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Brian Masinick
I’m here with antiX 21 runit Base using the 5.10.88 antiX amd64 smp kernel.
inxi -b System: Host: antix21 Kernel: 5.10.88-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: 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: 2397 min/max: 500/2401 Graphics: Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 5500 driver: i915 v: kernel Device-2: NVIDIA GK208BM [GeForce 920M] driver: nvidiafb v: kernel Device-3: Suyin Integrated_Webcam_HD type: USB driver: uvcvideo Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.20.11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa gpu: i915 resolution: 1366x768~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 5500 (BDW GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 20.3.5 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: 26.79 GiB (6.0%) Info: Processes: 177 Uptime: 17m Memory: 7.68 GiB used: 498.5 MiB (6.3%) Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.19--
Brian MasinickBrian Masinick
I’ve used 4.9, 4.19, and 5.10 antiX kernels, and also Debian and Liquorix kernels over the past several months.
They all work fine on my systems and performance differences are too slight to distinguish.
There is no quirky features or lack of support on my systems with any of these kernels, so that’s nice.Not everyone is that “fortunate” but the good news is that there are enough different kernels available to support many years of diverse systems.
I’ve been doing my kernel comparisons on antiX 21 runit Base but I have tried multiple antiX versions on my Dell and my Lenovo laptops and I’m also happy to report that several versions work too.--
Brian Masinick
christophe
I recently pulled out an old 32-bit netbook & put freeDOS on it.
It has no hdd. So I used an old 2 GB sd card. (That is a story in itself, not appropriate here.) But, there is no wifi capability.But, I found myself wanting to go online without switching the machine.
SO for fun, I put Tiny Core Linux (latest 13.1) on the 2nd half of the sd card. (I chose it because of the lack of sd-card space.)
After installing the latest firefox, it runs surprisingly well on this old clunker!Only taking a tiny bit of disk space, yet it uses ABOUT THE SAME RAM AS ANTIX just booting up! About 150 MB RAM.
And of course, holding equal to antiX, as programs are running.In other words, you can’t get any lower usage of RAM than antiX in a current/modern up-to-date Linux OS.
It just reminds me of what a miracle antiX truly is. 😉
confirmed antiX frugaler, since 2019
Brian Masinick
Here’s my FULL listing of my currently running instance of antiX, as Linus Torvalds would say, “Just For Fun”:
inxi -zv8 System: Kernel: 5.10.88-antix.1-amd64-smp arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.1 parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.88-antix.1-amd64-smp root=UUID=d6479cf5-4d89-46cd-8905-1b1f7fed2511 ro audit=0 intel_pstate=disable quiet vga=895 selinux=0 Desktop: IceWM v: 2.9.7 vt: 7 dm: slimski v: 1.5.0 Distro: antiX-21-runit_x64-base Grup Yorum 30 October 2021 base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) Machine: Type: Laptop System: Dell product: Inspiron 5558 v: 01 serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 9 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%) volts: 16.5 min: 14.8 model: Samsung SDI DELL 07G07587587 type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: full Memory: RAM: total: 7.68 GiB used: 1.07 GiB (14.0%) RAM Report: permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required. PCI Slots: Permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required. CPU: Info: model: Intel Core i7-5500U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Broadwell gen: core 5 built: 2015-18 process: Intel 14nm family: 6 model-id: 0x3D (61) stepping: 4 microcode: 0x2F Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 2 tpc: 2 threads: 4 smt: enabled cache: L1: 128 KiB desc: d-2x32 KiB; i-2x32 KiB L2: 512 KiB desc: 2x256 KiB L3: 4 MiB desc: 1x4 MiB Speed (MHz): avg: 2587 high: 2832 min/max: 500/2401 boost: enabled scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: performance cores: 1: 2832 2: 2557 3: 2418 4: 2544 bogomips: 19155 Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm acpi adx aes aperfmperf apic arat arch_perfmon avx avx2 bmi1 bmi2 bts clflush cmov constant_tsc cpuid cpuid_fault cx16 cx8 de ds_cpl dtes64 dtherm dts epb ept ept_ad erms est f16c flexpriority flush_l1d fma fpu fsgsbase fxsr ht ibpb ibrs ida intel_pt invpcid invpcid_single lahf_lm lm mca mce md_clear mmx monitor movbe msr mtrr nonstop_tsc nopl nx pae pat pbe pcid pclmulqdq pdcm pdpe1gb pebs pge pln pni popcnt pse