CrunchBang Linux, a lightweight, Ubuntu-based, thumb-drive-friendly operating system we previously toured in screenshots, is now available in 64-bit editions for version 9.04.01, which also adds support for the ext4 hard drive format and more wireless networking support.


CrunchBang already booted pretty darned fast in our initial tests, but long-time users are reporting noticeable improvements with the newest version. On the look and feel side, there are more themes included, and support for more theming standards in general. Transmission becomes the default BitTorrent client, and a host of usability improvements were tossed in as well.


CrunchBang Linux is free to use, and boots on x86 systems and, new to 9.04.01, Atom-based netbooks. Live CDs and thumb drive images are available for testing.

CrunchBang Linux 9.04.01 Released [via Download Squad]