Monthly antiX Full snapshots

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These snapshots are officially supported by the antiX devs.
Many thanks to abc-nix.

This is the announcement from abc-nix.

What are these snapshots?

Official antiX releases occur only once or twice a year, which may result in an outdated Linux system. These monthly snapshots provide a fully updated version of the FULL antiX release (the most popular flavor). They offer the same experience as downloading the official release and fully updating the system packages, including any necessary fixes.

Benefits

  • Reduced download size, ideal for metered connections
  • Latest firmware (when available)
  • Minimal updating time after installation
  • Potential fixes included out-of-the-box

Snapshot Characteristics

  • Based on the FULL antiX release (not base, core, or net)
  • Available in both normal (sysvinit) and runit versions
  • 32-bit and 64-bit ISOs available
  • Single bootable kernel (modern kernel for 64-bit, legacy kernel for 32-bit)
  • Up-to-date packages
  • Created using iso-snapshot
  • GPG key fixes applied (when necessary)

Future Plans

  • Possibly including the most up-to-date kernel version in future snapshots

Downloading the Snapshots

To download the snapshots, navigate to the sourceforge folder (alternatively, you can dowload from protondrive from this download folder) and follow these steps:

  1. Navigate the folders: Simple/Double-click on each option to open folders and select the files you want to download.
  2. Select the correct ISO:
    • For the normal (sysvinit) release, you will find the latest version in the main folder (or in protondrive, link here)
    • For the runit release, you can download the ISO files from the antiX-runit folder (alternatively, from protondrive (Note: Runit ISOs will have “runit” in the file name)
  3. Understand the file types:
    • .iso files are the snapshot images.
    • .md5 files contain the md5sum value to check for download file integrity. Use the command `md5sum filename.iso` to verify the file.
    • .sha512 (or .sha256) files contain the sha512sum value to check for download file integrity. Use the command `sha512sum filename.iso` to verify the file.
  4. Choose the correct architecture:
    • For 32-bit ISOs, download files containing the word “i386”.
    • For 64-bit ISOs, download files containing the word “x64”.
  5. Kernel information:
    • The default kernel version for the release is included in the file name (example, 6.1.60 means the ISO boots with the 6.1.50 version of the Linux kernel)
    • 64-bit ISOs will include a newer kernel release than the 32-bit ISOs.

Download only what you need: You don’t need to download all files at once. Select the files you want and download only those.

Many thanks to BobC for setting up the sourceforge repo, for faster and more consistent downloads.

Here is the forum post link – https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/unofficial-monthly-antix-full-snapshots/