I would like to hear some comments from users who have used antix 13 and mx-14 full install on their computers.

I have mx14 installed on my computer and have cables with antix 13. In terms of speed, configurability etc... Which would you suggest. I like hearing comments from other users because I always pick up something new that a Linux newbie like me can learn from.

I suppose I can split my 250GB HD in two and install antix 13 in the other partition.

Looking forward to comments!! Thanks!!

I've used both & they are as good as each other, speed seems on a par, depends on whether you stay with the defaults or want to change things, I stay mainy with the defaults, if I have to choose, it would be AntiX.

I run Both but speed is relevant to the Hardware I use, like on MX-14, I use it on beefier specs like my Compaq CQ 57 dual core laptop. AntiX on my Emachine single core Desktop in the shop.

So Hardware for me plays into what goes on what. As far as dual-booting both. I don't see why not.
It would be like having to girl friends for me. One night I would go out with one. Then on another
night the other. Both would be fun to me.

What is the specification of the machine?

From my own tests, MX-14 is just about usable for basic things on a Pentium 3 machine if you have at least 384MB RAM. On a Pentium M, with 512MB, MX-14 runs really great.

Anything less, then antiX would be the better bet.

Chris

These are the specs for my computer so I should be OK?


Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.66GHz
Memory: 2064MB

Either is good. It is your preference afterward. __{{emoticon}}__
I use antiX-13.2 and MX-14.2 with a PC like the spec.

The good thing is that I hae both Antix and mx-14 installed in their own partition so I can play around with both and have the best of both worlds. I really like the speed of a minimalist system so I am looking forward to what Antix 13 is like.

I currently run MX-14 but have run AntiX. I have special requirements from my old Compaq desktop which only has an 80BG Hard Drive. I need to run two special writer's apps and insync to handle auto syncing with my laptop. MX-14 loads up and runs these flawlessly while I had trouble loading up with AntiX. Also I find MX-14 finds and configures my peripherals automatically and easily whereas this wasn't the case with AntiX. I know this sounds odd because they essentially are built on the same things, but there you go. So I now stick with MX-14.

I just re installed MX-14 on my laptop and love it. I have to agree with your assessement as well.

A lot has to deal with your computer. Low tech (2000's or older) computers need antiX13. Newer models need MX-14 They both run about the same on similar machines.
I run both on an i5-450M laptop with 500 Gb drive. I have divided my hard drive in several partitions (with win7 as my main because of specific programs I utilize), but 90% of all my other computing is done with MX-14.

Why? I love some of the specific programs for customizing the desktop. And I love the way it is setup. Here I can relearn how the programs work fairly easily. So a lot depends on your personal preferences and likes.

I am a long time Mepis user. I just got a new laptop - an HP ProBook 450 G1 with 8G memory and 1TB hard drive. I would probably have installed Mepis on it if there had been a stable new version. But since there is not, the choice really came down to AntiX 13 or MX-14. My first choice was the A-13.2-64 However, that would not boot on the computer. So I downloaded MX14.2-pae and have just installed it. I would have preferred the A13.2-64 install, as it gave me a choice of base debian versions. However, access to the greater memory was importnt, and A13.2-32 would not have done the trick. So MX14.2-pae was the fall back. I will play around with it for a while to see how I can customize it. If a version of A13 comes out that will boot on my system, I will give that a try as well. Once I am happy with the install, I will migrate my data over.

Also, is there any plan for having pae support in AntiX 13.x?

rajiv wrote: HP ProBook 450 G1 with 8G memory and 1TB hard drive... first choice was the A-13.2-64 However, that would not boot on the computer.... plan for having pae support in AntiX 13.x?

First, start a new thread in"antiX-13 Luddite". You can title it anything you want as long as it is related to"antiX-13.2 not loading on computer". Then someone can help figure why it doesn't want to load up onto your laptop.

Verify your file you downloaded. Make sure the md5 matches. BitJam remarks about checking the md5 in this thread. post34233.html?hilit=md5#p34233 You may have to download the 13.2-amd64 file again to get it to work.

Some dvd players have problems with certain brands of dvd/cd media. (Myself, I have problems with Maxell discs constantly.) I order online Ridata disks from
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. I can buy them cheaper with shipping (and sometimes no shipping charges) than I can locate them locally here in the states. Watch the sales"$29.95 per 100"

If you decide to burn your installation to usb, use quality flash drives. I've got tons of those cheap"10 for $29.95" 8 Gb flash drives from eBay that won't keep an OS, but will save other data (music and pictures).

And sometimes you just need to reboot the laptop a couple of times for things to get started. I use older computers that sometimes requires me to reboot to start the cd to load.

I'm trying to help.

jdmeaux1952 wrote: I'm trying to help.

Thanks for the reply and the suggestions. They are all useful suggestions when trying to debug an install.

Unfortunately, the md5sums matched. Further the the installs were tried using two different media types, and a further two units of each. They all failed at exactly the same point. However, the install did not fail on the 32 bit A13.2, or the MX 14.2 - So my basic conclusion was that this was a problem in the A13.2 64bit build.

I did most of my interaction on this topic with the community on the shoutbox - as I was doing the installs. @Alanarchy confirmed that this was an issue with A13.2 64bit build.

So my response above was actually about A13.2 vs MX 14.2, and why I might prefer using one over the other in my specific circumstances.