Been testing different shells over the past few weeks and finally settled on Noctalia. So ArchBang is switching. What’s a shell? For anyone that doesn’t know, a shell is a graphical layer that adds most of the functions generally outside of the window manager’s control. Sure, some WMs come with bars and other bits, but … ArchBang gets some shell candy…
Quick roundup of what’s been keeping me busy lately. A new iso image has just been uploaded, no major changes other than usual package updates. Themebang has more features added, still work in progress — let me know what you think. Been trying to get the installer more secure and to flow better, never happy … Anyone for Vibe Ricing…..
There’s a particular kind of Linux distro that exists to make a point. Not “here’s a stable base you can build on,” but “here’s how I think you should compute.” Opinionated distros. The ones with a philosophy baked into the package selection before you’ve even opened a terminal. I like them. I build them. ArchBang … Opinionated Distros, and Wobbly Windows
Am just uploading a new release image of ArchBang for Autumn. New look and updated theme. Also shipping 7.2 kernel that was released only a couple of days ago. Have made quite a few changes to installer now comes with auto disk setup for faster installs. Usb device detection should you wish to install to … Finally ArchBang Autumn release…..
Am working towards a Autumn release got a new theme, wallpaper and ironing out features before I build and upload. More than likely it will be early September just to make sure things are right. Did find something I had not seen before when I replaced internal drive on my laptop. ArchBang booted fine it … Upcoming ArchBang release and fixing features…
Omarchy is getting a load of hype lately so I thought I would put my spin on it. The worst thing about Omarchy is you have to install it to even try it out. So it got me thinking why not blend it with some ‘bang goodness and create a true live version you can … Want to try Omarchy live, try out Omunchybang …..
Been watching Omarchy as it is one the most feature rich arch based based distro out there. Not only beautiful to look at, but comes with so many useful features far too many to even begin to share. Biggest downsides are iso image is huge, comes with everything including the kitchen sink and the biggest … Omarchy running as a live iso……
Just updated ArchBang iso image, latest kernel and packages no major changes. Am working on a fourth ‘bang version code named GreenBANG. Was going to be my Omarchy like iso but without the huge package set. It had to be beautiful to look at, have a wealth of features out of the box but not … Updated ArchBANG iso image….
Been a busy couple of weeks. Was away the last two weekends so didn’t get much done on ISO images. So decided to update all three images: MiniBang [sugar free], ArchBang [some candy but too heavy] and Fruitbang [full sugar version]. FruitBang includes an interesting extra feature: DANK Material Shell. It handles a lot of … Not one iso image but three!
Have been updating look and theme of MiniBANG, it looked awful if I am totally honest. It was a bit of a rushed together image and it was more about proof of concept. Have not used i3 titling window manager for many years, went over to Wayland and sway and never looked back. So it … Making MiniBANG more pretty….
