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[Member Buck Fankers]

Anonymous wrote:

I decided that I will prevent Microsoft or Google from spying as much as possible.

https://prism-break.org/en/

I’ve also got something better for you …

I understand that government agencies have backdoors and access to probably everything.
I was talking about preventing corporations from spying on me as much as possible.
There are few things one can do, to make harvesting all of the personal data about you harder.
In case of google, using Linux instead of chrome os, and not using any google service sure helps.
That was the reason of my project that I’m now happy with 😉

[Anonymous]

I decided that I will prevent Microsoft or Google from spying as much as possible.

https://prism-break.org/en/

I’ve also got something better for you … 😉

[Member Buck Fankers]

Brian Masinick wrote:

Based on what I’ve read, part of the issue being discussed appears (at least based on the explanations I’ve seen) to be based on which kernel and possibly which installation configuration works best for the system in question.

Thank you for all you wrote, quite a lot of interesting info, a lot of it I didn’t know.

About my case, it is not kernel, it must be something with custom BIOS that enables Linux on this chromebook. And lack of my knowledge. Interestingly, I got solution which is fairly simple. Original antiX iso (17, 17.1, 17.2, 17.2.1) will not boot. MX 17 will boot but new 18 will not.

But if I install these non booting versions on another computer, then create my own snapshot iso, then I can boot with them. I tried with two different computers I tried with newest antiX and newest MX and both boot fine. So boot problem is solved for me. I have another one but it may be my special case will do some inet searching first.

About your other comment about your two chromebooks you just update to native OS, I decided that I will prevent Microsoft or Google from spying as much as possible. I don’t own any windows machine and if I couldn’t make this chromebook working with Linux, I would simple not use it, I have that strong opinion. I guess, with the age there comes stubbornness 😉 So I’m very happy that Linux works on this machine. For now, sound is not working in MX and I’m ok with it. Besides some further upgrades bios or kernel may fix this. Better Linux without sound than working chromebook that enables google to spies on me left and right 😉

Did you see new doorbell’s from amazon. They are spaying on whole neighborhood with scanning & recognizing the faces of everyone within the area. Creepy! When will people start resisting this intrusions? Oh, going off topic now, so I better stop 😉

[Member zeh]

Anonymous wrote:

Computers are not made for everybody but, for those willing (and capable) to learn.

Unfortunately, all the others are also allowed to use them.

As said, missTell knows, missTell says…
Unfortunately missTell thinks people need either to be interested in the inners of computers or just pretend that computers do not exist or that computers are like crocodiles – just don’t get near to them!
missTell needs to realize that the big majority of people couldn’t care less for the inners of computers, OSes, or apps. They just want/need to use them for entertainment or work, that’s it. For the inners there are software engineers, programmers/developers, systems administrators, webmasters and so on.
Microsoft and Apple have realized that very early. Some people (every day more people) in the Linux world have also realized that, including the antix and MX dev teams, providing systems and apps that just work out of the box. missTell says they’re all wrong. missTell knows, missTell says…

[Member zeh]

Anonymous wrote:

However, translating ‘Alt+H’ as ‘Alt+A’, for instance, doesn’t have any effect in the shortcut itself, I believe. Am I right?

You are completely wrong (‘Alt+H’ would, for example, mark the complete text on one website).

Is that so?
And what about languages that use non-latin characteres, like Greek, Arabic, Jewish, Slav languages that use Cyrillic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese and all the other Near or Far East languages that do not use the Latin alphabet?
Besides, I happened to be asking in the antix forum regarding the translation of antix apps.

Anonymous wrote:

Most shortcuts are occupied

Have you ever compared this with this (or the equivalent in an other language)?

Anonymous wrote:

and computers are not made for everybody.

Really? missTell knows, missTell says?

Anonymous wrote:

You’d have to change all this, plus x-time more from one to another language and it still wouldn’t make any sense on many languages or you’d need the same shortcut more then once.

Have you happened to realize that in that Table several shortcuts vary from one column to the other?

