I think ArchBangX is doing well, downloads are good and so far no negative feedback. Couple of points I need to address as regards to installation. First and very importantly post install you do need to set up pacman-keys and refresh archlinux-keyring, very important for package signing. In a terminal run: sudo pacman-key –init sudo … ArchBangX possible update…
Have made quite a few changes to ArchBangX ‘beta’, more happy now with the look and feel. Panel now features launchers for Firefox,Terminal and Thunar file manager. Removed icons from desktop. I think I have managed to remove Mail app from main menu. ArchBangX guide is now in Documents folder and has been changes to … Getting close to release candidate…
I have been quietly working on a new iso. As I now have more time to mess around with ArchBang decided to give xfce4 a try. Out of the box it has all the things you need, panel, menus, icons, settings etc. Early days yet so consider this ‘beta’ Abinstall should work, not had time … Introducing ArchBangx…
Recent update to Virtualbox meant I can no longer run Wayland based images under it. So I thought I would try some other virtual machines out there. Virt-manager is quite high on the list and is basically a gui wrapper for Qemu. And while not as simple to use as Virtualbox normal Xorg based images … This mostly running under a Virtual Machine….
My first thoughts about improving ArchBang was to use a different window manager. AB has had various versions over the years, from lxde to sway. Most have not been that well received so I need some middle ground to make AB more modern and more appealing to old and new users. Most of the ‘box … Can I interest you in a new window manager?
Today is my 60th birthday, have decided that after ten years of working on ArchBang it is time to call it a day. What I wanted to achieve was a simple easy way to try out Archlinux and maybe even allow someone to install Arch. Like to think that ArchBang led the way to allow … Autumn will bring an end to an era….
I have rebuilt iso today, no major package changes….. Am having problems uploading to sourceforge, not sure what the problem is, certainly nothing my end of the line. Will try over next few days before uploading somewhere else. Just stay calm new iso image will be available soon. EDIT Turns out issue was my end … We have a problem….
Am building and will soon upload a new iso image. Many package updates and a fresh kernel [well at time of writing that is!]. Not much else to say this week, going to enjoy a week break from work and hopefully see some sun. Am going to hold back autumn release as I want to … Sunday morning iso build….
I really do not like running ads on website, to be honest it has not helped much either. So was trying to figured out other ways users can help out. Need to raise $1000 by end of year to keep hosting and domain running, with a little bit extra for helping me keep the lights … Help me get rid of ads….
Have noticed that Arch has updated its kernel so have rebuilt and uploaded a new iso image. No other major changes… Stay safe…