Latest ISO always available at repo.maboxlinux.org

April ISO refresh – panel improvements, status indicator with dynamic menu

The April ISO update brings a polished look as well as important improvements to the default tint2 panel.

The new look in the form of a thumbnail and additional functionalities have been given to the Panel Icon, which allows you to change the wallpaper and style of desktop elements.

The default left-click action is – set a random wallpaper.
Right-click to call the extended Wallpaper & Desktop Styling menu.
– the ability to create a list of favorite wallpapers has been added
– you can also quickly configure the action for events such as left-click, wheel up and wheel down
– some adjustment to menu color scheme generators: monochrome and from wallpaper colors


Tint2 panel quick configuration menu got Floating panel switch.
Run this menu by right-click on Menu/Mabox icon or by pressing W-A-p (super + alt + p)


But the most important new feature is…

status indicator with a dynamic menu

In addition to the obvious functionality of notifying about available updates and performing updates – it has two additional modules:

Discs usage reporting, with a configurable alert level.

It also allows you to browse the contents of mounted drives using a dynamic pipemenu.

Directory size monitor for:
– Logs
– Pacman cache
– Trash Can
– Downloads

Logs, pacman cache and trash can be quickly cleared with one click.

At the top of the menu there is some information like:

running kernel version – click to install additional kernels
number of installed packages … and statistics
installation date (after clicking it will start Mabox Control Center)

If you like, you can enable showing the list of largest installed packages. Clicking on the package name will provide you with additional information about it.

Play around with the settings to customize the icon and menu to your needs.


Discover the potential of the Tint2 panel

Tint2 panel is a good example of what many users love about user-empowering software for Linux: lightweight, functional, configurable. It was specifically made for Openbox.
Mabox tries to creatively use the potential of Tint2, combining it with another great open-source project…
Jgmenu – X11 menu, designed for scripting, ricing and tweaking.

Unlike other simple panels and bars – tint2 allows you to assign actions to elements triggered by events: right-click, middle-click, and even mouse up/mouse down. Mabox takes advantage of these possibilities.

Take a moment to discover them… Hover your mouse over the panel elements to see a tooltip suggesting what actions are assigned to the events.
You will definitely find something interesting there 🙂

Have fun and enjoy tinkering!


Download

ISO images can be downloaded as always from SourceForge or from repo.maboxlinux.org
Two images are available:
– with the latest LTS kernel – linux612
– and with a slightly older LTS – linux61


Support Mabox development

If you like Mabox, you can support its maintenance and development on Ko-fi or here.

March 2025 ISO refresh – 6.12 LTS kernel, AreaClick, skippy-xd!

March ISO refresh with latest LTS kernel 6.12 is ready to download.
ISO with slightly older LTS kernel 6.1 is also available.

Some noteworthy new features…

A brand new Mabox’s home-made tool…

AreaClick

Launch programs/commands by clicking on desktop areas (mostly side and corner areas/edges). Idea is similar to hot corners, but you need to click to launch actions so you don’t run programs by accident. No process for mouse position spying needed.

AreaClick divides screen to 9 areas…

Configurable area size, and commands.

Openbox’s margins are already set to 2px – to make areas clickable even if some windows are maximized.
Basic configuration is available from Windows & Desktop menu super + alt + d.
See also config file: ~/.config/areaclick.conf

You can also launch configured actions by keybinds: super + alt + Keypad1...9.

Default (pre-defined) actions

Click areaKeybindAction
top-leftW-A-KP_7toggle Show Desktop
topW-A-KP_8Windows & Desktops Menu
top-rightW-A-KP_9Sound & Music Menu
leftW-A-KP_4Sidepanel Left
centerW-A-KP_5toggle Show Desktop
rightW-A-KP_6Sidepanel Right
bottom-leftW-A-KP_1Window switcher (skippy-xd)
bottomW-A-KP_2Workspace switcher (skippy-xd)
bottom-rightW-A-KP_3Logout Menu


To disable all side click actions set sidearea=0, keybinds will still work. The whole desktop will act like center area and spawn command defined for cmd_center (toggle Show Desktop by defaults).
To disable one action set command to empty or “none”.


