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[Member danceswithcats]

Hi,
I’ve been using Linux since Ubuntu 07.04, but I’m new to Anti-x. I want to try reviving a Dell mini netbook I bought in 2009. It copes with Lubuntu – just, but I really don’t need so much on it. I have a Nextcloud server with OpenOffice working nicely alongside it, and I can access my email via webmail (Sogo), so all I really need is an OS and a browser.
The plan is that the netbook will be my travel machine when I do a cycling tour up to Yorkshire in the summer. Today, I’m putting an ssd in it, then, if that works out, I’ll start experimenting with Anti-x. If that all goes well, I’ll invest in a new battery and it will be a successful project.
I tend to hammer forums a bit when I’m playing with new software. I ask for your patience.

[Member ModdIt]

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Hi welcome to antiXia,
Any device which will run buntu should be fine with antiX, it is different so take your time to explore.
The easiest desktops to start with are either ice or customised fluxbox, the scripting work of PPC is a
big help there. FT10 transformation, like aladins lamp for linux.

[Member PPC]

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Hi danceswithcats -Welcome to antiX!

Please, just be more careful with the distro’s name – it’s spelled with a “a” and an capital “X” on the end, no “-“! The Dev team likes when people use the correct name (and rightly so).
Other than that, like Moddit said – antiX should run way better than Lubuntu – less idle RAM, less idle CPU usage.
The interface menu and toolbar is very reminiscent of Windows 98- that’s why Moddit suggested that you could install the package “ft10-transformation” (and enable the FT10 toolbar and menu from the Preferences sub-menu in the antiX menu)- it was made to ease people transition to antiX, specially if coming from Windows 10, but it makes antiX behave a bit more users of modern OS’s expect it should. It’s not perfect, but it gets the job done 🙂
The sticky posts (some written by me) also help people learn how to do basic tasks in antiX, since it sometimes works very differently from what people expect…

P.

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[Member danceswithcats]

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Thank you both.

PPC: antiX. Got it.

[Member marcelocripe]

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Hello danceswithcats.

Welcome to antiX Linux and the forum.

I don’t know how to write in English and I send my texts translated by the internet translator. I hope you can understand everything, if your native language is not English, please translate my original Brazilian Portuguese text directly into your language with the help of internet translators.

Regardless of your level of knowledge about GNU/Linux, I recommend you read these excellent tutorials created by @PPC:

What is antiX and how to try it out or install it.
Short essential how-to list for the complete Linux newbie.
How-to install applications – 2020 version.

When you start any topic or participate with any post, remember to check the option “Notify me of follow-up replies via email”, by checking this option you will receive a message in your email inbox whenever there are replies to the topic in question.

marcelocripe
(Original text in Brazilian Portuguese language)

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Olá danceswithcats.

Seja bem-vindo(a) ao antiX Linux e ao fórum.

Eu não sei escrever em idioma Inglês e envio os meus textos traduzidos pelo tradutor da internet. Eu espero que você consiga compreender tudo, caso o seu idioma nativo não seja o Inglês, por favor, traduza o meu texto original em idioma Português do Brasil diretamente para o seu idioma com a ajuda dos tradutores da internet.

Independentemente do seu nível de conhecimento sobre GNU/Linux, eu recomendo você ler estes excelentes tutoriais criados pelo @PPC:

What is antiX and how to try it out or install it.
Short essential how-to list for the complete Linux newbie.
How-to install applications – 2020 version.

Quando você iniciar algum tópico ou participar com alguma postagem, lembre-se de marcar a opção “Notify me of follow-up replies via email”, marcando esta opção, você receberá uma mensagem na sua caixa de e-mail sempre que houver respostas do tópico em questão.

marcelocripe
(Texto original em idioma Português do Brasil)

[Member danceswithcats]

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Olá Marcelocripe
Isso é óptimo.
Correu tudo bem. Instalei-o e tenho andado a bisbilhotar com um par de tampos de secretária – a principal razão pela qual queria experimentar o antiX era que estava interessado em utilizar o Fluxbox. Usei o Enlightenment no Bodhi linux, há muito tempo, e por isso não é um salto tão grande para mim. Há algumas falhas, mas parecem ser o resultado de ter tanta escolha – é a mesma situação com o kde. Depois do Gnome, as escolhas de configuração parecem ser esmagadoras, mas também muito divertidas.
Graças a todos os envolvidos. Estou ansioso por conhecê-lo mais profundamente ao longo das próximas semanas.

Traduzido com a versão gratuita do tradutor – http://www.DeepL.com/Translator

That’s great.
It’s all gone well. I got it installed and I’ve been poking around with a couple of desktops – the main reason I wanted to try antiX was that I was interested in using Fluxbox. I’ve used Enlightenment on Bodhi linux, a long while ago, and so it’s not such a leap for me. There are a few glitches, but they seem to be the result of having so much choice – it’s the same situation with kde. After Gnome, the configuration choices seem overwhelming, but also a lot of fun.
Thanks to everyone involved. I am looking forward to getting to know it more deeply over the coming weeks.

• This reply was modified 1 year, 1 month ago by danceswithcats.
• This reply was modified 1 year, 1 month ago by danceswithcats.

