What are you “here” with today?

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Even BETTER than that: antiX 4.9 was consuming 211MB according to conky!

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I’m using the Dell Inspiron 5558 again today, this time updating MX Linux and my personal collection of released, development, and nightly Web browsers.
This is also a stable user environment, not quite as frugal as antiX, yet still useful on a system of this age and capacity.

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Continuing the updates of the distributions on my Dell Inspiron laptop, I’m now updating PCLinuxOS.
This is a solid, general purpose distribution. With the software, the updates, and a browser with a few tabs open, you can readily see that memory usage is NOT conserved, but neither is it a scarce resource on this particular hardware, so it’s a good system for testing and using various systems. It’s no longer “current technology”, so it’s not particularly fast, but it does have plenty of memory, multiple processors, so it’s not lacking in anything other than fast speed.

inxi -b
System:
  Host: localhost.localdomain Kernel: 5.18.9-pclos1 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
    Desktop: Xfce v: 4.16.0 Distro: PCLinuxOS 2022
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Dell product: Inspiron 5558 v: 01
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Dell model: 086DKN v: A00 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Dell
    v: A04 date: 08/06/2015
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 30.1 Wh (100.0%) condition: 30.1/41.4 Wh (72.6%)
CPU:
  Info: dual core Intel Core i7-5500U [MT MCP] speed (MHz): avg: 1155
    min/max: 500/3000
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 5500 driver: i915 v: kernel
  Device-2: NVIDIA GK208BM [GeForce 920M] driver: nouveau v: kernel
  Device-3: Suyin Integrated_Webcam_HD type: USB driver: uvcvideo
  Display: server: X.org v: 1.21.1.3 driver: X: loaded: intel,v4l gpu: i915
    resolution: 1366x768~60Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 5500 (BDW GT2)
    v: 4.6 Mesa 22.1.3
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Wireless 3160 driver: iwlwifi
  Device-2: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet driver: r8169
  Device-3: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface type: USB driver: btusb
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 447.13 GiB used: 15.98 GiB (3.6%)
Info:
  Processes: 210 Uptime: 40m Memory: 7.69 GiB used: 1.71 GiB (22.2%)
  Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.19

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Made it back here today once again with antiX using the vmlinuz-4.9.0-294-antix.1-amd64-smp kernel. @ size 4854528, compared to 8941536 for a recent Liquorix kernel, IF memory is a scarce resource, the older antiX kernels are well worth using; they work GREAT on all of my systems. The Liquorix kernels are efficient and are well designed for modern systems, but they do result in a much larger image, and therefore they consume more resources. On the other hand they are well optimized, are well suited to interactive user conditions, and they use effective resource caching, so this is a case of “the latest” technologies versus the leanest technologies.

While I’ve not dug deeply into the code of either of them (and it would take considerable time and effort to understand them if I did), I have done some previous research on some of the modules used in the kernels and I have concluded that both the antiX and Liquorix kernels are more specifically tuned to interactive use than for server use; pure Debian kernels and Red Hat kernels are typically the opposite: most of them are specifically tuned for server-based and Web server capabilities. The MX Linux kernels are in between; they are an interesting compromise as a pretty good general purpose kernel. The antiX kernels are definitely smaller in physical size and without question configured for efficient memory use, support for older systems and practical resource conservation. All of them work well, but there is a definite difference in the nature of the workloads they are designed to deliver most effectively.

Without having to really understand any of this, it’s worth being thankful for what our development team prepares on our behalf; it’s very well thought out and executed!

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Spent time updating my private additional browser installations on a couple of the distributions on the Dell Inspiron today.

Test mostly development and nightly versions of Firefox; occasionally other browsers; I have very good results with Firefox because I have caught and reported a few issues that have affected me; nothing recently.

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Acer Aspire 5 A515-55: Running siduction and the testing version of inxi:

pinxi -b
System:
  Host: brian-aspirea51555 Kernel: 5.18.10-1-siduction-amd64 arch: x86_64
    bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce v: 4.16.0 Distro: siduction 21.3.0 Wintersky - xfce
    - (202112231826)
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Aspire A515-55 v: V1.12
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: IL model: Doc_IL v: V1.12 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Insyde
    v: 1.12 date: 09/07/2020
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 47.8 Wh (100.0%) condition: 47.8/47.8 Wh (100.0%)
CPU:
  Info: dual core Intel Core i3-1005G1 [MT MCP] speed (MHz): avg: 1170
    min/max: 400/3400
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics G1 driver: i915 v: kernel
  Device-2: Quanta HD User Facing type: USB driver: uvcvideo
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.3 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
    unloaded: fbdev,vesa gpu: i915 resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (ICL GT1) v: 4.6 Mesa 22.1.3
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Ice Lake-LP PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
    driver: r8169
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 119.24 GiB used: 17.22 GiB (14.4%)
Info:
  Processes: 210 Uptime: 26m Memory: 3.62 GiB used: 1.94 GiB (53.5%)
  Shell: Bash pinxi: 3.3.19-10

