I have been mostly messing around with ArchBang under a Virtual Machine this week. Always get a kick out of seeing KDE plasma running under a live session. Why would you want to run plasma live? Well for the most part you can pretty much install anything live. Given a working network connection you could … Something missing…..
I saw that the Raspberry Pi5 16Gb is out and costs $120. Wondered if I could buy a mini pc for that money. Managed to get a good friend of mine [thanks Jamie] to help with the search. Now the rules were that it had be around $120 had to have 16gb of ram and … Pie for Less….
Do get asked from time to time on how to change background in ArchBang. Couple of ways to do this a command line method and an application. Their is little use changing background live so these are more for installed ArchBang. Feh Open a terminal and do run the following: nano ~/.config/openbox/autostart In that file … How to change Wallpaper?
Over the years, ArchBang has grown from a simple idea into a trusted distribution beloved by minimalists and Arch Linux enthusiasts alike. Its mission has always been to provide a lightweight, functional system that works seamlessly out of the box while staying true to the Arch Linux philosophy of simplicity and user control. But as … Supporting ArchBang: Keeping The Lights On…..
Have a had a busy few days working on ArchBang. Made loads of small changes most of which would never be noticed by a user. One thing that was bothering some users was the fact that Polybar panel only displays current active window. It makes life more difficult when you have many windows open and … Making Polybar even better….
Am uploading a new iso image with a fresh new look. Still not quite sure on colours yet. Trying to find a gtk theme I can possibly work with. For now I am running a green icon set and some basic colour changes pulled from new wallpaper. Early in the new year I will switch … New look, still working on overall look…..
Am working towards updating iso image, new kernel has been released so should upload something tomorrow. Made a few changes post install: Abinstall option will be removed from jgmenu. Added fallback option for kernel under systemd-boot Also you can now install ArchBang using Archinstall, this is very much work in progress. Of course you will … A few fixes and a possible new install method….
Am uploading a new iso with a new look, to get into the festive spirit. Just want to wish all ArchBang users a very Happy Xmas and a Happy New Year. Stay safe and see you all in the new year 😉
Have had some feedback on adding rofi to Polybar panel. It was suggested I look at jgmenu, it is part of many of the arch based spin offs. Personally wanted to keep things simple but after messing around with jgmenu for the past week it is starting to grow on me. One of the main … Whats on the menu?
Am uploading a new iso image with updated packages and latest [well at this point!] kernel. If a new kernel comes into repos then I will of course update image. Couple of changes I have made. First is now using systemd-boot for uefi. It is a little easier to work with although it does add … Prepare for launch…..