Anonymous wrote:

Who can’t speak English should:

1. Learn English
2. Use cheat sheet
3. Stop using computer
(or stop using shortcuts)

I know it sounds harsh and it may cause a debate but, that’s how it is, if someone likes it or not.
No matter on which corner or the edge of the round world you live, you must be able to speak English if you are to use a computer for more then open the web browser and go to You Tube. And … if we’re honest, you can’t really watch some local TV program if you can’t speak English — there’s always something on English around, even if you don’t realize it.

I can’t be listening to (reading, in the case) Queen Victoria, but the text certainly sounds like Mr Trump or somebody else that feels entitled to rule the world.
You seem to know a lot of things, but you also seem not to know this one.

• This reply was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by zeh.

[Anonymous]

Unless my imagination (in anticipation of progress) plays visual tricks on me, I do see font quality improvement not only in desktop but also browser…

It’s not your imagination. 🙂

Yes, the system fonts and the browser fonts get hugely improved rendering but, it allways depends which fonts you have installed, which browser …

Can’t tell you exactly why did you get errors … if they were errors after all. I just did an install to check it a couple of minutes ago but, installation finished fine.
Some sources changed perhaps or you didn’t do “apt-get update” before you started … Hard to say without the output of cmd.

This is (shortened) what I get uppon install:

These fonts were provided by Microsoft “in the interest of cross-
platform compatibility”. This is no longer the case, but they are
still available from third parties.

You are free to download these fonts and use them for your own use,
but you may not redistribute them in modified form, including changes
to the file name or packaging format.

All done, no errors.
arialb32.exe: OK
Extracting cabinet: arialb32.exe
extracting fontinst.exe
extracting fontinst.inf
extracting AriBlk.TTF

All done, no errors.
arial32.exe: OK
Extracting cabinet: arial32.exe
extracting FONTINST.EXE
extracting fontinst.inf
extracting Ariali.TTF
extracting Arialbd.TTF
extracting Arialbi.TTF
extracting Arial.TTF

All done, no errors.
comic32.exe: OK
Extracting cabinet: comic32.exe
extracting fontinst.inf
extracting Comicbd.TTF
extracting Comic.TTF
extracting fontinst.exe

All done, no errors.
courie32.exe: OK
Extracting cabinet: courie32.exe
extracting cour.ttf
extracting courbd.ttf
extracting courbi.ttf
extracting fontinst.inf
extracting couri.ttf
extracting fontinst.exe

All done, no errors.
georgi32.exe: OK
Extracting cabinet: georgi32.exe
extracting fontinst.inf
extracting Georgiaz.TTF
extracting Georgiab.TTF
extracting Georgiai.TTF
extracting Georgia.TTF
extracting fontinst.exe

All done, no errors.
impact32.exe: OK
Extracting cabinet: impact32.exe
extracting fontinst.exe
extracting Impact.TTF
extracting fontinst.inf

All done, no errors.
times32.exe: OK
Extracting cabinet: times32.exe
extracting fontinst.inf
extracting Times.TTF
extracting Timesbd.TTF
extracting Timesbi.TTF
extracting Timesi.TTF
extracting FONTINST.EXE

All done, no errors.
trebuc32.exe: OK
Extracting cabinet: trebuc32.exe
extracting FONTINST.EXE
extracting trebuc.ttf
extracting Trebucbd.ttf
extracting trebucbi.ttf
extracting trebucit.ttf
extracting fontinst.inf

All done, no errors.
verdan32.exe: OK
Extracting cabinet: verdan32.exe
extracting fontinst.exe
extracting fontinst.inf
extracting Verdanab.TTF
extracting Verdanai.TTF
extracting Verdanaz.TTF
extracting Verdana.TTF

All done, no errors.
webdin32.exe: OK
Extracting cabinet: webdin32.exe
extracting fontinst.exe
extracting Webdings.TTF
extracting fontinst.inf
extracting Licen.TXT

All done, no errors.
fonts-freefont-ttf (20120503-6) wird eingerichtet …
Trigger für fontconfig (2.11.0-6.7+b1) werden verarbeitet …
fonts-noto (20161116-1) wird eingerichtet …
ttf-freefont (20120503-6) wird eingerichtet …

The listed fonts got installed.

Here some screenshots before / after on my machine.

[Anonymous]

… but could not quite follow what exactly I need to do.

