GreenBANG has quite a few changes over the past week, some are quite major in relation to its running. I have removed Firefox from image for two reasons reduce image size and the fact without a network connection there is little point in running it. Package management too is pointless without a network connection. So … GreenBANG major changes and more testing to be done.
Well got some good news, managed after quite some work to get GreenBANG running using squashfs. What does this mean? Well instead of whole filesystem going into ram it now loads from squashed image packages,settings etc…leaving more ram for running applications. With Firefox added you would need 4Gb of ram to even to able to … GreenBANG has got squashed!!!
This week has been mostly trying to get Alpine linux to act like Archiso with varying levels of success. Alpine by default loads everything into ram. Packages are in a compressed file along with any root files. This is fine for a tty/console based iso image that is not on the heavy side. Once you … Updated ArchBang and how is GreenBang going….
Have been working away adding more features to GreenBANG up to the point of shipping with Firefox. Managed to get a dynamic menu running of sorts. Switched out PcManFM for Thunar which allowed me to add mousepad [a l3afpad replacement]. Image size of course has grown to just over 800Mbs still well below ArchBang for … I may have hit a roadblock in GreenBANG….
I think most of my users figured out that my blog post in the week was an April Fools Joke. Certainly not stopping work in ArchBang unless a government agency has other ideas. Have been working on a new project for a couple of weeks now and wanted to share what I have so far … GreenBang lives again, but this time uses Alpine Linux…..
I’ve been sitting on this decision for a while, and I’ve decided it’s time to just say it plainly: ArchBang Linux will be transitioning away from Arch Linux as its base. The new project will be called GreenBang, and it will be built on Alpine Linux. I know. I know. Take a breath. Why now? … GreenBang: Because Life’s Too Short for Systemd
Been a busy week tidying up the ArchBang source. Core Changes: ✅ Reorganized packages.x86_64 with 14 clear section headers (Audio, Archive Tools, Terminal, Wayland Desktop, etc.) ✅ Added edk2-shell for UEFI rescue/troubleshooting capabilities ✅ Switched ISO version format from DDMM to DDMMYY for chronological sorting (e.g., 140326 = March 14, 2026) ✅ Added file existence … Making changes to ArchBang source for upcoming release..
Been working on the installer this week. Something has bothered me for a while — while a menu-driven interface works, it doesn’t flow. What do I mean by that? A user has to select a number from the menu and then after each step return to the list. Why not just move on to the … ArchBang Installer …. What’s Changed
Have wanted to remove the need for a taskbar/panel for a long time. Do have a keybind that shows workspace and which one is active. However a clock is always handy. Okay so I could just buy a desk clock job done but I do want to see workspaces, date and other stats. Found this … Can you live without a taskbar?
Have always had a soft spot for Alpine Linux. It ticks so many boxes, fast, light, easy to use and the best part systemd free. But iso building is a complete nightmare until now. With a little help from my AI friend managed to get a working iso image not only to boot but have … This week mostly messing around with Alpine Linux…..