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Mabox Linux


Last Update: 2025-06-26 00:53 UTC


Mabox is a Manjaro-based rolling release distribution. Mabox Linux features the Openbox window manager as its default interface and provides a welcome screen with access to utilities which add additional software to the operating system.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 78 (153), 6 months: 73 (178), 3 months: 65 (192), 4 weeks: 107 (138), 1 week: 120 (89)

Average visitor rating: 9.07/10 from 76 review(s).


Mabox Linux Summary
Distribution Mabox Linux
Home Page https://maboxlinux.org/
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 • 2025-04-30: Distribution Release: Mabox Linux 25.04
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 • 2022-08-21: Distribution Release: Mabox Linux 22.08
 • 2021-02-18: Distribution Release: Mabox Linux 21.02
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Feature 25.06 24.12 23.12 22.12 21.12 20.10
Release Date 2025-06-25 2024-12-10 2023-12-02 2022-12-24 2021-12-22 2020-12-06
End Of Life            
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 2600-2800 2500-2600 2300-2400 2300-2400 2300-2400 2000-2100
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical
Default Desktop Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox
Package Management pacman pacman pacman pacman pacman pacman
Release Model Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- --
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, Reiserfs, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, Reiserfs, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, Reiserfs, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, Reiserfs, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, Reiserfs, XFS
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- --
Full Package List 25.06 24.12 23.12 22.12 21.12 20.10

