CrunchBang Linux

"Crunchbang" redirects here. For other uses, see Shebang (Unix).
CrunchBang Linux
CrunchBang Linux 11 Waldorf
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateDiscontinued
Source modelOpen source with proprietary components
Latest release11[1] Edit this on Wikidata (Waldorf) / 6 May 2013; 11 years ago (6 May 2013)[2]
Update methodAPT
Package managerdpkg, with several front-ends
Kernel typeLinux
Default
user interface		Openbox
Official websitecrunchbang.org

CrunchBang Linux (abbreviated #!) is an unmaintained Linux distribution derived from Debian by Philip Newborough (who is more commonly known by his username, corenominal).

CrunchBang was designed to use comparatively few system resources.[3] Instead of a desktop environment it used a customized implementation of the Openbox window manager. Many of its preinstalled applications used the GTK+ widget toolkit.[4]

CrunchBang had its own software repository but drew the vast majority of packages from Debian's repositories.[3]

Philip Newborough announced on 6 February 2015 that he had stopped developing CrunchBang and that users would benefit from using vanilla Debian.[5] Some Linux distributions have arisen in its place in an effort to continue its environment. Among the most significant are BunsenLabs and CrunchBang++.[6][7]

  1. ^ "CrunchBang 11 "Waldorf" Released". 6 May 2013.
  2. ^ "CrunchBang 11 "Waldorf" Released (Page 1) / News & Announcements / CrunchBang Linux Forums". CrunchBang Linux Forums. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b "About – CrunchBang". crunchbang.org. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  4. ^ "About CrunchBang Linux ~ CrunchBang Linux Wiki". 30 April 2010. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  5. ^ "The end". crunchbang.org. Archived from the original on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
  6. ^ Lynch, Jim (15 February 2015). "CrunchBang Linux is back from the dead". Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference crunchbangplusplus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).