Basicaly, you need only 2 Things: you need the font configuration file (== which tells how the fonts should render) and obviously, the font family itself.
Fonts should be saved under the “/usr/share/fonts” path for all users or, if there is only one user, in your own home directory.
Your “home” directory is under the path /home/YOURUSERNAME. Short way to write it: ~/
(The one with Documents, Downloads, Images, Videos … Folders)

Inside your home folder are different visible and invisible files and folders. Invisible always start with a . (dot) in front of their name.
So, if you want new fonts for your current user only (== YOURUSERNAME), you’ll put them into that hidden folder ~/.fonts

1. First you should go up, to my post, download the attached zip folder and unpack it.

https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/fonts/#post-13306

2. Then you copy and paste “fonts.conf” into your home folder (beside Documents, Downloads …) and rename it so that it has a . (dot) at the beginning ==> .fonts.conf

3. Next, you open the Terminal and copy and paste the following text:

sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer ttf-freefont fonts-noto && sudo fc-cache -f -v

sudo — you’re the boss
apt-get install — command which tells who should do what — apt should do an install
ttf-mscorefonts-installer — MS font installer and Microsoft fonts
ttf-freefont — Additional free fonts
fonts-noto — Google Noto font Family
&& sudo — AND you’re the boss again
fc-cache -f -v — rebuild the font cache (all not yet cached fonts get added and cached and no reboot or log out / log in is necessary)

4. If you wan’t, you can also add Ubuntu fonts and set them as a system font — it’s up to you.

I posted a link to them just above your post.

I am an ACTUAL (humble) user, not a nerd user showing off intricate knowledge of CLI…

I’m not a nerd and not very knowledgable in use of command line (cmd) but, the fact is that one should learn a couple of basic commands for his own good — sometimes it’s just much more convenient to write a command or two, then go to synaptic first, search for what you need, mark it for install, search for the next one and mark it for install, search for another one and mark it for install … you noticed what I wanted to tell you … 😉

(If you need some more fonts which are not included in the ttf-mscorefonts package, you’ll obviously have to copy them from another Windows and / or Mac.)

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

yes, some OLD linux version like puppy linux tahr 6.0 perfectly provides the keyboard.
But antix 17.2 never does.

In my opinion, my hardare pc is very old so new linux version like Antix 17.2 never provides keyboard to work…..
I can tell you my pc does not boot through USB so USB boot is not supported on my pc but i have been able to enable USB boot by using PLOP BOOT MANAGER, a tool that can enable USB boot on old pc’s like mine.
So maybe new OS’s (like Antix 17.2) should be booted by CD in my old machine….

So what should i do to make my keyboard works during Antix 17.2 usb booting ?
Or is it impossible ?

And also, should it be possible to start Antix 17.2 automatically WITHOUT using any keyboard keys after its USB boot ?
And also, should it be possible to edit grub.cfg file (inside /boot/grub/ directory) to make it starts automatically ?

This is grub.cfg file content:

#------------------------------------------------------------------
# file: /boot/grub/grub.cfg for the Live version of antiX
#
# This file can get updated automatically on a LiveUSB via the save
# feature in the text menus.  It is possible to break these updates
# by editing this file.
#------------------------------------------------------------------

loadfont /boot/grub/fonts/font.pf2
loadfont /boot/grub/fonts/7x13.pf2
loadfont /boot/grub/fonts/dejavu-sans-14.pf2
loadfont /boot/grub/fonts/dejavu-sans-16.pf2

set timeout=60
set gfxmode=1024x768

insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
insmod gfxterm
insmod png
insmod jpeg

terminal_output gfxterm

set theme=/boot/grub/theme/theme.txt
export theme

set gfxpayload="3200x1800;2560x1440;2160x1440;1920x1080;1600x1200;1600x1050;1600x900;1440x900;1366x768;1280x1024;1280x800;1280x720;1024x768;auto"

# search --no-floppy --set=root --fs-uuid %UUID%

set default=1

menuentry " antiX-17.2 386-base (4 October 2018)" {
linux /antiX/vmlinuz quiet splash=v disable=lx
initrd /antiX/initrd.gz
}