SuperClick

Some improvements in SuperClick – our other home-made tool – used to quickly move/resize windows on the grid.
Now it should calculate WM margins correctly and work better on 2 monitor setups.
If you don’t know it yet, go to Sidepanel Left -> Superclick, launch Superclick trainer play with it for a minute, and then try to control more windows this way. Set “Gap between windows” as you like.


Improved skippy-xd

Window and Workspace switcher improved greatly thanks to new developer.

Workspace switcher [super + `]
Windows switcher [super + TAB]
Keybinds:
super + Tab window switcher (pivot mode)
super + ` workspace switcher (pivot mode)

Mousebinds:
Left click on bottom left area (corner) – widnow switcher
Left click on bottom area – workspace switcher


If you like it – visit skippy-xd repo on Github andi give it a star!


Download

ISO images can be downloaded as always from SourceForge or from repo.maboxlinux.org
Two images are available:
– with the latest LTS kernel – linux612
– and with a slightly older LTS – linux61


Support Mabox development

If you like Mabox, you can support its maintenance and development on Ko-fi or here.

June ISO refresh – hot corners, tiling manager and more

The 2023 June refreshed ISO brings the debut of several novelties developed for the next major release – Jaskier (planned for summer/autumn).
Update 2023.06.04
The ISO images have been updated according to the latest update of the Manjaro stable branch as of 2023.06.04.

Update 2023.06.08
Tint2 Cortile helper removed for now, some performance improvements.

Hot corners and tiling manager integration is not in its final form, but already usable, so you have a chance to try them out.
But let’s start with the changes regarding …

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23.01 Istredd – January 2023 ISO refresh

Hello,
2023 01 January ISO refresh is ready for download. Built from Manjaro stable branch as of 26.01.23.
Available with latest LTS kernel – 5.15 or slightly older one 5.4 LTS.

The release includes several improvements, notable of which are: a modern config for Picom and a quick menu for configuring Tint2 panels.

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Mabox Linux 22.12 Istredd released

After more than a year of development, the new major release of Mabox Linux 22.12 Istredd is ready for download.
In addition to numerous improvements, Istredd brings us two exciting and original features: Colorizer and context menus for Conky.

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September 2022 ISO refresh

September’s refreshed ISO images bring some interesting new features and a series of improvements for the already known Mabox tools.

What’s new?

Expose

Expose effect for switching windows thanks to skippy-xd with needed fix. Connected to the hotkey: super ~

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August ISO refresh – Let’s meet Colorizer

Hello,
2022 09 August ISO refresh is ready for download. Built from Manjaro stable branch as of 22.08.20.
Available with latest LTS kernel – 5.15 or slightly older one 5.4 LTS.

This release is exciting because it marks the debut of a brand new tool – Colorizer – in development for half a year, now in beta

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Danish website and user guides about Mabox

Our forum colleague Carl Anderson did a great job creating a Danish website and tutorials about Mabox.

There is a Danish website about Mabox Linux (link https://maboxlinux.dk ) Here you will find a user guide (link https://maboxlinux.dk/pdf/Mabox-Linux-brugervejledning.pdf ) There are also user guides for Pacman and Yay.

There are also videos in Danish (link Mabox Linux. – YouTube ) User guide and videos are not finished yet, but will constantly be expanded upon with new ones.

Danish:
Der er nu en dansk hjemmeside om Mabox Linux (link https://maboxlinux.dk) Her finder du en brugervejledning (link https://maboxlinux.dk/pdf/Mabox-Linux-brugervejledning.pdf ) Der er også brugervejledninger til Pacman og Yay.

Der er også videoer på dansk (link Mabox Linux. – YouTube )

Brugervejledning og videoer er ikke færdige endnu, men vil hele tiden blive udbygget med nyt.