Version: 2010.06-apeiro-Testing
Release Date : 2010.06.02
Note: This is a Monthly ISO built from current GIT Development tree. The next stable version is 2010.09 – “apeiro” to be released in September 2010.
Legal Notice
ArchBang is licensed under GNU General Public License Version 3 {GPL3}.
Please note: We do not modify any license or copyright information of Arch Linux or any of the components included within our distribution whatsoever. ArchBang Logo is freely available under the Creative Commons license designed by Lachlan McCracken [loki]. ArchBang artwork is available under “custom” license. While they are mostly free, the permission to modify and/or re-distribute remains with the original creators. For details of ArchBang artwork credits, refer to our artwork GIT.
ArchBang GNU/Linux was started by Willensky Aristide [willxtreme] and the project is being led by PDG [sHyLoCk]. It is currently being developed by The ArchBang Team. Read the “Docs” directory contents which can be found in our GIT as well as in /usr/share/doc/archbang
About Arch Linux.
About the Project
ArchBang Linux is a simple GNU/Linux Operating System that combines the lightweight Arch Linux with the fast and simple Openbox window manager. It reduces the entry barrier to using Arch, especially for new users, who might find the default Arch set-up process challenging or intimidating.
ArchBang GNU/Linux aims to provide an out-of-the-box Arch Linux experience with a pre-configured Openbox desktop suite, whilst being simple and adhering to The Arch Way, which is a set of principles that governs the development, maintenance and distribution process of Arch Linux (Simplicity, Code-correctness, Usercentric, Openness and Freedom). ArchBang is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The name ArchBang is inspired by #!CrunchBang Linux.
About this Release
This is a Monthly GIT development build. This release is strictly meant for testing purposes and is not meant for production use. Eventually after testing is sufficient in September 2010 “apeiro” will be released.
Read CHANGELOG and USER GUIDE included in the ISO. [/usr/share/doc/archbang/]
System Requirements
The minimum memory requirement for this release is 128 MB of memory and recommended 1 GB+ [since you may choose to install a lot of other applications requiring larger memory chunks. So just to be on the safer side as we can't predict what you will be installing]. Note that you must have more than 600 MB of memory for using the cp2ram feature. You will need either an i686 [32Bit] or a x86_64 [64Bit] Processor.
Installation
A standard Arch Linux system provides you with a very basic core installation. No desktop, Xorg, or video and hardware drivers are provided by default. ArchBang provides a selection of carefully chosen and tested packages added to the base Arch Linux system, giving you a pre-installed and well-configured common set of video drivers [and also supplying the proprietary Nvidia driver as an optional package for users to choose to install], audio drivers [alsa] and a working Openbox based Desktop Environment, plus a myriad of tools available at your fingertips. ArchBang aims to get you started on your Arch Linux experience with a ready-made, usable desktop with minimal fuss. To know about the details of the packages included please check the Features list.
Known Issues
- While installation asks for partition options, “auto-prepare” may not always work.
- Grub-Legacy is deprecated and we don’t maintain it nor do we have the time to fix any Grub-legacy related issues, so please don’t ask for support. It has been kept because we were requested.
Online Help
Please visit our forum for support. Please report any bugs here.
Contribute
We believe in “free as in freedom”, the heart and soul of Open-source software revolution. We don’t charge you anything for using our product. It is absolutely free and you are encouraged to share it as much as you can! We presently don’t ask for any donation but it could definitely help us in the future for setting up more servers.
You can contribute to us in various other ways. The real contribution which matters to us is by being involved with the project. You can choose to become a developer or even submit artwork! If interested contact us through our forum.
Enjoy this release and give your feedback!