Full Package List:   Mabox Linux 21.02
  Number of packages: 845 (download as TXT)
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  •  accountsservice 0.6.55-3
  •  acl 2.2.53-3
  •  acpi 1.7-3
  •  acpid 2.0.32-2
  •  adobe-source-code-pro-fonts 2.038ro+1.058it+1.018var-1
  •  adwaita-icon-theme 3.38.0-1
  •  alsa-firmware 1.2.4-2
  •  alsa-lib 1.2.4-3
  •  alsa-plugins 1:1.2.2-2
  •  alsa-topology-conf 1.2.4-2
  •  alsa-ucm-conf 1.2.4-2
  •  alsa-utils 1.2.4-2
  •  amd-ucode 20210119.r1813.0578970-1
  •  aom 2.0.1-1
  •  appstream-glib 0.7.18-2
  •  arandr 0.1.10-5
  •  arc-gtk-theme 20210127-1
  •  archlinux-appstream-data 20210125-1
  •  archlinux-keyring 20210110-1
  •  arc-solid-gtk-theme 20210127-1
  •  argon2 20190702-3
  •  arp-scan 1.9.7-1
  •  asciidoc 9.0.5-1
  •  atk 2.36.0-1
  •  atkmm 2.28.1-1
  •  at-spi2-atk 2.38.0-1
  •  at-spi2-core 2.38.0-1
  •  attr 2.4.48-3
  •  audit 3.0-1
  •  autoconf 2.71-1
  •  automake 1.16.3-1
  •  avahi 0.8+15+ge8a3dd0-3
  •  b43-fwcutter 019-3
  •  bash 5.1.0-2
  •  bash-completion 2.11-1
  •  bashrc-mabox 5.1.0-4
  •  bat 0.17.1-1
  •  bc 1.07.1-4
  •  betterlockscreen 3.0.1-4
  •  bind 9.16.11-1
  •  binutils 2.36-3
  •  bison 3.7.3-1
  •  blueman 2.1.4-1
  •  bluez 5.55-1
  •  bluez-libs 5.55-1
  •  boost-libs 1.75.0-2
  •  bpytop 1.0.62-1
  •  brotli 1.0.9-4
  •  btrfs-progs 5.10-1
  •  bubblewrap 0.4.1-1
  •  bunsen-themes-git 20200803-1
  •  bzip2 1.0.8-4
  •  ca-certificates 20181109-4
  •  ca-certificates-mozilla 3.61-1
  •  ca-certificates-utils 20181109-4
  •  cairo 1.17.4-3
  •  cairomm 1.12.2-4
  •  cantarell-fonts 1:0.301-1
  •  catimg 2.7.0-1
  •  chicago95-icon-theme-git v1.0.1.r9.g4ef008f-1
  •  cht.sh-git 20210110.4d86f0f-1
  •  cifs-utils 6.11-3
  •  ckbcomp 1.194-1
  •  clipit 1:1.4.3-2
  •  colord 1.4.5-1
  •  confuse 3.3-3
  •  conky 1.11.6-2
  •  coreutils 8.32-1
  •  cornora 20200406-1
  •  cpupower 5.10-2
  •  cpu-x 4.1.0.r37.g3c381e0-1
  •  crda 4.14-3
  •  cronie 1.5.5-2
  •  cryptsetup 2.3.4-1
  •  curl 7.75.0-1
  •  dash 0.5.11.3-1
  •  dav1d 0.8.1-1
  •  db 5.3.28-5
  •  dbus 1.12.20-1
  •  dbus-glib 0.110-2
  •  dconf 0.38.0-1
  •  deadbeef 1.8.4-1
  •  desktop-file-utils 0.26-1
  •  device-mapper 2.02.187-3
  •  dhclient 4.4.2-2
  •  dhcpcd 9.4.0-1
  •  diffutils 3.7-3
  •  ding-libs 0.6.1-3
  •  dmidecode 3.3-1
  •  dmraid 1.0.0.rc16.3-12
  •  dnsmasq 2.84-1
  •  dnssec-anchors 20190629-3
  •  docbook-xml 4.5-9
  •  docbook-xsl 1.79.2-7
  •  dosfstools 4.1-3
  •  double-conversion 3.1.5-2
  •  e2fsprogs 1.46.0-1
  •  ecryptfs-utils 111-4
  •  efibootmgr 17-2
  •  efivar 37-4
  •  elfutils 0.182-1
  •  enchant 2.2.13-2
  •  espanso 0.7.3-1
  •  exa 0.9.0-2
  •  exfat-utils 1.3.0-2
  •  exiv2 0.27.3-1
  •  expat 2.2.10-2
  •  f2fs-tools 1.14.0-1
  •  fakeroot 1.25.3-1
  •  fd 8.2.1-1
  •  feh 3.6.3-1
  •  fff 2.2-1
  •  ffmpeg 2:4.3.1-4
  •  ffmpegthumbnailer 2.2.2-2
  •  fftw 3.3.9-1
  •  file 5.39-1
  •  filesystem 2021.01.19-1
  •  findutils 4.8.0-1
  •  firefox 85.0.1-1
  •  firefox-i18n-es-es 85.0.1-1
  •  firefox-i18n-pl 85.0.1-1
  •  flac 1.3.3-2
  •  flameshot 0.8.5-1
  •  flex 2.6.4-3
  •  fontconfig 2:2.13.91+48+gfcb0420-2
  •  freeglut 3.2.1-2
  •  freetype2 2.10.4-1
  •  fribidi 1.0.10-1
  •  fsearch-git 0.1beta4.r533.g4afd0c6-1
  •  fuse2 2.9.9-4
  •  fuse3 3.10.1-1
  •  fuse-common 3.10.1-1
  •  fuzzy-pkg-finder 0.9.4-1
  •  fzf 0.25.1-1
  •  galculator 2.1.4-5
  •  gawk 5.1.0-1
  •  gc 8.0.4-4
