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Anyone searching for a distribution offering a light-weight and easily customizable Openbox desktop

About BunsenLabs Linux

BunsenLabs Linux Lithium is a distribution offering a light-weight and easily customizable Openbox desktop. The project is a community continuation of CrunchBang Linux. The current release is derived from Debian 10. The distribution consists of configuration and resource packages installed on top of Debian. There are no changes to the way the Debian base system is administrated. Pre-configured Openbox window manager with tint2 panel, conky system monitor and jgmenu, a feature-rich desktop menu. Assortment of harmonising GTK2/3 themes, wallpapers and conky configurations. Various configuration and application utilities to maintain this system. Additional desktop-, multimedia- and hardware-related packages come pre-installed to offer a better “out-of-the-box” experience. There is no limit to customization. We offer combined live-CD and installation media for the Debian amd64 (x86-64) architectures and i386 (i686) architectures.

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Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 4.5 / 5
features 4.5 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5
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Founded: 2015
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  • A BunsenLabs Linux User
    Professor
    Used the software for: 6-12 Months
    Frequency of Use: Daily
    User Role: User
    Company Size: 1,000 - 4,999
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    "Easy and Solid"

    Posted 2023-11-17

    Pros: BunsenLabs make OpenBox very easy to use in a day routine on computer. The base of this operating system is Debian and we can get software from Debian repositories. After install we are presented to a script that helps us to install LibreOffice, OpenJdk and Printer support. Nice job and excellent design. I like the Dragon theme.

    Cons: 1. The installation is from Debian installer so, we have to read carefully each step on installation, but it just requires more attention, not a handicap;
    2. We have to study OpenBox. Not a handicap, but an invite to learn.

    Overall: Good and solid distribution. If we have 2 GB of Ram the system will go. If we have more that 2 GB everything is very fast.

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  • Jes C.
    Maker
    Used the software for: 2+ Years
    Frequency of Use: Daily
    User Role: User
    Company Size: 1 - 25
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    "Powerful light Linux distro Debian based "

    Posted 2023-06-16

    Pros: Openbox window manager.
    Compact.
    Runs well on older hardware.
    Easy to install.
    Good support (forum).
    User friendly.
    Low memory usage.
    Fast.

    Cons: Sometimes upgrades from Debian versions take a bit longer.

    Overall: I've been using BunsenLabs for years and enjoyed it all the time. I'm using several vintage computers, (10 years old) that were to be retired, they got a new life thanks to BunsenLabs.

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