pse36 pti pts rdrand rdseed rdtscp rep_good sdbg sep smap smep ss ssbd sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 stibp syscall tm tm2 tpr_shadow tsc tsc_adjust tsc_deadline_timer vme vmx vnmi vpid x2apic xsave xsaveopt xtopology xtpr Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT vulnerable Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI 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 generic retpoline, IBPB: conditional, IBRS_FW, STIBP: conditional, RSB filling Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected Graphics: Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 5500 vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen8 process: Intel 14nm built: 2014-15 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:1616 class-ID: 0300 Device-2: NVIDIA GK208BM [GeForce 920M] vendor: Dell driver: nvidiafb v: kernel alternate: nouveau non-free: series: 470.xx+ status: legacy-active (EOL~2023/24) arch: Kepler code: GKxxx process: TSMC 28nm built: 2012-18 pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 4 link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 8 bus-ID: 08:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1299 class-ID: 0302 Device-3: Suyin Integrated_Webcam_HD type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 2-5:3 chip-ID: 064e:920b class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter> Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.20.11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa gpu: i915 display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1 Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.21x7.99") s-diag: 414mm (16.31") Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: LG Display 0x0484 built: 2014 res: 1366x768 hz: 60 dpi: 101 gamma: 1.2 chroma: red: x: 0.580 y: 0.345 green: x: 0.337 y: 0.573 blue: x: 0.157 y: 0.118 white: x: 0.314 y: 0.329 size: 344x194mm (13.54x7.64") diag: 395mm (15.5") ratio: 16:9 modes: 1366x768 EDID-Warnings: 1: parse_edid: unknown flag 0 OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 5500 (BDW GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 20.3.5 direct render: Yes Audio: Device-1: Intel Broadwell-U Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:03.0 chip-ID: 8086:160c class-ID: 0403 Device-2: Intel Wildcat Point-LP High Definition Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:9ca0 class-ID: 0403 Device-3: NVIDIA GK208 HDMI/DP Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 4 link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 8 bus-ID: 08:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:0e0f class-ID: 0403 Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.10.88-antix.1-amd64-smp running: yes Network: Device-1: Intel Wireless 3160 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 06:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:08b3 class-ID: 0280 IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter> IP v4: <filter> scope: global broadcast: <filter> IP v6: <filter> scope: link Device-2: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet vendor: Dell driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 07:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8136 class-ID: 0200 IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter> WAN IP: <filter> Bluetooth: Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 2-6:4 chip-ID: 8087:07dc class-ID: e001 Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: down bt-service: not found rfk-block: hardware: no software: yes address: see --recommends Logical: Message: No logical block device data found. RAID: Message: No RAID data found. Drives: Local Storage: total: 447.13 GiB used: 27.03 GiB (6.0%) SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required. ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Kingston model: SA400S37480G size: 447.13 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 0102 scheme: GPT Optical-1: /dev/sr0 vendor: PLDS model: DVD+-RW DU-8A5LH rev: DD11 dev-links: cdrom,cdrw,dvd,dvdrw Features: speed: 24 multisession: yes audio: yes dvd: yes rw: cd-r,cd-rw,dvd-r,dvd-ram state: running Partition: ID-1: / raw-size: 80 GiB size: 78.19 GiB (97.74%) used: 27.03 GiB (34.