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Posts: 125 poorguy: Joined: 11 May 2016

posted: 2017-05-03 00:08 #1

Hey All,

Installed"antiX-16 Berta Cáceres" (Stretch) and noticed when I try and bring up the Control Centre from the menu nothing happens.
Synaptic Package Manager shows it to be installed but no go.
Is there an easy fix or is it something that will come with the final release of Stretch.

Thanks

The PoorGuy

Last edited by poorguy on 07 May 2017, 13:34, edited 1 time in total.

Posts: 1,445 skidoo: Joined: 09 Feb 2012

posted: 2017-05-03 02:19 #2

FWIW, I'm not aware of any"known issues"
but, then again, I didn't realize"antiX-16 Berta Cáceres" (Stretch)" was a thing.
(izzit antiX16 and a typo in your post, or izzit antiX17-a3 and the detail of changing the release name was overlooked?)

In your fresh install, if you have edited the default menu, possibly the launchstring for the"Update Menus" command got mangled.
You can test by calling the operation from a terminal commandline: antixcc.sh
If this works, the content of the (~/.JWM/menu (or iceWM or fluxbox) menu file is suspect.

In your fresh install, were any of the"desktop-defaults*" and"antix*" packages marked as upgradable?
If so, have you yet upgraded those available packages?
If not, perform the package(s) upgrades, then retest to check whether the problem is resolved

Posts: 1,445 skidoo: Joined: 09 Feb 2012

posted: 2017-05-03 02:21 #3

...or, when you installed, you chose"testing" repositories (so the version string is"valid", but is unfamiliar to me)

Posts: 125 poorguy: Joined: 11 May 2016

posted: 2017-05-03 14:07 #4

Hey skidoo,

This is what I have installed.

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$ inxi -Fx
System:    Host: Dell-Optiplex-320 Kernel: 4.4.10-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit gcc: 4.9.3)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.12+mod+20170325.1 Distro: antiX-16_386-full Berta Cáceres 26 June 2016
Machine:   Device: desktop System: Dell product: OptiPlex 320
           Mobo: Dell model: 0TY915 BIOS: Dell v: 1.1.12 date: 06/17/2009
CPU:       Dual core Intel Pentium D (-MCP-) cache: 2048 KB flags: (lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 vmx) bmips: 13601 
           clock speeds: max: 3400 MHz 1: 3400 MHz 2: 3400 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RV516 [Radeon X1300/X1550 Series] bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.19.2 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1024x768@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on ATI RV515 GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 13.0.6 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:14.2
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.4.10-antix.1-486-smp
Network:   Card: Broadcom Limited BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX driver: b44 v: 2.0 bus-ID: 02:09.0
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: 00:1d:09:14:ba:26
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 40.0GB (18.0% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD400JB size: 40.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 35G used: 4.8G (15%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.17GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors:   None detected - is lm-sensors installed and configured?
Info:      Processes: 142 Uptime: 13:16 Memory: 134.9/2015.4MB Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 6.3.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.4.111) inxi: 2.3.8

Posts: 325 male: Joined: 04 Nov 2011

posted: 2017-05-03 15:34 #5

More interesting would be the output of

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inxi -r

and

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apt-cache policy control-centre-antix

Posts: 125 poorguy: Joined: 11 May 2016

posted: 2017-05-03 15:54 #6

Hey male,

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inxi -r
Repos:     Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/antix.list
           deb http://repo.antixlinux.com/stretch stretch main nosystemd
           Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
           deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stretch-updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
           deb http://ftp.gr.debian.org/debian/ stretch main contrib non-free
           deb http://security.debian.org/ stretch/updates main contrib non-free

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apt-cache policy control-centre-antix
control-centre-antix:
  Installed: 0.5.6
  Candidate: 0.5.6
  Version table:
 *** 0.5.6 500
        500 http://repo.antixlinux.com/stretch stretch/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

anticapitalista Posts: 5,955: Site Admin; Joined: 11 Sep 2007

posted: 2017-05-03 16:11 #7

post50996.html?hilit=control%20centre#p50996

Do any of the suggestions in this thread work (you might need to logout and login again).

anticapitalista wrote: You will have to install the following (as soon as we move them to sid antiX sid repo or install them now from antiX stretch repo)

broadcom-manager-antix
codecs-antix
flash-antix

Posts: 125 poorguy: Joined: 11 May 2016

posted: 2017-05-03 16:29 #8

anticapitalista wrote:
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"antix.freeforu ms.org/post50996.html?hilit=control%20centre#p50996"
linktext was:"antix.freeforu ms.org/post50996.h ... tre#p50996"
====================================

Do any of the suggestions in this thread work (you might need to logout and login again).

anticapitalista wrote: You will have to install the following (as soon as we move them to sid antiX sid repo or install them now from antiX stretch repo)

broadcom-manager-antix
codecs-antix
flash-antix

Hey anticapitalista,

I did see that in the link you sent however uncertain as to how to go about it.
Last time I tried to edit lines as such I wound up breaking my distro and had to re install from scratch.

Posts: 125 poorguy: Joined: 11 May 2016

posted: 2017-05-03 16:38 #9

If need be I can wait as my install is working great.
I have been able to install what I have needed via Meta Package Manager and Synaptic Package Manager.

