Re: Why do you use #!Crunchbang
i use it because i really love the minimalistic layout
besides, i always wanted a pure black enviroment and this is it
its like a dream come true
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Re: Why do you use #!Crunchbang
Honestly, it was always a toss-up for me with Arch Linux and #!. I believe the only reason I stopped here last is because I enjoy having the ubuntu (or rather for me, debian squeeze) repos. I did enjoy pacman package manager in Arch, but I can get by fine with APT. Ive come along with with Linux, and I'd like to say I'll be here forever, but Linux is great in the way that there may always be something more suited for you next year, or the year after. I'm definitely loving #!, but the future holds no certainties for me.
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Re: Why do you use #!Crunchbang
Hi ,
I'm new to the forum, and I enjoy using #! because it's small and responsive. I know that it's not the smallest linux distro around, but it's good enough for my 16G ssd on my hp 1030nr netbook. It's got a sleek feel to it.
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Pelon wrote:
Hi ,
. . . and I enjoy using #! because it's small and responsive. It's got a sleek feel to it.
On my PC I use #!Statler-Openbox-amd-64 exclusively.
Custom-built PC with 26" monitor, 6 Gb RAM and 2 Tb hard-drive memory ... so I don't "need" a light-weight distro.
Even after using #! for the past few months ... I am still amazed at how fast it is.
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With Statler, the ability to deploy a sweet desktop Debian/Openbox setup, with full multimedia readiness, quickly. What could be better? 
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vrkalak wrote:
On my PC I use #!Statler-Openbox-amd-64 exclusively.
Custom-built PC with 26" monitor, 6 Gb RAM and 2 Tb hard-drive memory ... so I don't "need" a light-weight distro.
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vrkalak wrote:
Even after using #! for the past few months ... I am still amazed at how fast it is.
#!Statler-Openbox-amd-64 - AMD64 Single Core - 2GB RAM - ext3 partitions - WD 250GB HD - 17" LCD monitor
And I am impressed with the speed as well, but I have a machine where it's more noticeable. 
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I realize this is comparing apples and hand grenades, but I use Statler on my Dell Mini (1.6GHz single core Atom) and it runs faster than Win7 on my roommate's AMD dual core desktop.
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pvsage wrote:
I realize this is comparing apples and hand grenades, but I use Statler on my Dell Mini (1.6GHz single core Atom) and it runs faster than Win7 on my roommate's AMD dual core desktop.
Oh this is not a fair example. A snail running through molasses is faster than Win ... What was that again mom ... ?
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Re: Why do you use #!Crunchbang
I just really love keybindings.
And actually, Windows 7 can be pretty fast. I have it all the way down to 250mB of RAM usage with nothing open, and with SuperFetch enabled and a USB drive plugged in for ReadyBoost, it's pretty darn snappy.
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jollysnowman wrote:
I just really love keybindings.
And actually, Windows 7 can be pretty fast. I have it all the way down to 250mB of RAM usage with nothing open, and with SuperFetch enabled and a USB drive plugged in for ReadyBoost, it's pretty darn snappy.
#! v10 OpenBox with 5 conkys running, Claws mail and Iceweasel
Using: 5% CPU, 260MB of RAM, 0MB Swap and NO "ReadyBoost" and fast!!!!
Wheeeeeeeeee!!!!
I've never seen Win7 and saw WinXP last week for the first time up close and in action.
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Sector11 wrote:
saw WinXP last week for the first time up close and in action.
Serious? The first time you saw Windows XP? First time, really?
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Re: Why do you use #!Crunchbang
Sector11 wrote:
jollysnowman wrote:I just really love keybindings.
And actually, Windows 7 can be pretty fast. I have it all the way down to 250mB of RAM usage with nothing open, and with SuperFetch enabled and a USB drive plugged in for ReadyBoost, it's pretty darn snappy.
#! v10 OpenBox with 5 conkys running, Claws mail and Iceweasel
Using: 5% CPU, 260MB of RAM, 0MB Swap and NO "ReadyBoost" and fast!!!!
Wheeeeeeeeee!!!!I've never seen Win7 and saw WinXP last week for the first time up close and in action.
Well, when I say it has low RAM usage, it's relative to other instances of Windows 7. I'm not going to say it's more efficient than Crunchbang lol.
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Sector11 wrote:saw WinXP last week for the first time up close and in action.
Serious? The first time you saw Windows XP? First time, really?
Absolutely. My day to day movements do not take me anywhere near other computers. Been like that for a long time now. Or, when I do get near one I see the back of the monitors, like in the video store for example. No big deal, I am not interested.
Last week I went for physiotherapy and the guy had WinXP up and running, and he used it to show me some stuff. I did not like the looks of it. Then when he closed everything down there were so many icons all over the desktop there was no sense in having a nice wallpaper. It looked ugly to be honest (my opinion people). I guess my last 3 years of no desktop icons has spoilt me.
Also, I hung on to Win 2K until July 2007 because I heard horrible things about WinME and by the time XP came out I figured (and probably rightly so) that my P-III with 256MB RAM would not be enough. So when 2K died, it was a horrible death taking my HD with it, I installed Ubuntu 6.10 on the resurrected HD. Went through 7.04 as well but with 7.10 I found my PC slowing down so I switched to Xubuntu. Used that until 9.04 when I switched to #! 9.04 and now Statler. Somewhere in there, 8.10 I think, I changed the HD for a new Western Digital SATA drive and the other is "retired" but still usable.
