topic title: antiX-16-b1-full available for testing
anticapitalista
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#1
Full versions are available for both 32 and 64 bit processors. Both iso files fit on a cd.

Those who have antiX-16-a1_386-full can patch it to b1 by downloading the patch and using xdelta3.


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url was:"http://antix.mepis.org/index.php?title=Xdelta#Applying_the_xdelta3_patch_.28obtaining_the_final_image_from_initial_file_.2B_patch.29"
linktext was:"http://antix.mepis.org/index.php?title= ... B_patch.29"
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Quite a few changes to a1. Here is a full description.

* Installer should be prettier to look at without losing its functionality. This is a work in progress.

* Many changes when running antiX live

We make use of the LiveUSB to save information even if home or root
persistence are not enabled. The goal is to make the LiveUSB more
convenient without sacrificing user control. Such saved
information includes:

1) LiveUSB-Storage Feature
2) SaveState Feature
3) BIOS Bootloader"F8 Save" --> save
4) UEFI Bootloader"Customize (with text menus)"
5) Sticky boot options


* LiveUSB-Storage Feature
-----------------------
LiveUSB-Storage directories are created for the root user and the
demo users. This gives you easy, direct
access to store files on the LiveUSB without having to enable
persistence. The only size limitation is the size of the LiveUSB
partition You can disable this with the"nostore" cheat.

* SaveState Feature
-----------------
The savestate feature saves a few files across reboots. For example
files for wicd are saved so the system will remember your wireless
networks and passwords. You control which files get saved by
editing the list in /live/antiX/state/general-state-files and
/live/antiX/state/machine-state-files. The general files are saved
and restored across machines while the machine files are saved and
restored for each machine so each machine can have its own copy.

* Sticky LiveUSB boot options
---------------------------
In addition, several options automatically become"sticky" (remembered
across reboots) even if persistence is not enabled. There are:

automount Automatically mount partitions when plugged-in***
mount=usb Mount all USB partitions at boot-time***
mount=all Mount ALL partitions at boot-time***
desktop=xxxxx Saves the last desktop you selected***
savestate Enables saving state files
nosavestate Disable saving state files
nostore Disable the LiveUSB-Storage feature
dostore Enable the LiveUSB-Storage feature

For example, if you don't want the LiveUSB-Storage feature enabled
then you just need to select"nostore" once from the"F4 Options"
menu. The feature will stay disabled until you use the"dostore"
boot option.

* F4 Options --> automount should work now
----------------------------------------
File systems that use FUSE (ntfs-3g and exfat) will still need to be
mounted manually. Even FUSE file systems will get mounted at
boot-time with"mount=usb" and"mount=all" boot options.

* The Live UEFI bootloader has been improved
------------------------------------------
There is now a Save option when you select"Customize boot (text
menus)". It works like the F8 Save menu in the BIOS bootloader. If
a Windows UEFI bootloader is detected in the first partition of the
first hard drive then we offer an option to chain load to windows.
Various console resolutions are available in the bootloader menu.
You can also adjust the resolution manually when you edit an entry.

* The nosysv=xxx option has been renamed to disable=xxx
-----------------------------------------------------
(although"nosysv" should still work). The services that are
disabled are no longer printed to the screen, instead they are
listed in the file etc/live/config/disabled.

* The live boot is less chatty with fewer bogus errors and warnings
-----------------------------------------------------------------
You can make the startup even more terse by using the"verb=4" cheat.
This may not be fully compatible with some of the advanced LiveUSB
options.

* The default retry time has increased from 10 to 15 seconds
----------------------------------------------------------
This is how long we look for the linuxfs file before giving up. If
you use the"failsafe" option then it is set to 30 seconds. The
default retry time for finding a frugal or persistence partition is
still 10 seconds. You can adjust all of these times with"try=xx".

