Did quite a bit of thinking regarding using i3 with ArchBang and it was starting to be obvious that many new users would be put off by tiling. Openbox is a comfortable window manager, easy to use and familiar. Its XML configs can be a pain but nothing that can be dealt with easily… Have … Change back to Openbox
I have been asked about new tiling version of ArchBang and how to install it. As this is more of a test iso I have not updated Guide yet, as it does need more work. So to install Tiling version open a terminal (Super+Return) and type: sudo abinstall If you want Zen installer then use: … Tiling version… installing
Am going to soon upload a new iso that will include i3 window manager. Was searching for some inspiration for i3 theme and came across this, asked Adhi if. I can run the configs in ArchBang and he said yes. Made some changes but not as polished as I would like yet. Conky needs some … ArchBang with a tiling window manager
Uploaded Summer Release, no real surprises…just more up to date. Going to spend less time at the keyboard and enjoy the warm weather while it lasts. Now thinking of switching to a tiling window manager in ArchBang, not sure yet which one (dwm would be my choice). I really like bspwm but the lack of … Finally summer has arrived
Just uploaded a summer beta release. Updated themes, wallpaper and packages. Zen installer can now be accessed via openbox menu. Would still for time being setup servers using ‘setup-mirror’ via a terminal. Given you have a working network connection (wired or wifi) zen will do the rest. It has a whole host of options for … Here comes summer, well release anyway…
Am building and soon going to upload ArchBang with zen_installer Zen-installer will install Arch Linux plus a desktop or window manager with various packages and applications. Configure a user, keyboard layout, pacman servers plus much much more. A network connection (wired or wireless) is required…Network manager will automatically connect to a wired connection, wifi users … Beta version includes zen-insaller
I have a few requests in the past for a network based flexible installer. Well I came across revenge (now called zen-installer). After emailing developer I am starting to test it under ArchBang. To do this I had to add zenity which pulls in webkit2gtk, to reduce iso size I switched firefox to midori. The … Adding zen-installer to ArchBang
It seems Archlinux updates its kernel on a daily basis! Am trying to keep iso fresh but its not easy 😉 Not even started on Summer release yet, more of a theme update than anything else. Am getting some feedback on lack of support with ArchBang. At the moment I am running iso, website on … Kernel updates again
Added Testdisk package to iso, ideal if you want to try to recover lost files on a drive. Not much else really simply wanted to bring iso up to date. Download are once again at an all time high, thank you 😉 Feel free to buy me a coffee, link on main page. Right back … Quick update
Arch is bringing out a new kernel everyday. Decided to update Spring release, basically updated packages (Firefox returns). Soon start work on Summer release. Please let me know if there is a certain application you would like to see in ArchBang, then feel free to contact me. Have made some changes to guide (mostly my … Updated Spring Release