Crunch-Bang-Linux on It's a Binary World 2.0 https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/tags/crunch-bang-linux/ Recent content in Crunch-Bang-Linux on It's a Binary World 2.0 Hugo en Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:59:44 +0000 Review: Crunch Bang Linux 8.10 https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/2009/02/24/review-crunch-bang-linux-810/ Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:59:44 +0000 https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/2009/02/24/review-crunch-bang-linux-810/ <p><em>(ed note:  I actually ended up reviewing Crunch Bang Linux 8.10.02 due to a problem with my 8.10 disc)</em></p> <p>I discovered <a href="http://crunchbanglinux.org/">Crunch Bang Linux</a> (#!) through <a href="http://linuxoutlaws.com/">Linux Outlaws</a>.  Fab kept talking about how awesome it was.  Then more and more podcasts and people on the tubes started talking about it.  So I wrote to Linux Format Magazine about having it on their cover disc.  They said there was a lot of clamor for it to be on a cover disc, but they couldn&rsquo;t because it comes with multimedia codecs potentially covered by patents.  So why am I breaking my self-imposed rule to only review distros on LXF cover discs?  Because one of the most attractive features to me for #! is that it is supposed to load up a lot faster and run faster than Ubuntu.  Right now I have Ubuntu 8.10 installed on my laptop.  I pretty much only use my laptop for travel (although I do use it in the apartment ever once in a while).  So if it boots up and runs faster than Ubuntu, it will leave me with more battery power for when I travel.  I already ran the #! liveCD, so I know the wifi card will work.  So first off, I boot up Ubuntu to time it and see how much of a savings I&rsquo;ll be getting.  From power on to GDM login screen is 1 minute 1 second.  And it&rsquo;s 40 seconds from login to a useful desktop.  (Gnome)  So then I install Crunch Bang Linux.</p>

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