BunsenLabs Reviews

ohnonot · 2018-08-28 05:36:26

johnraff wrote:

Very enthusiastic review, bit low on specific detail maybe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLImVPkrN08

"A luvely (sic) halfway house between fully featured and simplistic" - what I've always been saying!
but- "War Thunder"? OMG OMG

hhh · 2018-09-07 04:39:56

This reviewer really understands what we've done to enhance Openbox, and raises some valid points for improvement...

https://www.ordinatechnic.com/distro-re … ium-review

malm · 2018-09-07 05:13:49

^ That’s one of the better reviews I’ve seen. Worth a read.

MALsPa · 2018-09-07 10:08:20

hhh wrote:

This reviewer really understands what we've done to enhance Openbox, and raises some valid points for improvement...
https://www.ordinatechnic.com/distro-re … ium-review

malm wrote:

^ That’s one of the better reviews I’ve seen. Worth a read.

Yes, definitely a good read!

johnraff · 2018-09-08 04:12:48

hhh wrote:

This reviewer really understands what we've done to enhance Openbox, and raises some valid points for improvement...
https://www.ordinatechnic.com/distro-re … ium-review

He certainly took some time to see what we'd done - far closer attention than most reviewers give, and we should be flattered. And yes, there were some valid suggestions for improvement, although the Alt+F3 keyboard shortcut for dmenu was something he missed.

I was also a little puzzled by this bl-obmenu-generator the lack of which he refers to some 14 times! What is it? Is he the developer maybe?

redrobo66 · 2018-09-08 10:15:28

johnraff wrote:

hhh wrote:
This reviewer really understands what we've done to enhance Openbox, and raises some valid points for improvement...
https://www.ordinatechnic.com/distro-re … ium-review
He certainly took some time to see what we'd done - far closer attention than most reviewers give, and we should be flattered. And yes, there were some valid suggestions for improvement, although the Alt+F3 keyboard shortcut for dmenu was something he missed.
I was also a little puzzled by this bl-obmenu-generator the lack of which he refers to some 14 times! What is it? Is he the developer maybe?

Hi John,

Just about to dive in and read the review but obmenu generator is a dynamic menu builder with icons. I've tried it and certainly it will suit some users, but personally I prefer easy control over my menu and a clean, functional look.

https://youtu.be/4KS3gYcQvsQ

Last edited by redrobo66 (2018-09-08 10:16:14)

johnraff · 2018-09-10 08:13:35

Thanks for the hint Rob, but what I was wondering about was this bl-obmenu-generator he mentioned. The bl- prefix suggests something from the Lab, but I've never heard of it myself. Any other devs? Anyway, our naming scheme is: packages are bunsen-something, while executables (in packages) are bl-something, so there shouldn't be any package called bl-anything.

tynman · 2018-09-10 15:17:45

bl-obmenu-generator is discused here: https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?id=3387 and is obtainable from here: https://notabug.org/martix/bl-obmenu-generator

johnraff · 2018-09-12 08:35:45

^Thanks, and apologies to martix for overlooking his fork of obmenu-generator.

Doppel-D · 2018-10-06 09:09:17

Thank you all for this great distribution!

The german computer magazine c't 21/2018 page 122 (payed content) has a review of linux flavors optimized for older notebooks and Eee PCs

BunsenLabs is attributed as a nifty (not quite sure if thats the best translation) and lightning fast allrounder

Xubuntu 18.04
Lubuntu 18.04
Xenialpup 7.5
BunsenLabs Helium
Slitaz
TinyCore

Last edited by Doppel-D (2018-10-06 09:29:53)

hhh · 2018-10-06 22:52:08

Nice, thanks for posting!

Addy · 2018-11-26 05:55:42

Archlabs & BunsenLabs featured in this blog post
https://thishosting.rocks/best-lightwei … x-distros/

hhh · 2018-11-26 06:03:31

^I think the BL ranking is appropriate, except for one thing. Lower than Raspian?

Döbbie03 · 2018-11-26 07:17:16

Nice to see AL so high up on the list.

johnraff · 2018-11-26 08:57:51

^ ^^ ^^^ Was there a ranking implied by that list?

My takeaway was how much company we have in the lightweight distro zone. We'll have to work hard to continue justifying our existence!

Döbbie03 · 2018-11-27 04:59:00

johnraff wrote:

^ ^^ ^^^ Was there a ranking implied by that list?
My takeaway was how much company we have in the lightweight distro zone. We'll have to work hard to continue justifying our existence!

No I just took it as we were added early on as the article is from last year.

Sector11 · 2018-11-30 15:59:58

I get: BunsenLabs helium: stylish ALLROUNDER - which I quite like.

We's got "style baby"!

Sector11 · 2018-11-30 23:10:31

@nobody

OK, I know it is a German review, but let's take a look at the English slang word: schick

schick
noun. Stylishly outstanding; smart or chic
Those boots are so schick!
#stylish#awesome#rad#cool#sheek

Either way we have to agree: It's not bad at all.

Been YEARS since I have used schick.

Last edited by Sector11 (2018-11-30 23:11:44)

hhh · 2018-11-30 23:46:33

^,^^ Way cool.

BunsenLabs liefert ein solides Debian-Stable-System mit Openbox-Oberfläche und braucht nur wenig Systemressourcen – hier auf einem Eeepc 1000H.

https://www.heise.de/select/ct/2018/21/ … ahg_SC.jpg

johnraff · 2018-12-01 05:08:07

Just by chance, ran into something I didn't know, it must be put in by the Debian Installer:

Klappt weder das Booten von CD/DVD noch vom USB-Stick, lässt sich die Installation auch aus einem installierten Windows heraus starten (sofern auf dem Gerät noch vorhanden). Im dortigen Explorer trägt die CD/DVD den Titel „Run Debian GNU/Linux“. Ein Doppelklick darauf startet den „Debian-Installer Loader“, der einige Dateien auf die Festplatte kopiert und einen rudimentären Bootloader einrichtet. Nach einem Neustart bietet dieser die Wahl zwischen XP und dem Fortsetzen der Installation. Letzteres startet die normale Installation.

(Google translate)

If neither booting of the CD / DVD nor the USB stick works, the installation can also be started from an installed Windows (if still present on the device). In the Explorer there, the CD / DVD carries the title "Run Debian GNU / Linux". Double-clicking on it will launch the Debian Installer Loader, which will copy some files to disk and set up a rudimentary bootloader. After a restart, this offers the choice between XP and the continuation of the installation. The latter starts the normal installation.

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