  •  gcab 1.4-1
  •  gcc 10.2.0-6
  •  gcc-libs 10.2.0-6
  •  gcr 3.38.1-1
  •  gd 2.3.1-1
  •  gdbm 1.19-1
  •  gdk-pixbuf2 2.42.2-1
  •  geany 1.37.1-1
  •  gettext 0.21-1
  •  giblib 1.2.4-8
  •  giflib 5.2.1-2
  •  git 2.30.0-1
  •  gkrellm 2.3.11-2
  •  gkrellmlaunch 0.5-7
  •  glew 2.2.0-2
  •  glib2 2.66.6-1
  •  glibc 2.33-3
  •  glibmm 2.66.0-1
  •  glib-networking 2.66.0-1
  •  glslang 11.1.0-1
  •  glu 9.0.1-2
  •  gmp 6.2.1-1
  •  gmrun 0.9.5w-2
  •  gnome-icon-theme 3.12.0-6
  •  gnome-icon-theme-extras 3.12.0-5
  •  gnome-icon-theme-symbolic 3.12.0-6
  •  gnome-keyring 1:3.36.0-3
  •  gnome-themes-extra 3.28-2
  •  gnupg 2.2.27-1
  •  gnutls 3.7.0-1
  •  gobject-introspection-runtime 1.66.1-3
  •  gparted 1.2.0-2
  •  gpgme 1.15.1-1
  •  gpm 1.20.7.r38.ge82d1a6-3
  •  gptfdisk 1.0.6-1
  •  graphite 1:1.3.14-1
  •  grep 3.6-1
  •  groff 1.22.4-4
  •  grub 2.04-15
  •  gsettings-desktop-schemas 3.38.0-1
  •  gsimplecal 2.1-4
  •  gsm 1.0.19-1
  •  gssproxy 0.8.4-1
  •  gst-plugins-base-libs 1.18.3-1
  •  gstreamer 1.18.3-1
  •  gtk2 2.24.33-1
  •  gtk3 1:3.24.24-2
  •  gtk-engine-murrine 0.98.2-4
  •  gtk-engines 2.21.0-5
  •  gtkmm 1:2.24.5-4
  •  gtkmm3 3.24.3-1
  •  gtkspell3 3.0.10-2
  •  gtk-update-icon-cache 1:4.0.2-1
  •  guile 2.2.6-2
  •  gvfs 1.46.2-1
  •  gvfs-afc 1.46.2-1
  •  gvfs-gphoto2 1.46.2-1
  •  gvfs-mtp 1.46.2-1
  •  gvfs-nfs 1.46.2-1
  •  gvfs-smb 1.46.2-1
  •  gzip 1.10-3
  •  harfbuzz 2.7.4-1
  •  harfbuzz-icu 2.7.4-1
  •  haveged 1.9.14-1
  •  hddtemp 0.3.beta15.53-3
  •  hdparm 9.58-3
  •  hicolor-icon-theme 0.17-2
  •  hidapi 0.10.1-1
  •  htop 3.0.5-1
  •  hwids 20200813.1-1
  •  hwinfo 21.72-1
  •  hwloc 2.4.0-1
  •  hyphen 2.8.8-3
  •  i3lock-color 2.12.c.5-1
  •  iana-etc 20201229-1
  •  icu 68.2-1
  •  imagemagick 7.0.10.61-1
  •  imlib2 1.7.1-1
  •  inetutils 1.9.4-8
  •  intel-ucode 20201118-1
  •  inxi 3.3.01.1-1
  •  iproute2 5.10.0-2
  •  iptables 1:1.8.7-1
  •  iputils 20200821-1
  •  iso-codes 4.5.0-1
  •  iw 5.9-1
  •  jack 0.125.0-9
  •  jansson 2.13.1-1
  •  jfsutils 1.1.15-7
  •  jgmenu 4.3.0-1
  •  jp2a 1.1.0-1
  •  jq 1.6-4
  •  js78 78.7.1-1
  •  json-c 0.15-1
  •  jsoncpp 1.9.4-1
  •  json-glib 1.6.0-1
  •  kauth 5.78.0-1
  •  kbd 2.3.0-2
  •  kcoreaddons 5.78.0-1
  •  keyutils 1.6.3-1
  •  kitemmodels 5.78.0-1
  •  kmod 28-1
  •  krb5 1.18.3-1
  •  lame 3.100-3
  •  lcms2 2.11-2
  •  ldb 1:2.2.0-3
  •  ldns 1.7.1-2
  •  less 563-1
  •  libaio 0.3.112-2
  •  libappindicator-gtk2 12.10.0.r296-1
  •  libappindicator-gtk3 12.10.0.r296-1
  •  libarchive 3.5.1-1
  •  libass 0.15.0-2
  •  libassuan 2.5.4-1
  •  libasyncns 0.8+3+g68cd5af-3
  •  libatasmart 0.19-5
  •  libatomic_ops 7.6.10-2
  •  libavc1394 0.5.4-4
  •  libblockdev 2.25-1
  •  libbluray 1.2.1-1
  •  libbsd 0.10.0-2
  •  libbytesize 2.4-4
  •  libcaca 0.99.beta19-3
  •  libcanberra 0.30+2+gc0620e4-3
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  •  libcap 2.47-1
  •  libcap-ng 0.8.2-1
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  •  libcdio-paranoia 10.2+2.0.1-2
  •  libcloudproviders 0.3.1-2
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  •  libcpuid 0.5.0.r17.gd97618a-1
  •  libcroco 0.6.13-2
  •  libcups 1:2.3.3op2-1
  •  libdaemon 0.14-5
  •  libdatrie 0.2.12-2
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  •  libdbusmenu-gtk2 16.04.0-4
  •  libdbusmenu-gtk3 16.04.0-4
  •  libdrm 2.4.104-1
  •  libdvdnav 6.1.0-2
  •  libdvdread 6.1.1-1
