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* [[LXDE]] | * [[LXDE]] | ||
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* [[Knoppix]] | * [[Knoppix]] | ||
* [[Lubuntu]] (in development) | * [[Lubuntu]] (in development) | ||
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* [[Fedora]] 12 LXDE spin | * [[Fedora]] 12 LXDE spin | ||
| − | + | == Distributions that ship with Openbox == | |
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| + | * [[Arch]] - Highly popular, with great community support and wiki regarding Openbox | ||
| + | * [[PCLinuxOS]] - Well regarded with special attention paid to Openbox and LXDE. | ||
* [[Crunchbang]] - Ubuntu based. Popular following, EEE PC version ("CrunchEEE"). Irregular releases. See also crunchbanglinux.org/wiki/adding_crunchbang_features_in_another_distro | * [[Crunchbang]] - Ubuntu based. Popular following, EEE PC version ("CrunchEEE"). Irregular releases. See also crunchbanglinux.org/wiki/adding_crunchbang_features_in_another_distro | ||
* [[Slitaz]] | * [[Slitaz]] | ||
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* Boxpup, Puppy Linux with Openbox (not actively developed?) | * Boxpup, Puppy Linux with Openbox (not actively developed?) | ||
* [[SimpleLinux]] mini (sub 90 MB version) - may also be included as alternative WM in the next EXT version (which has XFCE as default). SimpleLinux is a Malaysion distro, derived from Slackware & Slax. www.simplelinuxdistro.co.cc | * [[SimpleLinux]] mini (sub 90 MB version) - may also be included as alternative WM in the next EXT version (which has XFCE as default). SimpleLinux is a Malaysion distro, derived from Slackware & Slax. www.simplelinuxdistro.co.cc | ||
| + | * [[Ubuntu]] - Generally has an out of date version, and with no Ubuntu-specific maintainer to ensure things work "out of the box". | ||
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| + | This is an incomplete list. | ||
== Other == | == Other == | ||
Revision as of 12:13, 22 October 2011
Any distro can have Openbox added. The following are released with Openbox.
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Desktop environments
LXDE-based Distributions
Distributions that ship with Openbox
- Arch - Highly popular, with great community support and wiki regarding Openbox
- PCLinuxOS - Well regarded with special attention paid to Openbox and LXDE.
- Crunchbang - Ubuntu based. Popular following, EEE PC version ("CrunchEEE"). Irregular releases. See also crunchbanglinux.org/wiki/adding_crunchbang_features_in_another_distro
- Slitaz
- TinyMe
- CRUX
- Boxpup, Puppy Linux with Openbox (not actively developed?)
- SimpleLinux mini (sub 90 MB version) - may also be included as alternative WM in the next EXT version (which has XFCE as default). SimpleLinux is a Malaysion distro, derived from Slackware & Slax. www.simplelinuxdistro.co.cc
- Ubuntu - Generally has an out of date version, and with no Ubuntu-specific maintainer to ensure things work "out of the box".
This is an incomplete list.
Other
- Slackware: Openbox exists as a "Slackbuild" - slackbuilds.org/repository/13.0/desktop/openbox/ (SlackBuilds.org is a community supported project... A SlackBuild build script contains the build instructions and a source download link for building a particular package for your system.)
External links
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_linux_distributions#Technical - click right hand column to sort, and find distros with Openbox or LXDE by default.
