I ran the apt-get update then apt-get-upgrade command from a terminal, restart my computer after the updates had installed then the problems started.

After the grub boot screen there is now a Debian loading screen, which freezes before the loading bar reached then end.

I can boot into a terminal but when I type startx the computer freezes again.

Is there certain repositories that I should not use with AntiX?

Which version of antiX are you using?
Have you made any changes to the /etc/apt/sources.list?

Try booting with nosplash option at grub menu screen.

If you installed ati/nvidia drivers, you may need to do so again.

Krane,
Antix comes standard with a mix of stable and testing repos. Most of the time this is fine. If you want to run an ultrastable system, then comment out the testing repos and just run stable.

To find out your version of antix and also to system information, in a terminal type inxi -F and post the output.

Is it meant to show a Debian loading booting up/loading screen after I update everything?

inxi -F gives:

System: Host mepis1 Kernel 2.6.27-1-mepis-smp i686 (32 bit) Distro antiX-M8 Intifada! 12 February 2009
CPU: Single core Pentium III (Coppermine) (UP) cache 256 KB flags (sse) bmips 996.15 clocked at 497.834 MHz
Graphics: Card ATI Rage Mobility P/M AGP 2x X.Org 1.4.2 Res 1024x768@85.0hz
Audio: Card ESS ES1978 Maestro 2E driver ES1968 (ESS Maestro) at port f800
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Version 1.0.17
Network: Card Texas Instruments ACX 111 54Mbps Wireless Interface driver ndiswrapper
Disks: HDD Total Size: 6.5GB (36.2% used) 1: /dev/hda IBM-DBCA-206480 6.5GB
Partition: ID:/ size: 4.4G used: 1.7G (40%) ID:/home size: 1.1G used: 580M (55%) ID: swap:/dev/hda2 size: 0.54GB
Info: Processes 71 Uptime 6:22 Memory 70.6/185.2MB Client Shell inxi 1.0.1

There's a newer stable release (Antix 8.2) from July 2009. There's also a current release candidate that you might want to try. See the link below. There would be much less updating and ugprading using either one. Try out the livecd for the RC3 and see how it works.


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In terms of the Debian logo during boot up, I guess the update wrote over the usual splash theme, but eventually you should be back at slim log in.

plvera is right, if you can, download the new antiX 8.5 rc3, Krane.
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On the other hand if you install antiX 8 Intifada! and change (right away, before updating) /etc/apt/sources.list to Debian Lenny as explained at
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Now Debian Lenny has been released, antiX users need to make one small change to their /etc/apt/sources.list file

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If you want antiX-M8 to be ultra stable, using the new Debian Stable repos (now called Lenny), then comment out all Testing repos and change this line

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There's no point to install antiX 8.2 because you would have a lot to update. It would be the case only if antiX 8.5 rc3 didn't work on your computer.

To have the old text scrolling at boot time just add nosplash to the kernel line in /boot/grub/menu.lst (antiX Control Center > System > Edit Config. Files) or uninstall usplash (which gives the fancy boot) Just as a side note (as I had written this before I saw plvera's answer and that you were using antiX-M8), the best way to update antiX is to use If you use just apt-get upgrade all the apps are upgraded but sometimes some apps are removed from Debian testing and others are introduced and to keep up with this you must use apt-get dist-upgrade.


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(to be run as root) automatizes this updating process and do some other things as well. It comes with antiX.

You may like to have a look at the antiX FAQ which talks superficially about these things and many others as well (compatible with antiX 8.5 rc3).