installation media openmamba testcd

What is this?

openmamba testcd is dedicated to functionality and compatibility test of the forthcoming features of openmamba. The testcd uses the updates from one or more among the devel-xorg, devel-kde4 and devel-kernel repositories.

Who is it for?

openmamba testcd is reserved for o che desiderano effettuare dei test di funzionamento e compatibilità degli sviluppi prossimi di openmamba. openmamba users will normally prefer to use the stable or the livecd, livedvd and livegames snapshots.

Features:
  • live desktop system for standard Personal Computers (Intel i686 or compatible)
  • top applications: OpenOffice, amarok, kaffeine, wine, gimp, firefox, kopete,audacity,k3b
  • automatic hardware detection and configuration for multimediality
  • support for proprietary nvidia and ATI 3D graphic drivers, Open Source drivers support is available too
  • NTFS read and write support using ntfs-3g
  • 3D graphical desktop support with AIGLX and Compiz
  • professional audio support with jack low-latency server
  • fixed disk installation interface

Requirements:

A Personal Computer (PC) or an Intel based Mac with the following minimum components:

  • processor: Intel Pentium III or higher or AMD K6/Duron/Athlon or higher
  • 196 MB of RAM or more (256 are recommended)
  • a CD-ROM drive
Additional requirements for system installation:
  • a fixed disk with 5 GB of free space or more
Instructions:

CD burning
The testcd system is distributed as a standard ISO 9660 image file. So you have to burn it as an ISO image file, the option is available in most CD burning programs. openmamba testcd fits in a 700 MB (80 minutes) CD-R o CD-RW empty support.

testcd startup
Insert the CD in the player and restart the computer. On most computers the system should start up automatically but sometimes you have to tell the BIOS to boot from CD. Please see your computer guide or read the startup messages on video for more information on how to boot from CD.

After a 1-3 minutes wait for system startup (times depend on computer hardware features) openmamba graphical interface will be available and ready to use in a KDE environment with superuser (root) user permissions.

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