• From: Lincoln, UK
  • Registered: 2008-11-20
  • Posts: 4,244

Topic: CrunchBang Linux 8.04.02 Alternative Installation

There is now an alternative method available for installing CrunchBang Linux. Basically, the alternative installation method involves preparing a "CLI" installation of Ubuntu, before downloading a shell script which will download and install all the packages and customisations needed to transform the system into CrunchBang Linux.

Note: scripts currently only work for i386 builds.

The scripts can be found at:
http://crunchbanglinux.org/build-script … 8.04.02.sh
http://crunchbanglinux.org/build-script … 8.04.02.sh

The scripts need to be run as root. It is not recommended that the scripts be run from a full Ubuntu installation, at least, I have not attempted this myself. If you want to give the scripts a try, follow these instructions:

1. Prepare a "CLI" only installation of Ubuntu. I find that using the Ubuntu MinimalCD is best for this.

2. Download the script with the following command:

wget http://crunchbanglinux.org/build-scripts/crunchbang-installer-8.04.02.sh

3. Make the script executable with the following command:

chmod +x crunchbang-installer-8.04.02.sh

4. Run the script as root with the following command:

sudo ./crunchbang-installer-8.04.02.sh

5. Follow the on-screen instructions and reboot when finished.

Disclaimer
CrunchBang Linux is not recommended for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. CrunchBang Linux could possibly make your computer go CRUNCH! BANG! Therefore CrunchBang Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

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  • Registered: 2009-04-05
  • Posts: 1

Re: CrunchBang Linux 8.04.02 Alternative Installation

This post has great google prowess. I wanted to:
1. Thank you for posting these scripts.
2. I was having trouble with this script, as the instructions are posted. Unmet dependencies.
3. So I used the Latest and Greatest script, which is crunchbang-installer-8.10.02.sh
4. Now life is good.
Thankee.

  • Registered: 2009-08-16
  • Posts: 5

Re: CrunchBang Linux 8.04.02 Alternative Installation

I tried using the scripts for 64bit on a full blown installation of ubuntu9.04, it's working quite fine after a couple days but seems quite laggy / choppy with graphics and other things, not sure why, probably going to reinstall from the disc because i have a /home partition so it's fairly painless