Just installed antiX-12.5-full-alpha2-amd64

Eino · posted: 2012-12-11 16:52

So far the hardware is not a problem, Some of the applications don't work. Like transmission for bittorrent don't work. It will not connect to peers. In the menu under preferances I have a few double links. I did'nt check to see if they all worked yet. But so far so good. Just a few bumps to get it configured just right.

Here is the system in short.

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System:    Host: antiX1 Kernel: 3.6.6-antix.1-amd64-smp x86_64 (64 bit) 
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.7 Distro: antiX-12.5-full-alpha2-amd64 Edelweißpiraten 09 November 2012
Machine:   System: Compaq Presario 061 product: ER919AA-ABA SR1820NX NA620 version: 0nx1411RE101NAGAM00
           Mobo: ASUSTek model: NAGAMI version: 1.02 Bios: Phoenix version: 3.11 date: 09/19/2006
CPU:       Single core AMD Athlon 64 3400+ (-UP-) cache: 512 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3) clocked at 1000.00 MHz 
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA C51 [GeForce 6150 LE] X.Org: 1.12.4 driver: nvidia Resolution: 1024x768@75.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: GeForce 6150 LE/integrated/SSE2 GLX Version: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 304.64
Audio:     Card: NVIDIA MCP51 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel Sound: ALSA ver: 1.0.25
Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL-8185 IEEE 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Controller driver: rtl8180 
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 00:14:d1:e3:dd:db
           Card-2: NVIDIA MCP51 Ethernet Controller driver: forcedeth 
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: 00:17:31:10:58:e8
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 750.2GB (0.6% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: ST3750528AS size: 750.2GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 686G used: 4.2G (1%) fs: ext3 ID: swap-1 size: 2.17GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0C mobo: N/A

Eino · posted: 2012-12-11 20:32

This is what I have done so far to custmize the system a little.
Software removed that don't work.
ndiswrapper, Transmission
Software added
VLC player, Bleachbit, Brasero.added libdvdcss2
changed Icewm time format to TimeFormat="%a %x %l:%M:%S %p"

Eino · posted: 2012-12-12 13:58

I have found some menu items that don't work. I would like to know how to edit the menu to remove the dead links.

anticapitalista · posted: 2012-12-12 14:10

The only way is to remove the entry from the ~/.icewm/application file. But, everytime you logout/reboot it will get auto-generated again.
To stop that happening, comment out auto-icewm-menu.sh & in icewm/statup.
If you comment out auto-icewm-menu.sh & then any new apps will not show up in the menu.

Eino · posted: 2012-12-12 14:19

This is not a big deal so. I'll just try to remember that. the top link on the multible links are the working ones.
Thanks for the Information.

anticapitalista · posted: 2012-12-12 14:26

Alternatively, delete all the double entry desktop files from /usr/share/applications and run auto-update-menu.

This is still not 100% since any upgrades in those packages will automatically add the desktop files back to /usr/share/applications .

The real fix, no doubt, is for me to fix the auto-update-menu scripts to 'ignore' any kde desktop files, but this is trickier than it seems.

skidoo · posted: 2012-12-16 08:17

Preferable handling of the unwanted .desktop files is to edit 'em in a text editor and add a line
NoDisplay=true

If you _delete_ a .desktop file, it will be rewritten during subsequent updates.
By leaving the edited .desktop file(s) in place, during an upgrade you should be prompted/asked whether you want the older file to be kept, or overwritten.

edit:
updates, meaning updates to packages via apt-get.
Maybe anticapitalista advised just deleting unwanted .desktop files
because the antix script for updating the fluxbox menu doesn't skip .desktop files containing
NoDisplay=true or Hidden=true
?