Description

openmamba testcd is a test 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 testcd is a medium for who wants to test the latest major release updates of the main system component live kernel, KDE and X.org.
It is suitable mostly for beta-testing as there is a high risk that the medium might not work correcly.

Requirements

A Personal Computer (PC) or an Intel based Mac 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)
• 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

• KDE based live desktop system for standard Personal Computers (Intel x86 compatibile)
• top applications: LibreOffice, chromium, amarok, kaffeine, wine, gimp, kopete, audacity, k3b
• 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