⚡ LIGHTWEIGHT LINUX THAT REVIVES OLD PCS — OPENBOX LIVE DESKTOP + INSTALLER, DEBIAN 13 BASED

This USB drive holds the unmodified BunsenLabs Carbon image (build of 2026-02-11, based on Debian 13), written byte for byte to the stick. Boot an older PC from it and a light, fast Openbox desktop opens in under a minute — no hard drive needed, nothing installed, your Windows files untouched. When you're ready, the same stick carries Debian's graphical installer so you can put it on the disk for good. It is open-source software made by volunteers, and it is a great way to give a tired old computer a second life.

🖥️ A DESKTOP WITHOUT THE BLOAT

- Live Openbox session runs entirely from the stick — right-click the desktop for the menu, with keyboard shortcuts shown right on the wallpaper
- Live user "user" with password "live"; sudo ready; connect Wi-Fi or cable from the panel's network icon
- Try everything first: nothing on your PC is changed until you choose "Start installer" from the boot menu
- After installing, a Welcome script offers to set up extras, and updates are a menu away
- Hybrid image boots modern UEFI machines and older legacy BIOS PCs (Carbon is a 64-bit build — that is the only architecture on the stick)

🔧 THE DETAILS THAT MATTER

- Live session is read-only as shipped: everything you do is forgotten at shutdown, so save files to another drive — perfect for safe browsing and testing
- The image carries Debian's redistributable firmware files (Wi-Fi and graphics firmware), so most hardware works out of the box; no proprietary graphics driver is included
- Internet is optional but needed for updates and extra programs
- BunsenLabs is a community project; the stick carries exactly this one build

🖥️ HARDWARE LIMITATIONS

- For 64-bit Intel/AMD PCs only — Carbon ships no other architecture. Not for Apple Silicon or Intel Macs, ARM computers, Chromebooks, tablets or phones
- 2 GB of memory or more recommended — it is light enough for machines other desktops have abandoned
- Secure Boot: if your PC refuses to start the stick, turn Secure Boot off in the firmware setup and try again
- The live session does not save changes between reboots; installing to the PC's disk is how you keep your setup
- No Windows replacement claims: it is its own Linux desktop, and heavy 3D gaming is not what it is for

📦 WHAT'S INCLUDED

- USB flash drive with the BunsenLabs Carbon image written byte for byte — no remastering, no added files
- A printed quick-start card: boot keys for every major PC brand, live vs. installer walkthrough, the trademark notice and the written GPL source-code offer
- Open-source software (GPL/LGPL); the price covers the USB drive and its preparation

✅ REQUIREMENTS

- Any 64-bit Intel/AMD PC with a USB port, UEFI or legacy BIOS

⚠️ Please note: BunsenLabs is the name of a community project. This product is not made, endorsed or supported by the BunsenLabs project or Debian. Debian is a registered trademark of Software in the Public Interest, Inc.