Posts: 325 male: Joined: 04 Nov 2011

posted: 2017-05-03 18:19 #10

This workaround I have already carried out on 2017-04-02 and today again.

The control-center-antix remains disappeared.

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male@antix16:~
$ antixcc.sh

** (gtkdialog:3703): ERROR **: gtkdialog: Error in line 212, near token '</vbox>': syntax error

/usr/local/bin/antixcc.sh: Zeile 1110:  3703 Trace/Breakpoint ausgelöst   gtkdialog --program=ControlCenter

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$ apt-cache policy control-centre-antix
control-centre-antix:
  Installiert:           0.5.6
  Installationskandidat: 0.5.6
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 0.5.6 500
        500 http://repo.antixlinux.com/stretch stretch/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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$ apt-cache policy broadcom-manager-antix
broadcom-manager-antix:
  Installiert:           16.12
  Installationskandidat: 16.12
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 16.12 500
        500 http://repo.antixlinux.com/stretch stretch/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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$ apt-cache policy codecs-antix
codecs-antix:
  Installiert:           16.12
  Installationskandidat: 16.12
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 16.12 500
        500 http://repo.antixlinux.com/stretch stretch/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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$ apt-cache policy flash-antix
flash-antix:
  Installiert:           17.3
  Installationskandidat: 17.3
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 17.3 500
        500 http://repo.antixlinux.com/stretch stretch/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

If you re-enable the repos of jessie and install the version 0.4.22, then that works. __{{emoticon}}__

Excerpt from /var/log/apt/history.log

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End-Date: 2017-04-02  11:02:13

Start-Date: 2017-04-02  11:16:56
Commandline: synaptic
Reinstall: control-centre-antix:i386 (0.5.3)
End-Date: 2017-04-02  11:16:58

Start-Date: 2017-04-02  11:40:19
Commandline: synaptic
Purge: control-centre-antix:i386 (0.5.3)
End-Date: 2017-04-02  11:40:21

Start-Date: 2017-04-02  11:59:40
Commandline: synaptic
Install: control-centre-antix:i386 (0.5.3)
End-Date: 2017-04-02  11:59:41

Start-Date: 2017-04-02  12:07:07
Commandline: apt purge control-centre-antix
Purge: control-centre-antix:i386 (0.5.3)
End-Date: 2017-04-02  12:07:09

Start-Date: 2017-04-02  12:11:16
Commandline: apt install control-centre-antix
Install: control-centre-antix:i386 (0.4.22)
End-Date: 2017-04-02  12:11:17

Start-Date: 2017-04-09  19:01:06

then

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apt-mark hold control-centre-antix

and this bug is postponed. __{{emoticon}}__

anticapitalista Posts: 5,955: Site Admin; Joined: 11 Sep 2007

posted: 2017-05-03 20:12 #11

I just tested this by installing antiX-16.1, choosing testing repo and doing an apt-get dist-upgrade.
I then chose the new antiX repos (stretch ones), distupgrded again and then installed codecs-antix, flash-antix and broadcom-manager-antix. Control centre now opens.

Posts: 125 poorguy: Joined: 11 May 2016

posted: 2017-05-04 12:17 #12

Hey anticapitalista,

I guess I'm not entering these commands properly.
I copy and paste into terminal.
I get the message command not found.

I guess I don't understand the how to or the way to enter what needs to be entered to get things to work. __{{emoticon}}__

Hopefully the Control Centre will come as an update if and when it does on the final release. __{{emoticon}}__

I'm going to continue to use mine as is until then.

I appreciate all of the help. __{{emoticon}}__

Thanks

The PoorGuy

anticapitalista Posts: 5,955: Site Admin; Joined: 11 Sep 2007

posted: 2017-05-04 12:39 #13

A new version that should bring in missing dependencies, should be in the repos very soon .

Posts: 125 poorguy: Joined: 11 May 2016

posted: 2017-05-04 13:24 #14

anticapitalista wrote:A new version that should bring in missing dependencies, should be in the repos very soon .

Excellent!

I can wait as I mentioned earlier my antix distro is working great.
Yes it is missing some conveniences although I can wait until these are packaged and ready for shipping.

I appreciate all of the help and patience as I know I'm a PITA.

Thanks

The PoorGuy __{{emoticon}}__

Posts: 98 ile: Joined: 29 Jan 2016

posted: 2017-05-04 15:37 #15

hello poorguy with sigh
similarity; machine here antix16 on stretch repositories:
as soon as was seen during upgrade a message"antix=control=centre held back" I thought of Your post. Machine here is repaired, with ControlCentre invoking properly, so it does not leave any room for experimenting with various methods; I can merely relay the process undertaken that returned the Control Centre to visible working condition on one machine here:
[Control Centre was working from menu]
open terminal

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sudo apt-get update

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sudo apt-get upgrade

[got the message that package antix-control-center held back; all other upgrades succeeded. tried to open ControlCentre but it did not appear]
exit=shutdown and power on
[attempt to open ControlCentre but it did not appear]
open root terminal

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apt update

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apt upgrade

[one package antix-control-center installed successfuly. attempt to open ControlCentre and it appeared normally]
exit=shutdown and power on
ControlCentre and all working as usual. another apt update returned All packages are up to date.
We hope that Today it is easy for You like it was for here,, just another upgrade. Thank You for posting because it put us on the aware for this possibility of disappearing Control Centre. all is well. sigh.

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