# Butterbian **URL:** https://lab.justaguylinux.com/c/butterbian/12.md [Latest](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/tags.md) --- ## [Start here: downloads, bugs, discussion](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/start-here-downloads-bugs-discussion/30)
**Author:** [@drew](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/drew)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/start-here-downloads-bugs-discussion/30 "2026-05-01T17:41:47Z")
Downloads: get.butterbian.org Questions and discussion: reply here or open a new topic in this category. Bug reports: open an issue on the relevant repo. Butterbian-XFCE issues butterknife issues --- ## [About the Butterbian category](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/about-the-butterbian-category/25)
**Author:** [@drew](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/drew)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/about-the-butterbian-category/25 "2026-04-04T20:38:21Z")
Butterbian is a Debian-based Linux distribution built for tinkerers. Share feedback, get support, and show off what you’ve built. All experience levels welcome. --- ## [Distrowatch review](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/distrowatch-review/75)
**Author:** [@drew](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/drew)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/distrowatch-review/75 "2026-10-19T18:18:48Z")
Nice to be reviewed. I think it was fair. Not an endorsement by any stretch, but … --- ## [Exploring issues when exchanging SSDs in test system using Butterbian](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/exploring-issues-when-exchanging-ssds-in-test-system-using-butterbian/58)
**Author:** [@jfabernathy](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/jfabernathy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/exploring-issues-when-exchanging-ssds-in-test-system-using-butterbian/58 "2026-08-04T23:42:14Z")
I’ve been creating different NVME stick and testing different options lately, most all of them some flavor of butterbian. Some of the times when I remove one NVME stick and replace it with another the system will not see… --- ## [Some FYI's for installing Butterbian-XFCE4 on old Macbooks](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/some-fyis-for-installing-butterbian-xfce4-on-old-macbooks/56)
**Author:** [@jfabernathy](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/jfabernathy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/some-fyis-for-installing-butterbian-xfce4-on-old-macbooks/56 "2026-08-02T22:51:51Z")
I have a 2011 MacBookPro81 that still works fine but it’s not that speedy so I like to keep a light weight Linux on it. Today I installed Butterbian-XFCE4. It does work well and is fast enough for general internet work. … --- ## [Improving the timeshift ouput when installing a package using APT](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/improving-the-timeshift-ouput-when-installing-a-package-using-apt/53)
**Author:** [@jfabernathy](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/jfabernathy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/improving-the-timeshift-ouput-when-installing-a-package-using-apt/53 "2026-08-02T15:38:45Z")
I was not a fan of the lack of detail in the “pre-apt” description in the timeshift app. It was hard to remember what was installed or removed. So I, well me and AI, came up with a hook/script pair to make the timeshif… --- ## [Butterknife moding](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/butterknife-moding/51)
**Author:** [@jfabernathy](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/jfabernathy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/butterknife-moding/51 "2026-08-01T23:31:42Z")
I almost always start with butterknife, but today I wanted to do some self-education on snapper instead of timeshift. The only thing I really need to do that on Debian is create an additional subvolume for sddm for the … --- ## [How to recover from unbootable drive](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/how-to-recover-from-unbootable-drive/52)
**Author:** [@jfabernathy](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/jfabernathy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/how-to-recover-from-unbootable-drive/52 "2026-07-31T16:26:40Z")
Today I did some experimenting and first shutdown my test system, which is a small NUC with easy top access to the m2.nvme ssd. I replaced the ssd with a fresh stick and did my testing. When done testing, I shutdown and… --- ## [Timeshift mods to apt?](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/timeshift-mods-to-apt/47)
**Author:** [@jfabernathy](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/jfabernathy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/timeshift-mods-to-apt/47 "2026-07-19T11:27:21Z")
the file 80timeshift-snapshot that is added to /etc/apt/apt.conf.d is different from back in the day. I was checking one of my servers that was built with a very early butterbian-xfce and it had some script for purging o… --- ## [New wallpaper for butterknife](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/new-wallpaper-for-butterknife/46)
