BunsenLabs Reviews

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?

Dobbie03 · 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!

Dobbie03 · 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.

earlybird · 2018-11-30 15:22:38

Doppel-D wrote:

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

I want to add that this review is now readable for free @ https://www.heise.de/select/ct/2018/21/1539312557450435 (hope it's not based on random IP whitelisting to attract attention).

BunsenLabs is described as "schicker Allrounder", I think the translation from Denglisch to English "nifty allrounder" fits best smile

Sector11 · 2018-11-30 15:59:58

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

We's got "style baby"! cool

twoion · 2018-11-30 22:50:23

Sector11 wrote:

I get: BunsenLabs helium: stylish ALLROUNDER - which I quite like.
We's got "style baby"!

Yes, schick may, depending on context, dialect and intonation mean stylish, pretty, good-looking (like a fashion item), but also neat, nifty, nice (or British: noice), 'that's cool', 'alright, so what now' …

Sector11 · 2018-11-30 23:10:31

@ twoion

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. big_smile

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.

ohnonot · 2018-12-01 07:51:07

^ interesting. sounds a little fishy though, because windows.
would be nice to confirm that this feature is indeed part of debian.

johnraff · 2018-12-01 08:32:57

^Yes maybe it's a "facility" offered by Windows so they can keep some control over the situation.

hhh · 2018-12-02 00:14:32

Not a review, but an implementation. "RaspEX Build 181010 especially made for the new Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ with the very fast BunsenLabs Helium Desktop"...

http://raspex.exton.se/?p=931

Softpedia article with screenshots...

https://news.softpedia.com/news/you-can … 3168.shtml

johnraff · 2018-12-02 01:49:50

^That's very interesting.

It's an Ubuntu based system, using BunsenLabs as a DE. I think it will be good if we keep this kind of extension in mind going forward, and make our packages as generic as possible.

Most encouraging. cool

hhh · 2018-12-02 01:56:30

johnraff wrote:

Most encouraging.

Agreed, even if the Hydrogen wallpaper and theming in general makes me cringe. tongue I like the wall but so easy to edit Hydrogen out of it.

-edit- BTW, thanks to the user on r/BunsenLabs who posted the info.

johnraff · 2018-12-02 04:57:27

hhh wrote:

the Hydrogen wallpaper and theming in general makes me cringe

Didn't notice the "hydrogen", and yes the GTK theme looks like W98. Could use some work on visuals.

ohnonot · 2018-12-02 07:07:53

strange to use the default openbox theme and still call it "bunsenlabs" o_O.
haven't seen any gtk in the screenshots (oh, in the last one. something isn't configured properly i guess).

and who still uses slim? hasn't it been dead for a long time? isn't it incompatible with systemd? see the warning here.

hhh · 2018-12-06 03:40:54

Aww yeah, my favorite redneck reviewer is back!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbqJ5MImkrU

"... if you remember the Crunch, Bang?"

"... green... so there you go..."

damo · 2018-12-06 04:02:14

hhh wrote:

Aww yeah, my favorite redneck reviewer is back!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbqJ5MImkrU
"... if you remember the Crunch, Bang?"
"... green... so there you go..."

In the replies...

Garth wrote:

Why do you have a problem pronouncing words..Why is it so difficult to pronounce something correctly..

It's called an accent, Garth. And anyway yours is pretty weird

Dobbie03 · 2018-12-06 04:48:53

damo wrote:

Garth wrote:
Why do you have a problem pronouncing words..Why is it so difficult to pronounce something correctly..
It's called an accent, Garth. And anyway yours is pretty weird
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/23 … 76da5e.jpg

People like that tick me off. I would love to rip him a new one.

hhh · 2018-12-06 04:54:21

He's gotten a lot better at navigating our interface and getting to the point, I think this is a very slick five-minute overview.

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