  •  libedit 20191231_3.1-3
  •  libelf 0.182-1
  •  libepoxy 1.5.5-1
  •  libev 4.33-1
  •  libevdev 1.11.0-1
  •  libevent 2.1.12-1
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  •  libffi 3.3-4
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  •  libgtop 2.40.0+2+g31db82ef-2
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  •  libibus 1.5.23+3+gaa558de8-3
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  •  libindicator-gtk3 12.10.1-9
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  •  libinput 1.16.4-1
  •  libjpeg-turbo 2.0.6-1
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  •  libksba 1.4.0-2
  •  libldap 2.4.57-1
  •  liblqr 0.4.2-3
  •  libmad 0.15.1b-9
  •  libmaxminddb 1.5.0-1
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  •  libmicrohttpd 0.9.72-1
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  •  libmpdclient 2.19-3
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  •  libogg 1.3.4-2
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  •  libpciaccess 0.16-2
  •  libpgm 5.3.128-1
  •  libpipeline 1.5.3-1
  •  libplacebo 3.104.0-1
  •  libplist 2.2.0-3
  •  libpng 1.6.37-3
  •  libproxy 0.4.17-1
  •  libpsl 0.21.1-1
  •  libpulse 14.2-2
  •  libraqm 0.7.1-1
  •  libraw1394 2.1.2-3
  •  librsvg 2:2.50.3-1
  •  libsamplerate 0.1.9-3
  •  libsasl 2.1.27-3
  •  libseccomp 2.5.1-2
  •  libsecret 0.20.4-1
  •  libsigc++ 2.10.6-1
  •  libsm 1.2.3-2
  •  libsndfile 1.0.28-3
  •  libsodium 1.0.18-2
  •  libsoup 2.72.0+5+g0b094bff-3
  •  libsoxr 0.1.3-2
  •  libssh 0.9.5-1
  •  libssh2 1.9.0-2
  •  libstemmer 0+713-2
  •  libsynctex 2020.54586-10
  •  libtasn1 4.16.0-1
  •  libteam 1.31-2
  •  libthai 0.1.28-2
  •  libtheora 1.1.1-5
  •  libtiff 4.2.0-1
  •  libtirpc 1.3.1-1
  •  libtool 2.4.6+42+gb88cebd5-14
  •  libunistring 0.9.10-3
  •  libunwind 1.4.0-1
  •  libusb 1.0.24-2
  •  libusb-compat 0.1.7-1
  •  libusbmuxd 2.0.2-1
  •  libuv 1.40.0-1
  •  libva 2.10.0-1
  •  libvdpau 1.4-1
  •  libvorbis 1.3.7-2
  •  libvpx 1.9.0-1
  •  libwacom 1.8-1
  •  libwebp 1.2.0-1
  •  libwpe 1.8.0-1
  •  libx11 1.7.0-3
  •  libx86emu 3.1-1
  •  libxau 1.0.9-3
  •  libxcb 1.14-1
  •  libxcomposite 0.4.5-3
  •  libxcrypt 4.4.17-1
  •  libxcursor 1.2.0-2
  •  libxdamage 1.1.5-3
  •  libxdg-basedir 1.2.0-5
  •  libxdmcp 1.1.3-3
  •  libxext 1.3.4-3
  •  libxfce4ui 4.16.0-1
  •  libxfce4util 4.16.0-1
  •  libxfixes 5.0.3-4
  •  libxfont2 2.0.4-3
  •  libxft 2.3.3-2
  •  libxi 1.7.10-3
  •  libxinerama 1.1.4-3
  •  libxkbcommon 1.0.3-1
  •  libxkbcommon-x11 1.0.3-1
  •  libxkbfile 1.1.0-2
  •  libxklavier 5.4-3
  •  libxml2 2.9.10-8
  •  libxmu 1.1.3-2
  •  libxnvctrl 460.39-1
  •  libxpm 3.5.13-2
  •  libxrandr 1.5.2-3
  •  libxrender 0.9.10-4
  •  libxshmfence 1.3-2
  •  libxslt 1.1.34-5
  •  libxss 1.2.3-3
  •  libxt 1.2.1-1
  •  libxtst 1.2.3-4
  •  libxv 1.0.11-4
  •  libxxf86vm 1.1.4-4
  •  libyaml 0.2.5-1
  •  licenses 20200427-1
  •  lightdm 1:1.30.0-4
  •  lightdm-gtk-greeter 1:2.0.8-1
  •  lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings 1.2.2-5
  •  linux510 5.10.15-1
  •  linux-api-headers 5.10.13-1
  •  linux-firmware 20210119.r1813.0578970-1
  •  lirc 1:0.10.1-8
  •  llvm-libs 11.0.1-2
  •  lmdb 0.9.28-1
  •  lm_sensors 3.6.0-2
  •  logrotate 3.18.0-1
  •  lsb-release 1.4-13
  •  l-smash 2.14.5-2
  •  lsof 4.94.0-1
  •  lua52 5.2.4-5
  •  lua 5.4.2-1
  •  lvm2 2.02.187-3
  •  lxappearance 0.6.3-4
  •  lxappearance-obconf 0.2.3-3
