 304.43 | kernel-mamba-nongpl-nvidia libGL-nvidia-X11 xorg-drv-video-nvidia xorg-ext-libglx-nvidia |
AMD/ATI proprietary driver | 8.982.12.8 | kernel-mamba-nongpl-fglrx libGL-fglrx-X11 xorg-drv-video-fglrx |
GNU Toolchain
gcc | 4.7.2 | libgcc libgfortran libgomp libquadmath libssp libstdc++6 |
glibc | 2.16.0 | glibc ldconfig locales timezone |
binutils | 2.22 | binutils libbinutils |
Packages and updates management
RPM | 5.2.1 | python-rpm rpm |
Smart Package Manager | 1.4.1 | smart smart-gui |
PackageKit | 0.6.22 | PackageKit PackageKit-glib |
Gnome PackageKit GUI | 3.4.2 | gnome-packagekit |
Graphical and Desktop environment
X.org | 1.10.4 | xorg-ext-libglx xorg-server |
Mesa | 9.0 | libEGL libgbm libGL-Mesa-dri libglapi libGLESv1 libGLESv2 libOpenVG libvdpau-Mesa |
GNOME | 3.6.1 | gnome-desktop |
Graphics packages
Internet/Networking packages
chromium | 21.0.1180.92 | chromium |
chromium | 21.0.1180.92 | chromium |
chromium | 21.0.1180.92 | chromium |
NetworkManager | 0.9.6.0 | libnm NetworkManager |
Gnome network management applet | 0.9.6.2 | network-manager-applet |
Multimedia packages
lash | 0.5.4 | liblash |
totem | 3.6.0 | libtotem totem-mozilla-plugin |
totem | 3.6.0 | libtotem totem-mozilla-plugin |
totem | 3.6.0 | libtotem totem-mozilla-plugin |
vlc | 2.0.4 | vlc |
vlc | 2.0.4 | vlc |
Office/Publishing packages
evolution | 3.6.1 | evolution |
evolution | 3.6.1 | evolution |
evolution | 3.6.1 | evolution |
Emulation/Virtualization packages
VirtualBox | 4.2.0 | kernel-mamba-vboxvideo |
Recovery and diagnostic tools
Partition editor | 0.14.0 | gparted |
Data recovery | 6.13 | testdisk |
MBR boot loader | 1.1.11 | mbr |
Serial terminal emulator | 2.6.3689 | minicom |
Links
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