Is antiX-M7 ready for final release?

Let me know what you think.

Ready

Looks good to me. Anything else would just be polishing. I would Like to see support for older processors only because I have couple of boxes that would do well with AntiX.

eriefisher

yes i think its ready for final.. __{{emoticon}}__

I too would Like to see support for older processors only because I have couple of boxes that would do well with AntiX.
I tried the 6.5 version and it was Ok in LiveCD but would like the latest version.

1 box is:

Aptiva
AMD K6-2 w/3DNow
6.4 HDD
128 RAM

Thanks for the feedback so far.
Here is my 'plan'.
Release antiX-M7 as it is with the smp kernel and work on a kernel that will also boot k5/k6. Hopefully, if I get it right, it won't be that long after the release.
What do you think?

I think it is ready too!
Thanks for all your work on it!

anticapitalista wrote:Thanks for the feedback so far.
Here is my 'plan'.
Release antiX-M7 as it is with the smp kernel and work on a kernel that will also boot k5/k6. Hopefully, if I get it right, it won't be that long after the release.
What do you think?

No rush, just a wish list.

eriefisher

Some of us on dial-up have to get our copies of antiX through more"circuitous" routes than downloading (I pay a local computer shop to download and burn disks). So I can't participate in the testing of betas and rc's as much as I'd like.

But a pretty good final release will be great to actually get hold of and try out, even if there is more fixing and tinkering to be done. So I say, let 'er rip.

antiX will be released early next week (hopefully an announcement will be made by Warren of MEPIS on Monday).

I am keeping it at 300MB, for no reason except to say that it is less than 300MB __{{emoticon}}__

Users will have the choice of how they want to use antiX. Some will want to use bleeding-edge and switch to debian unstable repos (in tests so far no problems at all). Others may prefer to keep to the default testing repos, and upgrade regularly, while others just want to keep antiX running as is out-of-the-box. Some may also prefer to strip antiX further once installed to suit their needs.

For dial-up users, once Mepis 7 goes final, users should be able to get a cd/dvd of extra apps.

antiX should work well as a livecd and can be installed (as a livecd) to a usb stick on newer boxes. It works well as a fast rescue disk too.

Overall a mean and lean distro.

Thanks to all those who have helped in this project whether as testers, offering scripts, wallpaper designers, giving advice, giving positive criticism and just using it and posting comments.

Great, congratulations!

anticapitalista wrote:Is antiX-M7 ready for final release?

Let me know what you think.

I can't see any reason to not release it.

Do you suggest a fresh install after it is final or will apt-get dist-upgrade take care of everything?

A fresh install would be better to get the newer features.

But if you are happy with your antiX running as is, then apt-get dist-upgrade (or probably better apt-get upgrade) will bring the apps up to date, though it will not add the changes I have made or add the scripts that are now included (though you could install them manually if you like)

anticapitalista wrote:A fresh install would be better to get the newer features.

I think I will go the fresh install route. The only extra step for me is configuring wireless via NDISWrapper.