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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

CrunchBang Linux 8.04.01 Release Notes

Update: CrunchBang Linux 8.04.02 is out now!
See: http://crunchbang.org/archives/2008/07/25/crunchbang-linux-8-dot-04-dot-02-release-notes/

This is the third release of CrunchBang Linux. This release is based on the current development version of Ubuntu, "Hardy Heron". As with the previous releases, I have developed CrunchBang Linux for personal use; however, I have released it as a download on the off chance that others may find it useful.

I have been running this release on my own systems for a number of weeks and it seems to be quite stable. Having said that, this release is based on a "development" release of Ubuntu and therefore is not recommended for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage.

What's new?

I am really quite happy with how CrunchBang Linux is developing. This release sees numerous improvements and when installed makes for a really usable, fast and attractive system. I would really like to thank the users on the forums for all their suggestions and feedback; I have implemented many improvements based solely on their input. See below for a list of changes.

Major updates:

CrunchBang Linux is now based on Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron". This brings many new improvements and package updates; most notably an updated 2.6.24.15 Linux Kernel, and Xorg 7.3.
Openbox 3.4.7-pre2, this release includes many improvements including the GDM control mentioned here.
CrunchBang Linux repositories are now enabled by default. The repositories include CrunchBang Linux specific packages and fixes, plus Openbox related updates etc.
A new default theme based on Clearlooks, "Darkness Returns". See the screenshots.

Other changes:

Firefox 3 Beta 5 is now the default browser, replacing Epiphany.
Claws Mail replaces Thunderbird as the default e-mail client.
Mirage replaces EOG as the default image viewer.
Easy enabling of compositing via xcompmgr and a new Openbox pipe menu.
tablaunch application launch bar installed by default. Easy configuration via "Preferences" menu.
Parcellite clipboard manager, replaces Glipper. Fixes this.
Skype and Gizmo VoIP clients removed.
Osmo PIM installed and linked to pypanel clock. Thanks to K.Mandla for the suggestion.
pysdm "Storage Device Manager" added to "Tools & Utilities" menu.
Xpad sticky notes added to "Tools & Utilities" menu.
Gtk+ 2.0 Change Theme added to "Preferences" menu.
Nitrogen GUI desktop background/wallpaper setter installed.
Numerous other minor fixes and improvements.

Download

The CrunchBang Linux ISO image is approximately 614MB. It can be downloaded from the following locations:

MD5: 90c83bac8ec4411fea422b439bfbcc65

Screenshots

Disclaimer

CrunchBang Linux is not recommended for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. CrunchBang Linux could possibly make your computer go CRUNCH! BANG! Therefore CrunchBang Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

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19 Responses to “CrunchBang Linux 8.04.01 Release Notes”

j wrote, Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Finally! Gonna test this as fast as possible!
gouki wrote, Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

/me am going to be famous!!
Philip wrote, Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

@gouki: I take it you are referring to the fact that you are my one and only Pidgin buddy :) Actually, I have more buddies, they were just offline at the time, honestly ;)
gouki wrote, Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

That was actually meant to be: /me is going to be famous! :)

@Philip, heheh! Yes, I was referring to the Pidgin screenshot. I'm sure you do buddy. :)
arpbook wrote, Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

YES!!! #!8.04 is a very good news :) i just dl it actually and make a new #! install . thanks for your work and share'spirit. all this will be translate tomorrow on my french-blog. thanks again
Stas Sushkov wrote, Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Thank you and congratulations Philip! I've updated the mirror. :)

I'll be back in a couple of days with the feedback, but I believe this version will rock!
Philip wrote, Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

@Stas: Thank you for the mirror, it is appreciated; I will update the post and project page. Looking forward to receiving your feedback, thanks :)
arpbook wrote, Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

back from #!8.04 install : sorry but the install crash two times on my macbook :( so i put ubuntu hardy instead and wait for your meta-package "crunchbang-desktop". i really don't know what happens, freeze on the desktop during the install and black screen with tty invit… anyway, integration of double boot on mac is always something strange in linux-world so… but i really like your new black-theme and new features. the livecd works perfectly. so thanks for your work and hope crunchbang-desktop will come soon ;-)
Philip wrote, Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

@arpbook: Sorry to hear you have been experiencing trouble with the install. I do not have a Mac to experiment with, so I am not sure there is much I can do to help :( I will e-mail you with some debug instructions, hopefully we will be able to at least find out what is wrong, if not find a fix.
Edward wrote, Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Just downloaded the 8.04 version, the CD is being burnt as I'm typing. Thanks.

When do we get to see your Remastering Howto? I realize you've probably got a zillion other things going on, but you've got a bunch of really curious people looking forward to reading your take on remastering Ubuntu.
dan wrote, Friday, April 11th, 2008

Nice. We still need a 'crunchbang-desktop' metapackage! I'm selfish and wanna install crunchbang where i already have ubuntu. Please dont make me look up how to do this myself as I'm lazy and would rather leech off of you.

dan
Alan Doyle wrote, Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Excellent. I love this. I'm big time into the minimalist approach even on high spec kit (must squeeze every last ounce of performance out of my kit). A bit of a speed freak really without the desire to compile my own distro from scratch (Gentoo, Arch, Crux etc). Any prospect in doing a 64-bit edition?

Ta, Al.
Philip wrote, Friday, May 2nd, 2008

@Alan Doyle: Sorry, no plans for a 64-bit version, not yet anyway :)
thomas wrote, Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

I'm in love with Crunchbang!!!

glad you kept Alsa instead of pulse audio!
- great selection of wallpapers.
Overall experience = superb!

Thank you Philip!!!
Philip wrote, Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

@thomas: Thank you for your kind words, I am glad you are enjoying the release :)
giop wrote, Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Congratulations for the project! I was planning to make a debian net install with openbox and some light stuff, but I see that is quite close to what I was thinking (and I am lazy), so I will go for this maybe.

Any feedback on running CrunchBang on old computers? It would be nice to have minimum/recommended requirements.

Keep on the good work!
Michael wrote, Monday, May 26th, 2008

fast, well configured, good looking. I love it! well done and thanks for sharing. If there were a 64-bit-version I'd be even happier.
diem wrote, Sunday, June 8th, 2008

Thanks so much. I just came over to linux, and was experimenting with different distros. #! is definitely a keeper. Thanks again.
Tobi wrote, Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Exactly what I've been searching for! I really like your approach to build a day-to-day distribution with openbox, because most ob distributions seem to be targeting low-end systems. Nice visuals also, thank you! oh and, keeping alsa: wise choice.

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