{"id":2013,"date":"2023-04-02T09:43:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T13:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/?p=2013"},"modified":"2025-08-10T23:49:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T03:49:25","slug":"openmandriva-rome-23-03","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/02\/openmandriva-rome-23-03\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenMandriva ROME 23.03"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2016 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/openmandriva-23-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"632\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/openmandriva-23-03.jpg 632w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/openmandriva-23-03-500x330.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.openmandriva.org\/en\/distribution\/releases\/rome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>OpenMandriva ROME 23.03<\/b><\/a> \u2014 &#8216;<i>is the rolling release published by the OpenMandriva Association. ROME is designed for individual users and will have more up to date software<\/i>&#8216;. OpenMandriva had been using the <a href=\"https:\/\/averagelinuxuser.com\/rolling-vs-fixed-linux-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fixed released<\/a> model, but added the rolling release early in 2023. Have tested the fixed release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openmandriva.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>OpenMandriva<\/b><\/a> versions in the past, but now believe that I liked this rolling release version a little better.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/02\/openmandriva-rome-23-03\/#Installation\" >Installation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/02\/openmandriva-rome-23-03\/#Post_Installation\" >Post Installation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/02\/openmandriva-rome-23-03\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Installation\"><\/span>Installation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.balena.io\/etcher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Etcher<\/a> to create the bootable USB. Their installation <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.openmandriva.org\/en\/distribution\/install\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guide<\/a> suggests &#8216;<i>ROSA-imagewriter, KDE isoimagewriter, SUSE Studio ImageWriter, dd command line<\/i>&#8216; but I don&#8217;t use any of those \u2014 &#8216;n Etcher works.<\/p>\n<p>I used the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openmandriva.org\/release-picking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>openmandriva.rome-23.03-plasma.x86_64<\/b><b>.iso<\/b><\/a> @ 2.58 GBs \u2014 select <b>ROME<\/b> &gt; <b>GET STARTED<\/b> &gt; &#8216;n download from either Mirror (sourceforge.net) or Torrent and direct (archive.org). I went wid <a href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/openmandriva\/files\/release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>SourceForge<\/b><\/a> &gt; <b>ROME<\/b> &gt; <b>23.03<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Installation was fast &#8216;n easy w\/o any issues.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Post_Installation\"><\/span>Post Installation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>OpenMandriva ROME 23.03 offers both the &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/linuxnewbiesince1996.wordpress.com\/distros-w-no-pesky-passwords\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Password Dependent<\/i><\/a>&#8216; &amp; the &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/linuxnewbiesince1996.wordpress.com\/2020\/10\/21\/how-to-become-a-fulltime-linux-root-user\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Root<\/i><\/a>&#8216; user options and I mostly used the root user option \u2014 I hate annoying <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxnewbiesince1996.wordpress.com\/distros-w-no-pesky-passwords\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><b>\u201cAuthenticate\u201d popups<\/b><\/i><\/a> whilst I&#8217;m working, but did use the &#8216;<i>Password Dependent<\/i>&#8216; user section to test the OpenMandriva Control Center&#8217;s installation of a Nvidia latest production driver:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2018 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1a-NVIDIA-control-center-1024x676.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1a-NVIDIA-control-center-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1a-NVIDIA-control-center-500x330.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1a-NVIDIA-control-center-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1a-NVIDIA-control-center.jpg 1150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It also offered a Nvidia legacy driver option, but I didn&#8217;t test it. For the root user section, the OpenMandriva Control Center didn&#8217;t seem to work since it would not open when clicking on the app icon. No biggie, I used the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.openmandriva.org\/en\/distribution\/releases\/rome\/errata\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Konsole terminal<\/a>: <b>dnf &#8211;refresh in nvidia &#8211;enablerepo=rolling-x86_64-non-free<\/b> for latest driver.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2020 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1b-nvidia-500x389.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1b-nvidia-500x389.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1b-nvidia-768x598.jpg 768w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1b-nvidia.jpg 811w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Many Linux OSes are finally making it easier to install Nvidia drivers \u2014 tho I&#8217;m not sure what they do wid the AMD GPUs.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the system&#8217;s About:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2022 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2-about.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2-about.jpg 623w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2-about-500x415.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is the DE:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2023 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-de-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-de-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-de-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-de-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-de-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-de.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>KDE Plasma was extremely easy to work wid, and I have noticed more &#8216;n more Distros tweaking their KDE versions to work easier \u2014 <b>PLUS<\/b> \u2014 KDE Plasma is so popular amongst many Linux users that a simple web search usually provides quick answer or solution to any questions that one might have.<\/p>\n<p>Really a great job by the Developers on this Rolling release! I had no issues, and really enjoyed testing it.<\/p>\n<p>For interested Windows users looking to test a Linux OS, here is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qJOBiDwDr2w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>How to install OpenMandriva ROME 23.01<\/b><\/a> video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"How to install OpenMandriva ROME 23.01\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qJOBiDwDr2w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Not 23.03 but the steps are the same &#8216;n is a good reference for a newbie.<\/p>\n<p>This next video is about 31-minutes but has a lot of handy info \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/30cABrdvJYw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>A First Look At OpenMandriva Lx 23.03 &#8220;ROME&#8221;<\/b><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"A First Look At OpenMandriva Lx 23.03 &quot;ROME&quot;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/30cABrdvJYw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>That one offered a lot of info for a first time OpenMandriva user.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OpenMandriva ROME 23.03 \u2014 &#8216;is the rolling release published by the OpenMandriva Association. ROME is designed for individual users and will have more up to date software&#8216;. OpenMandriva had been using the fixed released model, but added the rolling release early in 2023. Have tested the fixed release OpenMandriva versions in the past, but now &#8230; <a title=\"OpenMandriva ROME 23.03\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/02\/openmandriva-rome-23-03\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about OpenMandriva ROME 23.03\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":13,"footnotes":""},"categories":[100,11,101,36],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-2013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kde-plasma","category-linux","category-open-source","category-windows-11","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2013"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2029,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013\/revisions\/2029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}