Get files from here:


========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"https://sourceforge.net/projects/antix-linux/files/Testing/antiX-16/"
linktext was:"https://sourceforge.net/projects/antix- ... /antiX-16/"
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Enjoy!

anticapitalista, 12 April 2016, Thessaloniki.
Posts: 4,164
rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#2
Cool. Thanks.
Posts: 521
Shay
Joined: 20 Apr 2015
#3
Thank you! It will be a few days before I can get to it though.
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watsoccurring
Joined: 30 Jun 2015
#4
I dropped it on to a partition of Lenove G50 see below:
It hangs for about a minute after the line|:

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Waiting for /dev to be fully populated …   [15.448634] radeon 0000:03:00.0:VCE init error (-22)
[    74.705106] Bluetooth : hc10: Failed to load rt1_bt/rt18723b_fw.bin

Done  (timeout)
Then proceeds and seemingly finishes

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inxi -Fxx
System:    Host: antix16 Kernel: 4.4.2-antix.2-amd64-smp x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 4.9.3)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8 dm: slim
           Distro: antiX-16-b1_x64-full Berta Cáceres 11 April 2016
Machine:   System: LENOVO product: 20351 v: Lenovo G50-70
           Mobo: LENOVO model: Lancer 5A2 v: 31900058WIN
           Bios: LENOVO v: 9ACN26WW date: 07/31/2014
           Chassis: type: 10 v: Lenovo G50-70
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i5-4210U (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 9577
           clock speeds: min/max: 800/2700 MHz 1: 1699 MHz 2: 1377 MHz
           3: 1625 MHz 4: 1200 MHz
Graphics:  Card-1: Intel Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller
           bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0a16
           Card-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Sun LE [Radeon HD 8550M / R5 M230]
           bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:666f
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: ati,radeon,intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1366x768@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Haswell Mobile
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1 Intel 8 Series HD Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:9c20
           Card-2 Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:03.0 chip-ID: 8086:0a0c
           Sound: ALSA v: k4.4.2-antix.2-amd64-smp
Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 5000
           bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8136
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full
           mac: 28:d2:44:f1:73:42
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8723BE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
           driver: rtl8723be port: 4000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:b723
           IF: wlan0 state: down mac: c0:38:96:16:93:ad
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1000.2GB (1.2% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST1000LM024_HN size: 1000.2GB serial: S30YJ9BFA27537
Partition: ID-1: / size: 35G used: 2.7G (8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda16
           ID-2: /home size: 34G used: 68M (1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda7
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 9.21GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda3
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 39.0C mobo: N/A gpu: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 181 Uptime: 3 min Memory: 224.3/7883.0MB
           Init: SysVinit v: 2.88 runlevel: 5 default: 5 Gcc sys: 4.9.2
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.301 running in roxterm) inxi: 2.2.31

I have to go out now and will not be back today but will re-install tomorrow.
Apologies if this is incomplete and hope it makes some sense.

Edited by Rok for clarity. Thanks for testing.
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#5
Just a live run testing usb drive made with
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url was:"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb/install-to-debian"
linktext was:"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb ... -to-debian"
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demo@antix1:~
$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: antix1 Kernel: 4.4.2-antix.2-486-smp i686 (32 bit gcc: 4.9.3)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
           Distro: antiX-16-b1_386-full Berta Cáceres 11 April 2016
Machine:   System: Dell product: OptiPlex 755
           Mobo: Dell model: 0GM819 Bios: Dell v: A11 date: 08/04/2008
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core2 Duo E6550 (-MCP-) cache: 4096 KB
           flags: (lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 9309
           clock speeds: max: 2333 MHz 1: 2333 MHz 2: 2333 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA GF108 [GeForce GT 430] bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1280x1024@60.02hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NVC1
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1 NVIDIA GF108 High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:00.1
           Card-2 Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.4.2-antix.2-486-smp
Network:   Card-1: Intel 82566DM-2 Gigabit Network Connection
           driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: ecc0 bus-ID: 00:19.0
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: D-Link System DWA-140 RangeBooster N Adapter(rev.B2) [Ralink RT3072]
           driver: rt2800usb v: 2.3.0 usb-ID: 002-003
           IF: wlan0 state: N/A speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 2002.4GB (0.2% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD2003FYPS size: 2000.4GB
           ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: DataTraveler_2.0 size: 2.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 2.8G used: 1.1M (1%) fs: overlay dev: N/A
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 4.19GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda3
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 75.0
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 143 Uptime: 1 min Memory: 97.9/3536.0MB
           Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.9.2
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.301) inxi: 2.2.31 
demo@antix1:~
$ sudo ifconfig -a

We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:

    #1) Respect the privacy of others.
    #2) Think before you type.
    #3) With great power comes great responsibility.

