Crunchbangplusplus

Reader supplied reviews for Crunchbangplusplus Average rating 9.1 from 17 review(s) What are your thoughts on Crunchbangplusplus? Please include a few pros and a few cons, along with your overall impression of the operating system. Our FAQ page has tips on writing a good mini-review. Version: -- 12.111.1 Rating:    -- 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 out of 10 Your review (minimum 250 words): Past reviews - sort by: DateVotes Version: 12.1 Rating: 9 Date: 2025-04-19 Votes: 1 More people should be aware of CBPP. While people are out there arguing over Gnome vs. KDE and drowning in the bloat that accompany both, here's a distro without either, that just works. And it works brilliantly. The desktop environment basically comprises of Openbox, tint2, compton and conky. I have my own configs developed and evolved over many years (stemming from original Crunchbang) so it's the only distro where I can get things exactly the way I want - easily. The only challenge is how, or if (and I hope it does), CBPP migrates to the Wayland world. For now, X11 is fine for me and the minimalism, speed, stability and reliability of the environment is worth it. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 12.1 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-03-21 Votes: 8 Crunchbang Plus Plus Linux has been my favorite Linux distro for many years. It's minimalistic, fast, reliable and it looks good. It looks very clean and beautiful. Suggestion: please develop a modern lock screen. I use it on an i5-3470 with 16GB RAM and SSD. I love the responsiveness and stability of Debian. This desktop is a programmer's dream. I plan to replace all other Microsoft Windows 10 desktops with this setup. What a great distro! Thanks to all the people who work on this distro. You make a difference. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 12.1 Rating: 9 Date: 2025-03-13 Votes: 2 It is bare-bones Debian that provides the best and simplest GUI desktop components without loading you down with a bloated desktop environment. It lets you make the choices about what you want on your system, and what you want it to be. It carries on the Crunchbang legacy better than any other contenders. It is a good basis from which to really understand Linux (Debian specifically) - because you have to, there's no hand holding here apart from the Welcome script that runs after install. Develop your own scripts and customisations and make it your own. And that's why it forms the basis for my own 'distribution' that I use on all my own machines. I have my own configs for Openbox, Tint2, Compton, Conky, etc. that I have developed and refined over the better part of 15 years (going back before CBPP++). Including custom icons, theming and a focus on a perfectly consistent appearance for every GUI toolkit, including WINE, so that every app looks visually cohesive. I periodically test drive various distros, but ultimately keep returning to CBPP because it works. I keep my sanity and my hair. Begrudgingly (because I personally don't support), it would be a perfect 10 were it not for the lack of Wayland support. Was this review helpful? Yes No See all 17 reader reviews of Crunchbangplusplus...