ArchBang

ArchBang Linux is a simple lightweight rolling release Linux distribution based on a minimal Arch Linux operating system with the i3 tiling window manager,[1] previously using the Openbox stacking window manager. ArchBang is especially suitable for high performance on old or low-end hardware with limited resources.[2][3][4] ArchBang's aim is to provide a simple out-of-the-box Arch-based Linux distribution with a pre-configured i3 desktop suite, adhering to Arch principles.[5][6]

ArchBang
ArchBang Linux 0111
DeveloperStan McLaren
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Latest release(Rolling release)
Marketing targetGeneral purpose
Available inEnglish
Update methodPacman
Package managerPacman
Platformsx86-64
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
UserlandGNU
Default
user interface		Openbox
LicenseGNU General Public License
Official websitearchbang.org

ArchBang has also been recommended as a fast installation method for people who have experience installing Arch Linux but want to avoid the more demanding default installation of Arch Linux when reinstalling it on another PC.[7]

History

Inspired by CrunchBang Linux (which was derived from Debian), ArchBang was originally conceived and founded in a forum thread posted on the CrunchBang Forums[8] by Willensky Aristide (a.k.a. Will X TrEmE). Aristide wanted a rolling release with the Openbox setup that Crunchbang came with. Arch Linux provided the light configurable rolling release system that was needed as a base for the Openbox desktop. With the encouragement and help of many in the CrunchBang community, and the addition of developer Pritam Dasgupta (a.k.a. sHyLoCk), the project began to take form. The goal was to make Arch Linux look like CrunchBang.[9]

As of April 16, 2012, the new project leader is Stan McLaren.[10]

Installation

ArchBang is available as an x86-64 ISO file for live CD installation or installed on a USB flash drive. The live CD is designed to allow the user to test the operating system prior to installation.[11]

ArchBang comes with a modified Arch Linux graphical installation script for installation and also provides a simple, easy to follow, step-by-step installation guide.[12]

Receptions

Jesse Smith reviewed the ArchBang 2011 for DistroWatch Weekly:[13]

The ISO for ArchBang's live disc weighs in at approximately 530 MB and, after showing us a boot menu, it boots into an Openbox environment in under a minute. The default desktop is dark, the background mostly black. A task switcher sits at the bottom of the screen and a Conky panel displays resource usage information to the right-hand side of the display. Right-clicking on the desktop brings up a menu that allows us to launch applications (including the installer), change settings or logout/shutdown.

Smith also reviewed ArchBang 2013.09.01.[14]

Whitson Gordon from Lifehacker wrote review about ArchBang in 2011:[15]

ArchBang has all of that, without the arduous installation process. ArchBang, like most other Linux distributions, comes on a Live CD. Just boot it up, and you'll head straight into a desktop, from which you can try out the system or install it directly to your computer. The installation is actually very similar to Arch's, only without the config file editing, the driver installations, or the pain of running startx and seeing nothing happen. You just pick your drives, hit the install button, and in five minutes, you're done. Of course, you can edit the config files if you so desire—you just don't have to.

References
  1. "November Release i3 Tiling Window Manager Based – ArchBang Live Iso". November 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  2. Justin Pot. "ArchBang Is Lightweight & Always Up To Date". MakeUseOf. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  3. Lucian Parfeni. "ArchBang 2011.09 Includes the Linux 3.0.4-1 Kernel". Softpedia. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  4. Marius Nestor. "ArchBang Linux 2011.11 Is Now Available". Softpedia. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  5. "The Arch Way".
  6. "Arch Linux Wiki entry for ArchBang". Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
  7. ArchBang Brings Arch Linux’s Greatest Features to Your PC Without the Stressful Installation
  8. Crunchbang Forums Archived April 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ArchBang thread on CrunchBang Archived April 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ArchBang new project leader Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  11. Chris von Eitzen. "ArchBang Linux 2011.01 brings new look". The H-Online. Archived from the original on February 5, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  12. "ArchBang Installation". Archived from the original on December 25, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
  13. DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 395, 7 March 2011
  14. DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 526, 23 September 2013
  15. ArchBang Brings Arch Linux's Greatest Features to Your PC Without the Stressful Installation
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