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I keep coming back to the What are you “here” with today? topic since it’s my test and comment, kind of my testing “catch all”, and I allow others here as long as you share similar things to what I share here, such as the distribution you’re using, any statistics or interesting tidbits about the distribution and things like that; Cafe stuff should still go in the cafe because this is about either antiX or distributions I use or others use to complement use cases or compare with antiX.

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At the moment I’m using an Acer Chromebook 715 to read Email and forum messages; it is very responsive both here and to my Email messages today.

By the way, in my area, it’s rare that Ethernet ports are active any more. Most places, including the place where I live, where there are ports in the wall, the only services that work are our ports to wireless router; fortunately the speeds are quite comparable to 4G LTE and even 5G access points. I’m also starting to see a lot more 5G wireless access points on my 4A 5G phone when I’m not connected to a wireless access point, and the speeds are as good, often better than wireless points right now, probably because only a percentage of people are using 5G at the present time.

I’ll be trying out a few of my older laptops (and maybe a desktop) with antiX 21 runit later today.

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On the dell e4310 laptop as I try and straighten out a amazon order today. Running 64 bit stable current and updated today.

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Sure enough, I was able to pull out my Lenovo X201, which is a good system for checking out stuff that’s getting old these days, yet continues to offer plenty of useful service. I’m also looking at an inxi option that I hadn’t personally used, not in recent memory, if ever before. Also, I’m using Seamonkey today, with some options that allow most of the Firefox-like features to work. Here’s what it shows:

sudo inxi -wm -b
System:
  Host: antix21 Kernel: 5.18.0-10.2-liquorix-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
    Desktop: IceWM v: 2.9.7
    Distro: antiX-21-runit_x64-base Grup Yorum 30 October 2021
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 3249CTO v: ThinkPad X201
    serial: R987CYZ
  Mobo: LENOVO model: 3249CTO serial: 1ZHWK09G2LZ BIOS: LENOVO
    v: 6QET66WW (1.36 ) date: 05/31/2011
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 78.4 Wh (98.7%) condition: 79.4/84.2 Wh (94.2%)
Memory:
  RAM: total: 7.57 GiB used: 680.1 MiB (8.8%)
  Array-1: capacity: 8 GiB slots: 2 EC: None
  Device-1: DIMM 1 type: DDR3 size: 4 GiB speed: 1600 MT/s
  Device-2: DIMM 2 type: DDR3 size: 4 GiB speed: 1600 MT/s
CPU:
  Info: dual core Intel Core i7 M 620 [MT MCP] speed (MHz): avg: 2667
    min/max: 1199/2667
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel
  Device-2: Lenovo Integrated Webcam type: USB driver: uvcvideo
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.20.11 driver: X: loaded: intel gpu: i915
    resolution: 1280x800~60Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics (ILK) v: 2.1 Mesa 20.3.5
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Network driver: e1000e
  Device-2: Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 driver: iwlwifi
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 119.24 GiB used: 15.48 GiB (13.0%)
Weather:
  Report: temperature: 31.1 C (88 F) conditions: Scattered clouds
  Locale: Greenville, SC, USA
    current time: Tue 12 Jul 2022 02:45:17 PM EDT (America/New_York)
    Source: WeatherBit.io
Info:
  Processes: 168 Uptime: 30m Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.19

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RE: Seamonkey: Download Now
SeaMonkey 2.53.13
Platform: Linux x64
Language: English (US)

Download Now

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Here’s my latest laptop report using different listing options today:

inxi -Ib
System:
  Host: antix21 Kernel: 4.9.0-279-antix.1-amd64-smp arch: x86_64 bits: 64
    Desktop: IceWM v: 2.9.7
    Distro: antiX-21-runit_x64-base Grup Yorum 30 October 2021
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP Compaq 2510p Notebook PC
    v: F.0E serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 30C9 v: KBC Version 75.28
    serial: <superuser required> BIOS: Hewlett-Packard v: 68MSP Ver. F.0E
    date: 11/04/2008
Battery:
  ID-1: C23D charge: 34.8 Wh (46.6%) condition: 74.6/74.6 Wh (100.0%)
CPU:
  Info: dual core Intel Core2 Duo U7600 [MCP] speed (MHz): avg: 866
    min/max: 800/1200
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics driver: i915
    v: kernel
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.20.11 driver: X: loaded: intel gpu: i915
    resolution: 1280x800~60Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 965GM (CL) v: 2.1 Mesa 20.3.5
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 82566MM Gigabit Network driver: e1000e
  Device-2: Intel PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron] Network
    driver: iwl4965
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 74.53 GiB used: 3.62 GiB (4.9%)
Info:
  Processes: 164 Uptime: 25m Memory: 1.93 GiB used: 865.4 MiB (43.7%)
  Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.19

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I’m running EndeavourOS from a Live USB image at the moment. EDIT: this report came back instantly; the forum continues to perform well.

