Am building and uploading a new iso, added Chrome browser for this version. Kernel update and a minor change that needs testing. Archiso has dropped haveged as entropy for pacman-keys is now part of linux kernel… So you should not see or feel and real change in booting iso (hopefully). Often asked about other donation … ArchBang now comes with Chrome Browser …
Updated ArchBang iso, mostly kernel. Can see that 32bit version has got many more downloads now, nice to know that Arch still works on old hardware. In real world news I have had my first vaccine jab, felt rough for a couple of days but am fine now. Had covid in October 2020, did not … Quick update to ArchBang
Currently uploading a new version of ArchBang32. Mostly to bring packages up to date and to fix packey script to include archlinux32 keys. Packey is mostly used for updating pacman keys post install. Downloads are still quite small on 32bit version so I may not update to a full release for the time being. Stay … Update to ArchBang32
Well finally Spring is here and so is a new ArchBang release. Firefox has returned and packages are updated including kernel. No real major changes under the hood from last week. At some point will update ArchBang32 (as I found a small issue). Enjoy the release, off to start working on Autumn iso 😉 Where … Spring has sprung, time for a new release
Do not really keep older versions of ArchBang, thought it would be interesting to try to update an old iso. Was linked to a 2012 version of ArchBang sometime ago but I have lost the image/link. If anyone knows where I can grab an older version of ArchBang please drop me an email.
ArchBang iso updated yesterday, basically updated packages. ArchBang32 I have just tested installer and it does work 😉 Post install you do need to set up pacman keys, given you have a working network connection. sudo pacman-key –init sudo pacman-key –populate archlinux sudo pacman-key –populate archlinux32 Check your local servers in /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist are not commented…. … Quick update
Am in the process of rebuilding ArchBang32. Basically it will be the same as 64bit version, Openbox window manager. It will classed as ‘beta’ simply because I have not tested installer, so it will more than likely fail. Think I could fix installer with a little time. Be aware there is no uefi support for … Rebuilding ArchBang32…
Have started on spring release today, change of background and working on themes. Still have work to do but I am building an iso ready for upload possibly in the morning. Have not had much feedback recently so I am assuming everyone is happy with isos in general. If anyone has any suggestions for possible … Spring release is on the way….
Was checking new iso and noticed it had grown by over 50Mbs. At first thought it was down to new kernel/firmware. Checked package sizes and they had not really changed. Then looked in /boot directory and saw that initramfs image was 75Mbs! As you can install ArchBang offline I had to leave kernel and microcode … Noticed that iso had grown with new kernel update…
Saw Arch has released 5.11 kernel so figured it was time to update iso again. Quite busy at the moment so not had much time to work on March release, most of this will be changes to themes, wallpaper, colours etc.. Am messing around with some poor mans tiling options in Openbox. ArchBang already has … 5.11 is here lets have a new iso…