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[Member PPC]

*Edit (July 2019):
There’s a couple of changes to this “how to”:

1- Probably the most important change: “Versions of Flatpak before 0.6.10 relied on systemd for cgroups setup, but this is no longer required”. This means that you can probably install flatpak (version 0.6.10 or later) and then install flatpak apps.
I didn’t get to test this with antiX. I did manage to install the flatpak Debian package, but every time I wanted to install a flatpak app for testing, it wanted to download hundreds of megs of dependencies. So, appimage is still my preferred way to test apps that are not on the official repositories… (on a positive note, there are 3 big platform independent formats: Appimage, flatpak and snap, and now antiX supports 2 out of 3 of these formats)

2- If you want to install appimages or flatpaks, you may want to take a look at https://linuxappstore.io/ – it offers about 4000 applications in appimage, flatpak and also snap formats (DON’T TRY THOSE!!!). It’s still work in progress.
For even more appimages you can go to https://appimage.github.io/ (at this time it has over 900 apps in appimage format there, not a jaw dropping number, but a good start).

3- antiX now comes pre-installed with gdebi– if you want to install a “reliable” .deb file (meant for antiX or pure Debian without systemd dependencies), you can do it via GUI, for example, using the file manager SpaceFm, right click the .deb file and choose “gdebi”, and it installs in a fully GUI way, out of the box…

4- Many users coming from other non Linux operating systems complain about Microsoft Office does not have a version for Linux. That’s still true. But Office 365 on-line runs quite well on any modern browser, even on Linux. But it has less resources and is slower than a native application. there are some reports on winehq about people installing and running Office 365 using wine using some tweaks… It’s not meant for newbies, but you can try doing that, if you are a intermediate to advanced user, or simply don’t fear trying new stuff on your computer… Note: I have not tried installing Ms Office on any Linux OS in recent years. But I had MS Word and Power point viewers running fine in Xubuntu a couple of years ago…
My advice? Try the latest version of LibreOffice and test your documents compatibility. You can also try WPS (it’s a free but not opensource Chinese Office Suite) or other office suits. WPS seems, to me, to be the most compatible with .docx files. If you have to, try using MS Office on-line.
If nothing else works for you: try installing MS Office via wine, use a MS Windows virtual machine or, the simplest way- use via dual boot (if you can run Windows/Mac Os on your computer) and use your Office suite in that OS…

5- Gamming– now Steam has Proton available- it’s a kind of fork of Wine that allows Linux users to install and run games made for MS Windows- it seems to work with literally THOUSANDS of Windows games, even recent ones.
This means that if want to install games in antiX all you have to do is install Steam from the Control Centre (and if you need to activate Proton, just follow the instructions), and then install any compatible game you want, and enjoy…

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• This reply was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by PPC.

[Member HJ]

I think anything based on Ubuntu is eliminating 32bit multilib. Debian Buster and Fedora 30 still have 32bit version. As long as they support it, it will remain.

Whats truly amazing is that Microsoft isnt in any rush to get rid of 32bit windows 10. I think pretty much it was only used OEM on handful of netbooks/cloudbooks/tablets with atom processors.

[Anonymous]

The most important reason to keep the old hardware running is environmental. E-waste is quite a serious problem, caused by a modern-day attention-deficit society that needs to upgrade computers every so often to “keep in fashion” or whatever.
Having a bit of extra CO2 in the environment is much less damaging than the waste, and is in fact a non-issue.

About 10 years ago I entered a store that had a marketing flyer which said something like: “Did you know that 3 years is 97 computer years?” I guess my systems are all medieval. My laptop is 330 years old, and my desktop is 750 years old. I have a 32-bit Thinkpad which is 460 years old.

In a time where software bloat is celebrated and revered, antiX does give a breath of fresh air that you can still use older hardware to engage with the modern world of technology.

32-bit systems are still fairly usable for other purposes, including managing collages of drunken selfies and pictures of half-eaten sandwiches and pies to stick on Instagram.

Let’s put it this way, Intel stopped selling the i386 and i486 CPUs in 2007, and Microsoft stopped selling Windows for Workgroups 3.11 in 2008.

there’s still no good reason against having a ‘simpler’ 32-bit version and a ‘more sophisticated’ 64-bit version.

Other than consistency and reduced effort in development and testing.
Windows doesn’t do it, none of the BSDs do it, and neither do the other Linux distros. Why should antiX do it?

[Anonymous]

The most important reason to keep the old hardware running is environmental. E-waste is quite a serious problem, caused by a modern-day attention-deficit society that needs to upgrade computers every so often to “keep in fashion” or whatever.
Having a bit of extra CO2 in the environment is much less damaging than the waste, and is in fact a non-issue.