**Author:** [@drew](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/drew)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/new-wallpaper-for-butterknife/46 "2026-07-07T20:23:14Z")
--- ## [Shell or bash default restore](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/shell-or-bash-default-restore/42)
**Author:** [@jfabernathy](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/jfabernathy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/shell-or-bash-default-restore/42 "2026-06-21T10:54:36Z")
I’m playing with the butterbian-XFCE 3.2 and would like to just have the Debian Default bash shell/term back so I can modify it myself. Is that easy to do? --- ## [Cosmic desktop](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/cosmic-desktop/40)
**Author:** [@drew](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/drew)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/cosmic-desktop/40 "2026-06-10T15:21:21Z")
Someone in chat asked if I was going to add COSMIC to butterknife… It’s not in stable — stable never gets new packages after release. So the sensible answer would have been “no.” My time is far too precious to devote t… --- ## [Butterbian questions](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/butterbian-questions/29)
**Author:** [@arubes](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/arubes)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 11:24am UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/butterbian-questions/29 "2026-06-07T11:24:17Z")
Hi, eager to try butterbian, coming from Spiral Linux (which is dormant/abandoned) and openSuse experience. I have a few questions before I try: In case you cease to maintain it, is there anything that needs to be done… --- ## [Oxwm has entered the chat — Lua-configured, hot-reloaded, and buttered to a golden brown 🧈](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/oxwm-has-entered-the-chat-lua-configured-hot-reloaded-and-buttered-to-a-golden-brown/39)
**Author:** [@drew](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/drew)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/oxwm-has-entered-the-chat-lua-configured-hot-reloaded-and-buttered-to-a-golden-brown/39 "2026-05-31T21:00:37Z")
New slab on the JustAGuy Linux window manager butter board: oxwm-setup. Pull up a chair. Here’s the why, and a healthy dollop of why-not. Why I built this Look, I love the suckless gang. Patch a diff, recompile, reboot … --- ## [Butterbian-XFCE v0.3.2 and butterknife v0.2.7](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/butterbian-xfce-v0-3-2-and-butterknife-v0-2-7/37)
**Author:** [@drew](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/drew)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/butterbian-xfce-v0-3-2-and-butterknife-v0-2-7/37 "2026-05-29T23:14:15Z")
New Butterbian ISOs are out :butter: Both editions updated today: • butterknife 0.2.7 — the pick-your-own-WM TUI installer • Butterbian XFCE 0.3.2 — the full XFCE desktop What’s new: • Butterbian XFCE now installs o… --- ## [New ISOs today built on Debian Trixie 13.5](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/new-isos-today-built-on-debian-trixie-13-5/31)
**Author:** [@drew](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/drew)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/new-isos-today-built-on-debian-trixie-13-5/31 "2026-05-16T20:29:34Z")
New ISOs out — Butterbian XFCE 0.3.0 and butterknife 0.2.0, both built on Debian 13.5. What’s new: Snapshot stack tidied up: Timeshift handles retention, unused @snapshots subvolume gone Firefox hardened out of the bo… --- ## [Butterknife 0.1.7 — argon2id LUKS, polished login screen, Ly works on Debian](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/butterknife-0-1-7-argon2id-luks-polished-login-screen-ly-works-on-debian/27)
**Author:** [@drew](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/drew)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/butterknife-0-1-7-argon2id-luks-polished-login-screen-ly-works-on-debian/27 "2026-04-27T17:43:56Z")
Butterknife 0.1.7 is out. This is a meatier release than the recent patch bumps — a few things that have been nagging at the install experience finally got cleared up. Stronger encryption by default LUKS-encrypted insta… --- ## [Butterknife 0.1.6 released — important fix for previous installs](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/butterknife-0-1-6-released-important-fix-for-previous-installs/26)
**Author:** [@drew](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/drew)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/butterknife-0-1-6-released-important-fix-for-previous-installs/26 "2026-04-27T17:40:05Z")
Pushed butterknife 0.1.6 today. This one includes an important fix that affects every butterknife install shipped before this release, so if you’re running an older one, please read on. The bug: the installer’s overla…