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24 July 2009

antiX-M8.2 'Tȟašúŋke Witkó' released

Full version (c466MB) and antiX-M8.2-base (c253MB) version available from mepisimo , ibiblio and the mirrors below

On behalf of the antiX-team I am proud to announce that antiX MEPIS 8.2 'Tȟašúŋke Witkó' - a fast, light, flexible and complete desktop and livecd based on SimplyMEPIS and Debian Testing is now available in full and base versions. This release defaults to a fully customised icewm desktop (fluxbox is also installed) using a SimplyMEPIS 2.6.27-25 kernel and tweaked MEPIS Assistants for better compatibility in antiX. 10 languages are fully supported out of the box with the language chosen at live CD boot carrying over to install. Boot time should be faster, particularly if the 'Faster' option is chosen at livecd boot menu and RAM usage low. antiX-Control Centre has been further improved, new scripts for screenshots, phonebook, mouse configuration have been added. As well as including the usual applications such as iceweasel(3.0.11) available in 11 languages, pidgin(2.5.8), abiword(2.6.8), gnumeric(1.9.9), rox-filer(2.9) and claws-mail(3.5), antiX-M8.2 also includes a meta-installer, an updated ceni and wicd(1.6.1) for wired/wireless connections, UMTSmon - a simple connect program for users using 3g usb modems, antiX-M8.2 uses X.org 7.4, auto-login with latest SLiM, smxi, inxi, svmi scripts from h2, and Dillo 2.1-1. New apps include: gecko-mediaplayer, gnome-mplayer, alpine, alsaplayer, cheese, antix2usb script and many more.

antiX is designed to work on computers with as little as 64 MB RAM and Pentium II or equivalent AMD processors, but not K5/K6 processors. 128 MB RAM is the recommended minimum.

Full Release notes for 'Tȟašúŋke Witkó' (antiX-M8.2)

This release has seen improvements in several areas: localisation, Debian compatibilty and user flexibility.

1. Localisation. Building on from antiX-M8 "Intifada", antiX fully supports 10 languages out of the box without any need for tweaking default desktop. iceweasel browser is configured for 11 languages. Many languages are supported partially by adding a cheatcode at grub/boot/menu.

2. Debian compatibility. antiX is not 100% Debian, but very close. With a few tweaks, it can be made 100% Debian for those that want it to be.

3. Flexibility antiX is incredibly flexible. Use it how you want from ultra-stable to bleeding edge. Options to install kde4, xfce, gnome desktop environments, run as a server or 'mean and lean' as default. You the user decides.

Main upgrades from 'Intifada' (antiX-M8)

  • All MEPIS tools updated and adapted for antiX
  • MEPIS 2.6.27-25 kernel
  • Improved antiX-Control Centre, new scripts for screenshots, phonebook
  • Improved and extended themes and artwork for icewm and fluxbox
  • Much improved localisation
  • meta-installer to install kde4 (if wanted)
  • iceweasel 3.0.11 supporting 11 languages
  • X.org 7.4
  • Rox-filer 2.9
  • fluxbox 1.1.1
  • wicd 1.6.1
  • pidgin 2.5-8
  • ceni 2.5
  • smxi, inxi scripts upgraded
  • Dillo2.1-1
  • antix2usb script (antix2usb -h)
  • alpine cli email added
  • calcurse cli organiser added
  • cdw cli cd burner added
  • cheese added
  • gtkam added
  • insserv added
  • lbreakout2 added
  • numlockx added
  • ripit added
  • ted added
  • unclutter added
  • winff added
  • xpn added
  • mhwaveedit added
  • rcconf replaces sysvconfig
  • wpasupplicant from Debian Testing replaces sidux version
  • gtklp replaces system-config-printer
  • hardinfo replaces lshw-gtk
  • moc replaces mpd/ncmpc
  • searchmonkey replaces catfish
  • gnormalize replaces grip
  • mountbox (SliTaz) replaces mountpy
  • gnuchess removed
  • gxine removed
  • xpdf-reader removed

All apps: apt-get dist-upgrade on 23 July 2009.