[sudo] password for demo: 
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1e:4f:b0:23:53  
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
          Interrupt:21 Memory:febe0000-fec00000 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:65536  Metric:1
          RX packets:136 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:136 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:10808 (10.5 KiB)  TX bytes:10808 (10.5 KiB)

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 70:62:b8:28:42:dd  
          BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

demo@antix1:~
Love the new look. My data partitions mount as user in rox file manager just fine in /media

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demo@antix1:~
$ cd /media
demo@antix1:/media
$ ls
_  _data  _data2  _home  _misc  sr0
demo@antix1:/media
$ cd _misc
demo@antix1:/media/_misc
$ ls
AntiX  Isos  lost+found  Pics  Samsung  Windows 10  Windows 8  xfce
Sound works fine. Wireless usb listed in inxi connected through wicd. wicd picked up wlan0 automagically. wpa2 encryption works also
Test being done to move on to my Panasonic CF-48 using my PLOP cd with this usb drive.
Tested Gaurdians of the Galaxy on file.
Plays the video fine and dandy off of /media/_misc/Antix/Videos/gaurdians.of_the_galaxy.mkv >with sound.

I am not a uefi or persistent usb tester. I'll leave that to others.
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SamK
Joined: 21 Aug 2011
#6
antiX-16-b1 Running live from CD pre-installation to disk

* inxi reports IceWM desktop as Blackbox.

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System:    Host: antix1 Kernel: 4.4.2-antix.2-486-smp i686 (32 bit) Desktop: Blackbox
           Distro: antiX-16-b1_386-full Berta Cáceres 11 April 2016
Machine:   System: MEDIONPC product: MS-7046
           Mobo: MICRO-STAR model: MS-7046 Bios: Phoenix v: 6.00 PG date: 05/20/2005
CPU:       Single core Intel Pentium 4 (-HT-) cache: 2048 KB 
           clock speeds: max: 3400 MHz 1: 2800 MHz 2: 2800 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RV370 [Radeon X300]
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1024x768@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on ATI RV370 GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.3.2
Audio:     Card Intel 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.4.2-antix.2-486-smp
Network:   Card: VIA VT6105/VT6106S [Rhine-III] driver: via-rhine
           IF: eth0 state: unknown speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: 00:11:09:19:82:00
Drives:    HDD Total Size: NA (-) ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST310212A size: 10.2GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 787M used: 23M (3%) fs: overlay dev: N/A
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 69.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 122 Uptime: 40 min Memory: 118.1/1003.2MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.31
* Space-IceWM loads with no icons on desktop

* IceWM"start" button on task bar is Debian default rather than button sent in Clearview theme. It is not in keeping with the rest of the theme.

* Alsamixer does not allow adjustment of channels, all stay at zero.
alsamixer channels not adjustable
alsamixer channels not adjustable


* The task bar icon for volumeicon is almost invisible.

* Control Centre-->Edit IceWM Settings opens Geany with thext edit area of white text on a black background, rather than the more conventional black text on a white background which is the default for Geany.

* Vifm is superfluous as we already ship 3 good file managers.

* Vim tiny is a coders editor and is not a good fit in a generalist distro particularly when we ship at least 2 console a 2 gui editors all of which are competent and have a much lower learning curve. Vi, vim and friends should be left out and be installed become apps which the small number of interested users elect to install.

* 1-to-1 Assistance and 1-to-1 Voice are good candidates for inclusion in metapackage-installer.

* Good to see the legacy kenel in metapackage-installer. (Not yet tested).

* Connectshares inbuilt editor is now easier to read.

* Good to see vesa use 16bit colour in xorg.conf to maximize number of available screen resolutions.

* wired networking OK

* When needing escalated privileges it might be helpful inform the user which password to input.


During Installation
* The output from smartmon tool warns about the disk that"...it will have a higher than average failure rate in the upcoming year". Because antiX is often used on older kit this is to be expected. The message does not really supply any useful information and could be ditched. Alternatively, amend and"soften" the message to indicate that it is advising of a risk rather than a certainty. I have used old disks extensively over many years and have experienced few failures.

* As reported previously, when installing the user name no longer accepts a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters in the way that previous versions of antiX permitted. This uneccessary restriction is problrmatical for sites where mixed case names have been in use for some years.


Post Installation
* Pre-installation changes to the desktop carried over to the installed version except Conky which displayed on the desktop although switched off before installation.

* On the installed Space-IceWM desktop, an icon named"Installer" is present.

* Because Connectshares is shipped with the distro, a commented entry in the startup file will be a good addition towards helping users. It was present in 13.2 but was missed in 15.

