I run OpenBox on Debian Squeeze. I have my reasons. If you're so inclined you can have the same setup I run on my laptop (HP Pavilion 6871). It's pretty good ;) One handy aspect of GNU/Linux is its supreme configurability and portablity. You can make what you want and take it with you, too. So I present my desktop just because people like to dick around with their setups. And why not, right?

OpenBox is a window manager and includes nothing. I have tweaked it to run as I like and that is what's contained herein. It doesn't hurt to set it up on a new user profile. Try it out there without installing the same programs I have installed. Or else you can mimic my install on your own new install. I set Debian up via net install and on this machine I only installed the standard system utilities plus the laptop selection. Later I added what I wanted with my saved install command.

Included is everything you need to get the same setup. A sources.list file, the command to install the desktop, a simple xorg.conf file, supporting ~/.config files, and supporting .bashrc, .conkyrc and .xinitrc files. Wurd.

You're on your own. It's not rocket science to mimic my install with the provided files, or even pick them apart, but you must know what to do with them. Therefore it's advised that you have a basic level of proficiency with GNU/Linux. It's really no sweat and the small readme provided will make it simple.

MD5 for setups.tar.bz2: 8dfdc09f0520f20ac3b12944279ba498
Download the archive setups.tar.bz2.
Extract it and have at it.

EDIT: If you like, I made an iso of the .deb files. Download it from my laptop here. Accept the generic cert.
MD5 hash for the iso: 600d267968609050beb7a2d4ed6e0c06

'Nother EDIT: I wanted to make a Ray Charles compilation so I installed rhythmbox-plugin-cdrecorder and brasero. Handy.

Check out a pic here.

EDIT 21jun2011: I just re-kajigg'd my ~/.bashrc file into a neater, more logical collection of crazy mad-handiness for your enjoyment. Do it. check it out, use it, enjoy.

Get it -----> ~/.bashrc