Some advice:

1. Toggling from icewm to fluxbox or vice-versa via the menu is not advised. It is better to logout and login to the other windows manager (Press F1 at login screen)

2. To get localisation in fluxbox, as root in a terminal #update-menus

3. As antiX is a 'rolling release' distro it is advisable to run regular dist-upgrades. Using apt-get or aptitude (but keep to one) from the command line is recommended, as is using the smxi script. Synaptic is best used for installing/upgrading individual packages.

4. You can safely use sidux, liquorix and Debian kernels in antiX (if you wish). Use smxi for this, but before you do it is a good idea to edit /boot/grub/menu.lst See here: http://antix.freeforums.org/how-to-set-up-boot-grub-menu-lst-for-automatic-updates-t1244.html?hilit=grub

5. You can use the autologin feature of SLiM. Control Centre->Configure slim and edit slim.conf file to read something like this; auto_login yes default_user (your username)

6. Live antiX on usb. As root antix2usb -h

7. Faster boot once installed. Set up insserv. As root dpkg-reconfigure insserv. For a fast kernel, install the latest liquorix kernel.

Thanks:

  • OU812 for all his work on antiX-M8.2. Too much to mention
  • secipolla for pt_BR translations. And much more.
  • ICE-M for Romanian translation, and BlackAntiX fluxbox theme (default in antiX-M8.2-base)
  • eselma for Catalan translation
  • wingevil for German translation
  • plvera and Richard for Spanish translation
  • Hannes Worst for Dutch translation
  • Ko for Dutch translation (and for persuading me to 'go for it' with antiX)
  • coyotito for Norwegian translation
  • Vipe for Polish translation
  • Diversion for Portuguese translation
  • Per for Swedish translation
  • alaqsory for Arabic translation
  • impuwatt for antiX-themes used in icewm and fluxbox.
  • eriefisher for packaging and forum help
  • sleekmason for the sleek2flux fluxbox theme
  • h2 for integrating the smxi script into antiX and for inxi, sgfxi, svmi. (http://smxi.org)
  • Sakasa for the never-ending supply of quality wallpaper. (http://bestfreewallpaper.net)
  • lagopus for the antix2usb script and French translation.
  • Adrian for the remaster script.
  • Jerry for FAQ editing and general documentation work.
  • masinick for testing and promoting antiX as widely as possible.
  • Dave Foster, the developer of nitrogen, in helping OU812 to use nitrogen to set a different wallpaper for each window manager. (http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Environment/Tools/Nitrogen-27450.shtml)
  • KDulcimer of TinyMe (http://tinyme.mypclinuxos.com) for inspiration for antiX Control Centre and idesk_icon script.
  • Paul Sherman of Absolute Linux (http://www.pcbypaul.com/absolute)
  • Loukas Avgeriou aka luckyb for luckyBackup tool (http://luckybackup.sourceforge.net)
  • SliTaz for mountbox
  • sidux for meta-installer
  • carlops for hosting antiX at mepisimo.

not forgetting, of course,

  • Warren at MEPIS
  • MEPIS Community
  • Debian team and volunteers.

and all users, testers, suggesters, torrent seeders and friends at antiX and MEPIS forums. ICE-M, mariel77, plvera, DJiNN, xToeCutter, harii, m_pav, JawsThemeSwimming428, oldhoghead, SilverBear, dolphin_oracle, Acesabe, rokytnji, marcos, Brooko,

and many more...

anticapitalista Thessaloniki 24 July 2009.