  •  lxmenu-data 0.1.5-3
  •  lxtask 0.1.10-1
  •  lz4 1:1.9.3-1
  •  lzo 2.10-3
  •  m4 1.4.18-3
  •  mabox-browser-settings 20200909.86b6942-1
  •  mabox-common 20181205-1
  •  mabox-exo 0.12.11-5
  •  mabox-gkrellm-themes 20200419-1
  •  mabox-i18n-files 20210214-1
  •  mabox-keyring 20181205-1
  •  mabox-pcmanfm-actions 20210126-1
  •  mabox-pipemenus 20210214-1
  •  mabox-release 21.02-1
  •  mabox-themes 20200219-1
  •  mabox-themes-eithne 20200914-1
  •  mabox-tools 20210210-2
  •  mabox-wallpapers-2020 5-1
  •  mailcap 2.1.49-1
  •  make 4.3-3
  •  man-db 2.9.3-1
  •  manjaro-application-utility 1.3.3-4.1
  •  manjaro-firmware 20160419-1
  •  manjaro-hotfixes 2018.08-6
  •  manjaro-icons 20191015-1
  •  manjaro-keyring 20201216-1
  •  manjaro-openbox-maia 1.0-1
  •  manjaro-openbox-matcha 1.0-3
  •  manjaro-pulse 20210109-1
  •  manjaro-settings-manager 0.5.6-11
  •  manjaro-system 20210121-1
  •  man-pages 5.10-1
  •  matcha-gtk-theme 20210204-1
  •  mb-jgtools 20210214-2
  •  mc 4.8.25-3
  •  md4c 0.4.7-1
  •  mdadm 4.1-2
  •  memtest86+ 5.01-4
  •  menu-cache 1.1.0-2
  •  mesa 20.3.4-1
  •  mesa-demos 8.4.0-4
  •  mhwd 0.6.5-2
  •  mhwd-amdgpu 19.1.0-1
  •  mhwd-ati 19.1.0-1
  •  mhwd-db 0.6.5-7
  •  mhwd-nvidia-390xx 390.141-1
  •  mhwd-nvidia 460.39-1
  •  mkinitcpio 29-1.0
  •  mkinitcpio-busybox 1.32.1-2
  •  mkinitcpio-openswap 0.1.0-3
  •  mobile-broadband-provider-info 20201225-1
  •  modulo 0.1.1-1
  •  moreutils 0.65-1
  •  mpfr 4.1.0-1
  •  mpg123 1.26.3-2
  •  mpv 1:0.33.0-4
  •  mtdev 1.1.6-1
  •  mtpfs 1.1-4
  •  mujs 1.0.9-1
  •  nano 5.5-1
  •  ncurses 6.2-1
  •  ndctl 71.1-1
  •  neofetch 7.1.0-2
  •  nettle 3.7-1
  •  net-tools 2.10-1
  •  networkmanager 1.28.1dev+16+gdaad4e2fee-1
  •  network-manager-applet 1.20.0-1
  •  networkmanager-openconnect 1.2.7dev+49+gc512d5a-1
  •  networkmanager-openvpn 1.8.12-1
  •  networkmanager-pptp 1.2.9dev+10+gb41b0d0-3
  •  networkmanager-vpnc 1.2.7dev+20+gdca3aea-2
  •  newsboat 2.22.1-1
  •  nfsidmap 2.5.2-2
  •  nfs-utils 2.5.2-2
  •  nitrogen 1.6.1-3
  •  nm-connection-editor 1.20.0-1
  •  noto-fonts 20201226-1
  •  npth 1.6-2
  •  nspr 4.29-1
  •  nss 3.61-1
  •  ntfs-3g 2017.3.23-5
  •  numix-circle-icon-theme 20.09.19-1
  •  numix-icon-theme 20.06.07-1
  •  numix-square-icon-theme 20.09.19-1
  •  numlockx 1.2-5
  •  obconf 2.0.4-7
  •  oniguruma 6.9.6-1
  •  openbox 3.6.1-7
  •  openconnect 1:8.10-1
  •  opencore-amr 0.1.5-5
  •  openjpeg2 2.4.0-1
  •  openmpi 4.0.5-2
  •  openresolv 3.12.0-1
  •  openssh 8.4p1-2
  •  openssl 1.1.1.i-2
  •  openvpn 2.5.0-3
  •  opus 1.3.1-2
  •  orc 0.4.32-1
  •  os-prober 1.77-1
  •  p11-kit 0.23.22-1
  •  p7zip 17.03-2
  •  package-query 1.10-1
  •  pacman 5.2.2-3
  •  pacman-mirrors 4.19.1-1
  •  pam 1.5.1-1
  •  pamac-cli 10.0.4-2
  •  pamac-common 10.0.4-2
  •  pamac-gtk 10.0.4-2
  •  pambase 20200721.1-2
  •  pamixer 1.4-5
  •  pango 1:1.48.1-1
  •  pangomm 2.46.0-1
  •  parted 3.4-1
  •  pastebinit 1.5.1-1
  •  patch 2.7.6-8
  •  pavucontrol 1:4.0-2
  •  pciutils 3.7.0-1
  •  pcmanfm 1.3.1-2.1
  •  pcre2 10.36-1
  •  pcre 8.44-1
  •  pcsclite 1.9.0-1
  •  perl 5.32.0-3
  •  perl-clone 0.45-2
  •  perl-encode-locale 1.05-7
  •  perl-error 0.17029-2
  •  perl-file-listing 6.14-1
  •  perl-html-parser 3.75-1
  •  perl-html-tagset 3.20-10
  •  perl-http-cookies 6.10-1
  •  perl-http-daemon 6.06-2
  •  perl-http-date 6.05-3
  •  perl-http-message 6.27-1
  •  perl-http-negotiate 6.01-8
