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@omns: +1! No mo' login screen!
On the "autologin=madbox" line I replaced "madbox" with my username, saved the file, and then pointed the file in the right direction with your "update-alternatives" line above.
@anonymous: Thanks again for tipping me off about doing the same thing in Statler (gdm rather than lxdm) with "gksu gdmsetup" awhile back.
-D&F

I just joined the forum purely because of madbox. I love it and think it is a great distro! I have installed it on my asus eee 701sd and pretty much everything works right out the box. I just have a few things i need to setup. Can anybody help me getting the fn keys to work? i have tried a few things including adding acpi_osi=Linux to grub, installing eeepc-control and also jupiter. Jupiter didn't work at all, eeepc-control works for some things but crashes the system when i enable/disable wifi and nothing i do can make the volume fn keys work. I am not new to linux and ubuntu but am still quite a noob that aside though i am not afraid to give things a go. Any help would be much appreciated did i mention that madbox rox?

Hello ..

Working on next release  ( 10.10 ) .. some screenshots  :

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no big change .. :

## Base
alsa-utils grub linux-generic
pciutils syslinux wireless-tools

## X tools/utils
xserver-xorg gdm mesa-utils xcompmgr transset-df plymouth

## Window Manager
openbox obconf 

## Look'n feel
ttf-droid elementary-icon-theme gnome-icon-theme
gtk2-engines gtk2-engines-murrine dmz-cursor-theme

## System tools/utils
gnome-power-manager network-manager-gnome
nitrogen gmrun lxappearance lxrandr htop conky scrot xdg-menu
python-software-properties jockey-gtk hardinfo

## Apps
chromium-browser chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
vlc deadbeef brasero gnome-alsamixer
geany lxterminal mirage 

** flashplugin-installer

## Filesystem tools/utils
pcmanfm gparted gvfs-backends gvfs-fuse gnome-keyring
consolekit dbus dosfstools fuse-utils hdparm mtools 
ntfs-3g ntfsprogs policykit-1 powermgmt-base  udisks usbmuxd

## Python modules
python-gtk2 python-wnck python-vte python-xlib python-dbus python-xdg
python-cairo python-gobject python-gobject-cairo python-alsaaudio

## Live tools/utils 
casper lupin-casper ubiquity

~ 390Mo ..

A+

May I live in hope that an annoying problem I encountered in previous iterations will be squashed? That was the difficulty with the disappearing mouse pointer on a ThinkPad Z60m w/ intel 915. When the lid was closed on a live session, no mouse on reopening. At one stage I was able to get the pointer to reappear by hitting TAB in a terminal (at least I think that was it), but with the last version it would not return whatsoever. I did utter a plaintive cry at the time but without response. Attaching a USB mouse didn't seem to help. This annoyance appeared in 10.04 as I recall. I could test again if anyone is interested. (Some might say, so don't close the lid, but I often move between library with web and dwelling without, so like to take some pages home. At least I learned more about navigating in a browser sans mouse than I ever wished to know).

Very nice... looking forward to downloading it

it's adeskbar    .. what else ? 

because I really like slim .. simple to configure/theme. And lxdm add some lx(de) dependencies ( not too much , but I don't need them )

It looks fine as ever.
Won't be downloading it though, because after installing Madbox 10.04 I really liked it too, but I'm using Archbang as my main distro and nothing can compete with that.  So I nearly didn't use Madbox at all. Sorry ;-)

1. Any preference for this or that distro will be personal.
2. The project is weak, but that not a problem. It is only a Crunchbang-like customisation of Arch. It provides an easy install of Arch with a lot of tweaks I happen to like. But what you basically have is an Arch distro.
3. I hate sounding like a fanboy. But if you're are sensible, study Arch a bit and don't mess up, Arch is superfast and responsive. The rolling release concept is very important for me and the provided packages both from Arch itself and Aur seem very high quality and up to date. Most of the time when something is wrong, things get repaired very quick. What I mean is: When you are using Archbang, you are in fact in the hands of the solid group of Arch devs, who are very, very competent.
4. So comparing CB with Archbang is in fact comparing Debian with Arch. Both are good and have a lot of them going for them. Arch seems  more transparent and the Arch Way: Arch Linux defines simplicity as without unnecessary additions, modifications, or complications, and provides a lightweight UNIX-like base structure that allows an individual user to shape the system according to their own needs. In short: an elegant, minimalist approach.  -seems to be more essentially and effectively adapted on the whole distro-build than in Debian. But again this is just to my taste and my limited experience and knowledge; I might be quite wrong.
5. Nothing can compare to the nice and friendly atmosphere on the CB forum; I hate the techy and nerdy machismo on the Arch forum, where every terminal app is always better than some gui app, etc; there is quite a lot predictable and sheeplike behaviour. The Arch forum moderators are quite intolerant to stupidity and laziness, but setting high standards also is a good thing and the clarity and openness to giving and taking critique is also refreshing. Not too many ego's fighting personal battles but the discussion always seems to be matter of fact like and down to business.

@ pablokal

Thanks, I figured as much, it comes down to Debian vs. Arch, and Archbang doesn't in fact mess with Arch or modify it in any significant way. I've been looking at Arch itself for a while, the concept that you quoted really appeals to me, but here's the thing, I wanted to set time aside to actually build my install from Arch CD, and when I'll have that time I don't know (sometimes I hate being gainfully employed ) If I used Archbang that would give me quick Arch but I would skip the building/learning element completely.

And in truth because I use my computer for work (can't install Linux on office box so take my notebook with me to the office), I do need Debian's unparallel stability. And I really love Debian. I don't care if it sounds goofy but I do

But obviously Arch and Arch-like stuff is very appealing to me so I was intrigued by your post.

@ Kuno

I also don't have time to experiment as I'd like to. Also, I understand there are GUI frontends for pacman. As for Madbox, I'm curious, but I'll only take a look. Still I think I have a friend who might be interested in running it. I'll always choose real Debian as base over Ubuntu, always.

I woud like Madbox 10.10 in my usb

thy for work

Last edited by boomo (2010-10-22 14:11:17)

Yes, I second that. Where did he go? I think we should be told.