Crunchbang Linux: Lightweight Debian based Linux Distribution

CrunchBang is a Debian GNU/Linux based distribution offering a great blend of speed, style and substance. Using the nimble Openbox window manager, it is highly customisable and provides a modern, full-featured GNU/Linux system without sacrificing performance.

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[marcuspbaird]

this suck when you install a program it doesn't install onto the menu whats the point I hate mucking around with stuff like that mint lxde is much better

[LinuxSpatry]

@marcuspbaird as stated this video was done by request and it is not as user friendly as other distros out there

[Live4TheGame1]

Looks really nice but not so much on the user friendly/ ease of use side. More for experienced users than newbies. Still overall a good distribution and I LOVE the dark theme. More distros need to use DARK themes by default!

[LinuxSpatry]

@Live4TheGame1 or at least provide a dark theme as an option

[memoivoila]

Cool distro, it runs amazing on my pentium II 256mb ram

[Technoobzdotcom]

@marcuspbaird it's really easy to add the apps to the menu. the only thing u had to do is ask instead of Screaming and Yelling that it sucks, when it's the user that doesn't understand..

[ipodpunker]

Crunchbang! is the best debian base linux in the last "10 years" i use debian linux distro and its amazing openbox is awesome and with the backported using more the lastest kernel 3.2 and xorg 7.6x or so i can't remember i'm downloading the iso now and gonna test and review it right or sooon... Don't bash openbox i love it :)

[xe3tec]

@marcuspbaird imagine there are people who dont even need or want a menu...*rolleyes*

[noneofthem]

Thanks a lot for this video. Crunchbang is awesome but not recommended to new user with no linux experience. If some is sick of Ubuntu & Co and wants to try something new, Crunchbang is a great choice. It's blazing fast, highly customisable and stable. I have replaced my beloved Ubuntu with the current Crunchbang and I am loving it!

[lakay2010]

great review! i love #!

[QuietstormRising]

It's interesting to note that Ubuntu is based in Debian and with every Ubuntu release there is synchronizing with Debian's unstable branch.

[KPizzleSTL]

I recently installed this in Virtualbox. I noticed that their was only around 2000 packages in Synaptic. I had to add the Debian testing repository and now there are almost 30000 packages. I installed LXDE to make it more user friendly to me. Seems like a real nice option.

[dodo3773]

Openbox is pretty awesome when you start getting into it. I am surprised that Crunchbang uses gdm though. It does not really seem like the lightest option.

[robvelor]

@marcuspbaird Look for a program called MenuMaker to refresh your menu in openbox. There is also a program called Obmenu to add/remove entries to your menu. You can also alter the menu file directly located at ~/.config/openbox/menu.xml