15 February 2009

VIP: /etc/apt/source.list repo changes

Now Debian Lenny has been released, antiX users need to make one small change to their /etc/apt/sources.list file

Change

deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org etch main to

deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org stable main

If you want antiX-M8 to be ultra stable, using the new Debian Stable repos (now called Lenny), then comment out all Testing repos and change this line

deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free to

deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free


13 February 2009

antiX-M8 'Intifada!' released

Full version (c435MB) and antiX-M8-base (c235MB) version available from mepisimo , Tuxfamily MEPIS mirror and ibiblio and the mirrors below

On behalf of the antiX-team I am proud to announce that antiX MEPIS 8 'Intifada' - a fast and light complete desktop and livecd based on SimplyMEPIS and Debian Testing, with a little bit of sidux,- is now available in full and base editions. This release defaults to a fully customised icewm desktop (fluxbox is also installed) In addition to the SimplyMEPIS 8.0 foundation with its 2.6.27-15 kernel and Assistants, antiX has an improved antiX-Control Centre, new scripts for screenshots, and phonebook. There are improved and extended themes and artwork for icewm and fluxbox. Localisation is much improved in this version. As well as including usual applications such as iceweasel(3.0.6), pigin(2.4), abiword(2.6.4), gnumeric(1.8-3), rox-filer(2.8) and claws-mail(3.5), antiX-M8 also includes the sidux meta-installer, an updated ceni and wicd for wired/wireless connections, UMTSmon - a simple connect program for users using 3g usb modems, firehol firewall, gnomebaker replaces brasero, urxvt replaces wterm. antiX-M8 has X.org 7.3, auto-login with latest SLiM, smxi, inxi, svmi scripts from h2, and Dillo 2. New apps include: zim (wiki), Gjots (notes), Grsync, parted and luckyBackup.

AntiX is designed to work on computers with as little as 64 MB RAM and Pentium II or equivalent AMD processors, but not K5/K6 processors. 128 MB RAM is recommended minimum.

Full Release notes for 'Intifada!' (antiX-M8)


This release concentrates on 5 main areas.

1. Customised icewm. 2. antiX Control Centre. 3. sidux meta-installer. 4. smxi script integration. 5. Improved localisation/languages

1. Fully customised icewm - default 'desktop' Thanks to the great work by OU812 and impuwatt, antiX-M8 now comes with icewm as default desktop. New antiX themes are included, menu re-organised to make icewm in antiX-M8 work as a fully functioning and stylish desktop, with tools to customise as the user wishes.

2. antiX Control Centre. In antiX-M8 the Control Centre in antiX-M7.5 has been extended. Users can now carry out desktop, peripherals, system, network and hardware related tasks from one central control centre. New additions to the Control centre include: Change cursor theme Backup and restore Grsync Manage firewall Image a partition Hardware information

3. sidux meta-installer. antiX-M8 includes the sidux meta-package installer. This enables users to install 'groups' of packages with a single click. Meta-packages include: Disk Education Games Language LaTeX Multimedia Network Non_free Office Older Computer Server Windowmanager and Desktop Environments

4. smxi script integration. Thanks to h2, the smxi script can be used in antiX. This script enables users to keep their antiX rolling along and fully maintained. This has allowed antiX to be incredibly flexible (even more so the antiX-base version) If users wish they can 'sidux' or 'sid' their system, install newer kernels from Debian and sidux, install graphics drivers (ATI and nVidia), install other desktop environments such as xfce, kde and install virtualbox and lots more! Also included is the inxi script. This script can be used in irc to show useful information about hardware and system.

5. Improved localisation/languages antiX-M8 is approximately 40MB bigger than previous versions due to the improvement in localisation. With a little bit of tweaking, you should be able to set the 'desktop' (icewm and fluxbox) to the language of your choice. antiX uses the MEPIS installer which at the time of release is available in English, German, Spanish, French and Portuguese-Brazil. The installer asks you to set your keyboard and locales. This sets the locale as root user in antiX and so you need to follow these extra steps.

i) As root in a terminal dpkg-reconfigure locales (choose all/default unless you need extras and then the locale of your dektop eg es_ES.UTF-8 for Spanish)

ii) Add this line below the export line in /etc/profile export LANG=es_ES.UTF-8 (obviously use the one you chose in i) above)

iii) Logout/login to your windows manager of choice. For icewm, open a terminal as user and type update-menus For fluxbox, open a terminal as root and type update-menus

Note: You must do iii) in the windows manager otherwise the change doesn't show.

iv) You should now be able to use apps in your chosen language.

