Debian + Openbox = CrunchBang Linux (Video)

Posted by Roblimo on Thursday May 9, 2013 @07:04AM from the a-derivitive-distro-that-sounds-fun-and-useful dept.

"CrunchBang Linux is a Debian based distro with the Openbox window manager on top of it. So it is Debian under the hood with Openbox on the surface," says distro supporter Larry Cafiero. A glance through the #! (CrunchBang) forums showed an exceptionally fast response rate to problems posted there, so even if you haven't heard of #! (it's not in the DistroWatch Top 10), it has a strong and dedicated user community -- which is one of the major keys to success for any open source project. In order to learn more about #! Linux (and to share what he learned), Timothy Lord pointed his camcorder at Larry during LinuxFest Northwest and made this video record of their conversation.

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theme != distro. by julian67 · 2013-05-09 07:39 · Score: 1, Troll

Anything you can do with can be done equally well, usually better, with the unadulterated parent distro.
I checked the Crunchbang "about" page. Here's what it offers: a collection of unquantifiable claims, the same kernel and userland already available in Debian, and a dark theme.
Apparently it's "Infinitely hackable" and "Super nimble" blah blah blah. I'm surprised they didn't also claim "elegant" and "intuitive".
Better description: pointless.