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[Member anilkagi]

Thanks Skidoo, for the meticulous efforts to improve the HowTo.

The website to download was an inadvertent mistake. I am correcting it.

Anonymous wrote:

I’m unfamiliar with a tool by that exact name

The tool is available on the Archlinux AUR repos. Link here: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/usbmaker/

Earlier, I tried making antiX USB stick with other tools but they didn’t work for me. This one worked smoothly on Manjaro, which was installed on my system then, before migrating to antiX. Moreover, if I can remember correctly, Rufus on Windows also did not work for me. Have you verified? Just wanted confirmation before incorporating it in the HowTo. I can’t test it immediately now because, I have uninstalled Windows. Given time I will verify it. As I have mentioned in the HowTo, the tool inbuilt in antiX works absolutely with no issues at all.

Anonymous wrote:

these verification steps are optiona

Really? I didn’t know. Even @Masinick was also of the same opinion, but didn’t insist.

Though it was 3 years back, I thought this verification procedure was important after this incident:

https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2994

https://itsfoss.com/linux-mint-hacked/

Before that I too used to disregard it. From then on I have been, very particular about it.

IMHO a bit of more discussion on this is warranted.

Anonymous wrote:

live-usb-maker will take care of any necessary partitioning, formatting of the target USBdrive.
Its menu also walks the user through available options, inviting advance creation of persistence files, etc.

Being a newbie myself, I always felt having the partitions ready, before installation a relief, lest something go wrong, it being a serious matter. However, this could be my subjective notion. Anyway, I will keep both the options and leave the choice to the user. Right?

Anonymous wrote:

hxxp://download.tuxfamily.org/antix/docs-antiX…
paraphrasing the brief explanation in the antiX FAQ:
“During liveboot, you can use the Live-usb-storage/ directories (which don’t even require persistence)”
^— live-usb-maker can create Live-usb-storage directories on the bootable pendrive, or user can request their creation as an option from the antiX liveboot menu. Upon entering liveboot desktop session, each user will see a ~/Live-usb-storage symlink within their home directory.

I mentioned regarding having a separate /data partition, other than, /root, /home & swap, to store files, so that if in the future it so happens that the user needs a reinstall including formatting the /home, all the stored documents are safe on the /data instead of /home. I think this is an extra matter not concerned with the installation. It creates confusion and is not necessary here. So I will remove this part. No?

Anonymous wrote:

double-click can be specified via the Rox } Options configuration UI.
(FWIW, some of the users I support locally are motor skills impaired.
I set double-click as the default across ALL the machines that I maintain.)

This is a necessary information and needs to be incorporated.

I am waiting for your “suggestions about the details covered regarding desktop setup/customization”.

Thanks.

[Member Xecure]

Fantastic guide you created, anilkagi. There are so many important steps you have described and in such detail that it will be very very useful for new and seasoned users.

Some nitpicking.

anilkagi wrote:

You will need a minimum of 8GB sd card or USB drive for this.

I have burned antiX 19.2.1 Base to a 1GB USB stick (which I use live to test programs and for troubleshooting), so people don’t really need the 8 GBs USB, but it is recommended for Live persistence, so I am not against your recommendation.

anilkagi wrote:

PARTITIONING THE HARD DISK

This is the most serious part. If you are going to use the entire Hard disk, no problem. If you have some partitions on which there is some data, you need to be careful. If you make the smallest mistake your data on the Hard disk can get corrupted or get washed clean. So make a backup of your HD. Do this with great caution. Take the steps only when you are sure enough. I recommend that you should watch some video tutorials or read some websites on ‘how to use Gparted to make partitions’, before proceeding.

Though it is possible to create partitions during installations I prefer to create partitions before installation leisurely, instead of doing it in the midst of installation process. Use Gparted to do it.

The Linux OS needs a partition called as the /root partition, which holds all the system files. It must be formatted preferably as ext4 and mounted on /.

The Linux OS needs a partition called /home partition for placing all the user settings & configurations. It must be formatted preferably as ext4 and mounted on /home.

The Linux OS needs a partition called /swap for memory when your RAM gets all filled. It must be formatted as swap.

Give about 10 to 15GB space for ‘root’ depending upon the type and size of applications you are going to use. And 1.5 times the size of your RAM for ‘swap’ (If your RAM is 3GB, your Swap should be 3×1.5=4.5GB). And keep the rest for /home.

You can create a separate /data partition to store all your documents safe. If in future you wreck your OS and have to re-install, your documents will remain safe.

Very nice explanation. It only misses an explanation about /boot partition but few will need this.
There is one thing I would like to point out, for future readers.
The Linux OS Does NOT need a partition called /home. /home is only needed in case you don’t want the user files to be stored in the /root partition or if you want a user accessible from different installed systems. During installation, you can specify the /home to be inside / and not an external partition. I prefer this method to avoid so many partitions.
Also, SWAP is optional. I try to avoid using it, as I want my SSD to last for longer, and I really don’t care about hibernate. If you are tight on RAM, you will probably benefit from having a swap partition.

anilkagi wrote:

Update and upgrade

You can also use antiX Updater (Menu > Applications > antiX > antiX Updater) which does both steps in a single gui program.
This is a personal opinion, but I want to include it here. I recommend updating and upgrading in the live system BEFORE installing. I recommend this because all updates will be included in the final installation, and because sometimes new default options (like menu changes or system configuration) will not be available if updated after installation, unless you create a new user. Also, you will be using the newest installer if you update/upgrade before installation. And, finally, because in this way you will be installing a system 100% up to date.

anilkagi wrote:

Menu updating – manual
…
Open the ‘Rox filer’ file manager from the Menu > System, inside the /home folder, at the top, click on the ‘eye’ symbol to show hidden files. Open the ‘.icewm’ folder. Open ‘menu-applications’ by right clicking on it and clicking on ‘Edit as root’.

Editing this file is not recommended. Next time you install/upgrade a program, your changes will be overwritten. It is best to create a .desktop file in /usr/share/applications if you want a specific program (that is not showing) to be found by the menu-updater script. But before that, I recommend using the “Refresh Menu” or the command “desktop-menu –write-out-global” if your applications was installed manually (after installing with gdebi, for example).

At some point after SETTING UP THE NEW antiX OS I would add “Change the default applications”, and mention about the “preferred applications” program, but this is a bonus. Maybe also a “Select you preferred Desktop session”, if people want a different WM and/or desktop-icon manager (spacefm-fluxbox, for example). But, as I said, this is a bonus. Your article is already very good.

A very good and thorough guide. Thanks, anilkagi, and congratulations for an excellent contribution.

antiX Live system enthusiast.
General Live Boot Parameters for antiX.

[Member gregorylock]

I don’t currently have the nvidia driver installed. The system is a pain in the neck to use when the nvidia driver is installed. So here is the current hardware specs.

inxi -Fxz
System:
  Host: antix1 Kernel: 4.9.221-antix.1-amd64-smp x86_64 bits: 64 
  compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0 Desktop: IceWM 1.6.6 
  Distro: antiX-19.2_x64-full Hannie Schaft 27 March 2020 
  base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) 
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Dell product: Vostro 400 v: N/A serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: Dell model: 0GN723 v: ��� serial: <filter> BIOS: Dell v: 1.0.15 
  date: 06/23/2008 
CPU:
  Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core2 Duo E4600 bits: 64 type: MCP 
  arch: Core Merom rev: D L2 cache: 2048 KiB 
  flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3 bogomips: 9576 
  Speed: 1200 MHz min/max: 1200/2400 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1200 2: 1200 
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GT218 [GeForce 210] vendor: eVga.com. driver: nouveau 
  v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa 
  resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: NVA8 v: 3.3 Mesa 18.3.6 direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 82801I HD Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel 
  v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 
  Device-2: NVIDIA High Definition Audio vendor: eVga.com. 
  driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.9.221-antix.1-amd64-smp 
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 82562V-2 10/100 Network vendor: Dell driver: e1000e 
  v: 3.2.6-k port: ff00 bus ID: 00:19.0 
  IF: eth1 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
  Device-2: D-Link System DGE-528T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter driver: r8169 
  v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: de00 bus ID: 02:01.0 
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 480.35 GiB used: 9.83 GiB (2.0%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST9500423AS size: 465.76 GiB 
  ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: SanDisk model: Cruzer Glide 
  size: 14.59 GiB 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 455.45 GiB used: 4.46 GiB (1.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 
  ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nouveau temp: 39 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Info:
  Processes: 170 Uptime: 3m Memory: 3.86 GiB used: 200.2 MiB (5.1%) 
  Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 Shell: bash v: 5.0.3 
  inxi: 3.0.36 

The capitalist would want to make more money by coaxing the consumer, to buy new and improved products, the consumers would get themselves busy trying to become a ‘greater’ consumer. The capitalists encourage the consumer to yield and the consumer perseveres to yield. However there are some people who do not want to participate in this Cat & Mouse game. They neither want to be the Cat nor the Mouse.

How many people want the latest, hi-tech hardware that can run the latest software? I presume, most of them just get carried away by the current and trend. Most home users don’t have to change their Hardware. They can ply on what they have. However, Microsoft and Apple want to offer us new things, better things, but the question is, are they necessary for everybody. They are not. Manufacturers make it inevitable. They stop support for older platforms, and bring newer versions which require newer machines. An average home user can continue to use the ten year old computer, for his simple home use tasks. Why should they buy new hardware and the new software? This is where Antix, comes in. What Antix says on its FAQ page is very much true.

antiX should run on most computers, ranging from 192MB old PII systems with pre-configured 128MB swap to the latest powerful boxes.

antiX-core and antiX-net will run with 128MB RAM plus swap, but don’t expect miracles!

192MB RAM is the recommended minimum for antiX. 256MB RAM and above is preferred especially for antiX-full.

antiX-full needs a 5GB minimum hard disk size. antiX-base needs 3GB and antiX-core needs 1GB. antiX-net needs 0.7GB.  

I have two machines one almost 30 years old and another 10 years old. Both run smoothly on antiX, and do their job without posing any problems. Moreover I have another one with latest hardware, which will soon be outdated and useless by market standards in a few years. If I go by the trend I will have to throw it away and buy a new one. Thank to antiX, I need not.

The OS on any newest machine would also loose support in time.

FLOSS development is a revolution.

When, Eric S. Raymond said “Every good work of software starts by scratching a developer’s personal itch” in his book “The Cathedral and the Bazaar”, he was wrong.

