LinuxBBQ is literally Linux on fire! Speak of window managers or customization. LinuxBBQ has it! At the time of writing it boasts of 100 editions with different combinations of 70 window managers. And there’s one unique edition with all 70 of them packaged together! I guess it’ll be too difficult to choose a single favourite with all the options available.
100 custom Linux editions and 70 window managers!
LinuxBBQ is developed based on Debian GNU/Linux “sid” branch. The kernels and tools are from multiple distros like siduction, grml and Linux Mint. The distros can be downloaded from the project’s SourceForge page. Do read the distro descriptions before starting the download. If you have a specific purpose some of them might not be suitable. Features:
- Over 40.000 packages in the repositories
- Minimal installation media based on Debian Sid
- Tools to create own Debian Sid-based distribution
- Desktop integrated alerts for new upgrades
- Fresh and obscure apps added regularly directly from the devs
- All window managers in LinuxLand get their own release
- Many base desktops to start from
- No-X and framebuffer-enabled releases available
- Special editions for scientists, musicians, developers
- Emacspeak release for blind users exclusively created by LinuxBBQ!
- Active, friendly and helpful community
- Community-based editions created regularly
- A penetration testing version Penbang
- Excellent documentation: manual (cookbook), Wiki, forums
- Fast, light and responsive base system
- All releases feature systemd
- i686 and amd64 supported
- Over 50 terminal apps for daily tasks and CLI games included
- Improved hardware support
- All base editions fit a CD, minimal rescue system fits 256MB USB
- Branch based on Ubuntu 13.10 available at the time of writing
Default username and password for all distros is bbq.
Webpage: LinuxBBQ
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