(SOLVED)End of Support or life for antiX 13.2

bobww99 · posted: 2014-05-30 22:09

Topic: End of Support or life for antiX 13.2
If anyone knows and can support answer(s) with a reference other than a developer/moderator, please feel free to answer the following questions.

Questions:
1. What is the end of support date for antix 13.2?
2. If no date has been set, approximately how long (Month and Year) can I used antiX 13.2 before support ends?
3. Is antiX 13.2 considered a long term support distribution?
4. Does antiX terminology distinguish between end of life and end of support?

I have tried to find the answer to the above questions and have failed.
Reason for questions:
Interested to try this version which seems to match my computer and personal needs.
Thank You,
Bob

dolphin_oracle · posted: 2014-05-30 22:59

If you use antix 13.2 with the wheezy debian repos (the default), you'll get security updates for as long as debian wheezy is supported, likely at least 18 months as the current stable and another year of security updates after that as"old stable".

antix 14 (currently in development, no release date set) will using the debian testing repos, so if you are looking for the equivalent of a long term support release, stick with the 13 series (this is what I run on my main system).

antix does maintain two repos for its own apps, stable and testing, so we should be good there.

debian recently allowed long term support for the current"old stable" debian 6 (squeeze) until 2016 (5 years from release in 2011). There is reason to believe, although its not yet set, that the current stable (wheezy) will follow the same track.

I hope that helps.

rokytnji · posted: 2014-05-30 23:32

Errrrr, My AntiX 11 is not dead yet.

My 13.2 won't never die either. But. I don't run stable/wheezy on either one that won't die.

Like D.O. mentioned. I bet even if running wheezy. And one changed repos to testing or unstable. Their support would be everlasting also like mine.

So, post

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inxi -Fxxr

so we can see exactly what you are talking about.

Howdy and Welcome by the way Bob.

Happy Trails, Rok

bobww99 · posted: 2014-05-31 03:17

Hi rokytnji,
Please let me know what for and why I should evoke command:

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inxi -Fxxr

so we can see exactly what you are talking about.

I tried to find out what this command does and could not find anything. Because I do not know enough about the command to enter it, I feel uncomfortable in entering it.
Thank You,
Bob

rokytnji · posted: 2014-05-31 04:39

Menu>Terminal

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harry@biker:~
$ inxi -Fxxr
System:    Host: biker Kernel: 3.12-6.towo-siduction-686-pae i686 (32 bit gcc: 4.8.2) 
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.7 dm: slim 
           Distro: antiX-13_386-full Luddite 01 June 2013 
Machine:   System: manda product: Intel powered classmate PC v: Gen 1.5L
           Mobo: N/A model: N/A
           Bios: American Megatrends v: CM94515A.86A.0024.2008.0715.1716 date: 07/15/2008
CPU:       Single core Intel Core CPU N270 (-HT-) cache: 512 KB
           flags: (nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3) bmips: 3191 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 1600 MHz 2: 1600 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 945GSE Express Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:27ae 
           Display Server: X.Org 1.15.1 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1024x600@53.3hz 
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 945GME x86/MMX/SSE2 GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.1.2 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller 
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:27d8 
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v:: k3.12-6.towo-siduction-686-pae
Network:   Card: Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller 
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: ec00 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8136
           IF: eth1 state: down mac: 
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 63.3GB (57.5% used)
           1: id: /dev/sda model: KingSpec_KSD size: 63.3GB serial: ZF18613012400045 
Partition: ID: / size: 59G used: 34G (62%) fs: ext2 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 63.0C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Repos:     Active apt sources in file: etc/apt/sources.list.d/antix.list
           deb http://antix.daveserver.info/testing testing main
           Active apt sources in file: etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
           deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
           deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt sources in file: etc/apt/sources.list.d/siduction.list
           deb http://packages.siduction.org/base unstable main contrib non-free
           Active apt sources in file: etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list
           deb http://liquorix.net/debian/ sid main
           deb http://mozilla.debian.net/ experimental iceweasel-beta
           deb http://www.duinsoft.nl/pkg debs all
Info:      Processes: 103 Uptime: 2:03 Memory: 321.0/2015.1MB 
           Init: SysVinit v: 2.88 runlevel: 5 default: 5 
           Gcc sys: 4.8.2 alt: 4.4/4.7  
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.111 running in roxterm) inxi: 2.1.7

See, no harm no foul. __{{emoticon}}__

Every where you see etc. It ised to say /etc. I removed the"/" on those because of a forum bug that will say

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /posting.php on this server.

So remove any / in front of etc. OK?

Eperbab · posted: 2014-06-03 18:25

Try 'inxi --help' to see what it does . Reading the help could not be harmful.

bobww99 · posted: 2014-06-04 16:08

I tried the script command on working computer (Minit 16) and it worked. Thanks. The old e-machine computer that I wanted to initially to try to install antiX is down now, so I will post the information when working.
Bob