Hey, thanks for all this info. If I do get around to working on this project it will prove very useful.
My main goal is to be able to turn out installable images of desktop appliances, so e.g. an appliance for remote administration (e.g. if you have a bunch of VMs somewhere and it would be easier to administrate them by spinning up an actual desktop VM at the host and interacting with them directly, as opposed to doing so from your off-site location) and things like that. And TKLdev + Turnkey seems like it might be a great way to get a head start, especially since BunsenLabs is Debian based and all their enhancements etc are properly packaged.
BunsenLabs is really great, actually. I've been using Debian for over 20 years but never on the desktop for various reasons - always went with something along the lines of Ubuntu or Mint on the desktop. BunsenLabs has finally created a true Debian flavor that I am happy to use on the desktop. It's lightweight, works great, lots of sensible defaults, etc. And my taste is a little different than yours bc I stopped liking GNOME after GNOME 3, so what's great about BL for me is that it's a polished desktop environment that's based on Openbox and presents a great alternative for people who don't really like GNOME 3 for whatever reason. It's great to have options!
I don't personally have much connection with the BL devs other than posting occasionally in their forum, so I expect if I do take a stab at this, I'll try to get it working on my own and then if I manage to get pretty far with it, perhaps they will be interested. And I'll definitely post about it over there.
I know I've threatened to contribute to TKL a few times in the past and not managed to do it yet, but, I'm a daily user of multiple TKL appliances... just haven't had the spare energy... but given how much I use the wonderful tools/appliances you all have built, I'm really hoping to get some commits in at some point!! :)
Hey, thanks for all this info
Hey, thanks for all this info. If I do get around to working on this project it will prove very useful.
My main goal is to be able to turn out installable images of desktop appliances, so e.g. an appliance for remote administration (e.g. if you have a bunch of VMs somewhere and it would be easier to administrate them by spinning up an actual desktop VM at the host and interacting with them directly, as opposed to doing so from your off-site location) and things like that. And TKLdev + Turnkey seems like it might be a great way to get a head start, especially since BunsenLabs is Debian based and all their enhancements etc are properly packaged.
BunsenLabs is really great, actually. I've been using Debian for over 20 years but never on the desktop for various reasons - always went with something along the lines of Ubuntu or Mint on the desktop. BunsenLabs has finally created a true Debian flavor that I am happy to use on the desktop. It's lightweight, works great, lots of sensible defaults, etc. And my taste is a little different than yours bc I stopped liking GNOME after GNOME 3, so what's great about BL for me is that it's a polished desktop environment that's based on Openbox and presents a great alternative for people who don't really like GNOME 3 for whatever reason. It's great to have options!
I don't personally have much connection with the BL devs other than posting occasionally in their forum, so I expect if I do take a stab at this, I'll try to get it working on my own and then if I manage to get pretty far with it, perhaps they will be interested. And I'll definitely post about it over there.
I know I've threatened to contribute to TKL a few times in the past and not managed to do it yet, but, I'm a daily user of multiple TKL appliances... just haven't had the spare energy... but given how much I use the wonderful tools/appliances you all have built, I'm really hoping to get some commits in at some point!! :)