BunsenLabs Reviews

beaker · 2020-09-09 09:29:10

johnraff wrote:

I'd like to have a look at the code ...

johnraff · 2020-09-10 01:59:50

^Thanks! Although some parts were updated this year, it looks a bit old in fact.
After a lot of searching (there are no direct links) I found this: https://git.maboxlinux.org/Mabox

In fact, a lot of the imported BL scripts still seem to be old versions. You have to install BunsenLabs to get the latest goodies!

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johnraff · 2020-09-11 02:56:19

BL is getting some favourable Twitter comments lately - check out @ mentions of @RealBunsenLabs.

An active Spanish-speaking user base too.

Bunsenlabs Lithium
Estable, elegante, ágil!

drummer · 2020-10-18 07:19:01

hhh wrote:

Aw hell yeah, my favorite redneck has checked us out...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ0Bf-aJ_HE

This is the first time I ever screened a review where it was like watching a horror movie, yelling at the screen "DON'T OPEN THE DOOR! THE KILLER IS BEHIND IT" when this guy was trying to manage the Tint manager.

"DUDE, NO DON'T CLICK ON THAT! THAT ONE, CLICK ON THAT...NO NOT THAT ONE! DUDE!"

I just could not stop laughing at this lol.

I have seen many reviews where a thing called "rehearsal" would had been a good idea, instead of plowing head first without like, knowing how to manage that window manager, and such. Most reviews just cover what themes a distro has, the wallpaper, stuff like that. There is one English chap - I forget his name and YouTube channel - that does a very thorough review and is very informative. Most others how ever fall a bit short.

Like someone mentioned earlier - "Look another brown one"

That still has me rolling lulz.

ohnonot · 2020-10-18 09:57:35

drummer wrote:

I have seen many reviews where a thing called "rehearsal" would had been a good idea, instead of plowing head first without like, knowing how to manage that window manager, and such. Most reviews just cover what themes a distro has, the wallpaper, stuff like that. There is one English chap - I forget his name and YouTube channel - that does a very thorough review and is very informative. Most others how ever fall a bit short.

Playing devil's advocate, these guys probably think that that's the point - they show how easily accessible a distro is for newbies. Also, they can't be bothered to spend more than, say, 1h on a 20min video - it's free, after all!
I never understood this attitude, for two reasons:

seeing one guy struggling with something on one particular piece of hardware is hardly helpful to assess a distro you are hoping to use for years
providing a service for free is not an excuse for flooding the www with low quality

That said, it's always refreshing to watch someone who gave the thing more thought and spent more time on editing. But that still doesn't make a good distro review, or a good anything.

hhh · 2020-12-21 04:49:12

A nice, short print review...

https://distrocrunch.com/bunsen-labs-li … rt-review/

hhh · 2021-01-23 01:19:42

BunsenLabs Lithium makes the list of techradar's Best Lightweight Linux Distros of 2020, er, 2021?...

https://www.techradar.com/news/best-lig … nux-distro

techradar wrote:

+Blazing fast performance
+Smartly configured Openbox window manager
+Available for 32-bit machines as well

Sector11 · 2021-05-10 20:26:38

HEY! In both BL is double digits. That's GREAT!

johnraff · 2021-08-17 08:11:40

Bunsenlabs Linux: Install & Overview

Quite a thorough and knowlegable review.

Brings out an issue I noticed before - reviewers start at the top of the menu working downwards, note the single-app launchers then dive straight into "Applications". This guy then found "Settings" and (quite naturally) assumed that was where he should set all his personal preferences. The menu "Preferences" submenu has everything nicely set up, and Applications > Settings should just be a fallback IMO, seldom needed.

There might be a case here for rearranging the order of things in the top-level menu, maybe moving "Applications" further down?

johnraff · 2021-09-16 22:59:41

One-minute review of BL in Japanese. It gets the thumbs-up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUTqnehNRUE

hhh · 2021-09-17 03:31:36

johnraff wrote:

Bunsenlabs Linux: Install & Overview
Quite a thorough and knowlegable review.
Brings out an issue I noticed before - reviewers start at the top of the menu working downwards, note the single-app launchers then dive straight into "Applications". This guy then found "Settings" and (quite naturally) assumed that was where he should set all his personal preferences. The menu "Preferences" submenu has everything nicely set up, and Applications > Settings should just be a fallback IMO, seldom needed.
There might be a case here for rearranging the order of things in the top-level menu, maybe moving "Applications" further down?

Nice quick fix, +1!

Conky manager FTW in this review. Also, his VB is really fast.

johnraff · 2022-01-24 02:08:08

Recent review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkYeGjrBZFY
He approved, but didn't have much to say really.

johnraff · 2022-03-26 04:16:12

The 8 Best Linux Distros for Chromebooks
https://www.makeuseof.com/best-linux-di … romebooks/

BunsenLabs is #1

DeepDayze · 2022-03-26 14:39:28

johnraff wrote:

The 8 Best Linux Distros for Chromebooks
https://www.makeuseof.com/best-linux-di … romebooks/
BunsenLabs is #1

If I had a Chromebook I would have definitely installed BL on it and have a better experience than even ChromeOS

hhh · 2022-03-28 02:56:45

Gotta say, that's a nice review and video!

johnraff · 2022-03-30 05:02:31

Has this one been posted already? BL is #5:
11 Linux Distros That Still Support 32-Bit Architecture

Bearded_Blunder · 2022-03-30 05:09:14

Hmmm.. I recall reading that page before, I didn't think to post it here at the time though...

johnraff · 2022-04-13 11:02:21

twitter user wrote:

What do you think are some of the most out of the box beautiful Linux distributions? Nothing else is considered just the default customization.

second reply wrote:

I would say Bunsenlabs
#Bunsenlabs

https://twitter.com/TechHutTV/status/15 … 4087166976

Take a bow, graphics folks.

ohnonot · 2022-04-15 08:34:29

johnraff wrote:

https://twitter.com/TechHutTV/status/15 … 4087166976

Strange, I'm not seeing bunsenlabs there at all.
It's all Garuda, Zorin, even "Microsoft"???

johnraff · 2022-04-15 08:40:23

This tweet showed as the second reply yesterday for me,
now #4 (don't know how that works):
https://twitter.com/ChaelGutierrez/stat … 4256883720

...and welcome back!

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