About 10 years ago I entered a store that had a marketing flyer which said something like: “Did you know that 3 years is 97 computer years?” I guess my systems are all medieval. My laptop is 330 years old, and my desktop is 750 years old. I have a 32-bit Thinkpad which is 460 years old.

In a time where software bloat is celebrated and revered, antiX does give a breath of fresh air that you can still use older hardware to engage with the modern world of technology.

32-bit systems are still fairly usable for other purposes, including managing collages of drunken selfies and pictures of half-eaten sandwiches and pies to stick on Instagram.

Let’s put it this way, Intel stopped selling the i386 and i486 CPUs in 2007, and Microsoft stopped selling Windows for Workgroups 3.11 in 2008.

there’s still no good reason against having a ‘simpler’ 32-bit version and a ‘more sophisticated’ 64-bit version.

Other than consistency and reduced effort in development and testing.
Windows doesn’t do it. None of the BSDs do it. Other Linux distros don’t do it. Why should antiX do it?

[Anonymous]

The most important reason to keep the old hardware running is environmental. E-waste is quite a serious problem, caused by a modern-day attention-deficit society that needs to upgrade computers every so often to “keep in fashion” or whatever.
Having a bit of extra CO2 in the environment is much less damaging than the waste, and is in fact a non-issue.

About 10 years ago I entered a store that had a marketing flyer which said something like: “Did you know that 3 years is 97 computer years?” I guess my systems are all medieval. My laptop is 330 years old, and my desktop is 750 years old. I have a 32-bit Thinkpad which is 460 years old.

In a time where software bloat is celebrated and revered, antiX does give a breath of fresh air that you can still use older hardware to engage with the modern world of technology.

32-bit systems are still fairly usable for other purposes, including managing collages of drunken selfies and pictures of half-eaten sandwiches and pies to stick on Instagram.

Let’s put it this way, Intel stopped selling the i386 and i486 CPUs in 2007, and Microsoft stopped selling Windows for Workgroups 3.11 in 2008.

there’s still no good reason against having a ‘simpler’ 32-bit version and a ‘more sophisticated’ 64-bit version.

Other than consistency and reduced effort in development and testing.
Windows doesn’t do it. None of the BSDs do it. MX Linux doesn’t do it. Why should antiX do it?

[Anonymous]

The most important reason to keep the old hardware running is environmental. E-waste is quite a serious problem, caused by a modern-day attention-deficit society that needs to upgrade computers every so often to “keep in fashion” or whatever.
Having a bit of extra CO2 in the environment is much less damaging than the waste, and is in fact a non-issue.

About 10 years ago I entered a store that had a marketing flyer which said something like: “Did you know that 3 years is 97 computer years?” I guess my systems are all medieval. My laptop is 330 years old, and my desktop is 750 years old. I have a 32-bit Thinkpad which is 460 years old.

In a time where software bloat is celebrated and revered, antiX does give a breath of fresh air that you can still use older hardware to engage with the modern world of technology.

32-bit systems are still fairly usable for other purposes, including managing collages of drunken selfies and pictures of half-eaten sandwiches and pies to stick on Instagram.

Let’s put it this way, Intel stopped selling the i386 and i486 CPUs in 2007, and Microsoft stopped selling Windows for Workgroups 3.11 in 2008.

there’s still no good reason against having a ‘simpler’ 32-bit version and a ‘more sophisticated’ 64-bit version.

Other than consistency and reduced effort in development and testing.
Windows doesn’t do it. None of the BSDs do it. MX Linux doesn’t do it. Why should antiX do it?

[Anonymous]

This looks like a missing font issue.

Linux, Mac, Windows … different programs … different ‚broken look‘ but, always fonts.

noClue what caused it — it can have too many different causes.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3083806/why-does-some-text-display-with-square-boxes-in-some-apps-on-windows-1
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2312935
https://indesignsecrets.com/tackling-missing-glyphs.php
https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=10183

[Anonymous]

@ seaken64

“Is antiX interested in being the leader in the Linux world?”

Irrelevant. Changes belong to life.

“But it seems to me that antiX does not need to become MicroSoft or Apple to be appreciated.”

‘Need to …” — Irrelevant. antiX (== Linux) CAN’T and WILL NOT become MS, not even Apple can do it.

“Has there been some revolt against what antiX is?”

Does this statement exclude the evolution and improvement?

“I don’t mind the logo at all. And I don’t really care if it changes.”

WHY you DISCUSS the things, you don’t care about?

“I doubt if changing the logo and the overall look and feel will sway the masses over to antiX.”

I doubt too, that changing the logo will sway the masses over to antiX but, it will surely not chase them away.
I don’t doubt that more people will be much keen on keeping it by improving the overall look and feel.