v) You can change the keyboard to your language via control centre. This is only for the session. To make it permanent you need to edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

vi) You can also edit fluxbox menu and icewm menu/toolbar to have antiX control centre and exit options in another language. At the moment available in German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Romanian, Catalan, Greek. Simply put the correct ending on the antixcc.sh and exitantix.sh eg for Spanish antixcc-es.sh and exitantix-es.sh

Main upgrades from 'Toussaint Louverture' (antiX-M7.5)

  • All MEPIS tools updated to MEPIS 8
  • Includes firmware included in MEPIS 8
  • MEPIS 2.6.27-15 kernel
  • Improved antiX-Control Centre, new scripts for screenshots, phonebook
  • Improved and extended themes and artwork for icewm and fluxbox
  • Much improved localisation
  • Inclusion of sidux meta-installer
  • UMTSmon - for users using 3g usb modems
  • Firehol firewall
  • auto-login with latest SLiM
  • iceweasel 3.0.6
  • X.org 7.3
  • Rox-filer 2.8
  • fluxbox 1.1.1
  • python 2.5.2
  • wicd 1.5.8
  • pidgin 2.4.3
  • claws-mail 3.5
  • ceni 2.4
  • inxi script added, smxi upgraded
  • Dillo2 replaces dillo-gtk1
  • zim (wiki) added
  • Gjots (notes) added
  • Grsync added
  • parted added
  • sbackup added
  • luckyBackup added
  • wpa_gui added
  • dhcpcd added
  • newsbeuter RSS/Atom reader added
  • gweled game added
  • wpasupplicant from sidux replaces Debian Testing version
  • Gnomebaker replaces brasero
  • urxvt replaces wterm
  • vim-tiny replaces nvi
  • mybashburn removed
  • ivman removed
  • ario removed
  • gnutella removed
  • localespurge removed

All apps: apt-get dist-upgrade on 12 February 2009.

Some advice:

1. If you have a separate home partition, then you will probably get error message at boot about icewm and fluxbox not finding folders. To fix: Move /usr/share/fluxbox/menu-install to ~/.fluxbox and rename menu and Move /usr/share/icewm/menu-install to ~/.icewm and rename menu or simply delete both menu-install files.

2. Toggling from icewm to fluxbox or vice-versa via the menu is not advised. It is better to logout and login to the other windows manager (Press F1 at login screen)

3. You may wish to copy or symlink contents of /usr/share/wallpaper into ~/.Wallpaper

4. As antiX is a 'rolling release' distro it is advisable to run regular dist-upgrades. Using apt-get or aptitude (but keep to one) from the command line is recommended, as is using the smxi script. Synaptic is best used for installing/upgrading individual packages.

5. You can safely use sidux and Debian kernels in antiX (if you wish). Use smxi for this, but before you do it is a good idea to edit /boot/grub/menu.lst See here: http://antix.freeforums.org/how-to-set-up-boot-grub-menu-lst-for-automatic-updates-t1244.html?hilit=grub

6. You can use the autologin feature of SLiM. Control Centre->Configure slim and edit slim.conf file to read something like this; auto_login yes default_user (your username)


Thanks:

  • OU812 for all his work on antiX-M8, particularly on antiX Control Centre and icewm configuration.
  • impuwatt for antiX-themes used in icewm and fluxbox.
  • eriefisher for phonebook and screenshot scripts.
  • sleekmason for the sleek2flux fluxbox theme (default in antiX-M8-base)
  • h2 for integrating the smxi script into antiX and for inxi, sgfxi, svmi. (http://smxi.org)
  • Sakasa for the never-ending supply of quality wallpaper. (http://cooldesktoplook.com)
  • lagopus for the iso2usb script.
  • Adrian for the remaster script.
  • Jerry for FAQ editing and general documentation work.
  • masinick for testing and promoting antiX as widely as possible.
  • Dave Foster, the developer of nitrogen, in helping OU812 to use nitrogen to set a different

wallpaper for each window manager. (http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Environment/Tools/Nitrogen-27450.shtml)

not forgetting, of course,

  • Warren at MEPIS
  • the sidux team especially for meta-installer, wpagui, wpasupplicant, ceni and UMTSmon.(http://sidux.com/index.html)
  • Debian team and volunteers.

and all users, testers, suggesters, torrent seeders and friends at antiX and MEPIS forums. ICE-M, mariel77, plvera, DJiNN, xToeCutter, wingevil, GullibleJones, harii, m_pav, JawsThemeSwimming428, roughiain, oldhoghead, silverhat, ceandrewk, SilverBear, dolphin_oracle, Acesabe,

and many more...

anticapitalista Thessaloniki 12 February 2009.

