User:Bobbo/CrunchBang Linux

CrunchBang Linux (often referred to simply as "#!" because of it's logo) is a lightweight Ubuntu based Linux distribution created by Philip Newborough. It uses the Openbox window manager and is especially suitable for low-end hardware with limited resources (e.g. the ASUS Eee PC ).

Features
CrunchBang Linux is designed to offer a good balance of speed and functionality. It has been reported to boot faster than Ubuntu by Softpedia, but also includes a larger number of applications by default than a standard Ubuntu installation. CrunchBang has also been reported to work better on computers with low resources than default Ubuntu.

Unlike Ubuntu, CrunchBang includes several non-free or patent encumbered applications and libraries such as out-of-the-box support for several multimedia formats including MP3, Adobe Flash as well as DVD playback. CrunchBang also replaces some applications that are included with default Ubuntu, such as:


 * Deluge BitTorrent client in place of Transmission
 * Skype VoIP client instead of Ekiga
 * ROX-Filer and Thunar (replaced by PCMan File Manager in CrunchBang 8.10.02 ) are used as file managers instead of Nautilus
 * AbiWord and other GNOME Office components instead of OpenOffice.org
 * Openbox Window Manager instead of the GNOME Desktop Environment

CrunchBang also uses a different GTK theme, icon set and default wallpapers.

Editions
CrunchBang Linux provides three editions, as follows
 * CrunchBang Desktop Edition
 * CrunchBang Desktop Lite Edition - Identical to Desktop Edition, but with fewer applications preinstalled
 * CrunchEee Edition - A modified version for the ASUS Eee PC