CrunchBang Linux

This has been asked quite a few times.  In order to get more information try searching the forums. 

Regardless, here's what I have done.  Do a google search for "uxdgmenu."  It's a neat program that creates pipe menus that you can plug into your existing stock #! menu.  I use it to produce an Applications pipe menu and a "Recent files" pipe menu.  I really like uxdgmenu.  It's lightweight and works really well.

mikhou

"Feel like I have a new netbook"

That's a common statement among first time #!ers.  :-)

mikhou

I use a pretty much stock #! setup with tint2.  I changed my tint2 setup to where when I right-click on an open app in the tint2 taskbar that it closes.  I also use Alt+F4 on open apps.

mikhou

Guayadeque is my music player/manager of choice.  There are lighter music players, but Guayadeque is still fairly light and handles large libraries well.

mikhou

I don't know if it's in Sid or not, but if so you could change your repositories to get it.  Of course, watch out for dependency errors.

Another option would be to install space-fm.  Great little lightweight file manager with tabs.

http://ignorantguru.github.com/spacefm/

mikhou

I started running Linux because my Windows Vista box was so sloooooooooooow.  Someone suggested that I try Linux, and for about six months I dual booted.  After wiping Windows on that machine, I never looked back.  Do I still use Windows?  Yes, on my work machine, but even my Windows experience has gotten better because of the knowledge that I have gained by using Linux.  Just using Linux has opened my eyes to a ton of possibilities.  (All of that being said, I still get VERY frustrated waiting on my Windows box to do something that #! would have done in half of the time.)

Why Crunchbang?  Well, here was my progression.  Linux Mint - Linux Mint Debian Edition - Linux Mint XFCE - Debian XFCE - #! XFCE - #! XFCE with added Fluxbox WM - #! OB.  With #! OB I have found my preferred balance between usability and lightweight.

mikhou

+1 for Guayadeque

Yes!  Install Waldorf.  I've been using it since it came out and it has been nothing but stable.

mikhou

Here you go.

mike@crunchbang:~$ grep -EiA30 'take screenshot'  ~/.config/openbox/menu.xml
            <menu id="graphicsScreenshots" label="Take Screenshot">
                <item label="Screenshooter">
                    <action name="Execute">
                        <execute>
                            xfce4-screenshooter
                        </execute>
                    </action>
                </item>
                <separator label="scrot"/>
                <item label="Now">
                    <action name="Execute">
                        <execute>
                            scrot
                        </execute>
                    </action>
                </item>
                <item label="In 5 Seconds...">
                    <action name="Execute">
                        <execute>
                            scrot -d 5 '%Y-%m-%d--%s_$wx$h_scrot.png' -e 'mv $f ~/images/ &amp; viewnior ~/images/$f'
                        </execute>
                    </action>
                </item>
                <item label="In 10 Seconds...">
                    <action name="Execute">
                        <execute>
                            scrot -d 10 '%Y-%m-%d--%s_$wx$h_scrot.png' -e 'mv $f ~/images/ &amp; viewnior ~/images/$f'
                        </execute>
                    </action>
                </item>
                <item label="Selected Area... (click &amp; drag mouse)">
mike@crunchbang:~$

I use uxdgmenu, and I love it.  Do a google search for it.  It's got 4 different pipe menus that you can add to the standard #! menu - applications, recent files, places, and bookmarks.  I only use the applications and recent files menu, but again, it works really well.

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