[aklug] Re: Crunchbang 11 Waldorf

From: Shane Spencer <shane@bogomip.com>
Date: Mon Feb 11 2013 - 23:14:57 AKST

I mostly run Debian Testing and set the default release to "testing" for
apt preferences. I occasionally `apt-get -t unstable install something`...
but otherwise I'm pretty content with Debian Wheezy (Testing) and i3wm,
rxvt-unicode, and chromium. :)

On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 9:28 AM, Robert Crowe <crowe.robert@gmail.com>wrote:

> Happy Monday!
>
> I made the move this weekend on my "high-end" machine (Dell Inspiron 14r
> i3) from Crunchbang Statler to Waldorf (Squeeze to Wheezy.) All I can say
> is "Bob like."
>
> Just enough utilities to setup and forget, but little to no overhead. I am
> finding myself drifting more to terminal apps and lately even some bash
> scripts. One recent example was a script using gpg to encrypt/decrypt
> files-made it executable then pointed Thunars custom actions towards it.
> Right click encryption. Easy. Another was a script to convert pdf to html
> so I can view it with elinks. The same ease (mixed success because it sends
> the html to home...sometimes. It's still fun to figure things out however.)
>
> I especially appreciate the community. Some have created scripts<http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=188514%23p188514#p188514/>to strip #! down and turn it into fast Sid box while others even got
> Netflix <http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=23958> streaming
> to work. And everything in between. Just outstanding. I have virtualbox on
> the dell because I want to tweak a post-install script before installing on
> the netbook. And just for fun-I limited the ram to 256mb. The stock #!
> functioned nicely.
>
> One of the better reviews<http://log.animeshb.in/2013/02/a-crunchbang-experience-year-later.html>echo my sentiments. For the record, I gave Xubuntu 12.04 and my very first
> Distro (Opensuse) in it's 12.3 flavor a fair shake-Crunchbang just fit the
> bill for me. Based on Debian (no radical changes,) Minimal interface, no
> crashes, and everything just works.
>
> I'm going to switch my netbook over this week to Waldorf, and keep my 2
> P3's x-less but upgrade to wheezy. Unless the allure of the snappy and
> bleeding edge Sid cannot be resisted anymore...
>
> Then settle in for a long and stable computing experience. :) I highly
> recommend this distro.
>
> --
> ΨΦ! μ~πζ≈∞Ωא
> "Listen to me! When you die in Alaska you die in real life!"
>
> "Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet."
> African Proverb
>
> "When in charge, ponder. When in doubt, mumble. When in trouble, delegate."
>
> I make chaos
>
> Powered by #!Crunchbang Waldorf stable encrypted sda Ultra fast and
> lean-never phear the Penguin ;)

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