openmamba GNU/Linux is an open-source and completely free operating system that has been designed from the ground up to be deployed on notebooks, desktops, servers, as well as single-board computers.
It’s distributed in multiple editions, as Live DVDs
This is the original and first edition of openmamba GNU/Linux. It is available for download as a 32-bit Live DVD ISO image of approximately 3GB in size. The i586 tag on the Live DVD means that it supports only 32-bit applications.
There are three versions of this Live DVD, supporting the English, Italian and Spanish languages. However, openmamba GNU/Linux is distributed in multiple editions that are downloadable from the project’s homepage.
The boot menu is comprehensive, includes many useful options
From the boot menu, the user can start the live system in different modes, with a specific mamba version or screen resolution, as well as in debug mode. It is also possible to perform a system memory diagnostic test.
KDE Plasma never looked so good on openmamba GNU/Linux
The default and only desktop environment of the openmamba GNU/Linux operating system is KDE Plasma Workspaces and Applications. It provides users with a modern, traditional and familiar interface that is extremely easy to use.
Includes a wide-range of open source applications
As the Live DVD has almost 3GB in size, it includes a wide-range of open source applications. Among some of the most popular ones, we can mention the Amarok audio player, Chromium web browser, VLC Media Player, Kaffeine video player, Miro music and video player, DVD Style DVD-Video authoring software, Clementine audio player, Ardour digital audio workstation and Blender 3D modeller.
In addition, the GIMP image editor, digiKam photo management program, showFoto photo viewer and editor, UFRaw RAW image converter, aMule P2P file sharing client, FileZilla file transfer client and Mozilla Firefox web browsers are also included.
What is new in this release:
- Linux kernel 3.0.4
- support for 4GB+ RAM system (livedvd version)
- live-gnome: new stable live CD based on the Gnome desktop environment, version 2.32. 3.x will be optionally available as an upgrade when ready
- live-light: new stable live CD based on the LXDE environment
- USB 3.0 support for the USB live version of openmamba
- KDE 4.6.5 (KDE 4.7.x will be available as an update as soon as the changes and tests for painless user upgrades will be completed)
- Chromium is the new default and recommended browser
- added support for the open source 'nouveau' video driver for system having an NVIDIA graphical chipset, as well as X.org updates with all other graphic drivers
What is new in version 3.0:
- Linux kernel 3.0.4
- support for 4GB+ RAM system (livedvd version)
- live-gnome: new stable live CD based on the Gnome desktop environment, version 2.32. 3.x will be optionally available as an upgrade when ready
- live-light: new stable live CD based on the LXDE environment
- USB 3.0 support for the USB live version of openmamba
- KDE 4.6.5 (KDE 4.7.x will be available as an update as soon as the changes and tests for painless user upgrades will be completed)
- Chromium is the new default and recommended browser
- added support for the open source 'nouveau' video driver for system having an NVIDIA graphical chipset, as well as X.org updates with all other graphic drivers
What is new in version 2.0.12:
- Linux kernel 3.0.4
- support for 4GB+ RAM system (livedvd version)
- live-gnome: new stable live CD based on the Gnome desktop environment, version 2.32. 3.x will be optionally available as an upgrade when ready
- live-light: new stable live CD based on the LXDE environment
- USB 3.0 support for the USB live version of openmamba
- KDE 4.6.5 (KDE 4.7.x will be available as an update as soon as the changes and tests for painless user upgrades will be completed)
- Chromium is the new default and recommended browser
- added support for the open source 'nouveau' video driver for system having an NVIDIA graphical chipset, as well as X.org updates with all other graphic drivers
What is new in version 2.0 Pre 2:
- The second pre-release of openmamba milestone 2 is ready with over 700 software package updates to the latest releases. The system is based on Linux kernel 2.6.31.13 and offers a modern desktop environment that includes KDE (4.4.4), OpenOffice (3.2), Firefox (3.6.3), Amarok (2.3.1) and much more.
What is new in version 1.1:
- all software updates made available afer openmamba 1.0 release
- 2.6.28.10 kernel with wireless and audio drivers backport with support for the most recent devices
- wicd network manager for easier access to wireless networks
- X.org server 1.4 with updated video drivers
- new installdvd media that allows a full system installation rapidly and without using the network
- new bootusb media for system startup and installation from an USB storage device
- update from openmamba milestone1 1.0 can be performed without reinstallation
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