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ArchBang is a simple GNU/Linux distribution which provides you with a lightweight Arch Linux system combined with the Openbox Window Manager.
Suitable for both desktop and portable systems – It is fast, stable, and always up to date.

You can customise your install to suit your needs, and draw on the vast resources & knowledge of the Arch Linux community.
The download page has links to both 32 & 64 bit versions, bootable as a live CD / USB – allowing you to easily test it out before doing a full install.

Try it out now, we’re sure you’ll be amazed by what ArchBang Linux has to offer!

Twice per year

My co-dev Prit (a.k.a. sHyLoCk) is back in action with a good suggestion that I’ll adopt which is to have 2 releases per year which is plenty for a rolling release distro (Ubuntu also has 2 releases/year on April & October and it’s not a rolling release distro). This also means that the name format will not change to ArchBang-Season-YYYY :P . Our two release months will be June & December. Have fun with our previous release and keep on reporting problems & giving your feedback :D

ArchBang 2011.11 is out in the wild!

You don’t need it if you already have AB installed on your system -PCMan File Manager over Thunar File Manager -Xcompmgr-dana over Xcompmgr -Recent Files pipemenu added -New keybind to read the upgraded DOC -Progress bar while copying files -Better font rendering -New look -Smaller iso -Complete list of packages found here -Report . . . → Read More

ArchBang 2011.10 is out in the wild

Grab it while it’s hot from the download section!

You don’t need it if you already have AB running smoothly on your system It’s basically 2011.10-RC2 w/ the following following changes: -Updated DOC -urxvt scrollbar color adjusted -Jumanji replaced by Firefox Nightly -icons in the applications menu -clarity icon theme instead of gnome . . . → Read More

ArchBang 2011.10 RC2 is out in the wild

-You don’t need it if you already have AB running smoothly on your system! -AB won’t be bigger than 450MB from now on -Report bugs in the official bug thread -See the list of packages here -Leave feedback here -Have fun! -Edit: Final version that will most likely be the same w/ updated . . . → Read More

ArchBang 2011.10 RC2

RC2 coming out by the end of the month

ArchBang 2011.10-RC!

ArchBang 2011.10 RC is out in the wild! -You don’t need it if you already have AB installed on your system -Reported bugs have been addressed -List of contained packages can be found here -archbey was hacked in an artistic way lol -Updated DOC -Have fun & report bugs in the official bug thread . . . → Read More

7 days!

You have 7 days to report any bugs in ArchBang 2011.09 in the bug thread (until the 20th). Shortly after, ArchBang 2011.10 RC will be released w/ its own bug thread and at the end of October, it will be the official version of ArchBang 2011.10 (that will most likely be the same w/ updated packages). . . . → Read More

Thanks God ArchBang 2011.09 is out!!!

ArchBang 2011.09 is out in the wild! Grab it while it’s hot in the download section!

If you already have ArchBang running smoothly on your system, you don’t need to get this release

Changes:

-Latest Linux Kernel 3.0.4-1 -New look with some wallpapers made by fans included (different than last month’s screenshot . . . → Read More

Screenshot of ArchBang 2011.09

Here’s a first screenshot of ArchBang 2011.09. Let’s say that during my summer semester, I had a school partner who had a Mac and I was like hmmm…do you know that it is a Unix-like OS ? It inspired me for the new look

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Next release date

I am very busy these days due to my summer semester. My vacations will start on August 10th! You can expect the next release of ArchBang for September 2011