Intifada!

For users that have antiX-M7-5 already installed, you can upgrade to antiX-M8 by using the antiX-upgrader2 script:

http://www.mepisimo.com/antix/antiX-upgrader7.5-8.0

Download to your home/user folder, make executable and run as root in a terminal ./antiX-upgrader2.sh

Please read the script carefully. It is pretty basic, but it gets the job done. Fully upgrading from antiX-M7.5 will install approx. 230MB of upgrades. If you chose to install the latest kernel, then you will need to edit /boot/grub/menu.lst

Have fun!


20 December 2008

The first public-test of antiX-M8 (antiX-M8-public-test1.iso c390MB) mepisimo and tuxfamily.org Delta patch from test3 is also available. Also available from the MEPIS mirrors

Release notes:

Now available the first public test release of antiX-M8, a fast and light complete desktop and livecd based on MEPIS and Debian Testing, with a little bit of sidux.

  • This release defaults to a fully customised icewm desktop (fluxbox is also installed)
  • All MEPIS tools updated to MEPIS 8 beta6
  • Includes firmware included in MEPIS 8 beta6
  • MEPIS 2.6.27-7 kernel.
  • Improved antiX-Control Centre, new scripts for screenshots, phonebook.
  • Improved and extended themes and artwork for icewm and fluxbox.
  • Inclusion of sidux meta-installer.
  • Updated ceni and wicd for wired/wireless connections.
  • UMTSmon - a simple connect program for users using 3g usb modems.
  • Firehol firewall.
  • Gnomebaker replaces brasero.
  • urxvt replaces wterm.
  • X.org 7.3
  • auto-login with latest SLiM
  • smxi, inxi, svmi scripts from h2.
  • Can also be used as a quick rescue cd.
  • Dillo 2
  • New apps included: zim (wiki), Gjots (notes), Grsync, parted
  • Dist-upgraded to 20 December.


21 August 2008

With great pleasure, antiX-M7.5 - Toussaint Louverture now available (392MB). mepisimo tuxfamily.org

Also available from MEPIS mirrors. antiX-M7.5-base (c210 MB) is also available for those users who want to build from a basic install. For those that have antiX-M7.5-test1 or test2 iso's you can patch them via the xdelta patches also made available. (see MEPIS wiki for help)

Known bug: The default font set for abiword shows garbage when you type.

Solution: Either choose another font or install msttcorefonts (in repositories)


Release notes for Toussaint Louverture. (antiX-M7.5)

This release concentrates on 3 main areas.

1. Customised icewm. 2. antiX Control Centre. 3. smxi script integration.

All three options were from community input to make antiX as user-friendly and flexible as possible.

1. Fully customised icewm. antiX-M7.5 is probably the best configured OOTB icewm distro, thanks to the great work by OU812. Icewm in antiX-M7.5 works as a fully functioning and stylish desktop, with tools to customise as the user wishes.

2. antiX Control Centre. Inspired by the Control Centre in TinyMe, OU812 developed one for antiX. Users can now carry out desktop, admin, networking and hardware related tasks from one central control centre.

3. smxi script integration. Thanks to h2, the smxi script can be used in antiX. This script enables users to keep their antiX rolling along and fully maintained. This has allowed antiX to be incredibly flexible (even more so the antiX-base version) If users wish they can 'sidux' or 'sid' their system, install newer kernels from Debian and sidux, install graphics drivers (ATI and nVidia), install other desktop environments such as xfce, kde, and install virtualbox and lots more!