  •  perl-io-html 1.004-1
  •  perl-io-tty 1.12-10
  •  perl-ipc-run 20180523.0-2
  •  perl-libwww 6.52-1
  •  perl-lwp-mediatypes 6.02-8
  •  perl-mailtools 2.21-4
  •  perl-net-http 6.20-1
  •  perl-timedate 2.33-2
  •  perl-time-duration 1:1.20-4
  •  perl-try-tiny 0.30-5
  •  perl-uri 5.07-1
  •  perl-www-robotrules 6.02-8
  •  perl-xml-parser 2.46-2
  •  perl-xml-writer 0.625-6
  •  picom 8.2-1
  •  pinentry 1.1.0-5
  •  pixman 0.40.0-1
  •  pkcs11-helper 1.27.0-1
  •  pkgconf 1.7.3-1
  •  playerctl 2.3.1-1
  •  polkit 0.118-1
  •  polkit-gnome 0.105-5
  •  polkit-qt5 0.113.0-2
  •  poppler 21.02.0-1
  •  poppler-qt5 21.02.0-1
  •  popt 1.18-1
  •  ppp 2.4.8-1
  •  pptpclient 1.10.0-2
  •  procps-ng 3.3.16-3
  •  ps_mem 3.13-1
  •  psmisc 23.3-4
  •  pulseaudio 14.2-2
  •  pulseaudio-alsa 1:1.2.2-2
  •  pulseaudio-bluetooth 14.2-2
  •  pulseaudio-ctl 1.67-1
  •  pulseaudio-equalizer 14.2-2
  •  pulseaudio-jack 14.2-2
  •  pulseaudio-lirc 14.2-2
  •  pulseaudio-rtp 14.2-2
  •  pulseaudio-zeroconf 14.2-2
  •  pyradio-git 0.8.8.2.r0.g130ccad-1
  •  python2 2.7.18-2
  •  python2-pyxdg 0.26-8
  •  python 3.9.1-1
  •  python-appdirs 1.4.4-3
  •  python-cairo 1.20.0-3
  •  python-chardet 3.0.4-7
  •  python-configobj 5.0.6.r110.g3e2f4cc-1
  •  python-dbus 1.2.16-3
  •  python-dbus-common 1.2.16-3
  •  python-docopt 0.6.2-9
  •  python-gobject 3.38.0-3
  •  python-idna 2.10-3
  •  python-isodate 0.6.0-7
  •  python-keyutils 0.6-6
  •  python-lxml 4.6.2-1
  •  python-npyscreen 4.10.5-5
  •  python-ordered-set 4.0.2-3
  •  python-packaging 20.8-2
  •  python-ply 3.11-7
  •  python-psutil 5.8.0-1
  •  python-pycountry 20.7.3-3
  •  python-pycryptodome 3.9.9-3
  •  python-pyparsing 2.4.7-3
  •  python-pyqt5 5.15.2-3
  •  python-pyqt5-sip 12.8.1-3
  •  python-pysocks 1.7.1-3
  •  python-pyxdg 0.26-8
  •  python-requests 2.25.1-1
  •  python-setuptools 1:53.0.0-1
  •  python-six 1.15.0-3
  •  python-urllib3 1.26.3-1
  •  python-websocket-client 0.57.0-3
  •  python-xlib 0.29-1
  •  python-yaml 5.3.1-4
  •  qpdfview 0.4.18-2
  •  qt5-base 5.15.2-2
  •  qt5ct 1.1-1
  •  qt5-styleplugins 5.0.0.20170311-25
  •  qt5-svg 5.15.2-1
  •  rav1e 0.4.0-1
  •  readline 8.1.0-2
  •  reiserfsprogs 3.6.27-3
  •  rest 0.8.1-3
  •  ripgrep 12.1.1-1
  •  rlwrap 0.43-4
  •  rofi 1.6.1-1
  •  rpcbind 1.2.5-3
  •  rsync 3.2.3-3
  •  rtkit 0.13-1
  •  rtmpdump 1:2.4.r96.fa8646d-6
  •  rubberband 1.9-1
  •  run-parts 4.8.6.1-2
  •  sakura 3.7.1-1
  •  sbc 1.5-1
  •  scrot 1.5-1
  •  sd 0.7.6-1
  •  sdl 1.2.15-14
  •  sdl2 2.0.14-1
  •  sed 4.8-1
  •  shaderc 2020.3-1
  •  shadow 4.8.1-4
  •  shared-mime-info 2.0+57+gc1d1c70-1
  •  slang 2.3.2-2
  •  smbclient 4.13.4-1
  •  s-nail 14.9.20-1
  •  sof-firmware 1.6.1-1
  •  sound-theme-freedesktop 0.8-4
  •  spectre-meltdown-checker 0.43-1
  •  speex 1.2.0-3
  •  speexdsp 1.2.0-2
  •  spirv-tools 2020.4-1
  •  sqlite 3.34.1-1
  •  srt 1.4.2-1
  •  startup-notification 0.12-7
  •  stfl 0.24-5
  •  stoken 0.92-4
  •  streamlink 2.0.0-1
  •  sudo 1.9.5.p2-1
  •  sysfsutils 2.1.0-11
  •  systemd 247.3-1
  •  systemd-fsck-silent 239-1
  •  systemd-libs 247.3-1
  •  systemd-sysvcompat 247.3-1
  •  talloc 2.3.2-1
  •  tar 1.33-1
  •  tcl 8.6.11-1
  •  tdb 1.4.3-4
  •  terminator 2.1.0-1
  •  terminus-font 4.49.1-1
  •  tevent 1:0.10.2-3
  •  texinfo 6.7-3
  •  theme.sh-git 20210112.06af456-1
  •  thin-provisioning-tools 0.9.0-1
  •  tint2 16.7-3
  •  tlp 1.3.1-2
