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ArchBANG Linux


Last Update: 2026-01-18 11:36 UTC

ArchBang Linux is a lightweight distribution based on Arch Linux. Using the labwc Wayland compositor, it is fast, up-to-date and suitable for both desktop and portable systems. Besides GreenBANG, the project also develops a distribution called SwayBang featuring the Sway Wayland compositor.

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ArchBANG Summary
Distribution ArchBANG Linux (was renamed briefly to GreenBANG Linux in 2025)
Home Page https://archbang.org/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums --
Alternative User Forums
Documentation https://archbang.org/guide/
Screenshots DistroWatch Gallery
Screencasts YouTube •
Download Mirrors http://sourceforge.net/projects/archbang/files/ • DistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker http://bugs.archbang.org/
Related Websites Wikipedia • GitHub
Reviews 2020: DistroWatch
2013: DistroWatch
2012: Blogspot
2011: MakeUseOf • Lifehacker • Blogspot • DistroWatch • Blogspot
2010: Blogspot
Where To Donate, Buy or Try https://archbang.org/donations/ •

Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2026-01-10: Distribution Release: ArchBang Linux 100126
 • 2020-11-02: Distribution Release: ArchBang Linux 0111
 • 2012-12-08: Distribution Release: ArchBang Linux 2012.12
 • 2012-05-02: Distribution Release: ArchBang Linux 2012.05
 • 2011-11-02: Distribution Release: ArchBang Linux 2011.11
 • 2011-10-02: Distribution Release: ArchBang Linux 2011.10
 • 2011-09-07: Distribution Release: ArchBang Linux 2011.09
 • 2011-02-05: Distribution Release: ArchBang Linux 2011.02
 • 2011-01-28: Distribution Release: ArchBang Linux 2011.01
 • 2010-10-07: Distribution Release: ArchBang Linux 2010.10
 • 2010-09-23: Distribution Release: ArchBang Linux 2010.09
 • More ArchBANG releases...

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Feature 180126 261025 241224 240122 010121 071120 100719 190518 021117 170916 031215 2014.01 2013.09 2012.12 2011.11 2011.02 2010.10 Feature
Release Date 2026-01-18 2025-10-26 2024-12-24 2022-01-24 2021-01-01 2020-11-07 2019-07-10 2018-05-19 2017-11-02 2016-09-17 2015-12-03 2014-01-08 2013-09-01 2012-12-08 2011-11-02 2011-02-05 2010-10-07 Release Date
End Of Life                                   End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 1200-1300 1500-1600 1000-1100 900-1000 900-1000 900-1000 700-800 600-700 500-600                 Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Installation
Default Desktop labwc Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox i3 i3 Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox Default Desktop
Default Browser Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox     Default Browser
Package Management Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Package Management
Release Model Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Release Model
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- GOffice GOffice Office Suite
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 Processor Architecture
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd OpenRC OpenRC OpenRC OpenRC OpenRC OpenRC OpenRC OpenRC OpenRC Init Software
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4 Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Journaled File Systems
Multilingual -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Multilingual
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Full Package List 180126 261025 241224 240122 010121 071120 100719 190518 021117 170916 031215 2014.01 2013.09 2012.12 2011.11 2011.02 2010.10 Full Package List
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