The “FLOSS developers” does not start working on a software, to scratch his personal itch. They do it to keep themselves self reliant and others who join hands with them.

However, Eric S. Raymond was right in saying “Given a large enough beta-tester and co-developer base, almost every problem will be characterized quickly and the fix obvious to someone and a large user base leads to rapid code improvement and effective debugging.”. That’s the advantage of the benevolent FLOSS revolution.

Is antiX, good?

You have to try it to know it.

Of the 4 flavors, Full, Base, Core and Net, I have tested and am using Full and Base.

Full is for those who want a ready-made, out of the box system.

Those who want to go through a bit of learning process and install applications they want, they can go for Base. Though it is a bit of a learning curve to those who are totally new to Linux and antiX, it is fun to learn and tweak. I had set up a Base system and it worked fine. If you need, I have given a step by step HowTo guide to install antiX, here (https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/step-by-step-guide-to-install-antix-base/). Additionally, you have the fantastic forum, that is ready to help with any issue.

FRUGAL INSTALL
Moreover, there is the most interesting option, apart from all the above, the Frugal install. Though I was aware of this, I simply felt, it is not for me, without even testing it, before @Olsztyn, whom I can’t thank enough, initiated me into it (https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/how-to-create-isolated-underprevileged-but-standard-user-accounts/). I just love its speed and crispiness. Can you imagine? It boots up in less than 38 seconds flat, on my computer with an early i3 processor. With a Frugal install you should certainly look at changing to Extlinux or Syslinux, as the bootloaders. They are simple and just do what they are intended to do. @Christophe and @Olsztyn have given guidance here (https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/booting-antix-frugal-only-from-hdd-without-any-full-installed-os-with-extlinux/) to setup Extlinux and Syslinux.

One great advantage of Frugal install is, you can tweak, mess with your system, however you want, without worrying about breaking your system. Once you restart, your system is as it was before, fresh and clean, lean and mean. It is the best setup to learn Linux.

Moreover Frugal install is secure. Malicious programs cannot do permanent damage to your system. Once you restart, it is fresh as before. Read Olsztyn’s posts in this (https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/how-to-create-isolated-underprevileged-but-standard-user-accounts/) discussion.

Thank you antiX team and all the members of the forum.

Thanks & Regards

• This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by anilkagi.

Below is the step by step guide to install the crispy, nimble, lean and mean antiX-Base for computers ranging from 30 year olds to the latest.

The below guide has been edited to incorporate the suggestions by experts after scrutiny. There is a section under the heading “CHANGING THE DEFAULT SETTINGS”. It is recommended that the default settings be maintained. If you do not want to change the default settings, you can skip this section and directly go to the next, ‘USER SETTINGS’ section. Still if anybody feels that the default settings need to be customized to fit their needs, they can attempt the changes as given under the section, while taking note of the caveats there in.

Normally you should be able to setup a working antiX system with the help of this guide. Still if you face any difficulties, feel free to discuss them on the forum by creating a new thread mentioning your issue in the topic heading. Please kindly give a link to your new thread here that you have created seeking solution to your issue, and post here briefly describing your issue. Suitable changes can be made to this guide depending upon the discussions in that new thread of yours, so that others who face the same issue can benefit from it. Let us together keep this guide dynamic and evolving.

I personally have created more than 20 threads till now to seek solutions faced while installing antiX and using it and to understanding the working of antiX. Many honorable members of the forum, who have been using antiX for a long time, the moderators of the forum and the antiX team have guided me into learning to use antiX and it is the education recieved from them, that has enabled me to compile this guide. You too can find solutions to any of your issues on the forum. The enthusiastic members of the forum and the antiX team are highly benevolent and would help.

I thank all the honorable members for suggesting improvements in the guide through their meticulous scrutinizing efforts.

How to Install antiX-Base
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Index

DOWNLOAD
VERIFICATION OF THE INTEGRITY OF THE ISO FILE
Verifying md5sum
Verifying sha256sum
Verification of signature
CREATING THE BOOTABLE USB
BIOS SETUP
PARTITIONING THE HARD DISK
INSTALLATION OF THE OPERATING SYSTEM
Starting Internet
Update and upgrade
Choose the partitions
Setting Language & timezone & Username
SETTING UP THE NEW antiX OS
Package Installer
Synaptic package Manager
Avidemux
CHANGING THE DEFAULT SETTINGS
Desktop right-bottom tray
Desktop left-bottom
Conky disabling
Menu updating – manual
Menu updating – system
USER SETTINGS
Desktop Background/Wallpaper
Screen blanking
Ad blocking
Sound problems
User Accounts
A WORD ON DESKTOPS
A WORD ON FRUGAL INSTALL

DOWNLOAD

Download the ‘antiX-Base ISO image’ from the website: https://antixlinux.com.

Also download the corresponding md5, sha256 and sig files to check the integrity of the downloaded ISO image.

Place all these files including the ISO image in the same folder. It helps to verify the integrity of the downloaded ISO image.

After download verify the integrity of the downloaded ISO image as bellow:

VERIFICATION OF THE INTEGRITY OF THE ISO FILE

Verifying, any one of the md5sum or sha256sum will be enough.

The below documented procedure can work on a Linux system. However if you are on a Windows system now, I have given a link below where the procedure to do verify the integrity of an ISO file on windows is given.

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=291093

Verifying the integrity of an ISO file on any Linux system:
Find the path to your downloaded folder. If you go to the downloaded folder with the help of SpaceFM file manager (or any File manager, depending upon the current Operating System, your computer is installed with.), the path to your downloaded folder is given on the toolbar when you open the downloaded folder. If suppose your ISO file is downloaded to the ‘Downloads’ folder, the path would be ‘/home/your-username/Downloads’. If you have saved your ISO file somewhere else, it would be different.

Let us say, the names of the files that were downloaded are as below; (Yours could be different.)

antiX-19.2.1_x64-base.iso.
antiX-19.2.1_x64-base.iso.md5
antiX-19.2.1_x64-base.iso.sha256

Note, the first alphabet ‘a’ in ‘antiX’ is small letter and the last letter ‘X’ is in capitals. That’s how the antiX OS is named.

Open a root terminal (Menu > Applications > System > Root Terminal.) and go to the folder where you downloaded the ISO by typing ‘cd’ followed by the path to your folder in the terminal, as shown below;

cd /path to your downloaded folder/antiX-19-2-1-x64-base

(Here I have given the example file name. Yours could be different. Also change to the name of the file that you have downloaded.)

Now you are inside the downloaded folder.

Verifying md5sum

Verify the md5sum of the iso file, by typing the command in the Terminal as shown below;

md5sum antiX-19.2.1_x64-base.iso

Do not forget to change to the name of the file that you have downloaded.

You will get a number as output, as shown below (yours may be different); (Do not close the terminal yet.)

53ec93c66f0ba7231f5a2aaf2fcb312b antiX-19.2.1_x64-base.iso

Verify this number with the number given inside the antiX-19.2.1_x64-base.iso.md5 file. Both should be the same. Otherwise your downloaded image may have been compromised or got corrupt. So you have to download again.

Verifying sha256sum

Next, verify the sha256sum of the iso file, as shown below;

sha256sum antiX-19.2.1_x64-base.iso

Do not forget to change to the name of the file that you have downloaded.

You will get a number as output, as shown below (yours may be different); (Do not close the terminal yet).

1bdcd8c460bb7b0dd498588c6f459906e06eea24e2048f63815a14c6f54cb959 antiX-19.2.1_x64-base.iso

Verify this number with the number given inside the antiX-19.2.1_x64-base.iso.sha256 file. Both should be the same. Otherwise your downloaded image may have been compromised or got corrupt. So you have to download again, preferably from a different mirror.

Minimize the Terminal.

Now verify the signature as follows.

Verification of signature

Open a new terminal.

To check the signature type the command to import the key in the terminal;

gpg --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys 4A0C4F9C

And then in the terminal of the ISO folder, the one that you have minimized, type this command;

gpg --verify antiX-19.2.1_x64-base.iso.sig antiX-19.2.1_x64-base.iso

Again do not forget to change to the name of the file that you have downloaded.

The result would be similar to this;

gpg: Signature made Sun 29 Mar 2020 08:52:05 PM IST
gpg:                using RSA key 30AA418A0C723D937B50A986A80582E000067FDD
gpg: Good signature from "anticapitalista <antiX@operamail.com>" (unknown)
gpg: WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature!
gpg:          There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner.
Primary key fingerprint: 30AA 418A 0C72 3D93 7B50  A986 A805 82E0 0006 7FDD

If the above fails, do this;

To check the signature type the command first to import the key in the terminal;

gpg --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys B9B6375C 0679EE98 892C32F1

And then in the terminal of the ISO folder, the one that you have minimized, type this command;

gpg --verify antiX-19.2.1_x64-base.iso.sig antiX-19.2.1_x64-base.iso

Again do not forget to change to the name of the file that you have downloaded.

The result would be similar to this;

(ak@ak-RV509 ~)$ gpg --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys B9B6375C 0679EE98 892C32F1
gpg: key 13C74A22892C32F1: public key "Steven Pusser <stevep@mxlinux.org>" imported
gpg: key 70938C780679EE98: public key "Adrian <adrian@mxlinux.org>" imported
gpg: key 9B68A1E8B9B6375C: public key "Dolphin Oracle (mxlinux) <dolphinoracle@gmail.com>" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 3
gpg:               imported: 3
(ak@ak-RV509 ~)$  

Close this newly opened terminal, now.

Then type the following command in the terminal you have minimized, to check the signature;

gpg --verify antiX-19.2.1_x64-base.iso.sig

The result would be similar to this;

(ak@ak-RV509 antiX-19-2-1-x64-base)$ gpg --verify antiX-19.2.1_x64-base.iso.sig
gpg: assuming signed data in 'antiX-19.2.1_x64-base.iso'
gpg: Signature made Sunday 29 March 2020 08:52:05 PM IST
gpg:                using RSA key 30AA418A0C723D937B50A986A80582E000067FDD
gpg: Good signature from "anticapitalista <antiX@operamail.com>" (unknown)
gpg: WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature!
gpg:          There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner.
Primary key fingerprint: 30AA 418A 0C72 3D93 7B50  A986 A805 82E0 0006 7FDD
(ak@ak-RV509 antiX-19-2-1-x64-base)$ 

The warning in the last few lines is related to the trust that you put in the antiX signing key. The ISO image is still correct, and valid according to the antiX signing key that you downloaded.

CREATING THE BOOTABLE USB

You will need a minimum of 2GB SD card or USB drive for installation purposes. If you are aspiring to have a persistence USB live then you would need more. Refer to this link to know more about persistence: https://download.tuxfamily.org/antix/docs-antiX-19/FAQ/persistence.html.

You can even create it on a DVD. The same procedure for both.

Now create the bootable USB with the ISO image of antiX-19.2.1-x64-Base ISO image as follows.

For this you need a software called “USBMaker-git”. It is available on most Linux distributions, in the package installer. Install it if it is not already installed. I have verified this. This procedure can be done on many Live USB making software which are available on many Linux distros. Just try and verify which works for. Or else you can create the bootable usb on an antiX OS. There is a bootable usb maker which has been created by the antiX team, and it is installed by default in anitiX OS. Start it from Menu > Applications > antiX > Live USB maker. If you are on Windows OS, it suggested and recommended by experts that, Rufus USB making software is suitable.

After launching the USB maker, follow the simple instructions as follows. The process is similar on most of the USB makers. I am giving here the procedure on USBMaker-git.

Device
At the top, the device is the USB drive you have chosen to create the bootable device, namely the card reader and card inside it. You will need a minimum of 2GB sd card for this.

Partition scheme
Leave the partition scheme as MBR if the computer you are going to install is old with BIOS setup. If the computer is new with UEFI setup then you choose GPT scheme. Next choose the file system as FAT32.

Cluster size – default.

Volume label
Give a volume label of your liking, such that you can recognize what is inside the SD card.

ISO Image
Next click on the 3 dots button. Browse to the location of the ISO you have downloaded. That’s it. Click start. Your bootable USB will be created.

BIOS SETUP

Next you have to set your computer to boot from your installation USB. To do this you have to enter into BIOS setup section of the computer.

Most computers don’t need this setting up of BIOS to install an OS from USB. They are already setup to boot from USB as the first priority. So first try and see if your computer would boot into your USB. If it doesn’t then set up the BIOS to boot from USB as the first priority as mentioned below.

To setup your BIOS to boot from USB, restart your computer, and immediately after powering on the computer, start pressing, F2 or F4 or F8 or it could be other keys too. Each computer has a different key.

Once you enter BIOS, navigate to Boot section using the arrow keys. Read the instructions on the right thoroughly. There, set the boot priority to boot from USB as the topmost or the first option, then CD/DVD drive and then Hard disk. That’s it. Save and exit. You will be automatically booted into your Live USB installation, now. You will get a boot menu. Select the antiX OS and hit enter.

PARTITIONING THE HARD DISK

This is the most serious part. If you are going to use the entire Hard disk, no problem. If you have some partitions on which there is some data, you need to be careful. If you make the smallest mistake your data on the Hard disk can get corrupted or get washed clean. So make a backup of your HD. Do this with great caution. Take the steps only when you are sure enough. I recommend that you should watch some video tutorials or read some websites on ‘how to use Gparted to make partitions’, before proceeding.

Though it is possible to create partitions during installations I prefer to create partitions before installation leisurely, instead of doing it in the midst of installation process. Use Gparted to do it. If you are comfortable doing it during installation, no worries. It is a guided process. You can do as you prefer.

The Linux OS files are stored on a partition called as the root (/) partition, which holds all the system files. It must be formatted preferably as ext4 and mounted on /.

The Linux OS stores the user files like, Documents, Downloads, Videos, Music etc on a directory called /home directory (the forward slash ‘/’ is for root and the ‘home’ folder which houses the, Documents, Downloads, Videos, Music etc is placed inside the root partition). All the user settings & configurations are also placed in this /home folder as hidden folders.

It must be formatted preferably as ext4 and mounted on /home.

Some users prefer to keep this /home folder on a separate partition. Or you can choose to have no separate partition for home and choose to keep it as a directory in the root. You get an option to do this during the installation process. You can do as you prefer.

The Linux OS Does NOT need a separate partition called /home. /home is only needed in case you don’t want the user files to be stored in the /root partition or if you want a user accessible from different installed (Multiple boot) systems. The reason some people prefer to have a separate partition is, in case they wreck their system and have to go for a re-installation, they will not loose what is on their separate home partition. So the choice is yours. During installation, you can specify the /home to be inside root or as a separate partition.

The Linux OS optionally needs a partition called Swap for memory when your RAM gets all filled. It must be formatted as swap. SWAP is optional. If you are tight on RAM, you will benefit from having a swap partition. Or else it is not necessary.

Give about 10 to 15GB space for ‘root’ depending upon the type and size of applications you are going to use. Then, if you are creating a Swap partition, give it 1.5 times the size of your RAM for ‘swap’ (If your RAM is 3GB, your Swap should be 3×1.5=4.5GB). And keep the rest for /home.

If you choose to do the partitions during installation, almost the same procedure is to be carried out.

INSTALLATION OF THE OPERATING SYSTEM

Most of the installation process is automated. However, before going for installation you must setup the internet connection.

Starting Internet

Setting up the WiFi internet connection: Use the Connection-manager icon, the two arrows, at the right bottom to get it going. Right click the two arrows, and left click WiFi to turn it on. Next left click the Connection-manager icon and hold it down. It should pop up a list of available WiFi networks. Give it a few seconds to fill the list. Move to the one you want and then release the left button. It should pop up the password prompt. Type it in and click apply. You should see some yellow and red vertical bars in the WiFi network monitor to the right, and the little x next to the arrows on the Connection-manager icon will disappear. If you face difficulties, you can watch this video here – https://www.antiXforum.com/forums/topic/wifi-with-connman-antiX-19-2/.

If you have an Ethernet connection, just plug in the Ethernet cable from your modem, enter the username password given to you by your service provider.

If you cannot connect to either the WiFi or the Ethernet, just tether your phone with a USB data cable and choose the tethering options in your phone. Your data must be ON. It will be easily connected. You must be aware that, the first update & upgrade will consume about 400 MB of data plus any applications that you would manually install.

Update and upgrade

Now update and upgrade with following commands, in the terminal. You can also use antiX Updater (Menu > Applications > antiX > antiX Updater) which does both steps in a single gui program.

sudo apt-get update

Hit enter and type your password when asked and hit enter. The default password in the antiX Live USB is ‘demo’. Your password will not be displayed on the screen. Just type it correctly and hit enter blindly. After the update is complete, type the following in the terminal;

sudo apt-get upgrade

Choose the partitions

On the desktop there is a shortcut to start the installation process. Single click on it. Remember, double click will bring error notification. You are on ROX-IceWM, so single click is what you need to launch applications. However, if you need the double click option, you can do the following.

Menu > Applications > System > Rox Filer > Right click on any empty space inside the file manager > Options > Filer windows > Disable “Right-click navigation”.

Next choosing the partitions, if you have already created the partitions. If you haven’t the guided process will take you through.

During the installation, choosing the correct partitions is a serious matter. Those partitions are formatted before installation by the installer. Even if you choose not to format the /home partition, you must format the /root partition. So you have to choose the right partitions. If you choose something else by mistake your data on that partition will be washed off.

Setting Language & timezone & Username

While the installation process is going on, click on the next buttons to set up your time, date, timezone, keyboard, username, password etc. No need to hurry, the installation process will wait till you have finished doing it. That’s it. The rest will be taken care of by the USB installer.

After installation, shut down the computer, remove the USB and start the computer. You will be booted into the new OS.

SETTING UP THE NEW antiX OS

Once you boot into the new OS, the first step is to update and upgrade, if you have not done it in the Live USB stick before installation.

Update and upgrade

You are automatically connected to the internet using your earlier setup during installation.

If you have not updated and upgraded before installation, now is the time to do it by the procedure described above, before installation.

Restart. It is always good to restart once after large system wide updates, upgrades or installations, you may not do this for small individual package installations.

Package Installer

Then open the package installer (The shopping bag icon) from the left bottom of the desktop. Select the applications you would like to install. Don’t forget to select “Synaptic” from Package-Management drop-down list. You will need this to install packages from several repositories.

Restart.

Synaptic package Manager

Now open the ‘Synaptic package Manager’ from the Menu > Applications > System

In the package manager go to;

Settings > Preferences > General > Select/enable ‘Consider recommended packages as dependencies’ > Apply & OK.

Next, search and select from the following packages, which you may find necessary for your daily work. The below list shows the most common applications used by the home user. If you need anything else, search and select, ‘mark for installation’. Though by default, antiX-Base has almost all the necessary packages, I am just giving a hint to get your system ready to do all the tasks a home user would do. Omit if you have already installed from the Package Installer.

Audacity – (To edit audio files.)
Catfish – (This is a good file searching software. There is a default SpaceFM search, if it is OK for you.)
Chromium – (Browser. You have the Firefox-esr by default.)
Gdebi – (To install debian packages.)
GIMP – (For editing images)
Gnome Disks Utility – (You may need it to create mount options for your other external partitions)
Ibus – (This is necessary to do typing in regional languages.) Ensure all the following dependencies are installed. You must configure Ibus by starting Ibus from Preferences > Yes > OK > The the IBUS preferences box will open. If it doesn’t you should start by right clicking on the icon in your right tray > Preferences > Input method > Add > Select your language. > Add. You will then have to copy and place your language ‘Fonts’ folder by downloading from the web, inside the /usr/share/fonts/truetype/. And then configure LibreOfficeWriter by going to > Tools → Options → Language settings → Languages Check Enabled for Complex Text Layout(CTL) and Choose your language in Default languages for Documents (CTL).

You may need to install the following ibus dependencies depending upon your language. Verify it from the web.
ibus-m17n
ibus-table-extraphrase
ibus-gtk
ibus-gtk3
ibus-qt4 (Ignore this if it is not available on the repositories.)
ibus-table
ibus-clutter
Kolourpaint – (Like MS paint)
Libreoffice – (MS Office like package)
Media Info gui- (To extract technical information of video files.)
VLC – (Video/Audio player)
Vnstat – (Command line Interface to extract Internet traffic information)
gnome-Screenshot – (To take screenshots. There is a default screenshot app, if it is OK with you.)
Virtualbox – (For creating Virtual machines.)
Zim – (This is a note making software.)

Avidemux – (To edit video files. Install if you do this kind of work.)

There is no Debian package for Avidemux application. There is a thing called AppImage. AppImage is a format for distributing portable software on Linux without needing superuser permissions to install the application. It contains an app and all the files the app needs to run.

You can download the latest Avidemux package here: http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/download.html.

If you want Tor Browser, you can see this (https://www.antiXforum.com/forums/topic/tor-browser-installation-signature-verification-failed/) link for a manual to do it.

These packages are enough for day to day functions. Select ones that you need and click apply. After finishing, restart.

Now that all packages have been installed, you can customize the Desktop and other settings.

CHANGING THE DEFAULT SETTINGS

An important information, before you go for changing the default settings:

It is preferred and recommended that you use the OS as it comes. However, every person has different requirements. The default applications shown in the panel to the left & right bottoms, could be subjectively appropriate for you or not. Like if you often switch between workspaces, having the workspaces on the toolbar really helps. If you do not, it simply holds space that can be given to other applications that you use every now and then. Similarly, other applications displayed on the toolbar. If you feel, it helps to keep some of the most often used applications there and remove the ones you use less often. You can do so by the following method. Here I will take certain examples and change accordingly. The same procedure applies to any application. You can follow that to your liking. However there is a caveat here;

Any change in the default settings, will be overwritten and return to default settings, if in future you install/upgrade/remove any program using the Synaptic, because of the special hook in apt. So whenever you do so, you will have to repeat these changes.

Keep that in mind.

If you do not want any changes to the default system, you skip these steps and directly jump to, USER SETTINGS, below.

Desktop right-bottom tray

If you don’t like the ‘CPU status’ and ‘Memory status’ (There is already Conky on the desktop doing almost the same thing. If you want to disable Conky and keep these, see below.) in the right-bottom tray and the ‘Workspaces switching buttons’ in Left-bottom, you can remove them by doing as below. Workspaces can be accessed with Control+Alt+right/left arrow mark keys alternatively.

Open the ‘Control center’ from the Menu. In the Control-center > Desktop > Edit IceWM settings > Preferences

The text editor will open.

Click on ‘preferences’. (Whatever you edit here, will take effect only after a fresh ‘logon’.)

Search for ‘# Show RAM usage in CPU status tool tip
# CPUStatusShowRamUsage=1 # 0/1’ in the search box given above. Change 1 to 0, like this ‘TaskBarShowCPUStatus=0’.

Search for ‘# Show CPU status on task bar
TaskBarShowCPUStatus=1 # 0/1’ in the search box given above. Change 1 to 0, like this ‘TaskBarShowCPUStatus=0’.

Search for ‘# Show memory usage status on task bar (Linux only)
TaskBarShowMEMStatus=1 # 0/1’ in the search box given above. Change 1 to 0, like this ‘TaskBarShowMEMStatus=0’.

Search for ‘# Show workspace switching buttons on task bar
TaskBarShowWorkspaces=1 # 0/1’ in the search box given above. Change 1 to 0, like this ‘TaskBarShowWorkspaces=0’.

Don’t close the text editor, yet.

Desktop left-bottom

Next if you don’t like the default applications given in the left-bottom. Instead, if you want Terminal, Notes (a note keeping software), Leafpad (Notepad equivalent), Calculator, Screenshot, Firefox, Chromium, ‘SpaceFM-File Manager’ and Unplug Removable Device. To change the current set and bring yours there in place of them, do as below.

In the same the text editor, click on ‘toolbar’. There is a list of apps there. The scheme of the settings is;

prog “app-name-to-be-displayed” path-to-app-icon app-executable

Just add a ‘#’ before those applications which you don’t want in the left-bottom of your desktop. And add any new ones you want to be shown there. I have added some and hashed out some. You can take this as an example and change it according to your requirement. The final edited set looks as below.

### Commonly used applications
prog “Terminal” terminal.png roxterm
prog “Notes” zim.png zim
prog “Leafpad” leafpad.png leafpad
prog “Calculator” galculator.png galculator
prog “Firefox” firefox.png firefox
prog “Chromium” chromium.png chromium
prog “File Manager” spacefm.png spacefm
prog “Unplug Removable Device” /usr/share/icons/papirus-antiX/48×48/devices/drive-removable-media-usb.png unplugdrive.sh
#prog “Software Installer” /usr/share/icons/papirus-antiX/48×48/apps/packageinstaller.png su-to-root -X -c packageinstaller
#prog “File Manager” /usr/share/icons/papirus-antiX/48×48/apps/file-manager.png desktop-defaults-run -fm
#prog “File Manager as root” /usr/share/icons/papirus-antiX/48×48/places/folder-red.png su-to-root -X -c rox
#prog “Web Browser” /usr/share/icons/papirus-antiX/48×48/apps/web-browser.png desktop-defaults-run -b

The path to the app icons need not be shown. The system knows where those are placed. Sometimes the system may fail to locate icons. If that occurs you have to find the icon and show the path to that icon here.

Conky disabling

There is the ‘conky’ (system details displayer) placed on the right-top of the desktop. If you want you can keep it. This is how you remove it.

Open ‘control-center’. Session > User Desktop session.

A text editor will open. Click on ‘desktop-session.conf’. Search for LOAD_CONKY=”true”. Change it to false like this;

LOAD_CONKY=”false”.

Conky will not be displayed after a fresh logon.

Now close the editor and the control-center and logoff and logon. All your changes must take effect. If they don’t, you have done something wrong or you need to show the paths. Re-edit and check. You can even copy from the above list given by me here, under ‘### Commonly used applications’, and paste in the toolbar.

Menu updating – manual

Now after installation of applications from the Synaptic or from outside the repositories, if any of the apps are not shown in the Menu, do the following. However, before that, it is recommended using the “Refresh Menu” (It’s on the Menu list) or the command “desktop-menu –write-out-global” if your applications was installed manually (after installing with gdebi, for example). If this doesn’t work for you do the following.

Open the ‘Rox filer’ file manager from the Menu > System, inside the /home/your-username/ folder, at the top, click on the ‘eye’ symbol to show hidden files. Open the ‘.icewm’ folder. Open ‘menu-applications’ by right clicking on it and clicking on ‘Edit as root’.

There is the list of applications shown in the Menu in different categories, in alphabetical order. Here too the scheme is as below;

prog “app-name-to-be-displayed” path-to-app-icon app-executable

Add this line under appropriate section.

prog “Application-name” application.png application

Save and close. Re-logon. Now your application will be in the Menu, under the section you added it.

Menu updating – system

Now after installation of applications from the Synaptic or manually from outside the repositories, (installing with gdebi, for example) if any of the apps are not shown in the Menu, do the following. However, before that, it is recommended using the “Refresh Menu” (It’s on the Menu list) or the command “desktop-menu –write-out-global”. If these steps do not work for you, do the following.

This is another way to update the Menu using the Control-center;

Menu > Control-center > Maintenance > Menu editor

In the box that opens;

Applications > Show > A list is opened > Choose the App that you want displayed in the Menu > OK > Refresh > OK > Close control center

USER SETTINGS

Desktop Background/Wallpaper

If you want to change the wallpaper on the desktop i.e. background, open ‘Rox filer as root’ from the Menu > Application > System. Go to /usr/share/wallpaper. There paste any wallpaper you want and close it. Then to choose that as your desktop background do the following.

Menu > Control-center > Desktop > Choose wallpaper > In the box that opens > Select picture > Select your picture and open > Apply

Screen blanking

There is the screen blanking setting in antiX. The screen will go blank after your set number of minutes. Do as below to set it.

Menu > Control-center > Session > Set screen blanking > Slide to, say 10 minutes, and click Apply > OK > close the Control-center.

Ad blocking

If you want to block ads do the following.

Menu > Control-center > Network > Adblock > In the box that opens, click OK > In the box that opens, select some/all the options and click OK.

Sound problems

If there is no sound do the following.

Menu > Control-center > Hardware > Adjust mixer > In the box that opens, set as below;

An “MM” means muted, and “OO” means unmuted. Press ‘m’ key on the keyboard to mute/unmute. Note that a bar can be 100% full but still be muted, so do check for this.

See that the AlsaMixer box that has opened has the following settings.

Master – 00 & 100
Headphone – As much as you want.
Speaker – As much as you want.
Mic – MM & 00
Mic booster – 00
Mic booster – 00
S/PDIF – MM
Capture – 40<>40
Auto-Mut – Enabled
Internal – MM & O<>O
Internal – O<>O
Internal – O<>O
Loopback – Disabled
Pre-amp – 11<>11
Pre-amp – 11<>11

Exit from alsamixer with the Esc key.

User Accounts

To create a daily-use user-account do the following;

Menu > Control-center > Maintenance > User manager > In the box that opens go to;

Administration > Add any username and password.

Then go to Copy/sync tab. A file navigator box opens. Close it. In the section under Copy between desktops, your Administrator name and the newly created name is displayed. If you want to just copy whatever changes you have just done on the new system to the new user account select copy. If you want to keep synchronizing any changes you will make in the future too, select sync. Under ‘What to copy/sync’, select ‘Entire home’ to take every change made to the new user account. Apply and close. In the same window you can select/deselect groups, in the Groups management tab. Groups give or take privileges to users.

Restart. Your system is ready. This will get almost all the home users going. Best wishes with your new antiX system.

A WORD ON DESKTOPS

To keep the OS light, the antiX creates have adopted the strategy of giving the users a ‘File Manager-Window Manager’ combination and a range of varieties also to suit the different liking of the users. You get several different such File managers and Window managers like; ROX filer, SpaceFM, file managers and IceWM, JWM, Fluxbox etc and their different combinations with just a click of the mouse. Menu > Desktop > Other desktops will take you to more than 20 options to choose from, to fit your inclinations. Or you can press F6 during boot to choose your desktop. The default File Manager-Window Manager is ROX-IceWM. The SpaceFM file manager is available by default in Menu > Applications > System.

A WORD ON FRUGAL INSTALL

Frugal install is an interesting option. It is the same like the Live USB but it is on your Hard Disk. It is secure than the regular install, because any changes made are not retained. If you restart the system, everything fresh as before. It is an interesting instance, worth trying.

You can find details of Frugal install in the antiX FAQ page and in the following threads.

https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/the-philosophy-behind-my-attachment-with-antix-or-floss/

And in the posts of Olsztyn in the thread below;

https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/how-to-create-isolated-underprevileged-but-standard-user-accounts/

Changing to EXTLINUX/SYSLINUX as the bootloader for the frugal install is a very good setup. You can find the details of it in the below thread;

https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/booting-antix-frugal-only-from-hdd-without-any-full-installed-os-with-extlinux/

Take a look at these threads. They give a glimpse to the very interesting variation of antiX setup.

Thanks & Regards

• This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by anilkagi.
• This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by anilkagi.
• This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by anilkagi.

I tried it with several different kernels. Every time it sets the dpi to a very low number. You can not read the font in the menu or anything on the panel. If you try to change the dpi to a higher number. It almost fixes things. But it won’t do it permanently. As soon as you reboot, your right back to a desktop you can’t read.

Most recently the steps I took:
1) I upgraded the kernel to 4.9.221
2) rebooted
3) Used Control Centre to install nvidia driver
4) rebooted and found the issue.

Current System Specs:

inxi -Fxz
System:
  Host: antix1 Kernel: 4.9.221-antix.1-amd64-smp x86_64 bits: 64 
  compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0 Desktop: IceWM 1.6.6 
  Distro: antiX-19.2_x64-full Hannie Schaft 27 March 2020 
  base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) 
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Dell product: Vostro 400 v: N/A serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: Dell model: 0GN723 v: ��� serial: <filter> BIOS: Dell v: 1.0.15 
  date: 06/23/2008 
CPU:
  Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core2 Duo E4600 bits: 64 type: MCP 
  arch: Core Merom rev: D L2 cache: 2048 KiB 
  flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3 bogomips: 9576 
  Speed: 2000 MHz min/max: 1200/2400 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 2000 2: 1600 
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GT218 [GeForce 210] vendor: eVga.com. driver: nvidia 
  v: 340.108 bus ID: 01:00.0 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: nvidia 
  resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: GeForce 210/PCIe/SSE2 v: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 340.108 
  direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 82801I HD Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel 
  v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 
  Device-2: NVIDIA High Definition Audio vendor: eVga.com. 
  driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.9.221-antix.1-amd64-smp 
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 82562V-2 10/100 Network vendor: Dell driver: e1000e 
  v: 3.2.6-k port: ff00 bus ID: 00:19.0 
  IF: eth1 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
  Device-2: D-Link System DGE-528T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter driver: r8169 
  v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: de00 bus ID: 02:01.0 
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 480.35 GiB used: 7.85 GiB (1.6%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST9500423AS size: 465.76 GiB 
  ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: SanDisk model: Cruzer Glide 
  size: 14.59 GiB 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 455.45 GiB used: 4.62 GiB (1.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 
  ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 50 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 40% 
Info:
  Processes: 171 Uptime: 8m Memory: 3.86 GiB used: 641.9 MiB (16.2%) 
  Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 Shell: bash v: 5.0.3 
  inxi: 3.0.36 

• This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by gregorylock. Reason: I just wanted to check mark Notify me

Hi,

I have recently installed antiX on a PC and as it’s based on debian I was hoping I will be able to manage the machine using debops (an Ansible-based host management framework). This framework however requires me to install the libuser package which fails reporting a conflict for the /etc/libuser.conf file:

$ LC_ALL=C sudo apt install libuser
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  gconf-service gconf2-common libboost-python1.67.0 libexiv2-14 libgconf-2-4 libgnome-keyring-common libgnome-keyring0 libgtksourceview2.0-0 libgtksourceview2.0-common
  libgtop-2.0-11 libgtop2-common libpango1.0-0 libpangox-1.0-0 libqt5designer5 libqt5help5 libqt5script5 libqt5test5 libxklavier16 ndiswrapper ndiswrapper-utils-1.9
  python3-distro-info unattended-upgrades
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libuser
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 28 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/273 kB of archives.
After this operation, 2052 kB of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 148760 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libuser_1%3a0.62~dfsg-0.1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libuser (1:0.62~dfsg-0.1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libuser_1%3a0.62~dfsg-0.1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/etc/libuser.conf', which is also in package desktop-defaults-core-antix 0.6.5
dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libuser_1%3a0.62~dfsg-0.1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
enki@gauss:~
$

The /etc/libuser.conf file is indeed owned by the desktop-defaults-core-antix package:

$ dpkg -L package desktop-defaults-core-antix
dpkg-query: pakiet "package" nie jest zainstalowany

/.
/etc
/etc/X11
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/synaptics.conf
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.in
/etc/init.d
/etc/init.d/umountnfs-alternative.sh
/etc/libuser.conf
/etc/modprobe.d
/etc/modprobe.d/hang-on-shutdown.conf
/etc/modprobe.d/i915-power-saving.conf
/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi-no-blink.conf
/etc/skel
/etc/skel/.Xresources
/etc/skel/.config
/etc/skel/.config/htop
/etc/skel/.config/htop/htoprc
/etc/skel/.config/xresources.d
/etc/skel/.config/xresources.d/xcalc
/etc/skel/.config/xresources.d/xcalc/xcalc.conf
/etc/skel/.config/xresources.d/xcolours
/etc/skel/.config/xresources.d/xcolours/antix.conf
/etc/skel/.config/xresources.d/xcolours/zenburn.conf
/etc/skel/.conkyrc
/etc/skel/.conkyrc-lua
/etc/skel/.nanorc
/etc/skel/.xinitrc-custom
/etc/udev
/etc/udev/rules.d
/etc/udev/rules.d/61-optical-polling-rules.rules
/etc/udev/rules.d/80-net-name-slot.rules
/etc/udev/rules.d/80-net-setup-link.rules
/etc/udev/rules.d/90-fstab-automount.rules
/etc/udev/rules.d/90-usb-semiauto.rules
/root
/root/.config
/root/.config/htop
/root/.config/htop/htoprc
/usr
/usr/local
/usr/local/bin
/usr/local/bin/conky-colors
/usr/sbin
/usr/sbin/autologin
/usr/share
/usr/share/X11
/usr/share/X11/xkb
/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols
/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/br-abnt2
/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d
/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-thinkpad.conf
/usr/share/doc
/usr/share/doc/desktop-defaults-core-antix
/usr/share/doc/desktop-defaults-core-antix/changelog.gz
/usr/share/doc/desktop-defaults-core-antix/copyright
/usr/share/keymaps
/usr/share/keymaps/i386
/usr/share/keymaps/i386/azerty
/usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwerty
/usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwertz
/usr/share/keymaps/i386/azerty/be.kmap.gz
/usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwerty/br.kmap.gz
/usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwerty/cz.kmap.gz
/usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwerty/gb.kmap.gz
/usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwerty/is.kmap.gz
/usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwerty/jp.kmap.gz
/usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwerty/lv.kmap.gz
/usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwerty/pt.kmap.gz
/usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwerty/se.kmap.gz
/usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwerty/sk.kmap.gz
/usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwerty/tr.kmap.gz
/usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwertz/hr.kmap.gz
/usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwertz/si.kmap.gz
Użyj dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents), aby sprawdzić zawartość pakietu.
enki@gauss:~
$

but it’s empty on my system:

$ cat /etc/libuser.conf
enki@gauss:~
$

Why is it installed by the default antix installation when libuser is not? Why isn’t it treated as a normal config file with dpkg asking me whether I want to update it? How to fix this?

Mandatory inxi output:

root@gauss:~# inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: gauss Kernel: 4.9.212-antix.1-486-smp i686 bits: 32 compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0 Console: tty 0
           Distro: antiX-19.2_386-full Hannie Schaft 27 March 2020 base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
Machine:   Type: Laptop System: Dell product: OptiPlex SX280 v: N/A serial: <filter>
           Mobo: Dell model: 0D8695 serial: <filter> BIOS: Dell v: A09 date: 03/07/2007
CPU:       Topology: Single Core model: Intel Pentium 4 bits: 32 type: MT arch: Netburst Smithfield rev: 1 L2 cache: 1024 KiB
           flags: nx pae sse sse2 sse3 bogomips: 11172
           Speed: 2793 MHz min/max: N/A Core speeds (MHz): 1: 2793 2: 2793
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel 82915G/GV/910GL Integrated Graphics vendor: Dell driver: N/A bus ID: 00:02.0
           Display: server: X.org 1.20.4 driver: vesa tty: 173x43
           Message: Advanced graphics data unavailable in console for root.
Audio:     Device-1: Intel 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW AC97 Audio vendor: Dell Optiplex GX280 driver: snd_intel8x0 v: kernel
           bus ID: 00:1e.2
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.9.212-antix.1-486-smp
Network:   Device-1: Broadcom Limited NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express vendor: Dell Optiplex GX280 driver: tg3
           v: 3.137 port: e8a0 bus ID: 02:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 465.76 GiB used: 3.56 GiB (0.8%)
           ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST500DM002-1BD142 size: 465.76 GiB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 455.45 GiB used: 3.56 GiB (0.8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors:   Message: No sensors data was found. Is sensors configured?
Info:      Processes: 139 Uptime: 42m Memory: 990.8 MiB used: 143.7 MiB (14.5%) Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Compilers:
           gcc: 8.3.0 Shell: bash v: 5.0.3 inxi: 3.0.36

root@gauss:~# inxi -r
Repos:     Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster main contrib non-free
           2: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-updates main contrib non-free
           3: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-backports main contrib non-free
           4: deb http://security.debian.org/ buster/updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/antix.list
           1: deb http://ftp.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/dist/antix-workspace/antix/buster buster main nonfree nosystemd
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/buster-backports.list
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-backports main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
           1: deb http://ftp.pl.debian.org/debian/ buster-updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
           1: deb http://ftp.pl.debian.org/debian/ buster main contrib non-free
           2: deb http://security.debian.org/ buster/updates main contrib non-free
           No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/onion.list
           No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list
root@gauss:~#

Hola

Gracias por ver esto.

Estas son unas salidas en ROXTerm
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$ thunar
ThunarThumbnailer: Failed to retrieve supported types: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.thumbnails.Thumbnailer1 was not provided by any .service files
marco@fractal09:~
$ ls -l
total 72
drwxr-xr-x 2 marco marco 4096 ago 25 03:47 compartida
drwxr-xr-x 3 marco marco 4096 ago 25 22:28 Descargas
drwxr-xr-x 2 marco marco 4096 ago 24 14:18 Documentos
-rw-r–r– 1 marco marco 28399 ago 25 22:28 eelectroma.py
drwxr-xr-x 2 marco marco 4096 ago 24 14:19 Escritorio
drwxr-xr-x 3 marco marco 4096 ago 24 17:07 Imágenes
drwxr-xr-x 16 marco marco 4096 ago 24 15:49 jd2
-rw-r–r– 1 marco marco 1339 ago 25 03:44 montar_carpeta_windows_wn_linux.txt
drwxr-xr-x 2 marco marco 4096 ago 24 14:18 Música
-rwxrwxrwx 1 marco marco 1573 ago 25 23:23 panel.py
drwxr-xr-x 3 marco marco 4096 ago 25 20:35 ramos
drwxr-xr-x 3 marco marco 4096 ago 24 15:48 Vídeos

cuando estaba en debian y ubuntu hacia

subprocess.call(“ls”,”-l”) y resulataba

Hice

$ python
Python 2.7.16 (default, Oct 10 2019, 22:02:15)
[GCC 8.3.0] on linux2
Type “help”, “copyright”, “credits” or “license” for more information.
>>> import subprocess
>>> subprocess.call(“ls”,”-l”)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “<stdin>”, line 1, in <module>
File “/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py”, line 172, in call
return Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs).wait()
File “/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py”, line 343, in __init__
raise TypeError(“bufsize must be an integer”)
TypeError: bufsize must be an integer
>>> subprocess.call(“ls”)
compartida Descargas Documentos eelectroma.py Escritorio Imágenes jd2 montar_carpeta_windows_wn_linux.txt Música panel.py ramos Vídeos
0
>>>
[1]+ Detenido python
pero al usar

./panel.py
qt5ct: using qt5ct plugin

sale la linea en blanco

este es el trozo de codigo

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
#http://zetcode.com/gui/pyqt5/
#https://codeloop.org/introduction-to-pyqt5-qlineargradient-color/

import sys, subprocess
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QWidget, QToolTip, QPushButton
from PyQt5.QtGui import QIcon, QPainter, QColor, QFont, QBrush, QPen, QLinearGradient
from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt

class Panel(QWidget):
def paintEvent(self, event):
qp = QPainter()
qp.begin(self)
self.drawRectangles(qp)
qp.end()

def drawRectangles(self, qp):
qp.setPen(QPen(Qt.black,6, Qt.SolidLine))
grad1 = QLinearGradient(25, 100, 150, 175)

grad1.setColorAt(0.0, Qt.darkGray)
grad1.setColorAt(0.5, Qt.green)
grad1.setColorAt(1.0, Qt.yellow)
qp.setBrush(QBrush(grad1))

#qp.setBrush(QColor(26, 34, 74))
qp.drawRect(-1,-1, 51, 501)

def __init__(self):
super(Panel, self).__init__()

self.initUI()

def initUI(self):

QToolTip.setFont(QFont(‘SansSerif’, 10))

self.setToolTip(‘This is a <b>QWidget</b> widget’)

btn = QPushButton(”, self)
btn.setToolTip(‘This is a <b>QPushButton</b> widget’)
btn.resize(btn.sizeHint())
btn.setGeometry(10,10, 30,30)
# btn.clicked.connect(self.fthunar)

self.setGeometry(50, 100, 50, 500)
self.setWindowTitle(”)
#self.setWindowIcon(QIcon(‘web.png’))

self.show()

def fthunar(self):
subprocess.call(“ls”)

def main():

app = QApplication(sys.argv)
ex = Panel()
sys.exit(app.exec_())

if __name__ == ‘__main__’:
main()

Este es mi sistema

System: Host: fractal09 Kernel: 4.9.212-antix.1-amd64-smp x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
v: 8.3.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.9.212-antix.1-amd64-smp
root=UUID=a3cfd23a-a884-4708-90af-0089272e6dfb ro quiet
Desktop: IceWM 1.6.5 wm: JWM 2.3.7 dm: SLiM 1.3.6
Distro: antiX-19.2_x64-full Hannie Schaft 27 March 2020
base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
Machine: Type: Laptop System: HP product: HP Laptop 15-db0xxx v: Type1ProductConfigId
serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <filter>
Mobo: HP model: 84AC v: 85.27 serial: <filter> UEFI: Insyde v: F.28 date: 05/08/2020
Battery: ID-1: BAT1 charge: 41.2 Wh condition: 41.2/41.0 Wh (100%) volts: 12.9/11.4
model: Hewlett-Packard PABAS0241231 type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: Full
Memory: RAM: total: 3.81 GiB used: 2.13 GiB (55.8%)
RAM Report: permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
PCI Slots: Permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU: Topology: Dual Core model: AMD A6-9225 RADEON R4 5 COMPUTE CORES 2C+3G bits: 64
type: MCP arch: Excavator family: 15 (21) model-id: 70 (112) stepping: N/A
microcode: 6006705 L2 cache: 1024 KiB bogomips: 10381
Speed: 1300 MHz min/max: 1300/2600 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1300
2: 1300
Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm acc_power aes aperfmperf apic arat avic avx avx2 bmi1 bmi2
bpext clflush cmov cmp_legacy constant_tsc cpb cr8_legacy cx16 cx8 de decodeassists
extapic extd_apicid f16c flushbyasid fma fma4 fpu fsgsbase fxsr fxsr_opt ht hw_pstate
ibpb ibs lahf_lm lbrv lm lwp mca mce misalignsse mmx mmxext monitor movbe msr mtrr
mwaitx nodeid_msr nonstop_tsc nopl npt nrip_save nx osvw overflow_recov pae pat
pausefilter pclmulqdq pdpe1gb perfctr_core perfctr_nb pfthreshold pge pni popcnt pse
pse36 ptsc rdtscp rep_good sep skinit smep ssbd sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
svm_lock syscall tbm tce tsc tsc_scale vmcb_clean vme vmmcall wdt xop xsave xsaveopt
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
Type: l1tf status: Not affected
Type: mds status: Not affected
Type: meltdown status: Not affected
Type: spec_store_bypass
mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2
mitigation: Full AMD retpoline, IBPB: conditional, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics: Device-1: AMD Stoney [Radeon R2/R3/R4/R5 Graphics] vendor: Hewlett-Packard
driver: amdgpu v: kernel bus ID: 00:01.0 chip ID: 1002:98e4
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: amdgpu,ati unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa
resolution: 1366×768~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: AMD STONEY (DRM 3.8.0 4.9.212-antix.1-amd64-smp LLVM 7.0.1)
v: 4.5 Mesa 18.3.6 direct render: Yes
Audio: Device-1: AMD vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:01.1
chip ID: 1002:15b3
Device-2: AMD Family 15h Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus ID: 00:09.2 chip ID: 1022:157a
Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.9.212-antix.1-amd64-smp

[Moderator Brian Masinick]

“But I do know we needed a lot less resources to accomplish our tasks.” … and it took a GREAT DEAL longer to accomplish most of those (computer-based) tasks. Some tasks, as we know, are still best handled by “using our brains!

Context switching is what takes place when a computer shifts to another task, whether it’s memory management or giving a time slice to a different process. At the time that the earliest microcomputers and personal computers arrived, some of the more capable machines could complete more than one instruction before swapping out and scheduling another resource. In fact, if enough memory was available, a program could remain in memory even if another process was using the system. These days, that’s actually what happens except on time sharing systems with MANY users simultaneously using resources. In most circles, that is not commonplace anymore; most of us have our own systems, and only SERVER workloads share resources.

--
Brian Masinick

[Member seaken64]

Yes, word processors have become more common and have taken over. But in the old days we used Desktop Publishing and Text Editors and Vector Graphics or Bitmap Scanners and Editors and then layed out the document using a DTP engine and created a PostScript, or some proprietary instructions, to render the pages and prep for output.

Software would swap out pages to disk files, or ramdisk, and bring them back in and out as needed instead of keeping everything in a single document file. I’m not sure how it’s done anymore. This was back in the days of DOS or CP/M or some Unix, and then the MAC took over. I haven’t been in that space since. But I do know we needed a lot less resources to accomplish our tasks.

Seaken64

Booting antiX Frugal-only From HDD – on UEFI firmware – with Grub2

Syslinux/Extlinux can’t boot antiX frugal installs on UEFI computers. So, since all new computers are UEFI, here’s one way to set it up if you want only to run frugal installs (and don’t want to have to use a “regular” installation or live-USB to boot them).

I only have experience with my one UEFI computer. I have read that UEFI firmware varies, and some are buggy. But this works for me. And, if the live-USB works on your computer, I suspect this setup would work from your hard drive, too.

HARD DISK SETUP:
1. Set computer to boot in UEFI-mode (Not legacy bios mode). Boot up from a live-USB.
2. Using gparted, select device -> create partition table -> gpt
3. Create first partition – I’ve read many sizes being recommended from 50 to 500 MB. My hdd is 250 GB, so I just went 500 MB (I could afford it). This has to be FAT32.
4. Second partition – big. all the rest of the drive, unless you want swap. (I told it to leave 4 GB free at the end for swap.)
5. Swap partition – partition type = linux-swap
6. Have gparted complete these operations
7. After it’s done, right-click on sda1 & select “manage flags” -> check “esp” & “boot”. Close & reboot.

FILE COPY:
1. Booting back up
2. run in a terminal
sudo rox && sudo rox
3. This opens two root rox-filer instances. Navigate to /media/demo & open LIVE-UEFI with one rox window, and go to /media/sda1 with the other. sda1 is your EFI boot partition. Drag & drop everything from /media/demo/ to /media/sda1. (It is just 2 folders — “boot” & “EFI”.)
4. In the terminal, run sudo blkid
5. In your root rox-filer window, go to /media/sda1/boot/grub. Click on grub.cfg. This opens it for editing, as root.
6. In your terminal, find the UUID for sda2 & copy it. It looks something like
/dev/sda2: LABEL="frugals" UUID="6d44c859-e1c4-42d0-b3ea-147b028fc93c" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="e1218fb5-3998-4c0e-a85c-32b3a68f1d29"
7. Copy just the part after UUID= (without quotes) — 6d44c859-e1c4-42d0-b3ea-147b028fc93c — & paste it into the grub.conf like this:
main_uuid="6d44c859-e1c4-42d0-b3ea-147b028fc93c"
This HAD the UUID of your live-USB. You paste your sda2 UUID over it. Save the file.
8. Now open your 2 rox windows to /live/boot-dev and /media/sda2 (NOTE: if you gave your partitions labels with gparted, then the labels show up instead. For example, I named my sda2 partition “frugals” — and so my sda2 shows up as “/media/frugals”). Drag & drop these folders from /live/boot-dev to /media/sda2: antiX, boot, EFI, Live-usb-storage.
9. Rename the antiX folder to something else. Mine is antiX19.

CONFIGURING:
1. go to your root geany editor again. Open /media/sda2/boot/grub/grub.cfg
This file has the boot stanzas. Leave everything as-is until you get to the boot stanzas (see below). Edit these stanzas to boot as you like. Mine looks like this:

menuentry " antiX-19.2_x64 Fluxbox" {
linux /antiX19/vmlinuz quiet splash=v bdir=antiX19 buuid=6d44c859-e1c4-42d0-b3ea-147b028fc93c p_static_root tz=America/Chicago 
initrd /antiX19/initrd.gz
}

You need to make sure the bdir & buuid parameters are there. I wanted static root persistence & the timezone set. You can, of course, be more creative with the menuentry (in quotes).

2. You can repeat the copying over of other frugal installs, then make a boot stanza for it, following the same template.
3. Place a # in front of any lines in the grub.conf that you don’t want to see in your boot menu. For example, I “commented-out” (i.e., put a “#” in front of) all the lines except the reboot & power-off options, after my boot stanzas.
4. Save the file & close all your windows.

REGISTERING WITH UEFI:
1. We have to tell the UEFI that we have this great new boot loader.
Run this in the terminal
sudo apt install efibootmgr
2. After this installs, run this in the terminal
sudo efibootmgr -c -d /dev/sda -p 1 -l \\EFI\\BOOT\\grubx64.efi -L BootFrugal
This sets the details into the NVRAM that is like the “MBR”-type mechanism with UEFI. It also labels your “OS” as “BootFrugal” — but you could name it something else, instead. The other parameters are set according to the directions in this thread.

THE END:
1. Power off & remove the live-USB. Power back on. Enter into your bios/firmware to verify and set this BootFrugal (or your better name) as the default boot. It should be the only hard drive option.
2. Reboot and enjoy! — You can add or edit frugals at any time. (No need to ever run “update-grub” ever again.)

If anything is at all unclear (or wrong!), let me know. I know this worked for me.

Special thanks to antiX devs for the OS & frugal/live capabilities. And to BitJam for getting me out of a “jam” when I hit a wall when I was attempting to set it up. And also to olsztyn for giving me the idea to “borrow” the live-USB files, to place them on the hard drive.

EDIT: Now about a year on from the first posting, I have followed this recipe 2 additional times. Both were successful.

• This topic was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by christophe. Reason: fixed a missing "sudo" that Xecure mentioned in a subsequent post

confirmed antiX frugaler, since 2019

I’m trying to make a live usb using antiX 19.2-runit 386, how ever when go to run the program I get an error message error encountered in the live usb creation process. The live usb maker version is 2.41.17.

system info:
System: Host: Kernel: 4.19.120-antix.1-486-smp i686 bits: 32 compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.19.120-antix.1-486-smp
root=UUID=53a47157-cda3-42bc-8112-bf5deac42322 ro quiet
Desktop: Fluxbox 1.3.7 dm: SLiM 1.3.6
Distro: antiX-19.1_386-full Marielle Franco 23 December 2019
base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
Machine: Type: Desktop System: Apple product: Macmini2,1 v: 1.0 serial: <filter> Chassis:
type: 4 v: Mac-F4208EAA serial: <filter>
Mobo: Apple model: Mac-F4208EAA v: PVT serial: <filter> UEFI: Apple
v: MM21.88Z.009A.B00.0706281359 date: 06/28/07
Memory: RAM: total: 951.4 MiB used: 142.0 MiB (14.9%)
RAM Report: permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
PCI Slots: Permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU: Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core2 T7200 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Core Merom
family: 6 model-id: F (15) stepping: 6 microcode: D1 L2 cache: 4096 KiB bogomips: 7999
Speed: 1449 MHz min/max: 1000/2000 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1000 2: 1021
Flags: acpi aperfmperf apic arch_perfmon bts clflush cmov constant_tsc cpuid cx16 cx8
de ds_cpl dtes64 dtherm dts est fpu fxsr ht lahf_lm lm mca mce mmx monitor msr mtrr nx
pae pat pbe pdcm pebs pge pni pse pse36 sep ss sse sse2 ssse3 tm tm2 tpr_shadow tsc vme
vmx xtpr
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: Split huge pages
Type: l1tf status: Vulnerable
Type: mds status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT disabled
Type: meltdown status: Vulnerable
Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics: Device-1: Intel Mobile 945GM/GMS 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics driver: i915
v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:27a2
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: intel unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa
resolution: 1024×768~75Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 945GM x86/MMX/SSE2 v: 1.4 Mesa 18.3.6
direct render: Yes
Audio: Device-1: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio vendor: SigmaTel STAC9221 Codec
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:27d8
Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.19.120-antix.1-486-smp
Network: Device-1: Marvell 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet driver: sky2 v: 1.30 port: 1000
bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 11ab:4362
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic scope: global broadcast: <filter>
IP v4: <filter> virtual: secondary scope: global broadcast: <filter>
IP v6: <filter> scope: global
IP v6: <filter> type: dynamic mngtmpaddr scope: global
IP v6: <filter> scope: link
Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Apple AirPort Extreme driver: ath5k v: kernel port: 1000 bus ID: 02:00.0
chip ID: 168c:001c
IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
WAN IP: <filter>
Drives: Local Storage: total: 111.79 GiB used: 36.75 GiB (32.9%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Hitachi model: HTS541612J9SA00 size: 111.79 GiB block size:
physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 1.5 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: C7MP scheme: GPT
Optical-1: /dev/sr0 vendor: PIONEER model: DVD-RW DVR-K06 rev: Q614
dev-links: cdrom,cdrw,dvd,dvdrw
Features: speed: 24 multisession: yes audio: yes dvd: yes rw: cd-r,cd-rw,dvd-r
state: running
RAID: Message: No RAID data was found.
Partition: ID-1: / raw size: 109.51 GiB size: 107.29 GiB (97.97%) used: 30.74 GiB (28.7%) fs: ext4
dev: /dev/sda2 label: rootantiX19 uuid: 53a47157-cda3-42bc-8112-bf5deac42322
ID-2: /boot/efi raw size: 256.0 MiB size: 252.0 MiB (98.46%) used: 290 KiB (0.1%)
fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1 label: N/A uuid: 26E1-EBB5
ID-3: /run/live-usb-maker/iso raw size: 8.46 GiB size: <root required>
used: <root required> fs: iso9660 dev: /dev/loop0 label: antiXLIVE
uuid: 2020-07-23-17-38-03-00
ID-4: /run/live-usb-maker/main raw size: N/A size: 14.62 GiB used: 6.00 GiB (41.0%)
fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb1 label: N/A uuid: N/A
ID-5: /run/live-usb-maker/uefi raw size: N/A size: 48.2 MiB used: 4.2 MiB (8.7%)
fs: vfat dev: /dev/sdb2 label: N/A uuid: N/A
ID-6: swap-1 size: 2.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap swappiness: 10 (default 60)
cache pressure: 50 (default 100) dev: /dev/sda3 label: swapantiX
uuid: 31e6ad28-ae85-451d-9e9e-7ae39f2d2fb0
Unmounted: Message: No unmounted partitions found.
USB: Hub: 1-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 8 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
chip ID: 1d6b:0002
Hub: 2-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
chip ID: 1d6b:0001
Hub: 3-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
chip ID: 1d6b:0001
Hub: 4-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
chip ID: 1d6b:0001
Hub: 4-2:2 info: Alcor Micro Hub ports: 4 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip ID: 058f:9254
Hub: 4-2.3:3 info: Apple ports: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s chip ID: 05ac:1005
Device-1: 4-2.3.2:4 info: Apple Aluminum Mini Keyboard (ANSI) type: Keyboard,HID
driver: apple,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 1.5 Mb/s chip ID: 05ac:021d
Device-2: 4-2.3.3:5 info: Apple Mighty Mouse [Mitsumi M1152] type: Mouse
driver: apple,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 1.1 speed: 1.5 Mb/s chip ID: 05ac:0304
Hub: 5-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
chip ID: 1d6b:0001
Device-3: 5-1:8 info: Apple Bluetooth HCI type: Bluetooth driver: btusb interfaces: 3
rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s chip ID: 05ac:8205
Device-4: 5-2:3 info: Apple Built-in IR Receiver type: HID driver: appleir,usbhid
interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s chip ID: 05ac:8240
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 63.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos: Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/antix.list
1: deb http: //mirrors.rit.edu/mxlinux/mx-packages/antix/buster/ buster main nonfree nosystemd
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/buster-backports.list
1: deb http: //deb.debian.org/debian buster-backports main contrib non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
1: deb http: //ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ buster-updates main contrib non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
1: deb http: //ftp.gr.debian.org/debian/ buster main contrib non-free
2: deb http: //security.debian.org/ buster/updates main contrib non-free
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/onion.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/softmaker.list
1: deb http: //shop.softmaker.com/repo/apt wheezy non-free
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list

Any ideas on what is wrong. Thanks in advance.

• This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by Noman01.
• This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by Noman01.

I’m trying to make a live usb using antiX 19.2-runit 386. But I keep getting an error msg “error encountered in the live usb creation process”, the live usb maker is ver is 2.41.17.

Computer info.
System: Host: RuddHome Kernel: 4.19.120-antix.1-486-smp i686 bits: 32 compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.19.120-antix.1-486-smp
root=UUID=53a47157-cda3-42bc-8112-bf5deac42322 ro quiet
Desktop: Fluxbox 1.3.7 dm: SLiM 1.3.6
Distro: antiX-19.1_386-full Marielle Franco 23 December 2019
base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
Machine: Type: Desktop System: Apple product: Macmini2,1 v: 1.0 serial: <filter> Chassis:
type: 4 v: Mac-F4208EAA serial: <filter>
Mobo: Apple model: Mac-F4208EAA v: PVT serial: <filter> UEFI: Apple
v: MM21.88Z.009A.B00.0706281359 date: 06/28/07
Memory: RAM: total: 951.4 MiB used: 142.0 MiB (14.9%)
RAM Report: permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
PCI Slots: Permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU: Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core2 T7200 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Core Merom
family: 6 model-id: F (15) stepping: 6 microcode: D1 L2 cache: 4096 KiB bogomips: 7999
Speed: 1449 MHz min/max: 1000/2000 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1000 2: 1021
Flags: acpi aperfmperf apic arch_perfmon bts clflush cmov constant_tsc cpuid cx16 cx8
de ds_cpl dtes64 dtherm dts est fpu fxsr ht lahf_lm lm mca mce mmx monitor msr mtrr nx
pae pat pbe pdcm pebs pge pni pse pse36 sep ss sse sse2 ssse3 tm tm2 tpr_shadow tsc vme
vmx xtpr
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: Split huge pages
Type: l1tf status: Vulnerable
Type: mds status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT disabled
Type: meltdown status: Vulnerable
Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics: Device-1: Intel Mobile 945GM/GMS 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics driver: i915
v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:27a2
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: intel unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa
resolution: 1024×768~75Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 945GM x86/MMX/SSE2 v: 1.4 Mesa 18.3.6
direct render: Yes
Audio: Device-1: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio vendor: SigmaTel STAC9221 Codec
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:27d8
Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.19.120-antix.1-486-smp
Network: Device-1: Marvell 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet driver: sky2 v: 1.30 port: 1000
bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 11ab:4362
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic scope: global broadcast: <filter>
IP v4: <filter> virtual: secondary scope: global broadcast: <filter>
IP v6: <filter> scope: global
IP v6: <filter> type: dynamic mngtmpaddr scope: global
IP v6: <filter> scope: link
Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Apple AirPort Extreme driver: ath5k v: kernel port: 1000 bus ID: 02:00.0
chip ID: 168c:001c
IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
WAN IP: <filter>
Drives: Local Storage: total: 111.79 GiB used: 36.75 GiB (32.9%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Hitachi model: HTS541612J9SA00 size: 111.79 GiB block size:
physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 1.5 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: C7MP scheme: GPT
Optical-1: /dev/sr0 vendor: PIONEER model: DVD-RW DVR-K06 rev: Q614
dev-links: cdrom,cdrw,dvd,dvdrw
Features: speed: 24 multisession: yes audio: yes dvd: yes rw: cd-r,cd-rw,dvd-r
state: running
RAID: Message: No RAID data was found.
Partition: ID-1: / raw size: 109.51 GiB size: 107.29 GiB (97.97%) used: 30.74 GiB (28.7%) fs: ext4
dev: /dev/sda2 label: rootantiX19 uuid: 53a47157-cda3-42bc-8112-bf5deac42322
ID-2: /boot/efi raw size: 256.0 MiB size: 252.0 MiB (98.46%) used: 290 KiB (0.1%)
fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1 label: N/A uuid: 26E1-EBB5
ID-3: /run/live-usb-maker/iso raw size: 8.46 GiB size: <root required>
used: <root required> fs: iso9660 dev: /dev/loop0 label: antiXLIVE
uuid: 2020-07-23-17-38-03-00
ID-4: /run/live-usb-maker/main raw size: N/A size: 14.62 GiB used: 6.00 GiB (41.0%)
fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb1 label: N/A uuid: N/A
ID-5: /run/live-usb-maker/uefi raw size: N/A size: 48.2 MiB used: 4.2 MiB (8.7%)
fs: vfat dev: /dev/sdb2 label: N/A uuid: N/A
ID-6: swap-1 size: 2.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap swappiness: 10 (default 60)
cache pressure: 50 (default 100) dev: /dev/sda3 label: swapantiX
uuid: 31e6ad28-ae85-451d-9e9e-7ae39f2d2fb0
Unmounted: Message: No unmounted partitions found.
USB: Hub: 1-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 8 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
chip ID: 1d6b:0002
Hub: 2-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
chip ID: 1d6b:0001
Hub: 3-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
chip ID: 1d6b:0001
Hub: 4-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
chip ID: 1d6b:0001
Hub: 4-2:2 info: Alcor Micro Hub ports: 4 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip ID: 058f:9254
Hub: 4-2.3:3 info: Apple ports: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s chip ID: 05ac:1005
Device-1: 4-2.3.2:4 info: Apple Aluminum Mini Keyboard (ANSI) type: Keyboard,HID
driver: apple,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 1.5 Mb/s chip ID: 05ac:021d
Device-2: 4-2.3.3:5 info: Apple Mighty Mouse [Mitsumi M1152] type: Mouse
driver: apple,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 1.1 speed: 1.5 Mb/s chip ID: 05ac:0304
Hub: 5-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
chip ID: 1d6b:0001
Device-3: 5-1:8 info: Apple Bluetooth HCI type: Bluetooth driver: btusb interfaces: 3
rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s chip ID: 05ac:8205
Device-4: 5-2:3 info: Apple Built-in IR Receiver type: HID driver: appleir,usbhid
interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s chip ID: 05ac:8240
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 63.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos: Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/antix.list
1: deb http: //mirrors.rit.edu/mxlinux/mx-packages/antix/buster/ buster main nonfree nosystemd
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/buster-backports.list
1: deb http: //deb.debian.org/debian buster-backports main contrib non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
1: deb http: //ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ buster-updates main contrib non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
1: deb http: //ftp.gr.debian.org/debian/ buster main contrib non-free
2: deb http: //security.debian.org/ buster/updates main contrib non-free
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/onion.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/softmaker.list
1: deb http: //shop.softmaker.com/repo/apt wheezy non-free
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list
Processes: CPU top: 5
1: cpu: 1.5% command: gtkdialog pid: 4456 mem: 23.4 MiB (2.4%)
2: cpu: 0.0% command: init pid: 1 mem: 1.60 MiB (0.1%)
3: cpu: 0.0% command: [kthreadd] pid: 2 mem: 0.00 MiB (0.0%)
4: cpu: 0.0% command: [rcu_gp] pid: 3 mem: 0.00 MiB (0.0%)
5: cpu: 0.0% command: [rcu_par_gp] pid: 4 mem: 0.00 MiB (0.0%)
Memory top: 5
1: mem: 43.9 MiB (4.6%) command: xorg pid: 2388 cpu: 0.0%
2: mem: 23.4 MiB (2.4%) command: gtkdialog pid: 4456 cpu: 1.5%
3: mem: 23.1 MiB (2.4%) command: yad pid: 4569 cpu: 0.0%
4: mem: 14.3 MiB (1.5%) command: tor pid: 2543 cpu: 0.0%
5: mem: 6.81 MiB (0.7%) command: fluxbox pid: 2657 cpu: 0.0%
Info: Processes: 134 Uptime: 2d 4h 05m Init: SysVinit v: 2.93 runlevel: 5 default: 5
Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 alt: 8 Client: shell wrapper v: 5.0.3-release inxi: 3.0.36

Any help would be welcome.

[Forum Admin Dave]

There is alot in this topic.
For installation on multiple partitions, as you notice it is not really supported in the installer. It is seen as something more advanced users would have interest in and therefor know how to do so outside of the installer.

I have always formatted my drive the way I like prior to install using either parted or gparted.
Then boot into init level 3 by adding 3 boot kernel line in the boot loader.
Run the cli installer and install everything to a single root partition (aside from swap)
after cli installer finishes and before reboot make a temp mount directory (mkdir /mnt/temp)
run blkid id and place the output in /etc/fstab (blkid >> /etc/fstab)
edit the fstab file to make the proper mount specifications that I would like using the uuid’s that I sent to the file via blkid
manually mount every partition that I wish to have separate from root one at a time (mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/temp)
after mounting, run rsync with status=progress to make a mirrored copy of the directory in the / only install to the separated partition dedicated for that directory. (rsync /home/ /mnt/temp/ VARIOUS_RSYNC_OPTIONS_HERE)
unmount that partition (umount /mnt/temp/)
remove the files from the directory that I just copied to the dedicated partition. (rm /home/* -r)
repeat the previous 4 items for the other directories/partitions.
NOTE: if the boot partition is separated you would need to also install grub to the separated partition instead of the / partition.
shutdown the system, remove the live media, and boot into the main system.

If anything does not work, fix with the live media. I am not certain on encryption at the moment, it has been a while since I have done an encrypted installation.

Computers are like air conditioners. They work fine until you start opening Windows. ~Author Unknown

[Anonymous]

Xecure wrote:

You could also update/upgrade your live system before installation (as there is a newer minstaller version available). test things first with the newest version (you should always do that first before reporting).

1. I tried installing additional software on live antiX-19.2_x64-full.iso (sysVinit, not runit) but nothing happened (except a glitch?), so I (mis)concluded that antiX live is a still/frozen image by default.
2. I am unfortunate to have internet of worse-than-3G crawling pace, big downloads are an endeavour. I am lucky to have any internet, mind.
3. My RAM is 3 GB, I boot ‘toram’ since there are limitations on keeping boot medium plugged in (-1 GB), so for big updates/upgrades I may run out of memory.
4. I would gladly use piping hot install iso, but 5 months old 2020-03-27 is the most recent date for runit.
Please excuse me my not being on the edge and susceptibility to wrong conclusions.

I have updated live antiX and upgraded antix-installer and cli-installer-antix – no better.

Brian Masinick wrote:

Regarding partitions, if you create separate partitions and mount points you can do it.
Not 100% certain that there is a convenient time to do this but it may be possible to do it as the distribution partitions are selected.

What do you mean by ‘convenient time to do this’?

anticapitalista wrote:

2. What if you choose the root partition first?

The same, as well as for swap: opting sda10/sda11/… for root/home/swap removes sda1 from the list for boot. sda9/sda8/… do not conflict with sda1

anticapitalista wrote:

4. We can fix that – no need for sarcasm. The figures 3.5GB and 5GB refer to base versions that also use the gui installer.

I had no idea that I was being sarcastic. Probably, we interpret smiles differently. Maybe my soul was removed to make room for sarcasm.
Please don’t get hurt.
btw,

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit. Yet it remains the funniest!

Tact is for people who aren’t witty enough to be sarcastic.

anticapitalista wrote:

Seems strange that you complain that the installer does not offer all the fine tuning re partitions, yet you chose auto-install, which is obviously not going to give you all what you want.

1. This is not a complaint. This is a ‘bugs and questions’ post.
2. I made auto-install to see what it would yield. I have not kept that auto-install – that was a trial start, I am still on live antiX