  •  traceroute 2.1.0-5
  •  tracker3 3.0.3-1
  •  tree 1.8.0-2
  •  tslib 1.22-1
  •  ttf-autour-one 1-1
  •  ttf-dejavu 2.37+18+g9b5d1b2f-2
  •  ttf-hack 3.003-3
  •  ttf-inconsolata 1:3.000-2
  •  ttf-jetbrains-mono 2.225-1
  •  ttf-nerd-fonts-symbols 2.1.0+36+gd0bf73a1-2
  •  ttf-roboto 2.138-4
  •  ttf-ubuntu-font-family 0.83-6
  •  tzdata 2021a-1
  •  uchardet 0.0.7-1
  •  udiskie 2.3.2-1
  •  udisks2 2.9.1-1
  •  unrar 1:6.0.3-1
  •  unzip 6.0-14
  •  upower 0.99.11-3
  •  usb_modeswitch 2.6.1-1
  •  usbmuxd 1.1.1-1
  •  usbutils 013-1
  •  util-linux 2.36.1-4
  •  util-linux-libs 2.36.1-4
  •  v4l-utils 1.20.0-1
  •  v86d 0.1.10-5.1
  •  vamp-plugin-sdk 2.10.0-1
  •  vertex-maia-icon-theme 20180118-1
  •  vertex-maia-themes 20180519-4
  •  vi 1:070224-4
  •  vid.stab 1.1-3
  •  viewnior 1.7-3
  •  vim 8.2.2380-1
  •  vim-runtime 8.2.2380-1
  •  vmaf 1.5.3-1
  •  volumeicon 0.5.1-5
  •  volume_key 0.3.12-5
  •  vpnc 1:0.5.3.r468.r81-2
  •  vte3 0.62.2-1
  •  vte-common 0.62.2-1
  •  vulkan-icd-loader 1.2.166-1
  •  w3m 0.5.3.git20200507-2
  •  wallpapers-2018 1.2-1
  •  wayland 1.19.0-1
  •  wayland-protocols 1.20-1
  •  webkit2gtk 2.30.4-3
  •  webrtc-audio-processing 0.3.1-2
  •  wget 1.21.1-1
  •  which 2.21-5
  •  whois 5.5.7-1
  •  wireless-regdb 2020.04.29-1
  •  wireless_tools 30.pre9-3
  •  wmctrl 1.07-6
  •  woff2 1.0.2-3
  •  wpa_supplicant 2:2.9-7
  •  wpebackend-fdo 1.8.0-1
  •  wxgtk2 3.0.5.1-2
  •  wxgtk-common 3.0.5.1-2
  •  x264 3:0.160.r3011.cde9a93-1
  •  x265 3.4-1
  •  xarchiver 0.5.4.17-1
  •  xcape 1.2-4
  •  xcb-proto 1.14.1-3
  •  xcb-util 0.4.0-3
  •  xcb-util-cursor 0.1.3-3
  •  xcb-util-image 0.4.0-3
  •  xcb-util-keysyms 0.4.0-3
  •  xcb-util-renderutil 0.3.9-3
  •  xcb-util-wm 0.4.1-3
  •  xcb-util-xrm 1.3-2
  •  xclip 0.13-3
  •  xcmenu 20140816.23-1
  •  xcursor-breeze 5.11.5-1
  •  xcursor-chicago95-git v1.0.1.r9.g4ef008f-1
  •  xdg-dbus-proxy 0.1.2-2
  •  xdg-user-dirs 0.17-3
  •  xdg-user-dirs-gtk 0.10+9+g5b7efc6-3
  •  xdg-utils 1.1.3+19+g9816ebb-1
  •  xdotool 3.20160805.1-3
  •  xf86-input-elographics 1.4.2-2
  •  xf86-input-evdev 2.10.6-2
  •  xf86-input-libinput 0.30.0-1
  •  xf86-input-void 1.4.1-5
  •  xfce4-notifyd 0.6.2-2
  •  xfce4-notifyd-gtk3 2019.08.15-1
  •  xfce4-power-manager 4.16.0-1
  •  xfce4-power-manager-gtk3 2019.08.15-1
  •  xfce4-volumed-pulse 0.2.3-1
  •  xfconf 4.16.0-1
  •  xfsprogs 5.10.0-1
  •  xkeyboard-config 2.31-1
  •  xorg-fonts-100dpi 1.0.3-7
  •  xorg-fonts-75dpi 1.0.3-7
  •  xorg-fonts-alias-100dpi 1.0.4-1
  •  xorg-fonts-alias-75dpi 1.0.4-1
  •  xorg-fonts-encodings 1.0.5-2
  •  xorg-fonts-type1 7.7-6
  •  xorgproto 2020.1-1
  •  xorg-server 1.20.10-3
  •  xorg-server-common 1.20.10-3
  •  xorg-server-xephyr 1.20.10-3
  •  xorg-setxkbmap 1.3.2-2
  •  xorg-xauth 1.1-2
  •  xorg-xbacklight 1.2.3-2
  •  xorg-xdpyinfo 1.3.2-4
  •  xorg-xev 1.2.4-1
  •  xorg-xinit 1.4.1-3
  •  xorg-xinput 1.6.3-2
  •  xorg-xkbcomp 1.4.4-1
  •  xorg-xkill 1.0.5-2
  •  xorg-xmodmap 1.0.10-2
  •  xorg-xprop 1.2.5-1
  •  xorg-xrandr 1.5.1-2
  •  xorg-xrdb 1.2.0-2
  •  xorg-xset 1.2.4-2
  •  xorg-xwininfo 1.1.5-2
  •  xsel 1.2.0.20190821-1
  •  xsettingsd 1.0.0-3
  •  xvidcore 1.3.7-2
  •  xxhash 0.8.0-1
  •  xz 5.2.5-1
  •  yad 7.3-1
  •  yadsu 0.1-1
  •  yajl 2.1.0-4
  •  yay 10.1.2-2
  •  youtube-dl 2021.02.04.1-1
  •  zeromq 4.3.3-2
  •  zip 3.0-9
  •  zita-alsa-pcmi 0.3.2-3
  •  zita-resampler 1.8.0-1
  •  zlib 1:1.2.11-4
  •  zstd 1.4.8-1