* Via antixCC, placing the lines
# Uncomment the following line to mount Samba and/or NFS shares
connectshares &
in the startup file does not mount the configured shares at start up. The problem lies in a malformed command which precedes it, for volumeicon. It is missing an apersand (&) to run the command in the background. Because this is the first command in the file it effectively prevents any other commands in the file from being run.
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#7
I will be trying tonight on all -intel hardware, but I also had sound card trouble with HDA Intel emulation in virtualbox (other sound emulation worked OK). Will advise of differences later tonight.
Posts: 2,238
dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#8
lenovo s21e

volume/mute keys work once enabled in volumeicon preferences (I changed volumeicon theme to Gnome Black as well).

brightness keys do not work (they do in mx-15). However, xbacklight does work (thanks for including by default). xbacklight -set 70 sets the backlight to 70%.

with 4.4 kernel, boot hangs at /dev, possibly hung up looking for a bluetooth device.

with 4.3 antix kernel, boot sails past very very fast. no hang up at /dev.

alsamixer shows all channels, volume works OOTB with youtube, etc...

broadcom wireless works OOTB with the wl driver. (nice since this laptop doesn't have an ethernet port)

icewm detected correctly by inxi.

FYI, liveUSB/antix2usb on MX-15 did not create the efi folder for UEFI boots. Unetbootin did. I tried antix2usb 3 times to make sure I hadn't selected something wrong.

Here's the inxi -F

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dolphin@antix1:~
$ inxi -F
System:    Host: antix1 Kernel: 4.3.0-antix.4-amd64-smp x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
           Distro: antiX-16-b1_x64-full Berta Cáceres 11 April 2016
Machine:   System: LENOVO product: 80M4 v: Lenovo S21e-20
           Mobo: LENOVO model: Lenovo S21e-20 v: SDK0J33995 WIN Bios: LENOVO v: C4CN14WW(V1.04) date: 04/07/2015
CPU:       Dual core Intel Celeron N2840 (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB 
           clock speeds: max: 2582 MHz 1: 1412 MHz 2: 1337 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series Graphics & Display
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1366x768@60.06hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Bay Trail GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2
Audio:     Card Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.3.0-antix.4-amd64-smp
Network:   Card: Broadcom BCM43142 802.11b/g/n driver: wl
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: ac:d1:b8:e9:17:15
Drives:    HDD Total Size: NA (-) ID-1: /dev/mmcblk0 model: N/A size: 31.3GB
           ID-2: /dev/mmcblk1 model: N/A size: 64.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 7.8G used: 3.0G (41%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/mmcblk0p5
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 43.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 147 Uptime: 9 min Memory: 315.4/1885.8MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.31 
dolphin@antix1:~
$
Posts: 4,164
rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#9
Full install on a Panasonic CF-48.
Connected through WICD.
Not sure why SamK gets Blackbox in Icewm as my inxi -Fxz will show below. But then, I am not running Icewm-Rox or Icewm-Spacefm desktops. Just straight Icewm,

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harry@biker:~
$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: biker Kernel: 4.4.2-antix.2-486-smp i686 (32 bit gcc: 4.9.3)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
           Distro: antiX-16-b1_386-full Berta Cáceres 11 April 2016
Machine:   System: Matsushita product: CF-48V4HLUQM v: 004
           Mobo: Matsushita model: CF48-4 v: 001
           Bios: Phoenix K.K. v: V4.00L13 date: 12/12/2002
CPU:       Single core Intel Pentium 4 Mobile (-UP-) cache: 512 KB
           flags: (pae sse sse2) bmips: 3190 speed: 1600 MHz (max)
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RV200/M7 [Mobility Radeon 7500]
           bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1024x768@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI R100 (RV200 4C57) x86/MMX/SSE2 DRI2
           GLX Version: 1.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Audio Controller
           driver: snd_intel8x0 ports: 1c00 1880 bus-ID: 00:1f.5
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.4.2-antix.2-486-smp
Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
           driver: 8139too v: 0.9.28 port: 4400 bus-ID: 02:02.0
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG [Calexico2] Network Connection
           driver: ipw2200 v: 1.2.2kmprq bus-ID: 02:03.0
           IF: eth1 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 30.0GB (15.4% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: IC25N030ATCS04 size: 30.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 12G used: 2.5G (22%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.10GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda3
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 75.8C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 129 Uptime: 9 min Memory: 216.8/1256.4MB
           Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.9.2
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.301) inxi: 2.2.31 
harry@biker:~
I'm tired so just a short report. Installed using my PLOP floppy and 2 gig Kingston Data traveler I made using mkusb to install the AntiX 16 Full 32 bit iso with.
Sound works.
Tap Pad works on Laptop.
No hiccups during install process.

