Love to customize your Linux desktop? This lightweight distro is great fun for newbies and experts

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• BunsenLabs Carbon is a Debian-based distro and CrunchBang successor.
• The latest version, dubbed Carbon, is lightweight and highly customizable.
• You can download and install this Linux distro for free.

BunsenLabs is a minimal yet elegant Linux distribution that took me by surprise a couple of years ago. Based on Debian and sporting the OpenBox desktop, BunsenLabs feels to me like a combination of Bodhi Linux and Ubuntu. On the BunsenLabs desktop, you have a vertical panel with a desktop menu that smacks of Ubuntu, a green theme, and a right-click desktop menu a la Bodhi Linux. There's also Conky on the desktop for good measure.

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