#--custom  menuentry " Custom" {
#--custom  linux /antiX/vmlinuz quiet
#--custom  initrd /antiX/initrd.gz
#--custom  }

menuentry " antiX-17.2 386-base Customize Boot (text menus)" {
linux /antiX/vmlinuz quiet splash=v disable=lx menus
initrd /antiX/initrd.gz
}

submenu ">>> Advanced Options for antiX-17.2 386-base <<<" {

menu_color_normal=white/black
menu_color_highlight=yellow/light-gray

menuentry " antiX-17.2 386-base Failsafe" {
linux /antiX/vmlinuz quiet splash=v disable=lx nomodeset failsafe
initrd /antiX/initrd.gz
}

menuentry "antiX-17.2 386-base Create Bootchart" {
linux /antiX/vmlinuz quiet splash=v disable=lx bootchart initcall_debug printk.time=y
initrd /antiX/initrd.gz
}

menuentry " antiX-17.2 386-base (1024x768)" {
linux /antiX/vmlinuz quiet splash=v disable=lx
initrd /antiX/initrd.gz
}

menuentry " Power Off" --hotkey=P {
halt
}

menuentry " Reboot"  --hotkey=R {
reboot
}

if [ -f /boot/grub/theme/help.txt ]; then
menuentry " Help" --hotkey=H {
cat /boot/grub/theme/help.txt
echo -n "Press <Enter> to continue "
read xxx_help
}
fi
}

if [ -f (hd1,gpt1)/EFI/MICROSOFT/BOOT/bootmgfw.efi ]; then
menuentry " Boot Windows from Hard Drive (hd1,1)" {
insmod ntfs
set root=(hd1,gpt1)
chainloader (${root})/EFI/MICROSOFT/BOOT/bootmgfw.efi
boot
}
fi

# Note: on 32-bit UEFI, in addition to disabling the 64-bit memtest we also
# disable looking for Windows past the first partition on the first drive.
# On at least one machine, the bootloader fails to work without this.
# See: https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php?f=107&t=42863

if [ "${in_64_bit}" ]; then

if [ -f (hd1,gpt2)/EFI/MICROSOFT/BOOT/bootmgfw.efi ]; then
menuentry " Boot Windows from Hard Drive (hd1,2)" {
insmod ntfs
set root=(hd1,gpt2)
chainloader (${root})/EFI/MICROSOFT/BOOT/bootmgfw.efi
boot
}
fi

if [ -f (hd2,gpt1)/EFI/MICROSOFT/BOOT/bootmgfw.efi ]; then
menuentry " Boot Windows from Hard Drive (hd2,1)" {
insmod ntfs
set root=(hd2,gpt1)
chainloader (${root})/EFI/MICROSOFT/BOOT/bootmgfw.efi
boot
}
fi

if [ -f (hd2,gpt2)/EFI/MICROSOFT/BOOT/bootmgfw.efi ]; then
menuentry " Boot Windows from Hard Drive (hd2,2)" {
insmod ntfs
set root=(hd1,gpt2)
chainloader (${root})/EFI/MICROSOFT/BOOT/bootmgfw.efi
boot
}
fi

if [ -f (hd3,gpt1)/EFI/MICROSOFT/BOOT/bootmgfw.efi ]; then
menuentry " Boot Windows from Hard Drive (hd3,1)" {
insmod ntfs
set root=(hd3,gpt1)
chainloader (${root})/EFI/MICROSOFT/BOOT/bootmgfw.efi
boot
}
fi

if [ -f (hd3,gpt2)/EFI/MICROSOFT/BOOT/bootmgfw.efi ]; then
menuentry " Boot Windows from Hard Drive (hd3,2)" {
insmod ntfs
set root=(hd3,gpt2)
chainloader (${root})/EFI/MICROSOFT/BOOT/bootmgfw.efi
boot
}
fi

menuentry " Memory Test (64-bit UEFI)" {
#--esp set root=(hd0,2)
chainloader /boot/uefi-mt/mtest-64.efi
}

else

menuentry " Memory Test (32-bit UEFI)" {
#--esp set root=(hd0,2)
chainloader /boot/uefi-mt/mtest-32.efi
}
fi

[Member fungalnet]

And there is also waterfox, which still works great despite of Mozilla’s microsoftization/googlization.

anti-X - Adélie - obarun - systemd Free Space

[Member dirkd]

Done. Using the link on the Home page did the trick.