Main upgrades from VETËVENDOSJE!(antiX-M7.2)

  • abiword version 2.6.4
  • abiword plugins added
  • iceweasel 3
  • Rox-filer 2.7
  • python 2.5
  • eeepc-acpi-modules and scripts added
  • mybashburn added
  • smxi script added
  • improved remaster script
  • lxappearance added
  • pcmanfm filer added
  • icemc added
  • ario replaces gmpc
  • abscreen (from absolute linux) added
  • nitrogen added

All apps: apt-get dist-upgrade on 20 August.

Thanks:

  • OU812 for all his work on antiX-M7.5, particularly on antiX Control Centre and icewm configuration.
  • h2 for integrating the smxi script into antiX.
  • Sakasa for the never-ending supply of quality wallpaper.
  • impuwatt for Royal-Red wallpaper and fluxbox theme.
  • Adrian for the remaster script.
  • Jerry for 'All applications' tip for fluxbox menu, FAQ editing and general documentation work.
  • Dave Foster, the developer of nitrogen, in helping OU812 to use nitrogen to set a different wallpaper for each window manager. http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Deskt...en-27450.shtml
  • KDulcimer of TinyMe. http://tinyme.mypclinuxos.com for inspiration for antiX Control Centre.
  • Paul Sherman of Absolute Linux http://www.pcbypaul.com/absolute
  • carlops for hosting antiX at mepisimo
  • topcat for hosting at topcat.

and all users, testers friends at antiX and MEPIS forums. ICE-M, mariel77, masinick, moron, eriefisher, dieselbenz, DJiNN, xToeCutter, Xenos Katawin, JawsThemeSwimming428, Rebel, exploder, rayburn, iamclueless

and many more...

anticapitalista 20 August 2008.


For users that have antiX-M7(0.1), antiX-M7.2 already installed, you can upgrade to antiX-M7.5 by using the antiX-upgraders script:

http://www.mepisimo.com/antix/antiX-upgrader

Download to your home/user folder, make executable and run as root in a terminal ./antiX-upgrader.sh

Please read the script carefully. It is pretty basic, but it gets the job done. Fully upgrading from antiX-M7 or antiX-M7.2 will install approx. 330MB of upgrades.

Have fun!

09 May 2008

antiX-M7.2 - VETËVENDOSJE! Final released. Full version (c360MB) and antiX-M7.2-base (c185MB) version available from the MEPIS mirrors below

xdelta patch also available from the above mentioned sites.(c105MB) If you have antiX-M7.2-preview2 you can patch the iso file with the xdelta patch to produce antiX-M7.2.iso. See Mepis wiki for instructions.

List of applications can be found here.

Post comments, bugs on the antiX forum

MEPIS announcement here

On-line antiX-FAQ can be found here


19 March 2008

antiX-kdelite.iso (c250MB) available for testing.

mepisimo

This antiX version includes kdebase and kdm, built on the antiX-base. It has a basic KDE setup and also comes with fluxbox (default in kdm).

Testers welcome. Comments and feedback on the antiX forum


16 July 2008

antiX-M7.5-test2 available for testing.(392MB). tuxfamily.org and mepisimo

xdelta patches from test1-test2 available. xdelta patch from antiX-M7.2 to test2 available.

  • Now using smxi script
  • Fully customised icewm optional desktop
  • New controlcentre
  • apps updated as to 15 July 2008.

Have fun and post your thoughts, bugs etc. on antiX forum.

14 April 2008

antiX-M7.2-preview2.iso (c340MB) available for testing from tuxfamily.org

xdelta patch available from both sites.(c85MB) If you have antiX-M7.2-preview1 you can patch the iso file with the xdelta patch to produce antiX-M7.2-preview2.iso. See Mepis wiki for instructions.

  • Dist-upgraded to 13 April 2008.
  • Rox-desktop no longer enabled as default. Is available by a simple edit of fluxbox/startup file.
  • Further re-organisation of fluxbox menu.
  • Icewm menu re-configured slightly.
  • gxine added for dvd playback with menus.
  • mountpy added.

Have fun, post bugs, comments here or on the antiX forum

Final should be out in a couple of weeks.