So why do I use #! - again my opinion, been there, done that, like the best#! Enough said.
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Re: Why do you use #!Crunchbang
I use #! for a few reasons.
For one, it's pretty lightweight, and it seems to have no troubles with my hardware either. Who knew openbox could look so good?
I also use it because it's nice and minimal, perfect for customizing, and doesn't come with a huge, bloated WM/DE, and is perfect for building up from.
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Re: Why do you use #!Crunchbang
Sector11 wrote:
anonymous wrote:Sector11 wrote:saw WinXP last week for the first time up close and in action.
Serious? The first time you saw Windows XP? First time, really?
Absolutely. My day to day movements do not take me anywhere near other computers. Been like that for a long time now. Or, when I do get near one I see the back of the monitors, like in the video store for example. No big deal, I am not interested.
Last week I went for physiotherapy and the guy had WinXP up and running, and he used it to show me some stuff. I did not like the looks of it. Then when he closed everything down there were so many icons all over the desktop there was no sense in having a nice wallpaper. It looked ugly to be honest (my opinion people). I guess my last 3 years of no desktop icons has spoilt me.
Also, I hung on to Win 2K until July 2007 because I heard horrible things about WinME and by the time XP came out I figured (and probably rightly so) that my P-III with 256MB RAM would not be enough. So when 2K died, it was a horrible death taking my HD with it, I installed Ubuntu 6.10 on the resurrected HD. Went through 7.04 as well but with 7.10 I found my PC slowing down so I switched to Xubuntu. Used that until 9.04 when I switched to #! 9.04 and now Statler. Somewhere in there, 8.10 I think, I changed the HD for a new Western Digital SATA drive and the other is "retired" but still usable.
So why do I use #! - again my opinion, been there, done that, like the best#! Enough said.
Well in all fairness, the look of a person's desktop has nothing to do with his/her operating system. The same goes for the interface theme and decorations.
I've been using Windows since 3.1 (I even went through ME), Linux since Red Hat 7, and Mac OS since OS 9. I even have an old IBM PC with DOS. I think it's safe to say that I have also "been there, done that," and if you treat Windows with the same respect you give to Linux, it can be just as good a system. I use both OSes for the same things and they both get the job done.
I do like #! better because of the keybindings and the overall awesomeness of Linux, especially when it comes to development, but I don't think it's fair for you to bash XP or 7 without having even used them.
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jollysnowman wrote:
I do like #! better because of the keybindings and the overall awesomeness of Linux, especially when it comes to development, but I don't think it's fair for you to bash XP or 7 without having even used them.
Well since you are getting deeper into this than the thread really warrants, due to my comments, which really puts me at fault here I'll answer. But, before reading on please reread what I said before.
I did NOT bash Windows, I simply said XT "looked ugly" and I will go one step farther, they are all ugly, and that comes from using Win3.11 for WorkGroups, Win98 and Win2K and never really liking it from day one, so it has deep roots! Ugly is an adjective that falls under the category: opinion.
Due to what I use to do, I have the official MS Development DVDs here with Win 95, Win 98, Win 2000 and Win ME and the Development DVD for .net. Windows, has its place and uses. I used it, and never liked it, and for that I will not apologize. There was time I "had" to use Windows because I was using AutoCad.
On a personal note, I started with a Vic20, CBM-64, Commodore PET, the C-128 and an Apple II, all before starting out in the DOS world on an IBM-PCjr. running PC-Dos v1.2 My first XT was a Commodore with duel 5 1/4" floppies and I used MS-DOS to version 6.22 when they stopped supporting DOS and new programs had disappeared, so I reluctantly installed Win 3.11 for WorkGroups just after Win95 came out.
I'm retired now, which makes a BIG difference, I have the freedom to choose what I use today. I am sorry if you took what I said the wrong way or personal, it was not meant that way,
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Re: Why do you use #!Crunchbang
Because I don't get paranoid over security vulnerabilities when surfing the net.
Sure I could block scripts on Windows via Firefox but I feel like that's not an ideal solution.
Oh and the window manager and nature of right clicking to launch your apps and run commands is like how my mind would work lol
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Re: Why do you use #!Crunchbang
#! is operating on my acer aspire one a110l. It suits very well to my small display and the small ssd. After deleting linpus I was hopping from linux4one over ubuntu 9.04, Fedora 12 to #!.
What made me interested:
changing to debian
using tint2-panel
using right-click.menu
black-submarine-feeling
and after viewing the forum I decided to change and my distro-hopping ended in april.
If someone has special problems with #! on a110l, feel free to contact.
Re: Why do you use #!Crunchbang
bender wrote:
#! is operating on my acer aspire one a110l. It suits very well to my small display and the small ssd. After deleting linpus I was hopping from linux4one over ubuntu 9.04, Fedora 12 to #!.
What made me interested:
changing to debian
using tint2-panel
using right-click.menu
black-submarine-feelingand after viewing the forum I decided to change and my distro-hopping ended in april.
If someone has special problems with #! on a110l, feel free to contact.
I'm also using #! on an A110L. So far it's been great, I really like how it runs on the SSD. I do occasionally get holdups with disk writes, but i'm not too worried about it tbh.
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Re: Why do you use #!Crunchbang
Hello,
Crunchbang is fast and free and i love this.
(Exuse my terrible english)
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Because ubuntu was too slow after a time and I wanted to switch to Arch but I like Debian too much to dump apt-get and other things so Crunchbang was my perfect choice.