#! CrunchBang Linux - my next stop...

bodis · 02. May 2011, 02:21 PM

Well... After ubuntu went the funny way with the Unity I have been hunting... alot. I have tried 12 different setups of distro's to see what would suit my needs.

I was going for XFCE desktop and accidently came up with #! linux. tried xfce version and was impressed. However everyone in their forums seemed quite hyped up about Openbox version. So I installed it...

Well I know one thing, I am not likely to move back to gnome or kde. Openbox is so customizable... Suits my needs perfectly... It does take some getting used to, but after that its a pleasure...

Hope you boys give it a try one day...

bodis

J_L · 02. May 2011, 11:51 PM

I have Zenwalk OpenBox on VMware Player. The one thing I dislike about it is how hard it is to change screen resolution and keep it.

wdhpr · 03. May 2011, 07:20 AM

Are you sure running it inside VMware isn't causing your resolution difficulties.

J_L · 03. May 2011, 07:24 AM

Shouldn't be. Try it yourself.
Changing resolution require command line by default, and remembering it requires editing system files or making startup commands.

wdhpr · 03. May 2011, 07:45 AM

Sure sounds like too much hassle.
Have only briefly tried VMware. I've been using VirtualBox and it can be fussy when rendering the newer graphic requirements.

bodis · 03. May 2011, 10:04 AM

Well, I am a man of simple needs and all this bling stuff that new DE's are bringing in are just a hassle to me.

Yes Openbox requires some hands on work with file editing, but what you get in return is the ability to customize your desktop as you wish with building your own menus etc.

MidnightCowboy · 03. May 2011, 10:33 AM

I think Linux distros are like browsers and Windows AV's, each has something to like but most not everything. Important features for someone with extensive Linux knowledge, and a need to use them, might for instance be of no consequence to me.

I'm currently not in a position to use Linux as a daily OS any more but if you like OpenBox then maybe PCLinuxOS is another option to look at? This ships a choice of seven different desktops, including OpenBox. The PCLinuxOS forum also splits help for the minority desktops away from Gnome and KDE so there's not so much stuff to search through.

02. May 2011, 02:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
bodis Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UK Posts: 173	#! CrunchBang Linux - my next stop... Well... After ubuntu went the funny way with the Unity I have been hunting... alot. I have tried 12 different setups of distro's to see what would suit my needs. I was going for XFCE desktop and accidently came up with #! linux. tried xfce version and was impressed. However everyone in their forums seemed quite hyped up about Openbox version. So I installed it... Well I know one thing, I am not likely to move back to gnome or kde. Openbox is so customizable... Suits my needs perfectly... It does take some getting used to, but after that its a pleasure... Hope you boys give it a try one day... bodis

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MidnightCowboy Site Manager Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: South American Banana Republic, third bunch from the left Posts: 9,250	I think Linux distros are like browsers and Windows AV's, each has something to like but most not everything. Important features for someone with extensive Linux knowledge, and a need to use them, might for instance be of no consequence to me. I'm currently not in a position to use Linux as a daily OS any more but if you like OpenBox then maybe PCLinuxOS is another option to look at? This ships a choice of seven different desktops, including OpenBox. The PCLinuxOS forum also splits help for the minority desktops away from Gnome and KDE so there's not so much stuff to search through. __________________ Knows nothing and cares even less

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02. May 2011, 11:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
J_L Co-Author, Best Free Security List Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,475	I have Zenwalk OpenBox on VMware Player. The one thing I dislike about it is how hard it is to change screen resolution and keep it.

03. May 2011, 07:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
wdhpr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The north Coast Posts: 1,117	Are you sure running it inside VMware isn't causing your resolution difficulties.

03. May 2011, 07:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
J_L Co-Author, Best Free Security List Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,475	Shouldn't be. Try it yourself. Changing resolution require command line by default, and remembering it requires editing system files or making startup commands.

03. May 2011, 07:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
wdhpr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The north Coast Posts: 1,117	Sure sounds like too much hassle. Have only briefly tried VMware. I've been using VirtualBox and it can be fussy when rendering the newer graphic requirements.

03. May 2011, 10:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
bodis Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UK Posts: 173	Well, I am a man of simple needs and all this bling stuff that new DE's are bringing in are just a hassle to me. Yes Openbox requires some hands on work with file editing, but what you get in return is the ability to customize your desktop as you wish with building your own menus etc.