31 March 2008

antiX-M7.2-preview1.iso (c325MB) available for testing from tuxfamily.org

If you have antiX-M7.2 you can patch the iso file with the xdelta patch to produce antiX-M7.2-preview1.iso. See Mepis wiki for instructions.

  • Dist-upgraded to 30 March 2008.
  • Rox-desktop enabled as default.
  • New Xtralean cheatcode. Try this to speed up boot, it disables a lot of services including ipw3945d (so if you have this, don't use Xtralean)
  • Some Rox apps included.
  • Catfish included
  • Bashburn cli burner included, but not in menu. Use a terminal.
  • Re-organised fluxbox menu
  • Some (basic) organisation of icewm menu
  • antiXcc has 2 parts at the moment. Called Control-User and Control-Admin. (Thanks to OU812)
  • ceni (thanks to sidux) can now be used as user (Thanks to Urban)
  • epdfview added (default, xdpf is still available)
  • osmo PIM added
  • new mplayer skin
  • new xmms skin

Hopefully bugs from beta have been fixed, ie xkill, logout and locales. By default locales is set to en_US.

Have fun, post bugs, comments here or on the antiX forum

20 March 2008

antiX-M7.2-base-beta1.iso (c190MB) available for testing.

This antiX version comes with all the Mepis Utilities to get you up and running easily and quickly plus iceweasel browser, rox-filer and leafpad editor. The rest is down to you!

Testers welcome. Comments and feedback on the antiX forum

19 March 2008

18 March 2008

antiX-M7.2-beta1.iso (c320MB) available for testing.

tuxfamily.org

Dist-upgraded to 16 March 2008.

New inclusions:

  • wicd
  • ceni (command line network, from sidux)
  • transmission (torrent)
  • gmpc (front end to mpd music daemon)
  • rox-terminal
  • geany replaces scite
  • claws-mail replaces sylpheed-claws-gtk1
  • aumix-gtk replaces aumix cli
  • gnome-commander replaces xfe

and a basic antiXcc (thanks to OU812).

At the moment I have kept the same graphics as Lysistrata, but they will be changed when antiX-M7.3 goes final.

The kernel is the same version, but has been patched to fix the vmsplice() issue. UnicornRider scripts are still included with adjustments for lean cheatcode. Extra UnicornRider script to (hopefully) auto-remove the proc errors when booting the newly installed antiX.

There is no need for users to remove their existing antiX-M7(.01).

Could testers please give feedback particularly about wicd, ceni and whether the proc messages during boot disappear when installed.

Have fun!


19 November 2007

antiX-base.iso available for testing

I have made available an antiX-base.iso of 176MB for those that want a basic Lysistrata install and the freedom to add apps of your choice. antiX-base has all the Mepis tools to help get you going and install to hd, but little else!

Included are:

  • fluxbox
  • links2
  • xterm
  • gparted
  • nano
  • MidnightCommander
  • sysvconfig
  • antiX cheat codes (lean, mean, nogui, kbd selection) written by UnicornRider

Get it from Allan/EnigmaOne and UnicornRider

Post comments, bugs on the antiX forum

22 October 2007

An xdelta patch is available for download for those that would like to experiment with some scripts now included in antiX. (Courtesy of UnicornRider). The scripts are ideally used in livecd mode and include cheatcodes nogui, lean, mean and kbd=ch (and others) to speed up and lighten a livecd boot as well as a script that automatically replaces the slim login screen box when antiX is installed to hard drive.

  • nogui = slim login manager is disabled.
  • lean = cupsd, lighttpd, rsync, powersaved and mpd are disabled at boot.
  • mean = disables network ie you will have to manually configure net connection via Admin/Tools>Mepis Admin>Network
  • kbd=ch = sets a Swiss-German keyboard

patch_rc2-rc3.delta and md5sums available here and from UnicornRider and Allan/EnigmaOne

13 October 2007

antiX-M7-rc2 (300MB) available from here from UnicornRider and also from Allan/EnigmaOne (Many thanks)

md5sum: f62bed142eebe9ebcf1645c1c8de7e05 antiX-M7-rc2.iso

Post comments, bugs on the antiX forum

This should be the last beta before final.