Here’s information on this configuration:

inxi -Ib
System:
  Host: EndeavourOS Kernel: 5.17.1-arch1-1 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 Console: pty pts/0
    Distro: EndeavourOS
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Aspire A515-55 v: V1.12 serial: <filtered>
  Mobo: IL model: Doc_IL v: V1.12 serial: <filtered> UEFI: Insyde v: 1.12
    date: 09/07/2020
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 47.8 Wh (100.0%) condition: 47.8/47.8 Wh (100.0%)
CPU:
  Info: dual core Intel Core i3-1005G1 [MT MCP] speed (MHz): avg: 1093 min/max: 400/3400
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics G1 driver: i915 v: kernel
  Device-2: Quanta HD User Facing type: USB driver: uvcvideo
  Display: server: X.org v: 1.21.1.3 driver: X: loaded: intel unloaded: modesetting gpu: i915
    tty: 100x25 resolution: 1920x1080
  Message: GL data unavailable in console for root.
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Ice Lake-LP PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8169
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 176.55 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
Info:
  Processes: 187 Uptime: 47m Memory: 3.61 GiB used: 1.57 GiB (43.5%) Init: systemd Shell: Bash
  inxi: 3.3.19

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Moved to another USB that I’ve used to install on this hardware, variation of Debian Sid known as siduction:

inxi -b
System:
  Host: siduction Kernel: 5.15.11-1-siduction-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
    Desktop: Xfce v: 4.16.0
    Distro: siduction 21.3.0 Wintersky - xfce - (202112231826)
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Aspire A515-55 v: V1.12
    serial: x
  Mobo: IL model: Doc_IL v: V1.12 serial: x
    UEFI: Insyde v: 1.12 date: 09/07/2020
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 47.8 Wh (100.0%) condition: 47.8/47.8 Wh (100.0%)
CPU:
  Info: dual core Intel Core i3-1005G1 [MT MCP] speed (MHz): avg: 1148
    min/max: 400/3400
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics G1 driver: i915 v: kernel
  Device-2: Quanta HD User Facing type: USB driver: uvcvideo
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.20.13 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
    unloaded: fbdev,vesa gpu: i915 resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (ICL GT1) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.2.6
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Ice Lake-LP PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
    driver: r8169
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 233.85 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
Info:
  Processes: 188 Uptime: 5m Memory: 3.62 GiB used: 1018.2 MiB (27.5%)
  Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.19

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I am visiting the antixforum using the trisquel libre kernel on this laptop that has an amd processor. Interestingly, the trisquel libre kernel is compatible with intel wifi adapters.

$ inxi -b
System:
  Host: jakersfan Kernel: 5.4.0-121-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64
    Desktop: IceWM v: 2.6.0
    Distro: antiX-concept-21-b1.1_x64-full Kaze no denwa 20 July 2021
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Dell product: Inspiron 3185 v: 1.3.0
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Dell model: 0N0NTC v: A00 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Dell
    v: 1.3.0 date: 03/09/2018
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 2.8 Wh (11.3%) condition: 24.8/32.0 Wh (77.4%)
    volts: 7.4 min: 7.6
CPU:
  Info: dual core AMD A9-9420e RADEON R5 5 COMPUTE CORES 2C+3G [MCP]
    speed (MHz): avg: 2630 min/max: 1200/1800
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Stoney [Radeon R2/R3/R4/R5 Graphics] driver: amdgpu v: kernel
  Device-2: Microdia Integrated_Webcam_HD type: USB driver: uvcvideo
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.20.11 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu
    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa gpu: amdgpu resolution: 1366x768~60Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: AMD STONEY (DRM 3.35.0 5.4.0-121-generic LLVM 11.0.1)
    v: 4.5 Mesa 20.3.4
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Wireless 7265 driver: iwlwifi
  Device-2: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface type: USB driver: btusb
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 119.24 GiB used: 4.49 GiB (3.8%)
Info:
  Processes: 115 Uptime: 0m Memory: 7.24 GiB used: 403.3 MiB (5.4%)
  Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.19

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