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Arch Linux-Based ArchBang Linux Distro Introduces New Application Launcher
Synced with the upstream Arch Linux repositories, the new ArchBang Linux release (v1001) introduces wmenu, a dynamic menu for Wayland and wlroots-based Wayland compositors like Labwc, as a drop-in replacement for the dmenu application launcher.
The new application launcher can be enabled with the Alt+F3 keyboard shortcut and makes it faster to fire up an application than searching the Labwc root menu. According to the developer, this might be useful for those who don’t have a Super key on their laptop (e.g., when using a Chromebook or MacBook).
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Distribution Release: ArchBang Linux 100126
ArchBANG Linux has been through many changes in recent times, including the renaming of ArchBANG, to GreenBANG and back to ArchBANG again. The most recent update involves a new desktop user interface, moving from the Openbox window manager to the labwc Wayland compositor. Inspired by Openbox, labwc is a window-stacking compositor for Wayland. The latest release of ArchBANG also comes with a new wmenu: [...]