I have been packaging for Salix, Slackware and Crux linux

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but recently decided to try Debian based OS's

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I just installed anitX-13 amd64 testing and I am having some troubled editing /etc/fstab.

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The # Added by antiX parts get added to /etc/fstab after reboot.
There must be a script that does this.
I would like to remove or edit that script.

Hi,

if you have it, remove /etc/fstab.hotplug

Anything else in /etc/ related to fstab?

Also post contents of /etc/rc.local

Thanks anticapitalista. I have removed /etc/fstab.hotplug
There's not much in /etc/rc.local

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OK, that's good. Edit /etc/fstab to how you want it and reboot and all should be good. You can then remove any folders in /media that are not in your fstab (as root)

anticapitalista's advice was spot on. that should stop the script from running.

The other files involved are: /etc/udev/rules.d/90-fstab-automount.rules and /sbin/make-fstab. This stuff is usually disabled during installation.

If you are running a Live system (such as a frugal install) then you can use the"F4 Options" boot loader menu to choose to have either all of your partitions or all of your usb (removable) partitions mounted at boot-time. The normal way to disable those entries from being created in fstab on a Live system is with the fstab=off boot parameter. This removes the file anti suggested that you remove. The change will persist (on Live systems with persistence) because the state is saved in /etc/fstab.hotplug.state. So if you are on a live persistent system then the follow command will also keep fstab hotplugging disabled across reboots: