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why explore alternatives:
1) FOSS projects are (thankfully) progressing at rapid pace. Increasingly noticeable, older software versions provided via debian repo packages are undesirable.
2) iso-bundled “pre-installed” applications (e.g. LibreOffice suite) hamper our ability to utilize the live-session toram boot option.
Instead, a self-contained LibreOffice appimage|flatpak could reside in /dev/*/LiveStorage, loaded on-demand if/when it is needed.

(my collected notes also contain “reasons 3 & 4” ~~ not posting those until I can figure out how to convey ’em without using cusswords)

snapcraft notes:
snapcraft, aka Ubuntu Snaps, aka snappy: is a non-starter (framework is a blob, requires systemd)

flatpak notes:
I had tested w/ antiX16 (not installable, due to systemd dependency).
Recently I read “no, flatpak is not systemd-dependent. If the debian package maintainer is doing that, it’s a BUG and should be reported“.
Okay, so I recently retested (antiX17 livesession + debian stable repositories).
The overhead from adding package “flatpak”, plus 2 dependent libraries, was only 3Mb….
but wow (!) for the “gbrainy” games package I had semi-randomly chosen as a test item, instead of 30Mb (debian “gbrainy” package, plus gobs of dependent packages), the flatpak installation would have added 120Mb !

^—- would have: ultimately, installation failed. I’ll update this post with the exact errmsg (+screenshots) when I have my notes in hand.
The flatpak installer wanted to (needed to) set extended attributes, which is apparently unsupported in antix17 liveboot session.
Per kernel.org docs: “as of 2014, xattr support is automatic/implicit for ext4 filesystem “.
Per antiX kernel config, ext3 xattr support is enabled.
Per antiX live init, user_xattr arg is absent from all mount commands.
Reputedly (or, my takeaway from scouring docs) tmpfs does support extended attributes, but…
(requires CONFIG_TMPFS_XATTR in kernel config, and) does NOT support user.* attribute namespace. Result: getfattr —} “operation not supported”

[Member briandc]

The .sh file contains this:

#!/bin/sh
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=. ./WaveEdit

There is both an executable and a shell script in the download. (the link is in the original post)

Apparently I thought sudo was needed for installation, hence the usage. But at any rate, I couldn’t get either file to run.

brian

[Forum Admin BitJam]

utu wrote:

I have not repaired the functional damage I’ve done to the F6 desktop choices mechanism.

I still have no idea how I should have tried to bring in Xfce4 and not corrupt the antiX boot menu apparatus. Is there documentation somewhere I should have consulted beforehand?

The words you use are confusing to me. It is trivial to check if the F6 menu is working correctly. Make a selection in the menu and then use the F12 key to see what the boot parameters are. Likewise, you can do “cat /proc/cmdline” to check the boot parameters after you’ve booted. If you select F6 –> icewm and “desktop=icewm” shows up in /proc/cmdline then the F6 menu is doing its job.

The choice of what window manager to run is usually made by the desktop manager program. We use SLiM. We modified /etc/slim.conf so the window manager is called via the desktop-session program. This allows the “desktop=$WM” cheat to work and it also allows you to switch window managers without logging out of X. If you have changed to a different desktop manager or have disabled desktop-session in some other way then, of course, the “desktop=$WM” cheat will no longer work.

Context is worth 80 IQ points -- Alan Kay

[Member utu]

@BitJam
I used your suggestion to jigger F6 Desktop choices with mixed success.

1. used back-tick first time ever.
2. created an xfwm4 entry on the F6 menu, using cpio & nano.
3. selecting xfwm4 seems to select xfwm4.
4. xfwm4 is still the default.
5. rebooting and selecting icewm still gives xfwm4.
6. other window managers have a hidden file in /home/demo;
there is no ~.xfwm4; also no /etc/skel/.xfwm4.

Although I’ve achieved some cosmetic improvement, I have not repaired
the functional damage I’ve done to the F6 desktop choices mechanism.

I still have no idea how I should have tried to bring in Xfce4 and
not corrupt the antiX boot menu apparatus. Is there documentaion
somewhere I should have consulted beforehand?

@Brian or anyone else.
I’m still hoping to find xfce4-lite for future use;
I want to rebuild my antiX17 from base iso instead of full.

• This reply was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by utu.
• This reply was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by utu.

64-bit MX-18.2 using 4.20.12 Kernel LiveUSB on Dell Laptop

[Moderator Brian Masinick]

tlaloc77 wrote:

Hmm, back in the days of Kernel 0.97, it was Slackware, on about 30 3½” floppies.

Thanks! I was trying to remember the version of Slackware I used way back when. I think it was Slackware 1 or 2, but one thing I do remember is that the one in the book that I believe Johnson and Reichard (not 100% sure of those names) wrote back in the nineties definitely had a pre-version 1 kernel and I think it was 0.97. I updated it quite a bit by the time I finished the installation and configuration, so I doubt that by that time I was using the early kernel or the very early Slackware releases, but more likely either a later Slackware-RELEASE or Slackware-CURRENT.

I say this because when I first started, I could only achieve 640×480 monitor resolution and 8 colors, but by the time I found drivers and modules to add to gain at least 256 colors and 800×600, and later 1024×768 monitor resolution, I expect that I had unwittingly installed much later software. It wasn’t long before I was grabbing source code packages and compiling them to get new software versions, but as I learned more I’d find out when binary packages were available and I’d only build core software from sources when nothing else was available; all that changed pretty quickly, and around the same time, easier packaging methods and new distributions became available.

What’s also nice to know is that Slackware still uses many of the original scripts and tools, which still work great and are very stable. With more mature software, it’s rarely necessary to have to do anything other than accept the default answers when you install the latest versions today.

tlaloc77 wrote:

Hope this is not as much Debian as Knoppix apparently is now.

antiX is much leaner than the average Debian-based derivative; KNOPPIX, depending on which build you obtain and what you choose to install by default, tends to offer nearly everything, so it is MUCH larger than antiX – more flexible, but also much more complex (and complete).

On the other hand, antiX Full is a really nice choice that offers one of the leanest “Full” customizable distributions available. antiX Base is a lean starting point where you at least want a pre-built GUI (Graphical User Interface) included and a relatively sparse set of utilities an applications, from which you can build add a set of applications that suit your needs. antiX Core is even more lean: all it provides is a system kernel and the bare essential system components and utilities needed to build your own customized solution. With antiX Core it’s possible to build a server-based system that uses a non-graphical console server, and it’s also possible to create a multi-desktop, full desktop capable client or server solution.

--
Brian Masinick

FYI

a comprehensive list (and current, as of Nov 2017) is available at: without-systemd.org

^—- Hyperlinks to reach each project’s site/homepage are provided in the linked without-systemd.org page.
( I’m listing ’em here, on antixforum.com, to raise awareness and to (potentially) generate SEO search results benefit )

Free and Open-Source (FOSS) GNU/Linux distributions without systemd in the default installation:

4MLinux (BusyBox) supported architecture: i386
Absolute Linux (based on Slackware) IceWM+ROX; supported architectures: i686, x86_64
aldOS upstart init, eudev, ConsoleKit2; MATE desktop
Amazon Linux AMI Linux image provided by Amazon Web Services for use on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2)
antiX Linux (based on Debian 9 “Stretch”) provides flexible remastering and persistence tools. Multiple WMs: JWM+iceWM+fluxbox; i486, x86_64 (init: SysV)
ArchBang OpenRC init, openbox WM, uses JACK instead of PulseAudio
Arch OpenRC (based on Arch Linux) using eudev + OpenRC init
Artix Linux (replaces Manjaro OpenRC) Arch + OpenRC + eudev
AUSTRUMI (based on Slackware) bootable live CD, to be run from RAM, iso images
Bedrock Linux (BusyBox/any)
Calculate Linux (based on Gentoo) using OpenRC
Chromium OS upstart init (boot-design doc)
ConnochaetOS (based on Slackware+Salix) supported architectures: i486, i686
Cromnix GNU/Linux (based on Linux From Scratch using pacman package manager) OpenRC(default installed), LFS boot scripts with Sysvinit, s6, and runit.
Cucumber Linux (init: sysV) Linux Kernel version 4.9 LTS, GNU Userspace utilities, XFCE desktop; i686, x86_64
Devil-Linux live, firewall distro. Supported architectures: i586, i686, x86_64
Devuan i686, x86_64 and various ARM targets (see /embedded downloads)
Dragora GNU/Linux Libre (runit init) i585, x86_64
Dynebolic (based on Devuan) an FSF-approved distribution geared toward users engaged in multimedia production
Exe GNU/Linux i686, x86_64 (based on Devuan) Trinity DE
Fatdog64 Linux x86_64; also FatDogArm for Raspberry Pi2 and Odroid-XU3/XU4
Funtoo Linux (based on Gentoo) FAQ uses OpenRC init DW page i486, i686, x86_64, sparc64
Gentoo Linux default init is OpenRC. If Portage is pulling in systemd, please read this. Further suggested reading
GNUinos (based on Devuan) a Libre distribution; Supported architectures: i686, x86_64
GoboLinux sysv init + BootScripts
GuixSD i686, x86_64
heads (based on Devuan) a Libre distribution, intended as a systemd-free alternative to Tails Linux
Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre OpenRC init “LTS Arch snapshot versions + security/stability patches ported from debian”; i686, x86_64
IPFire (derived from IPCop) firewall distribution for x86 and ARM-based systems; armv5tel, i586, x86_64
KaNaPi educational+game apps; xfce and sugar desktops. i686, x86_64, armhf
Kwort Linux (based on CRUX) Uses BSD-style initscripts; x86_64
Legacy OS (previous name: TEENpup) Pentium 3 and 4
Linux Console Mate or LXDE desktop, 32bit and 64bit versions, tailored to gaming / educational use
Linux from Scratch i386, x86_64; also CLFS (aka Cross LFS) supports additional architectures: mips, powerpc, ppc64, alpha, sparc, hppa, arm
LinuxBBQ many variations, highlighting various lesser-known WMs
Liveslak aka Slackware Live Edition
Milis Linux (based on Linux From Scratch) Milis Isletim Sistemi
Moebius Linux armhf changelog minimal (no X) distro currently focused on RaspberryPi v3
MX Linux ships XFCE desktop; includes antiX remastering n persistence tools
NuTyX (based on Linux From Scratch)
Obarun (based on Arch Linux) uses S6 supervision suite as init; x86_64
Openwall GNU/*/Linux (Owl) i586, i686, x86_64
OviOS Linux (Independent) previously used systemd; was rebuilt around Sysvinit because systemd proved unsuitable for a stable storage system.
Parabola GNU/Linux-libre OpenRC Edition i686, x86_64
Parted Magic liveboot distribution providing disk partitioning and data recovery tools. Openbox WM; i486, i686, x86_64 FOSS? (licensed GPL)
PCLinuxOS x86_64
Pentoo (based on Gentoo) security-focused live CD; i686, x86_64
PicarOS “suitable for kids from 3 to 12 and teachers” ? ; XFWM; desktop environment: LXDE; i486, i686
Pisi Linux (sysvinit + python init scripts) x86_64
Plamo Linux (based on Slackware) japanese-language distro; i486, x86_64
Plop Linux PXE/liveboot, includes systemd rescue/repair tools, supports: armv6l, i486, and x86_64
Porteus (Slackware based lightweight modular live CD/USB) i486, x86_64
Porteus Kiosk (based on Gentoo) lightweight kiosk using BusyBox
PostX (based on Debian 8 “Jessie”) OpenRC init, openbox wm
Puppy Linux i386, x86_64
Quirky supports armhf, i386, x86_64
RancherOS a minimalist Linux distribution designed to host Docker containers. Supported architecture: x86_64
Redcore Linux (based on Gentoo) OpenRC or SysV init; serves pre-built binary packages from repository; openbox window manager
Refracta (based on Devuan) i386, x86_64
Salix (based on Slackware) i486, i686, x86_64
SARPi Slackware ARM on Raspberry Pi
Simplicity Linux (based on Puppy Linux) LXDE desktop; SysVinit. Supported architectures: i386
Slackel (based on Slackware+salix) i486, i686, x86_64
Slackware i586, s390, x86_64, arm
SlaXBMC (based on SlackwareARM 14.2); x86, x86_64, arm
Slint based on Slackware + Salix
SliTaz (Lightweight live CD/USB using BusyBox/SysVinit) supported architectures: armel, i386, x86_64
Slontoo (based on Funtoo) XFCE 4.12, MATE 1.12; openrc init
Source Mage GNU/Linux (source-based distribution) i386, i486, i586, i686, x86_64
Spark Linux (based on Arch Linux) Arch Linux without systemd
Star Linux (based on Devuan) ships Xfce, Fluxbox, Openbox, Jwm, i3
Superb Mini Server (based on Slackware) fluxbox WM; i486, x86_64
SystemRescueCd i586 (Gentoo/OpenRC based system rescue disk) JWM, Xfce
Tiny Core Linux FLTK/FLWM desktop. i486, x86_64 (also “piCore” edition, for Raspberry Pi)
TLD Linux i686, x86_64
Uplos32 (based on PCLinuxOS)
Vector Linux (based on Slackware) i486, x86_64
Void Linux (runit, xbps) supported architectures: armv6, armv7, i686, x86_64. supported libcs: glibc, musl.
wifislax (based on Slackware) i486
Window Maker Live (based on Debian 8 “Jessie”) sysV init; both windowmaker + xfce are preinstalled; i386, x86_64
Zenwalk (based on Slackware) suported architectures: i486, i686, x86_64

Additionally, the following distributions are available without standard GNU tools:

Adélie Linux uses Gentoo’s Portage, Alpine’s(?) APK package manager, and musl-libc x86 (32/64), PowerPC (32/64), MIPS (32/64), ARM (32-bit)
Alpine Linux (musl libc, BusyBox/OpenRC) supported architectures: i386, x86_64, armhf
Easy Linux
NanoLinux busybox init; SLWM window manager.Requires only 14 MB of disk space
Sabotage Linux (musl libc + busybox) i386, x86_64, MIPS, PowerPC32, ARM(v4t+)
sta.li (musl libc) x86_64, armhf
Void Linux (runit, xbps) supported architectures: armv6, armv7, i686, x86_64. supported libcs: glibc, musl.
XBian (based on debian) media center distribution for the Raspberry Pi, CuBox-i, and other arm devices (init: Upstart)

[Anonymous]

” forcing the user to use the menu, when the keybindings (C-A+r) was available by default.”

^— this is incorrect.

First of all, please go look at what icewm keybinds exist “by default”:
github.com/bbidulock/icewm/blob/325b81c316aa7b4843e45f81bac60829ebee268d/lib/keys.in
keys.in (source file residing in icewm project github repository)
and understand that antiX provides a curated, expanded, icewm “keys” file:
github.com/antiX-Linux/desktop-defaults-icewm/blob/master/skel/.icewm/keys
antiX preconfigured icewm “keys” file

Second, please consider why (possibly) many of those “suggested” keybinds are (as shipped) outcommented.
Why? Possibly because many of those keybinds would be surprising and/or dangerous if a fat-fingered new user accidentally, or unwittingly, activated them.

Third, exposing “session exit” and various other commands via the desktop menu aids discoverability. A user is not “forced” to click on a menu item.

(earlier post ~~ #1514 ~~ contained hyperlinks and apparently got trashed when I edited and attempted to resubmit it)

[Anonymous]

ping. Pong.

The frequency of “I can’t find muh appz” questions posted by new antiX16 users indicated that serving a chock-full-o-goodies ControlCenter apparently wasn’t KISS enough… so, antiX17 now also displays menu entries for each of the individual goodies.

[Member tlaloc77]

Hmm, back in the days of Kernel 0.97, it was Slackware, on about 30 3½” floppies. After that, OpenSuSE 6 – OpenSuse 13, Vector Linux 6 & 7, then things becäme a bit blurry, trying distros (including antiX), moving on quickly, preferring small ones like Puppy, grml and SliTAZ for some time, always falling back to Knoppix. But Knoppix 8.1 didn’t let me remove Apache and other stuff, weirded me out. Tried Funtoo, turned out to be more work than I had the patience for. Next came antiX 17, just today. Installed in less than 30 minutes, looks great, everything worked nicely out of the box. So there. Hope this is not as much Debian as Knoppix apparently is now.

My inxi -zv7, inxi -Fxs and inxi -r are here: https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/a-proper-hellp/#post-2981

[Forum Admin BitJam]

Here are the packages that are in full but not base:

acl
acpi
acpi-support
apt-show-versions
aspell
aspell-en
asunder
avahi-daemon
avahi-utils
bind9-host
bittorrent
bluetooth
bluez
cclive
cdparanoia
cherrytree
claws-mail
claws-mail-i18n
claws-mail-pdf-viewer
claws-mail-pgpinline
claws-mail-pgpmime
claws-mail-tools
coinor-libcbc3
coinor-libcgl1
coinor-libclp1
coinor-libcoinmp1v5:amd64
coinor-libcoinutils3v5
coinor-libosi1v5
cups
cups-client
cups-common
cups-core-drivers
cups-daemon
cups-filters
cups-filters-core-drivers
cups-ppdc
cups-server-common
dc
dc3dd
dcfldd
dosbox
e3
ethtool
evince
evince-common
evince-gtk
gcolor2
ghostscript
gir1.2-notify-0.7:amd64
gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0
gnome-desktop3-data
gsfonts
gsfonts-x11
gtkam
gufw-legacy
guvcview
gweled
hexchat
hexchat-common
hplip
hplip-data
html2text
hunspell-ca
hunspell-en-gb
imagemagick
imagemagick-6-common
imagemagick-6.q16
irqbalance
libabw-0.1-1:amd64
libapt-pkg-perl
libavahi-core7:amd64
libavcodec-extra
libavcodec-extra57:amd64
libbind9-140:amd64
libbluetooth3:amd64
libboost-date-time1.62.0:amd64
libboost-filesystem1.62.0:amd64
libboost-iostreams1.62.0:amd64
libboost-program-options1.62.0:amd64
libboost-system1.62.0:amd64
libcairo-perl
libcanberra0:amd64
libcddb2
libcdr-0.1-1:amd64
libclucene-contribs1v5:amd64
libclucene-core1v5:amd64
libcmis-0.5-5v5
libcolamd2:amd64
libcompfaceg1
libcupscgi1:amd64
libcupsfilters1:amd64
libcupsimage2:amd64
libcupsmime1:amd64
libcupsppdc1:amd64
libdjvulibre-text
libdjvulibre21:amd64
libdns162:amd64
libe-book-0.1-1:amd64
libenchant1c2a:amd64
libeot0:amd64
libetonyek-0.1-1:amd64
libetpan17:amd64
libevdocument3-4:amd64
libevview3-3:amd64
libexif-gtk5
libexttextcat-2.0-0:amd64
libexttextcat-data
libfontembed1:amd64
libfreehand-0.1-1
libgd3:amd64
libgeoip1:amd64
libglib-perl
libgltf-0.0-0v5:amd64
libgnome-desktop-3-12:amd64
libgpgme11:amd64
libgphoto2-6:amd64
libgphoto2-port12:amd64
libgpod-common
libgpod4:amd64
libgs9-common
libgs9:amd64
libgsl2:amd64
libgtk2-perl
libgtksourceview2.0-0:amd64
libgtksourceview2.0-common
libgusb2:amd64
libgutenprint2
libguvcview-2.0-2:amd64
libgxps2:amd64
libharfbuzz-icu0:amd64
libhpmud0:amd64
libhyphen0:amd64
libieee1284-3:amd64
libijs-0.35:amd64
libisc160:amd64
libisccc140:amd64
libisccfg140:amd64
libkeybinder0
libkpathsea6:amd64
liblangtag-common
liblangtag1:amd64
liblcms2-utils
liblqr-1-0:amd64
liblwres141:amd64
libmagickcore-6.q16-3:amd64
libmagickwand-6.q16-3:amd64
libmhash2:amd64
libmikmod3:amd64
libminiupnpc10:amd64
libmspub-0.1-1:amd64
libmwaw-0.3-3:amd64
libmythes-1.2-0:amd64
libnatpmp1:amd64
libnautilus-extension1a:amd64
libneon27-gnutls:amd64
libodfgen-0.1-1:amd64
liborcus-0.11-0:amd64
libpackagekit-glib2-18:amd64
libpagemaker-0.0-0:amd64
libpango-perl
libpaper-utils
libpcrecpp0v5:amd64
libpisock9
libpoppler-glib8:amd64
libpoppler64:amd64
libqpdf17:amd64
libquvi-0.9-0.9.3:amd64
libquvi-scripts-0.9
libraptor2-0:amd64
librasqal3:amd64
librdf0:amd64
libreoffice-base-core
libreoffice-calc
libreoffice-common
libreoffice-core
libreoffice-draw
libreoffice-gtk
libreoffice-gtk2
libreoffice-impress
libreoffice-math
libreoffice-style-galaxy
libreoffice-systray
libreoffice-writer
librevenge-0.0-0:amd64
libsane-common
libsane-hpaio:amd64
libsane:amd64
libsdl-net1.2:amd64
libsdl-sound1.2:amd64
libsdl1.2debian:amd64
libsgutils2-2
libsnmp-base
libsnmp30:amd64
libspectre1:amd64
libsuitesparseconfig4:amd64
libusb-0.1-4:amd64
libvisio-0.1-1:amd64
libvo-amrwbenc0:amd64
libwebcam0
libwebpdemux2:amd64
libwnck-3-0:amd64
libwnck-3-common
libwpd-0.10-10:amd64
libwpg-0.3-3:amd64
libwps-0.4-4:amd64
libxres1:amd64
libyajl2:amd64
lp-solve
lua-bitop:amd64
lua-expat:amd64
lua-json
lua-lpeg:amd64
lua-socket:amd64
luckybackup
luckybackup-data
mpg321
mupdf
myspell-ca
myspell-de-de
myspell-el-gr
myspell-en-gb
myspell-es
myspell-fr
myspell-nl
myspell-pl
myspell-pt-br
network-config
notify-osd
numlockx
openssh-server
openssh-sftp-server
poppler-data
poppler-utils
printer-driver-brlaser
printer-driver-c2050
printer-driver-c2esp
printer-driver-cjet
printer-driver-cups-pdf
printer-driver-dymo
printer-driver-escpr
printer-driver-foo2zjs
printer-driver-foo2zjs-common
printer-driver-gutenprint
printer-driver-hpcups
printer-driver-hpijs
printer-driver-m2300w
printer-driver-min12xxw
printer-driver-pnm2ppa
printer-driver-postscript-hp
printer-driver-ptouch
printer-driver-pxljr
printer-driver-sag-gdi
printer-driver-splix
pv
python-appindicator
python-bittorrent
python-cssselect
python-enchant
python-gtksourceview2
python-imaging
python-keybinder
python-pil:amd64
python-pyquery
python-urwid
python-webob
python-wicd
python3-cairo
python3-chardet
python3-cups
python3-cupshelpers
python3-dbus
python3-gi
python3-pexpect
python3-pil:amd64
python3-ptyprocess
python3-reportlab
python3-reportlab-accel:amd64
python3-requests
python3-six
python3-urllib3
radeontool
sane-utils
simple-scan
spawn-fcgi
ssl-cert
streamripper
streamtuner2
system-config-printer
system-config-printer-common
system-config-printer-udev
transmission
transmission-cli
transmission-common
transmission-gtk
ufw
unclutter
uno-libs3
ure
uvcdynctrl
uvcdynctrl-data
wamerican
wavpack
wicd
wicd-curses
wicd-daemon
wicd-gtk
winff
winff-data
winff-doc
winff-gtk2
xfce-keyboard-shortcuts

Context is worth 80 IQ points -- Alan Kay

[Forum Admin rokytnji]

richb wrote:

Apparently he is not, but you can make him so by changing his role.

I updated him to moderator status. I saw no admin option in my choices list. You can online slap me like a red headed step child D.O. If I assumed wrong. I can always change you back to being a member.

• This reply was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by rokytnji.

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[Forum Admin richb]

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