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Version: 25.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-06-27
Votes: 2



I didn't know Mabox before, which is why it surprised me all the more. It is incredibly fast and recognizes Nvidia cards without any problems. The live distro on the USB stick is super functional, as you can set everything important beforehand, such as graphics, language, keyboard and time. Openbox was a bit confusing for me at first, as I usually only work with KDE or Cinnamon, but you get used to it very quickly. It's fun to work with.



Everything works. Gaming, Office, editing movies - it hasn't crashed once so far.



Super distro, thumbs up for the developers!


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Version: 25.02
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-24
Votes: 14


Holy smokes. FAST boot up on a dual-core i7. Fast, insanely fast. I slapped this on an old ThinkPad X1 Carbon 5th Gen I plan to use for amateur radio stuff and it works wonderfully for that dang near right away (or maybe I just have enough experience across distros to set it up fast).

Did I mention how insanely fast it boots up? You should know how stupid fast it boots up.

Low RAM usage. Easy on the CPU and easy on storage. Openbox is a little busy and minimal looking, but draw your eyes to the big green M at the top bar and you'll find all your apps there, so it's only jarringly minimal at first. Using yay makes things easy. I found most of what I needed by just bashing yay -S whateverthehellineeded and there you go. You'll need to do that for Google Chrome.

Handed my laptop to my spouse who has virtually *no* Linux experience whatsoever and she was able to figure out Openbox and use it. Heck of a good OS.


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Version: 24.03
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-07-05
Votes: 20


I've been playing around with Mabox for a few years, but now I've found that I like it so much I'm making it a part of my regular distro line up. It's much more fun than Manjaro. I've always been a fan of the lightening fast Openbox desktop environment, even though it's not as efficient to use as XFCE, KDE, Mate, or Cinnamon. The Mabox desktop may be a bit busy, or confusing for beginners, however I like it because it is anything but boring. It's functional and makes me feel like a geek instead of an office worker. I'm hoping this version of Arch will be more stable than others I've tried. So far, Mabox is one of my favorite flavors of Linux, right behind Neptune, Mint, and Pop OS.


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