Changes:

  • Fluxbox upgraded to stable 1.0.0.
  • Apps upgraded as to 12 October.
  • Streamtuner, Pidgin, ffmpeg, mencoder, lighttpd added.
  • New fluxbox style.
  • New gtk2 style.
  • Livecd boot with 64MB RAM + 128 Swap should be ok. (Minimum RAM for livecd 48MB)
  • k5/k6 still not supported. (I'm working on it)


Added: xdelta file rc1-rc2 also available from the above mentioned sites.

http://www.gigasize.com/get.php?d=tzbvf2blr5d


27 September 2007

More places to get antiX-M7-rc1 and antiX-beta2-r1 xdelta patch, thanks to MEPIS mirrors.

ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/mepis/testing/

ftp://carroll.aset.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/mepis/testing/

md5sum: c164ed3bbf959a39777c63625ac83c80 antiX-M7-rc1.iso

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20 September 2007

antiX-M7-rc1 (288MB) available from here: http://www.gigasize.com/get.php?d=och28h6opdf

md5sum: c164ed3bbf959a39777c63625ac83c80 antiX-M7-rc1.iso

antiX-beta2-r1 xdelta patch (77MB) available here: http://www.gigasize.com/get.php?d=qhghq8llopd


12 September 2007

antiX forum now available.

The one at MepisLovers is still open.


05 September 2007

If you have recently downloaded antiX-M7-beta2 and you want to install some kde app, you will find you cannot due to dependency problems. This is because antiX temporarily got ahead with gcc and cpp from Debian testing.

Easiest solution and an upgrade: Install aptitude from synaptic or

apt-get install aptitude (it will also upgrade apt and synaptic)

then 

aptitude update
aptitude dist-upgrade

and agree to the first solution offerred.

You will then have a fully dist-upgraded antiX (to Mepis beta3) and you will be able to install kde apps.

Alternatively, after installing aptitude, 

aptitude update
aptitude install libavahi-qt3-1

Or 

aptitude update
aptitude install libssp0

You will not need to use (I hope) aptitude again.

Edit: It isn't really a bug as such, but a feature to exclude kde :-)


04 September 2007 antiX-M7-beta2 also now available from the MEPIS mirrors.

eg: download antiX-M7-beta2 here

For a list of changes from antiX-Spartacus and antiX-M7.


30 August 2007. antiX-M7-beta2 is available for testing.

This version has a few more applications installed, has been dist-upgraded to include all the recent changes in Debian Etch and Mepis7-beta2. A few extra wallpapers have been added and some files removed. antiX-M7-beta2 is 299MB.

At the moment get it from here: http://tomlinux.ca/testing using the following passwords.

user=antiXtester password=fluxbox

md5sum: f2b6466da0ac8ba17a4e282262074158

For those with antiX-M7-beta1.iso, you can use xdelta to add the patch_beta1-beta2.delta http://tomlinux.ca/testing/patch_beta1-beta2.delta It is 82MB.

Post comments, queries antiX forum on MepisLovers.


22 August 2007. antiX-M7-beta1 is available for testing.

This version is pretty rusty, has similar issues as Mepis7-beta1, but I'd like people to test it out and let me know what they think.

It is not yet available on the Mepis mirrors, I need some feedback before it gets uploaded.

antiX-M7-beta1 is about 280MB and is best installed to hard-disk, rather than used as a livecd (at the moment). Minimum 128MB RAM is recommended, though installed it should work well with 64MB RAM plus swap.

md5sum=5e38db8c554aa5f3171dfa930f8ac3c2 antiX-M7-beta1.iso

Edit: user=demo password=demo You cannot login as root! If you need to use root in a terminal, password=root

To exit from the login screen user=reboot password=root To shut down user=halt password=root

antiX-M7-beta1 is no longer available, antiX-M7-beta2 will be available for testing very soon.


03 August 2007. Work is starting on antiX-Mepis7. This will be based on MEPIS7 ie Debian Etch. Being based on the Debian repos will give developers and users much more flexibility.

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