Guide · reviewed September 30, 2026

NVG Live or NVG Install: which image should you use?

Compare a USB live session with offline disk installation.

Development documentation; it does not represent a public ISO or hardware validation.

NVG Live

Live starts KDE Plasma from a USB drive so you can explore the environment. It does not include the installer package. Use it to try the desktop before deciding to install.

NVG Install

Install starts a Rust terminal interface and carries the SquashFS produced by Live. It extracts that system onto disk and configures the target. Basic installation is offline; profile recovery and external operations need networking.

Names and availability

NVG is the name presented on this website. The development tree still contains MBN identifiers such as mbn-live and mbn.sfs; do not rename internal commands or files because of this naming change. Neither ISO has a confirmed public download.

Technical source (private repository; authorized access required): as-isos.md.