NOTICE: This post was written long ago in 2011, when the FAQ was where we pointed people for what was or was not on topic. In the intervening four+ years the FAQ for this type of information has been replaced by the Help Center page on "What topics can I ask about here?"Help Center page on "What topics can I ask about here?". The original content of this answer, however, is left here for historical purposes.
If I may at least point at the FAQ... http://askubuntu.com/faqhttps://askubuntu.com/faq
We welcome questions about:
- using and administering Ubuntu, including official Ubuntu derivatives.
- running third-party applications on Ubuntu.
- development on Ubuntu.
- Any question not mentioned below or here are great! There are no "dumb" questions!
This is not the right place for:
- Linux Mint, Backtrack, and other Linux distributions (try our friends at Unix & Linux Stack Exchange).
- Bug reports (How do I submit a bug?).
- Issues with the next version of Ubuntu (Ubuntu+1) (More information about Alpha and Beta release issues).
Given the aforementioned, I believe that Mint and unofficial derivatives (including Crunchbang) should not be supported here, therefore should be marked as offtopic.
And even though this is not IRC, from what I can tell, the official IRC support has its limits. If I may quote the factoids of their bot, ubottu:
There are some Ubuntu derivatives that we cannot provide support for due to repository and software changes. Please consult their websites for more information. Examples: gNewSense (support in #gnewsense), Linux Mint (see !mint), LinuxMCE (support in #linuxmce), CrunchBang (support in #crunchbang), BackTrack (support in #backtrack-linux), Ultimate Edition
Perhaps, due to that, these should not be on-topic as well? (just saying)
