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openmamba GNU/Linux is a distribution for personal computers (Intel i686-compatible) that can be used on notebooks, desktops and servers. It works as an installable live CD, offering out-of-the box support for proprietary graphics drivers and wireless network cards, a variety of media codecs and 3D desktop with KDE. The distribution, which has roots in the discontinued QiLinux project, uses APT for RPM and Synaptic as its package management tools.



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Distribution openmamba GNU/Linux
Home Page https://openmamba.org/
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Documentation https://wiki.openmamba.org/
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2012-07-23: Distribution Release: openmamba GNU/Linux 2.0.10.1
 • 2011-10-09: Development Release: openmamba GNU/Linux 2.0 Pre 6
 • 2011-04-05: Development Release: openmamba GNU/Linux 2.0 Pre 4
 • 2010-11-26: Development Release: openmamba GNU/Linux 2.0 Pre 3
 • 2010-06-09: Development Release: openmamba GNU/Linux 2.0 Pre 2
 • 2010-03-02: Development Release: openmamba GNU/Linux 2.0 Pre 1
 • 2009-08-04: Distribution Release: openmamba GNU/Linux 1.1
 • More openmamba releases...

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  • Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the "nautilus" and "gnome-shell" packages. The Apache web server is listed as "httpd" and the Linux kernel is listed as "linux". The KDE desktop is represented by the "plasma-desktop" package and the Xfce desktop by the "xfdesktop" package.
  • Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.
Feature 20231226 20221012 20200717
Release Date 2023-12-26 2022-10-12 2020-07-17
End Of Life      
Price (US$) Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 3100-3200 3000-3100 3100-3200
Free Download ISO ISO ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical
Default Desktop KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma
Package Management RPM RPM RPM
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice
Processor Architecture i586, x86_64 i586, x86_64 i586, x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems ext3, ext4, ReiserFS ext3, ext4, ReiserFS ext3, ext4, ReiserFS
Multilingual de, en, es, fr, it de, en, es, fr, it de, en, es, fr, it
Asian Language Support -- -- --
Full Package List 20231226 20221012 20200717
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- --
alsa-lib (1.2.11) 1.2.10 1.2.7.2 1.2.3.2
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- -- --
bash (5.2.21) 5.2 5.2 5.0
bind (9.18.21) -- -- --
chromium (121.0.6167.139) -- -- 83.0.4103.116
cups (2.4.7) 2.4.7 2.4.2 2.3.3
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.3-P1 4.4.3-P1 4.4.2
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.47.0 1.46.5 1.45.6
firefox (122.0) 121.0 105.0.3 76.0.1
freetype (2.13.2) 2.13.2 2.12.1 2.10.2
gcc (13.2.0) 12.2.0 11.3.0 10.1.0
gimp (2.10.36) -- -- --
glibc (2.39) 2.38 2.36 2.31
gnome-shell (45.3) -- -- --
gnucash (5.5) -- -- --
gnumeric (1.12.56) -- -- --
grub (2.12) 2.06 2.04 2.04
gtk (4.12.5) 4.12.4 4.6.7 3.24.21
httpd (2.4.58) -- -- --
inkscape (1.3.1) -- -- --
k3b (23.08.4) -- -- --
kmod (31) 31 30 27
krita (5.2.2) 5.1.5 5.1.1 4.3.0
LibreOffice (24.2.0) 7.6.2.1 7.4.2 6.4.3
linux (6.7.3) 6.1.63 5.15.71 4.14.114
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- --
mariadb (11.1.3) 11.2.2 10.10.1 10.5.4
mate-desktop (1.26.2) -- -- --
mesa (24.0.0) 9.0.0 22.1.7 20.1.2
mysql (8.3.0) -- -- --
nautilus (45.2.1) -- -- --
NVIDIA (545.29.06) -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- --
openjdk (21.0.2) 8u292 8u222 8u222
openssh (9.6p1) 9.6p1 9.1p1 8.0p1
openssl (3.2.1) 3.2.0m 3.0.5 1.1.1g
perl (5.38.2) 5.36.0 5.24.4 5.24.0
php (8.3.2) -- -- --
plasma-desktop (5.27.10) 5.27.10 5.25.5 5.19.3
postfix (3.8.5) 3.8.4 3.7.3 3.5.4
postgresql (16.1) 42.2.18 -- --
Python (3.12.1) 3.11.5 3.10.7 3.7.8
qt (6.6.1) 6.6.1 6.4.0 5.14.2
samba (4.19.4) 4.19.3 4.17.0 4.12.3
systemd (255.3) 255.2 251.5 245
thunderbird (115.7.0) -- -- --
vim (9.1) 9.0 9.0 8.2
vlc (3.0.20) 3.0.20 3.0.17.4 3.0.11
wayland (1.22.0) -- -- 1.18.0
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- -- --
xorg-server (21.1.11) 21.1.10 21.1.4 1.20.8


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Version: 20230822
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-09-04
Votes: 1


Give it 9 out of 10. Loads from disc, no way to boot this operating system from USB memory card device stick, screen turns black, then goes back to windows boot menu. Tested this on older computer machinery, it only seems to work on legacy hardware. Great if' you have older hardware that can not load windows anymore or refuses to load windows at all properly with all the drivers, xp, 2000, me, nt, 982nd edition. *Needs* to boot from burnt dvd-r though. Some odd reason just gives black screen of death on USB memory card device stick. Modern computer hardware dose not use fat-16-bridges no more, if' that what this project is going for it limited to legacy hardware only. That dose not mean it is bad though, still useful in one way or another which can be good thing as there is not many linux projects left making operating systems for older technologies no more, which is quite sad to be frank. Many computer users out there that refuse to modernize to more new technologies, even gamers, and collectors of relic technologies.


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Version: 20230105
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-01-06
Votes: 0


I have only tested this distro in VirtualBox.

Screen flickers like crazy, both during install and when using the desktop.

It's slow to boot.

System updates are very slow.

Some windows and dialogs are out of focus.

Community seems to be dead.

It's an independent distro so should be given credit for that.

Unfortunately it uses systemd.



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Version: 20211012
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-12-09
Votes: 9


It's RPM (As windows with .exe) exactable installer files, so obviously this is a red hat, italian edition.

Did not need much help, kde desktop, saw it says use apt in command, bash, shell, that is the similar commands as ubuntu or debian.

sudo su [pass] apt-get install (software)

etc, etc,

synaptic runs on this os, as long as that's there, have no problems otherwise.

It is a independant respin of redhat and opensuse or geckoOS.

Feels a lot as (mandriva,mandrake) frances magia operating system, or rosa os, to open-mandriva.

Just with a more italian feel rather than a french or russian one.




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