[Member PPC]

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@danceswithcats – I also used Bodhi for some time – it’s a great OS, perhaps the best Ubuntu available, specially if you consider it’s low resource usage!
If you want to make antiX prettier, try installing and activating ft10-transformation – you can take a look at the ft10 thread to see what it does and how it looks – I developed, initially FT10 to run on Fluxbox (that’s where the “F” from “FT10” comes from).

Side note- using online translators has some problems (something Marcelo knows well) – for example, Deepl translated “desktop” (meaning desktop computer) to something similar to “Tops of the desks” 🙂

P.

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[Member danceswithcats]

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“Tops of the desks” is rather lovely. 🙂
I will definitely have a go with FT10. I have located it in the install program and look forward to experimenting. I can’t find the thread just now, but I did find your description of installing antiX on a netbook that sounds very like mine. My main frustration at the moment is that I have remembered how terrible the trackpad on my little Dell is. With a mouse, it’s a beautiful machine and antiX is doing everything I want on it, but the idea was to take it with me on cycling trips, and carrying a mouse as well is an extra bit of nuisance.
Anyway, when I next have a day off, I will play around with FT10 and also look up keyboard shortcuts.
For now, thanks again. It’s a really unique thing you’re doing. I hope you are all proud of your work.
I’ll speak to you again soon.
Peter
(Danceswithcats)

[Member danceswithcats]

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I can’t find the thread just now

Found it!

[Forum Admin anticapitalista]

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A mouse is small enough to fit under the saddle …

Enjoy antiX and your cycling trip around Yorkshire. I’m envious.

Philosophers have interpreted the world in many ways; the point is to change it.

antiX with runit - leaner and meaner.

[Member marcelocripe]

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Peter (Danceswithcats) I thank you for your kindness in including the machine translation for me. Machine translations are often misleading and even confusing, sometimes they are completely incomprehensible, even when they are performed by different translation programs. But this is the only way I can communicate with other people who speak a language other than mine. For safety, and to avoid any misunderstanding that might be caused by the automatic translation, I include my original text, if necessary, any misunderstanding can be cleared up by a bilingual person.

I hope you can make good use of the tutorials that PPC has created, they were very important to me when I arrived here on the forum and on antiX.

PPC’s FT10 is another fantastic solution created by PPC, among many others that you can find in the antiX full ISO.

About Bodhi Linux, I tried to use this operating system, but without the help and technical support of the most experienced, it is simply impossible for a beginner in GNU/Linux to be able to use Bodhi or any other GNU/Linux or BSD distribution. Unlike this forum, where most people are friendly, respect each other, respect other people who have difficulties and mainly help other people by sharing their knowledge. In addition to being one of the few forums that accepted me, even without me knowing how to read and write in English.

This topic System Requirements for antiX and other Debians, lists some distributions that I tested, before getting here on this forum to stay.

Fluxbox has 4 ready-made configurations that are available in the full ISO, in case you haven’t found it yet, go to Menu, Desktop, Other Desktop, you will see Rox-Fluxbox, zzz-Fluxbox (this is the one that behaves most similarly to Windows XP), Fluxbox and Mini-Fluxbox (this is the one that consumes less resources).

And the last guideline in this post, whenever you ask for help on this forum, tell the ISO you installed of antiX on your computer and post the command output in the $inxi -Fxz terminal.

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Peter (Danceswithcats), eu agradeço por sua gentileza em incluir a tradução automática para mim. Por muitas vezes, as traduções automáticas enganam e chegam até a confundir, por vezes são totalmente incompreensíveis, mesmo quando são realizadas por programas de tradução diferentes. Mas esta é a única forma que eu tenho para poder me comunicar com as outras pessoas que falam um idioma diferente do meu. Por segurança, e para evitar qualquer mal-entendido que possa a ser causado pela tradução automática, eu incluo o meu texto original, caso seja necessário, algum mal-entendido poderá ser esclarecido por uma pessoa bilíngue.

Eu espero que você possa fazer um bom proveito dos tutoriais que o PPC criou, foram muito importantes para mim quando eu cheguei aqui no fórum e no antiX.

O FT10 do PPC é outra solução fantástica crida pelo PPC, entre tantas outras que você encontra na ISO do antiX full.

Sobre o Bodhi Linux, eu tentei utilizar este sistema operacional, mas sem a ajuda e suporte técnico dos mais experientes, é simplesmente impossível para um iniciante no GNU/Linux conseguir utilizar o Bodhi ou qualquer outra distribuição GNU/Linux ou BSD. Diferentemente deste fórum, onde a maioria das pessoas são amigáveis, respeitam uns aos outros, respeitam as outras pessoas que possuem dificuldades e principalmente ajudam as outras pessoas compartilhando o seu conhecimento. Além de ter sido um dos poucos fóruns que me aceitaram, mesmo sem eu saber ler e escrever em idioma Inglês.

Este tópico System Requirements for antiX and other Debians, lista algumas distribuições que eu testei, antes de chegar aqui neste fórum para ficar.

O Fluxbox possui 4 configurações prontas que são disponibilizadas na ISO full, caso você ainda não tenha encontrado, acesse Menu, Desktop, Other Desktop, você verá Rox-Fluxbox, zzz-Fluxbox (esta é a que se comporta mais parecida com o Windows XP), Fluxbox e Mini-Fluxbox (esta é a que se consome menos recursos).

E a última orientação nesta postagem, sempre que você solicitar ajuda neste fórum, informe a ISO que você instalou do antiX no seu computador e poste o resultado do comando no terminal $ inxi -Fxz.

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