Supporting Antix feels much better than supporting Microsoft…

[Moderator Brian Masinick]

olsztyn wrote:

I have no idea how to do it but I am confident AntiX developers do know. Having developed such a masterpiece fonts must a piece of cake…
Currently on desktop they are rough unless you increase font size sufficiently to cover this roughness. Quite different font quality than in in Mint for example.
Might be that Debian is not meant to be font friendly.

You do have to download additional fonts to get the best possible experience; we do have a decent selection, but the Debian Repo and other sources do have additional fonts that might provide a superior display experience for some people. There are lots of articles (and a good search engine will have a lot of information. I usually download fonts that were originally developed for use on systems used by Microsoft; they are freely available for download, so I often use them.

--
Brian Masinick

[Member noordinaryspider]

I don’t trust Microsoft either and find this concerning enough to want to reach out in solidarity to those who I might disagree with about other issues.

I’m not much of a programmer and was just starting to enjoy Git Hub when this happened, but it’s not as if I wasn’t warned. I’m using https://notabug.org/ now, but there is another notabug website that looks like some sort of a Reddit-style politics discussion.

I’ll check out Gitlab too. Thanks bunches. 🙂

Gnu/Linux user #387554 (since 2005-4-17) with old thinkpads and a strong preference for free-as-in-freedom over proprietary software.

Having loved and dabbled in antiX for a long time, I find that I still have so very much to learn and that learning is so very enjoyable.

I thought I would make this thread to give people some funny names I use for non-free softwares, to surprise my Windows and Mac user friends and maybe even convince them to think about trying some open source software once and a while. Personally, I have had very little success, though I can sometimes convince people IRL to switch to from Google to Duckduckgo search engine. This thread is just for fun though. Feel free to contribute 😛

Google –> Shitgle (yes, I’m a very mature person)
Google Chrome –> Shitgle Crimes Against Humanity
Microsoft Skype –> Microsoft SKYNET
EA Origin Client –> EA Original Sin
Non-free software (generic) –> WrongedWare

One of my favorite ones from Richard Stallman: The Amazon Swindle
I like to make fun of the free software community sometimes too. Like I will call the GNU GPL license the Marxism-Leninism-Stallmanism License, Or Socialism in One License xD

• This topic was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by Sadshark [p.n.2001].

Running antinataliX GNU/Linux 19.9 on my Compaq Mini 110c-1100
On my desktop running Kubuntu 18.04 LTS
The antinatalist antifascist childfree vegan mini-manifesto
Bertolt Brecht's beautiful poem, the Unconquerable Inscription.

Dear contributors,

I am Natnaree Asavaseri and currently undertaking a research internship at Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan. As a part of my research, I am analyzing the impact of Microsoft’s acquisition of GitHub.

I would like to conduct a survey to understand how developers perceive the Microsoft’s acquisition of GitHub, especially from contributors to Linux distributions and BSD families. So please consider voicing your opinion by allowing us up to 5 minutes to complete our short survey. 

https://goo.gl/forms/lbIL5qsinDRQyTaK2

We would like to remind you that participation in this survey is completely voluntary and your identity is hidden for anonymity. Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Natnaree
Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

[Member Sadshark [p.n.2001]]

I don’t trust Microsoft worth a damn. I hope that some day all these big multibillion dollar businesses like Microsoft will be forced to decentralize, and unionize for that matter. Here’s to hoping that Github won’t go down the tubes. Microsoft could easily decide a year from now “Github just isn’t profitable enough” or use some other similar corporatist excuse to shut down Github, which provides ample support to their competitors GNU/Linux, BSD et cetera and the political movements therein.

Running antinataliX GNU/Linux 19.9 on my Compaq Mini 110c-1100
On my desktop running Kubuntu 18.04 LTS
The antinatalist antifascist childfree vegan mini-manifesto
Bertolt Brecht's beautiful poem, the Unconquerable Inscription.