Is there a linux distro with blackbox?
Search engines? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbox Lot more support for it's cousin fluxbox. VSIDO
I did have fluxbox on a sparky Asus EEE (the origina EEE) for a few months - wiped and ... xfce4 ... presently 11 y.o. keyboard and touchpad flaky. Tasksel does not have option for Flux in a Debian environment. I used apt.
I would recommend VSIDO with fluxbox in a virtual environment to evaluate.
edit: As Packrat mentions VSIDO is unstable - sid . That is why I would recommend a virtual kicking of the tires.
VSIDO is a solid choice if you don't mind running Debian Sid.
But they have been on hiatus for several months (health and other issues) so there will be a a large update after an install.