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Bunsenlabs Linux

BunsenLabs Linux Boron is a distribution offering a light-weight and easily customizable Openbox desktop.

The project is a community continuation of CrunchBang Linux. The current release is derived from Debian 12 "Bookworm".

The distribution consists of configuration and resource packages installed on top of Debian. There are no changes to the way the Debian base system is administrated.

  • Pre-configured Openbox window manager with tint2 panel, conky system monitor and jgmenu, a feature-rich desktop menu.
  • Assortment of harmonising GTK2/3 themes, wallpapers and conky configurations.
  • Various configuration and application utilities to maintain this system.
  • Additional desktop-, multimedia- and hardware-related packages come pre-installed to offer a better “out-of-the-box” experience.

There is no limit to customization: You can review desktop configurations in our forums’ Artwork & Screenshots section, and we also host several active threads on conky configuration. As an example, here’s an user-contributed walkthrough video showing what kind and style of desktop experience you may end up with.

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BunsenLabs Linux Comparison Table

Feature carbon-rc2 260111 boron-1 beryllium-1 lithium-3 helium-5 20170429
Release Date 2026-01-11 2024-01-24 2022-12-19 2021-09-06 2019-07-09 2017-04-29
End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 2100-2200 1200-1800 1200-1600 600-1300 600-1200 600-900
Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical
Default Desktop Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox
Default Browser Firefox ESR Firefox ESR Firefox ESR Firefox ESR Firefox ESR Firefox ESR
Package Management DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice
Processor Architecture x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Asian Language Support
Full Package List carbon-rc2 boron-1 beryllium-1 lithium-3 helium-5 20170429

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RELEASE DATE: 2026-01-11

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