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda6 maj-min: 8:6 label: antiX-Persist uuid: d6479cf5-4d89-46cd-8905-1b1f7fed2511 ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 100 MiB size: 98.4 MiB (98.42%) used: 2.2 MiB (2.3%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 label: BOOT uuid: 31E2-D091 Swap: Kernel: swappiness: 10 (default 60) cache-pressure: 50 (default 100) ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2 label: N/A uuid: 84f71f56-aca6-4e58-823b-e74e372f3eda Unmounted: ID-1: /dev/sda3 maj-min: 8:3 size: 80 GiB fs: ext4 label: rootantiX19 uuid: 811c81e8-827e-4ec6-ac44-31dd2beb83ed ID-2: /dev/sda4 maj-min: 8:4 size: 80 GiB fs: ext4 label: N/A uuid: b3591fa8-69d4-4973-a7f6-6029d02c3c89 ID-3: /dev/sda5 maj-min: 8:5 size: 80 GiB fs: ext4 label: endeavouros uuid: 57e534da-374b-450d-aec5-0d98712d8808 ID-4: /dev/sda7 maj-min: 8:7 size: 119.03 GiB fs: ext4 label: rootMX21 uuid: 439b56db-fe49-425d-b0d2-fd0d56252b6c USB: Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Full speed or root hub ports: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Hub-2: 1-1:2 info: Intel Integrated Hub ports: 8 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 8087:8001 class-ID: 0900 Hub-3: 2-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 11 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Device-1: 2-3:2 info: KYE Systems (Mouse Systems) Trackbar Emotion type: Mouse driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 1.0 speed: 1.5 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 0458:0007 class-ID: 0301 Device-2: 2-5:3 info: Suyin Integrated_Webcam_HD type: Video driver: uvcvideo interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 500mA chip-ID: 064e:920b class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter> Device-3: 2-6:4 info: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface type: Bluetooth driver: btusb interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 8087:07dc class-ID: e001 Device-4: 2-8:5 info: Realtek RTS5129 Card Reader Controller type: <vendor specific> driver: rtsx_usb,rtsx_usb_ms,rtsx_usb_sdmmc interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 500mA chip-ID: 0bda:0129 class-ID: ff00 serial: <filter> Hub-4: 3-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900 Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 55.0 C mobo: N/A sodimm: SODIMM C Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 2200 Repos: Packages: apt: 1276 lib: 602 Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/antix.list 1: deb http://mirrors.rit.edu/mxlinux/mx-packages/antix/bullseye bullseye main nosystemd nonfree Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bullseye-backports.list 1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-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/ bullseye-updates main contrib non-free Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 1: deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ bullseye main contrib non-free 2: deb http://security.debian.org/ bullseye-security main contrib non-free Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list 1: deb [arch=amd64] https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/liquorix.list 1: deb https://liquorix.net/debian bullseye main 2: deb-src https://liquorix.net/debian bullseye main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera-stable.list 1: deb https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/ stable non-free No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list Processes: CPU top: 5 of 187 1: cpu: 21.7% command: chrome pid: 25153 mem: 173.0 MiB (2.1%) 2: cpu: 2.6% command: chrome pid: 12793 mem: 174.0 MiB (2.2%) 3: cpu: 2.5% command: google-chrome-stable pid: 12752 mem: 291.9 MiB (3.7%) 4: cpu: 1.0% command: chrome pid: 12794 mem: 136.9 MiB (1.7%) 5: cpu: 0.9% command: xorg pid: 2106 mem: 71.7 MiB (0.9%) Memory top: 5 of 187 1: mem: 291.9 MiB (3.7%) command: google-chrome-stable pid: 12752 cpu: 2.5% 2: mem: 174.0 MiB (2.2%) command: chrome pid: 12793 cpu: 2.6% 3: mem: 173.0 MiB (2.1%) command: chrome pid: 25153 cpu: 21.7% 4: mem: 169.7 MiB (2.1%) command: chrome pid: 24749 cpu: 0.5% 5: mem: 136.9 MiB (1.7%) command: chrome pid: 12794 cpu: 1.0% Info: Processes: 187 Uptime: 40m wakeups: 2 Init: runit v: N/A runlevel: 2 tool: service Compilers: gcc: 10.2.1 alt: 10/9 Shell: Bash v: 5.1.4 running-in: roxterm inxi: 3.3.19--
Brian Masinick
rokytnji
Dell Touchscreen with wacom pen
$ inxi -zv7 System: Kernel: 5.10.0-16-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.1 Desktop: Fluxbox 1.3.7 info: tint2 vt: 7 dm: LightDM 1.26.0 Distro: MX-21.1_x64 Wildflower October 20 2021 base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) Machine: Type: Portable System: Dell product: Latitude XT2 v: N/A serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 8 serial: <filter> Mobo: Dell model: 0HJ48R serial: <filter> BIOS: Dell v: A01 date: 05/07/2009 Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: 38.8 Wh (100.0%) condition: 38.8/42.2 Wh (91.9%) volts: 12.0 min: 11.1 model: Sanyo DELL H986H98 type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: Full Memory: RAM: total: 4.77 GiB used: 1.13 GiB (23.8%) RAM Report: permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required. CPU: Info: Dual Core model: Intel Core2 Duo U9600 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Penryn rev: A cache: L2: 3 MiB bogomips: 6379 Speed: 1371 MHz min/max: 800/1601 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1371 2: 1460 Flags: acpi aperfmperf apic arch_perfmon bts clflush cmov constant_tsc cpuid cx16 cx8 de ds_cpl dtes64 dtherm dts est fpu fxsr ht ida lahf_lm lm mca mce mmx monitor msr mtrr nopl nx pae pat pbe pdcm pebs pge pni pse pse36 pti rep_good sep smx sse sse2 sse4_1 ssse3 syscall tm tm2 tsc vme xsave xtpr Graphics: Device-1: Intel Mobile 4 Series Integrated Graphics vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:2a42 class-ID: 0300 Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: loaded: intel resolution: 1280x800~60Hz s-dpi: 96 OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Mobile Intel GM45 Express (CTG) v: 2.1 Mesa 20.3.5 direct render: Yes Audio: Device-1: Intel 82801I HD Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:293e class-ID: 0403 Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.10.0-16-amd64 running: yes Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 14.2 running: yes Network: Device-1: Intel 82567LM Gigabit Network vendor: Dell driver: e1000e v: kernel port: efe0 bus-ID: 00:19.0 chip-ID: 8086:10f5 class-ID: 0200 IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter> Device-2: Intel WiFi Link 5100 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: 1100 bus-ID: 0c:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:4232 class-ID: 0280 IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter> IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global broadcast: <filter> IP v6: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: link WAN IP: <filter> Bluetooth: Device-1: Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 6-1:2 chip-ID: 0a12:0001 class-ID: e001 Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 1.2 lmp-v: 2.0 sub-v: c5c hci-v: 2.0 rev: c5c Logical: Message: No logical block device data found. RAID: Hardware-1: Intel 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode] driver: ahci v: 3.0 port: 6ea0 bus-ID: 00:1f.2 chip-ID: 8086.282a rev: 03 class-ID: 0104 Drives: Local Storage: total: 167.68 GiB used: 61.34 GiB (36.6%) ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: OCZ model: D2CSTK181M11-0180 size: 167.68 GiB speed: 3.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 2.25 scheme: MBR Message: No optical or floppy data found. Partition: ID-1: / size: 156.85 GiB used: 61.34 GiB (39.1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 label: rootMX21 uuid: e4926c09-849f-4b41-a3e3-ac235a7798c4 Swap: ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 7.25 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/sda2 label: swapMX uuid: 896c30f7-9e85-435a-a766-25c44ef764a9 Unmounted: Message: No unmounted partitions found. USB: Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 6 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001 class-ID: 0900 Hub-3: 3-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 6 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Hub-4: 4-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001 class-ID: 0900 Hub-5: 5-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001 class-ID: 0900 Device-1: 5-1:2 info: Broadcom BCM5880 Secure Applications Processor with fingerprint swipe sensor type: N/A driver: N/A interfaces: 1 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 0a5c:5801 class-ID: fe00 serial: <filter> Hub-6: 6-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001 class-ID: 0900 Device-1: 6-1:2 info: Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) type: Bluetooth driver: btusb interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 0a12:0001 class-ID: e001 Hub-7: 7-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001 class-ID: 0900 Device-1: 7-2:2 info: N-Trig Duosense Transparent Electromagnetic Digitizer type: Mouse driver: ntrig,usbhid interfaces: 3 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 500mA chip-ID: 1b96:0001 class-ID: 0301 Hub-8: 8-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001 class-ID: 0900 Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 56.0 C mobo: N/A sodimm: SODIMM C Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 4519 Info: Processes: 194 Uptime: 1h 10m wakeups: 2 Init: SysVinit v: 2.96 runlevel: 5 default: 5 Compilers: gcc: 10.2.1 alt: 10 Packages: note: see --pkg apt: 2080 Shell: Bash v: 5.1.4 running-in: xfce4-terminal inxi: 3.3.06Sometimes I drive a crooked road to get my mind straight.
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How to Search for AntiX solutions to your problemsBrian Masinick
Going through my Acer Aspire 5 today; here’s siduction:
inxi -zv6 System: Kernel: 5.18.12-1-siduction-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.1.0 Desktop: Xfce v: 4.16.0 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.24 wm: xfwm dm: SDDM Distro: siduction 21.3.0 Wintersky - xfce - (202112231826) base: Debian GNU/Linux bookworm/sid 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%) volts: 12.2 min: 11.2 model: LGC AP18C8K serial: <filter> status: full Memory: RAM: total: 3.62 GiB used: 2.15 GiB (59.3%) RAM Report: permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required. CPU: Info: dual core model: Intel Core i3-1005G1 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Ice Lake rev: 5 cache: L1: 160 KiB L2: 1024 KiB L3: 4 MiB Speed (MHz): avg: 1121 high: 1239 min/max: 400/3400 cores: 1: 1126 2: 1102 3: 1239 4: 1017 bogomips: 9523 Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx Graphics: Device-1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics G1 vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen11 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:8a56 Device-2: Quanta HD User Facing type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-5:3 chip-ID: 0408:a061 Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.3 compositor: xfwm v: 4.16.1 driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa gpu: i915 display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1 Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: ChiMei InnoLux 0x15e7 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 142 diag: 394mm (15.5") OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (ICL GT1) v: 4.6 Mesa 22.1.3 direct render: Yes Audio: Device-1: Intel Ice Lake-LP Smart Sound Audio vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:34c8 Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.18.12-1-siduction-amd64 running: yes Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.0 running: no Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.56 running: yes Network: Device-1: Intel Ice Lake-LP PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:34f0 IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter> Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 3000 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 IF: enp1s0 state: down mac: <filter> Drives: Local Storage: total: 119.24 GiB used: 17.82 GiB (14.9%) ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: MZVLQ128HBHQ-00000 size: 119.24 GiB speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 serial: <filter> temp: 18.9 C Message: No optical or floppy data found. Partition: ID-1: / size: 28.67 GiB used: 17.8 GiB (62.1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p6 label: N/A uuid: f9ae5d36-04a3-4bf1-88db-8cc93cf584f4 ID-2: /boot/efi size: 252 MiB used: 692 KiB (0.3%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 label: EFI System uuid: 449A-ECC8 Swap: ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 3.91 GiB used: 11 MiB (0.3%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 label: N/A uuid: b8df4678-cdfd-413c-a982-e93b2e494454 Unmounted: ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1p3 size: 29.3 GiB fs: ext4 label: N/A uuid: 0ef9e1b6-6cf8-4f16-8e31-fa17d04bf08c ID-2: /dev/nvme0n1p4 size: 29.3 GiB fs: ext4 label: rootMX21 uuid: b916b150-a1e3-400a-be21-72f20dc57664 ID-3: /dev/nvme0n1p5 size: 27.19 GiB fs: ext4 label: N/A uuid: 3f39a958-9f3b-4cbc-91c2-5a25ede22d1b USB: Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 12 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 Device-1: 1-4:2 info: KYE Systems (Mouse Systems) Trackbar Emotion type: Mouse driver: hid-generic,usbhid rev: 1.0 speed: 1.5 Mb/s chip-ID: 0458:0007 Device-2: 1-5:3 info: Quanta HD User Facing type: Video driver: uvcvideo rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 0408:a061 Device-3: 1-7:4 info: Elan Micro ELAN:Fingerprint type: <vendor specific> driver: N/A rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 04f3:0c03 Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 6 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 49.0 C mobo: N/A Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A Info: Processes: 203 Uptime: 24m Init: systemd v: 251 target: graphical (5) default: graphical Compilers: gcc: 11.3.0 alt: 11/12 Packages: apt: 2149 Shell: Bash v: 5.1.16 running-in: xfce4-terminal inxi: 3.3.19--
