Here is the second beta iso of antiX-25 (64 and 32 bit).
Hopefully, this will be upgradable via repos to final.
Bullet point notes for now.
* based on Debian 13 ‘trixie’
* 4 modern systemd-free init systems – runit (default), s6-rc, s6-66 and dinit (plus a golden oldie – the ever reliable sysVinit added)
* new default look
* turnstile included on the iso, but disabled when booting live
* usual ‘antiX magic’
* you *should* be able to boot live in the non-default init and it *should* then become the default after install.
Please note that user intervention will be required more than previous versions of antiX, especially if not using the default runit option.
This means that users will need to add any needed service files for the init they are using eg network-manager will also need runit-service-network-manager (and the equivalents for dinit, s6-rc and s6-66 if available).
Test it out and post feedback in this thread.
This release is unique in that it would not have existed without the cooperation of many other distro developers.
Full acknowledgement will appear in the final release. Just to say that @ProwlerGR deserves all the credit for integrating the various inits onto antiX as well as turnstile.
Here is the link to the folder to download the file: https://sourceforge.net/projects/antix-linux/files/Testing/antiX-25/
There are bugs/known issues (it is a beta release after all) –
* IceWM control centre does not have any icons
* Package Installer needs updating, so some/many will not work (any volunteers to check and prove fixes?)
* FAQ needs updating
Enjoy!