Crunchbangplusplus

Reader supplied reviews for Crunchbangplusplus Average rating 9.2 from 21 review(s) What are your thoughts on Crunchbangplusplus? Please include a few pros and a few cons, along with your overall impression of the operating system. Our FAQ page has tips on writing a good mini-review. Version: -- 13.012.111.1 Rating:    -- 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 out of 10 Your review (minimum 250 words): Past reviews - sort by: DateVotes Version: 13.0 Rating: 10 Date: 2026-01-26 Votes: 2 Credit where credit's due. It seems that Crunchbang++ is maintained by one person, but what an unbelievable lightweight, stable distro this is. I was looking to get off lightweight Ubuntu (turns out Lubuntu/Xubuntu aren't that light once they start installing snap packages) and this has been a revelation. Even faster than Xfce, and all the Openbox/GTK customisation and theming options available for it are fantastic, I've had a lot of fun just making it look different and friendlier than all my other PCs. The install also managed to get the audio up and running straight away on my old Chromebook, which the standard Debian install failed to do. With Crunchbang++ running Debian 13, I know my old laptops will be in a great state for years to go. I might even install it on my desktop PC. Once installed, it flies. My new favorite distro. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 13.0 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-08-24 Votes: 14 1. Flawless install. 2. Even more lightweight than CBPP 12, at least for me, on a cold boot it is very noticeable. 3. Stable and reliable thanks to the base of Debian 13: "Trixie". 4. Fast and snappy thanks to Openbox. 5. Trustworthy, it's been around for 10 years. 6. If you liked the previous versions of CBPP then you will enjoy this release. 7. Looking for a lightweight distro? Then this is the one, and if you've been wanting to try out or learn the stacking window manager Openbox then CBPP 13 is the perfect choice. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 12.1 Rating: 9 Date: 2025-06-28 Votes: 3 Tried the stable version 12 bookwarm 32 bit, a bit confusing in the installation, some uncertainty in the live but once installed it is excellent, uses about 500 mb in idle, you have to fiddle a bit with the sources.list to get the working repositories and update firefox esr. A no frills distro fast and efficient especially for old machines, nice geek look. It is however a distro not for the average user but a user who already has a minimum of familiarity with linux. Excellent compromise between the great stability and reliability of debian and the lightness of openbox and in general a minimal and essential front end for a fairly expert user as already said. Was this review helpful? Yes No See all 21 reader reviews of Crunchbangplusplus...