Savoring Flavors of Linux: Crunchbang

Crunchbang Linux


Crucnhbang is what I'd like to call a 'Man's Linux'. Sporting a Spartan interface and just a black background, Crunchbang is eerily deceptive in its offerings. It offers almost no conventional eyecandy. A right click of the mouse will reveal the large number of applications in a small package. You can, if you choose customize the desktop easily to suit your needs.

Crunchbang is another Ubuntu derivative and is much faster and smaller than its parent. For regular desktop work, crunchbang offers a slick desktop. A build of Crunchbang Ububtu's latest version is yet to come, but the existing version, built of Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope is good enough for now.

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Savoring Flavors of Linux: LinuxMint

Linux Mint

LinuxMint is another Ubuntu/Debian based distribution of Linux and has a large user community. The latest version Helena is build off Ubuntu's latest version, Karmic Koala. I tried playing around with the Live CD. While it offers great eye candy and some good applications, it did not provide any strong reason to switch over from Ubuntu or Kubuntu. Having said that, it does make a decent desktop.

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