Brian MasinickBrian Masinick
Lenovo X201 in Greenville, SC running antiX 21 runit Base:
inxi -wb System: Host: antix21 Kernel: 4.19.0-222-antix.1-amd64-smp arch: x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: IceWM v: 2.9.8 Distro: antiX-21-runit_x64-base Grup Yorum 30 October 2021 Machine: Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 3249CTO v: ThinkPad X201 serial: <superuser required> Mobo: LENOVO model: 3249CTO serial: <superuser required> BIOS: LENOVO v: 6QET66WW (1.36 ) date: 05/31/2011 Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: 78.8 Wh (99.4%) condition: 79.3/84.2 Wh (94.2%) CPU: Info: dual core Intel Core i7 M 620 [MT MCP] speed (MHz): avg: 1457 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: 16.7 GiB (14.0%) Weather: Report: temperature: 27.2 C (81 F) conditions: Clear sky Locale: Greenville, SC, USA current time: Thu 21 Jul 2022 10:39:21 PM EDT (America/New_York) Source: WeatherBit.io Info: Processes: 182 Uptime: 3m Memory: 7.59 GiB used: 485.1 MiB (6.2%) Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.19--
Brian MasinickBrian Masinick
Back on siduction again after some time with antiX and the Lenovo, here with the Acer Aspire 5 A515-55 w/NVME SSD:
Warmest day so far this year:
nxi -wb System: Host: brian-aspirea51555 Kernel: 5.18.12-2-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: 1154 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: 18.19 GiB (15.3%) Weather: Report: temperature: 35 C (95 F) conditions: Broken clouds Locale: Greenville, SC, USA current time: Fri 22 Jul 2022 04:48:26 PM EDT (America/New_York) Source: WeatherBit.io Info: Processes: 200 Uptime: 29m Memory: 3.62 GiB used: 1.88 GiB (51.8%) Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.19--
Brian MasinickBrian Masinick
Redoing my distro updates one more time this week on the Acer Aspire 5 A515-55 w/NVME SSD; inxi report with our warm weather:
inxi -wb System: Host: mx Kernel: 5.17.0-1mx-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce v: 4.16.0 Distro: MX-21.1_ahs_x64 Wildflower November 22 2021 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: 1110 min/max: 400/3400 Graphics: Device-1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics G1 driver: N/A Device-2: Quanta HD User Facing type: USB driver: uvcvideo Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.20.13 driver: X: loaded: vesa unloaded: fbdev,modesetting gpu: N/A resolution: 1920x1080~77Hz OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 12.0.1 256 bits) v: 4.5 Mesa 21.2.5 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: 14.47 GiB (12.1%) Weather: Report: temperature: 31.1 C (88 F) conditions: Clear sky Locale: Greenville, SC, USA current time: Sat 23 Jul 2022 11:10:25 AM EDT (America/New_York) Source: WeatherBit.io Info: Processes: 218 Uptime: 39m Memory: 3.62 GiB used: 1.86 GiB (51.5%) Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.19--
Brian MasinickBrian Masinick
Back with an updated instance of antiX 21 runit Base:
inxi -wb System: Host: antix21 Kernel: 5.10.88-antix.1-amd64-smp arch: x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: IceWM v: 2.9.8 Distro: antiX-21-runit_x64-base Grup Yorum 30 October 2021 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: 2455 min/max: 500/2401 Graphics: Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 5500 driver: i915 v: kernel Device-2: NVIDIA GK208BM [GeForce 920M] driver: nvidiafb v: kernel Device-3: Suyin Integrated_Webcam_HD type: USB driver: uvcvideo Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.20.11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa gpu: i915 resolution: 1366x768~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 5500 (BDW GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 20.3.5 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: 24.82 GiB (5.6%) Weather: Report: temperature: 32.2 C (90 F) conditions: Clear sky Locale: Greenville, SC, USA current time: Sat 23 Jul 2022 12:12:17 PM EDT (America/New_York) Source: WeatherBit.io Info: Processes: 182 Uptime: 11m Memory: 7.68 GiB used: 1.32 GiB (17.2%) Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.19--
Brian MasinickBrian Masinick
Just created another USB image, this time with antiX 21 x64 full; I want to see if by any chance this image works with my newest hardware; the other images work fine for everything EXCEPT my newest hardware; hoping this one contains drivers not found elsewhere. In any case this one works great with my Dell Inspiron 5558 laptop and I loaded the image into memory using the toram argument.
