Have made some minor changes to uefi boot menu. Now have the option to load into ram for live session. Would not have thought it is needed for more modern machines but running from ram makes system just a little quicker in use. Iso updated and uploaded for testing. Next couple of weeks will be … New feature added for uefi users
Am uploading a new iso (new kernel and some key packages). Recent changes in Archiso mean I need to rework my build scripts and of course do some test building. Mainly it is the removal of custom script in airootfs. The custom script is where changes to live system are made, adding user, locales, hostname … Update and changes in archiso
In the old days of live isos such as Knoppix ran mostly from cd drives. These days most people will run from a usb drive in some form. Archiso has an option to allow persistence, this means anything done in a session will be saved to a named device. Simply at boot menu hit tab … Persistence in a live iso is it really worth it?
Have had some feedback about ArchBang iso and the fact that zen install no longer works. Have tried to fix script but at the moment cannot get it to work correctly. So for now I have removed it from iso. You can still use zen installer under ArchBang just takes a few simple steps to … Quick ArchBang iso update
Basically it is a smaller version of ArchBang without all the heavy packages. It is based on Archlinux and run dwm tiling window manager and st terminal, not much else. Is there an installer? No Vole ships with arch-install-scripts only. What is it for? Possible uses are testing out dwm tilting window manager, seeing how … What is Project Vole?
I have been asked about installing ArchBang32 version as abinstall fails to install kernel. Have updated my guide to include a workaround pacman keys not working. It is a bit of a hack to get system up and running. Will test again and edit guide should I find an easier solution. Bear with me, lockdown … ArchBang32
Archbang website lives for another year 😉 Project_Vole had 10 downloads last week a new record. At some point I will update iso and upload, scroll has been added and I think I may have changed font in st. Have a love hate relationship with DWM. I love the 60/40 split when cracking open terminals. … Another year of hosting
Been told that I have missed a required package for wireless connections. Am rebuilding iso and will upload a new version. Bascially after removing NetworkManager package adds wpa_supplicant & dhcpcd which is needed for wifi-menu. Certainly many way to connect to a wired or wireless network. Link to Arch wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Network_configuration Other news should now … Vole missing package
Managed to shave near 100Mbs off iso size (though still no UEFI yet). Added a new folder called Vole which contains useful things like dwm and st configs and a small guide. Downloads for Vole were 18 in the last week, will have to see what happens over next month. Guess its more of an … Vole just got lighter
I have just uploaded a new Project Vole iso. Arch based running dwm tiling window manager and st terminal. Its lean, mean and fast. No added sugar or fat. Iso is at alpha as it is still very work in progress. Some key board short cuts to get you started: Super + Shift + Return … Project Vole Lives again….