“And if it does, is that what antiX wants?”

I don’t know what antiX wants but, I know what a majority of PC users want.

“Be careful what you wish for.”

Sanity by humanity?
Will not happen.

Recently, I was noticing a few comments like this one here (#22784).

https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/antix-19-fonts-quality/

What do you think who did it? Who’s the one responsible for that horrible change? 😉

You might also want to compare the icons in 17.2 and 17.4.1.

Maybe you don’t care but, does the change really hurts you? And … there might be someone who cares.

We invented a wheel, a couple of years ago, and then we invented some wagons to transport whatever.
Why the hell we had to make all the other vehicles using the wheel over time, just to do the same?

I mentioned Galileo Galilei and ‘Eppur Si Muove’ already and not without a good reason.
Imagine him here now, trying to explain how the world is a globe and not a flat surface to a bunch of hardcore ‘flat Earth’ believers …

[Member seaken64]

Is antiX interested in being the leader in the Linux world? Maybe they are, I don’t know. But it seems to me that antiX does not need to become MicroSoft or Apple to be appreciated. Has there been some revolt against what antiX is? I haven’t noticed that. I don’t mind the logo at all. And i don’t really care if it changes. I doubt if changing the logo and the overall look and feel will sway the masses over to antiX. And if it does, is that what antiX wants? Be careful what you wish for.

Seaken64

[Anonymous]

That logo has represented the antiX “brand” for a decade. It is what it is.

That logo is what it is — the ultimate fail and a sign of ‘behind the time’.

IT industry is not a local bakery or a wine shop.

Learn on some examples:

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/developingfordynamicsgp/2012/09/16/windows-logos-through-the-years/

https://thinkmarketingmagazine.com/apple-logo-evolution-story/

Only two among many others.

Either you lead the way, or you are looking behind.

[Member PPC]

Anonymous wrote:

@ manyroads

Be grateful — at least you had something! How many people have nothing at all but, their bare life.

@ dgh

That works fine and double meaning keeps too!

And so, by the way … it associates with ‘insecticide (spray)’ and ‘pest (vermin) exterminator’.

I guess that the brightly colored X above the ant makes it look like a extreminator logo… But I belive you have some gold here, noclue: the stylized A and X in the background of the last ant would be a really cool logo… maybe even better with a more marked “X”?

P.S.-
We are doing this just for the fun of it, but now I’, imagining how a “real” team of designers works on creating very recognizable logos, like Apple, Microsoft, Audi, etc, etc…
Also?… does anyone have any input from anti, in the sense that the dev team is really interest in choosing any logo that eventually comes out of this thread? Or will there be only some good pictures that eventually anyone interested can download from here and use as logo/wallpaper/start icon?

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• This reply was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by PPC.

[Anonymous]

re: “Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distros…”

Instead of saying/thinking “licence”, read this page to understand UEFI “signed keys” (blessed, respected by microsoft)
wiki.ubuntu.com/UEFI/SecureBoot

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“broken by design” ~= shipped with a UEFI which is rigged to disregard any non-blessed entries

[Moderator Brian Masinick]

For the longest time I had only 32-bit systems, but at last, all that I still have available to me is a 64-bit laptop (and all I have on it are Linux distros), and we have two low-powered Chromebooks in our home, plus a couple of Android phones. Oh, sorry, I made a mistake. My wife still has a low powered, cheap RCA laptop for the rare instances when she wants to use Microsoft Office. I showed her this week that you can use LibreOffice on Linux or even the Google office suite with Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc. or you can use other office suites, free or otherwise that run on alternate software platforms that never require Windows.

If I want to print something and I don’t have a printer – we’re getting rid of ours – I can go to a public library, and I may get stuck using a Windows product there or at the local university; otherwise we’re nearly 100% Windows free – soon it will be 100%!

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Brian Masinick

[Member oops]

@eriefisher: good point;

eugen-b wrote:

Several years ago Microsoft was forced by EU law to make the user explicitely choose a web browser from a set of alternaives.
We have EU elections soon. Which party would promise to create a level playing field for operation systems in a similar way?
An idea would be to give the customer the right to ask Microsoft for a refund if he or she uninstalls Windows.

@eugen-b: … Forced is not the right word, it was a result of a global negotiation and reciprocal compromises (transcontinentale)

• This reply was modified 3 years, 12 months ago by oops.

[Member eugen-b]

Several years ago Microsoft was forced by EU law to make the user explicitely choose a web browser from a set of alternaives.
We have EU elections soon. Which party would promise to create a level playing field for operation systems in a similar way?
An idea would be to give the customer the right to ask Microsoft for a refund if he or she uninstalls Windows.