Partition layout is as so

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harry@biker:~
$ sudo fdisk -l

We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:

    #1) Respect the privacy of others.
    #2) Think before you type.
    #3) With great power comes great responsibility.

[sudo] password for harry: 

Disk /dev/sda: 30 GB, 30005821440 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3648 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System 
/dev/sda1   *           1        1594    12803773   83  Linux
/dev/sda2            1595        3393    14442435   83  Linux
/dev/sda3            3394        3648     2040255   82  Linux swap
sda2 is my data partition. I install home on root so no separate home partition.
Sore and tired so signing out.
Posts: 32
kozaki
Joined: 15 Oct 2015
#10
Hum, as a live system user at other places I like the features to be tested __{{emoticon}}__ Only tested in Qemu atm: works fine; only the fonts seem more blurred than on v15.
Made a torrent with screens; should be available on linuxtracker.org (and freeostorrent.fr) tomorrow morning.

EDIT:
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://linuxtracker.org/index.php?page=torrent-details&id=8edfd0bd0d29a9a3351e9030383cc85cd1b6eb55"
linktext was:"antiX 16b1 i386 full"
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seeding at a decent speed for these wanting to add a source to the sourceforge.
Note: links to antiX original md5 and sig files are in the descr.
Last edited by kozaki on 15 Apr 2016, 09:55, edited 1 time in total.
Posts: 1,028
SamK
Joined: 21 Aug 2011
#11
gdebi .deb app installer

gdebi has been omitted. This is an unwelcome, retrograde step. gdebi is far more useful to the antix populace than vi/vim/vifm and associated apps, that are used by a vanishingly small number of antiX users.

Suggest using the space for gdebi is (re)adopted to restore the balance of usefulness and friendliness in favour of the majority of users.
anticapitalista
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#12
Re: gdebi

Installing single debs (from where?) via gdebi is IMO not something that should be done by inexperienced users.
There are far too many cases of users (not just in antiX) thinking that they can download any deb from anywhere on the net and install it via gdebi. Shipping gdebi is, again IMO, just 'encouraging' users to follow such bad practice. I see no need for it.

Unless I am given very good reasons for keeping it on antiX, gdebi will be omitted.

Other feedback is being worked on. Thanks all!
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#13
ie: gdebi - at the mx forums, we have seen multiple instances of gdebi breaking as well, for no apparent reason. all other apt based tools and dpkg continue to work, but gdebi complains of a broken apt system. Even experienced long time users are running into this issue (including me).

however, when gdebi works, it is very nice for installing debs from third parties that have dependencies in the existing debian/antix/mx repo. gdebi resolves the dependencies automatically, where dpkg does not. I can't name one off the top of my head that I install, except for brother printer drivers. and it has a nice dependency check built into the gui if you use the gui version.
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SamK
Joined: 21 Aug 2011
#14
Re: gdebi
anticapitalista wrote:There are far too many cases of users (not just in antiX) thinking that they can download any deb from anywhere on the net and install it via gdebi. Shipping gdebi is, again IMO, just 'encouraging' users to follow such bad practice.
Fair point, although I am unconvinced by idea that a distro can somehow protect users from themselves by leaving out a freely installable app.

If a user faces a problem they often see it in terms of an impediment to being able to do what they want to do. If they are sufficiently motivated to search the net for an answer, and find others are able to do the blocked task, they will try to replicate the process to unblock it. If the fix includes the use of gdebi, the user will simply install it. They are most unlikely to be deterred by gdebi not being installed. It is much more likely to be seen in the terms of a failure of the distro to provide a widely used and common tool.

It is not an effective defense against misuse to leave it out.

dolphin_oracle wrote:...seen multiple instances of gdebi breaking as well, for no apparent reason.
If breakage is the criterion for omission, antiX would not offer the testing repo, nor apps such as SMTube or Streamlight, which can be broken at a whim by Youtube.


A distro cannot prevent a user from misusing an app nor can it always predict when the app will break. Neither seem sufficient reason to leave out an app which has long been available in antiX with few reports (with fallible recall) of problems linked to its use.
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Shay
Joined: 20 Apr 2015
#15
I prefer AntiX just the way it comes.
I only add my bookmarks and maybe uBlock and it works beautifully.
Just my 2 cents!