It has been a very busy week at ArchBANG HQ, a lot of changes have been made and am hoping there are no major issues with this release. Changes are more to the build, mkninitcpio and installer. I have taken installer framework from SwayBANG and made it work with ArchBANG, reduced menu but better option … ArchBANG rc release now available…..
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I am the first to admit that I sometimes make mistakes, am human after all. Something has been bothering me for a couple of weeks now mostly about the rebrand. It has been a complete and utter failure! Thought that by changing name and adding merch it would add more funding to the project. Other … ArchBang rises again….
Have been working on getting GreenBANG theme and look to match that of SwayBANG. Made quite a few changes that I hope users will like. Polybar took a lot to get it to feel like Waybar. Have removed application launchers in favour of Rofi [rocket icon]. Users have a number of ways to open an … GreenBANG has a new look now too….
Have been working on overall look of SwayBANG this week. Think a screenshot will be more than just words… Most of the user interfaces have been updated for a more modern cleaner look. Am thinking of switching out network manager applet for network module which is built into waybar, but need to make sure a … SwayBANG get a make over…
Now that I know sbinstall is working better now and have had no feedback on any issues, something crossed my mind. Why not create a single installer that works for both iso images? Well I have started to work on a new combined installer for GreenBANG and SwayBANG. Basically is simply detects which window manager … Creating a single installer
Over the past week, I have been reworking the SwayBANG installer to make it cleaner, simpler, and more reliable across different hardware setups. What started as a small tweak turned into a full overhaul of the bootloader system, and the results are worth sharing. GRUB is now the default (and Only) Bootloader The installer now … SwayBANG Installer Gets a Major Update
Had a user contact me regarding an issue with LWM_LUKS while using installer. To be perfectly honest I have never had or needed to encrypt a device or even tested the function within installer. After many, many years never been asked or told of an issue with it. Right excuses over what about the actual … LUKS finally runs out….
Have been actively working on ArchBang and now Green/SwayBANG for well over ten years now. In that time I would like to think I have built up quite a following. Recently removed ads from site as either users have good adblockers or simply ignore them as just unwanted noise. Have thought about many different ways … Quick post about my GreenBANG hobby
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