Seems that there is an issue with latest release. Step 8 of installer is failing with a readline error. Am now rebuilding last weeks iso (Openbox based) to see if that fixes the error. I tested my i3 iso today and it installed fine under a VM. Am concerned if issue is related too UEFI, … Issue with latest release
Have fixed an error in abinstall (couple of typos I made). Made more changes to iso to remove openbox packages and related configs, installer etc. Have still much more work to do want to get a more green! theme going and add in more keybinds. Will work on adding i3lock at some point. For now … Installer Fix and more changes
ArchBang has been Openbox based for over ten years. Over the next few weeks I will be working towards switching to i3 tiling window manager. May well run i3-gaps as I do not want to scare users into a my minimal setup 😉 Keybinds will change for some things, nothing dramatic and quite easy to … Time for a change
Had to happen I upload an iso and the very next day kernel gets updated. In the process of getting Archiso up to date again. For next iso I will go ‘beta’ until I can fully test it. I think I have got everything working but you never know. So bear with me, will of … Once again a kernel/archiso update
Good news another week another iso, not really much has changed (package wise) over the week but I do like to keep things fresh 😉 Bad news my boss has tested positive and I have today had the test. Have lost my sense of smell. Spent last weekend trying to set my usb stick on … Good news Bad news
Uploading a new up to date iso. Only minor changes this week to give a more green theme 😉 Have had some questions about persistence in ArchBang, archiso does support it but it is limited and is a little awkward to set up. Hoping to test over the weekend to see how difficult it is … Another week another iso
Uploaded yesterday a new iso and lo and behold Arch updated its kernel overnight. Am rebuilding as I type. After watching DistroTube on you tube was thinking of bringing back compton (picom) for a bit of eye candy. Certainly his green theme interested me 😉 Feel free to contact me if you have any issues … October Iso
Another week, new iso. Been getting my old laptop setup with Windows 10. Only took two hours to create usb and install. Then I installed ArchBang in less than twenty minutes Arch was installed updated and running i3 Firefox … nice. My reason for installing Windows 10 is that I fix classic ipods and need … New iso, minor updates
I uploaded an iso yesterday and today another kernel update. Have rebuilt the iso for your delight and pleasure. After upgrading my system I rebooted to run new kernel only to find that uefi had broken. I quickly reached for my ArchBang usb stick and booted into Openbox and started digging around trying to find … Update the update
I have been working on ArchBang for nearly ten years now, quite a few changes in that time. Project was started by Willextreme who created iso and installer. I would visit the AB forums and make a nuisance of myself. Was always interested in how isos worked and were created. Will then had commitments with … History Lesson