This system has a LOT of memory so I can load most, if not all, images.
inxi -b System: Host: antix1 Kernel: 5.10.57-antix.1-amd64-smp arch: x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: IceWM v: 2.8.0 Distro: antiX-21_x64-full Grup Yorum 31 October 2021 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: 2439 min/max: 500/3000 Graphics: Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 5500 driver: i915 v: kernel Device-2: NVIDIA GK208BM [GeForce 920M] driver: N/A Device-3: Suyin Integrated_Webcam_HD type: USB driver: uvcvideo Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.20.11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa gpu: i915 resolution: 1366x768~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 5500 (BDW GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 20.3.5 Network: Device-1: Intel Wireless 3160 driver: iwlwifi Device-2: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet driver: r8169 Drives: Local Storage: total: 475.77 GiB used: 5.4 MiB (0.0%) Info: Processes: 137 Uptime: 18m Memory: 7.68 GiB used: 2.36 GiB (30.7%) Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.19--
Brian Masinickcalciumsodium
Hi @Brian,
I noticed that your newest hardware uses the iwlwifi driver? There is a newer version of the iwlwifi driver:firmware-iwlwifi_20210315-3_all.deb
When you install this driver, it creates a version 3 that overwrites the older version 2, that comes with the published antiX21 version.
Perhaps this may solve your wifi problem with your newest hardware.
I don’t know if it will work, but give it a try.
Brian Masinick
Hi @Brian,
I noticed that your newest hardware uses the iwlwifi driver? There is a newer version of the iwlwifi driver:firmware-iwlwifi_20210315-3_all.deb
When you install this driver, it creates a version 3 that overwrites the older version 2, that comes with the published antiX21 version.
Perhaps this may solve your wifi problem with your newest hardware.
I don’t know if it will work, but give it a try.
Thanks! I’ll see if that is a possibility; here’s the problem in my area: A couple of years ago our local library, and the senior independent living community where I live now BOTH had wired Ethernet and Wifi available. We still have the wired interface jack in the wall, but recently I discovered that it is no longer “live”; same thing at the local library. Interestingly we do now have a 5G signal in an increasing number of areas AND our community also has a pretty high speed Spectrum wireless network. IF I can somehow copy that package (maybe on USB, providing I can BOOT my system), I’ll be able to do what you suggest.
Meanwhile, I can certainly run antiX on at least 2-3 other systems – my previous every day laptop, the Dell Inspiron 5558, the Lenovo X201, and the two older HP systems, a desktop and a laptop that I obtained from my brother in law (all of which “work”) and they work well with antiX!
Rather than do battle with this wireless interface, my HOPE is that when antiX 22 comes out (hopefully SOON) this wireless interface will work beautifully on the Acer Aspire 5 A515-55 too; Debian, MX Linux, PCLinuxOS and EndeavourOS already work fine there, so I know that Linux support for that hardware is indeed in place.
Now to my EXPERIMENT today!
I’ve been using a LOT of USB thumb drives over the past 5-6 years, but until about 4 years ago, I still had quite a few DVD disks and I had MANY distributions, including many of them antiX images. So today I pulled a few out of my stack: antiX 13.2, antiX 15 V, and antiX 17.1. Of these, I found only antiX 17 works with this Dell Inspiron 5558; that makes sense because it was a mid-to-late 2015 model. Same issue there: no Wifi support.
Needless to say, I’m only running these DRIVES LIVE; they’re otherwise too old and there have been countless functionality and security updates since this software was released. The GOOD NEWS is that these oldies, but goodies are perhaps even MORE like the original antiX motto of being “lean and mean”, focusing on efficiency over the fancy stuff that is all too prevalent, so I’m happy to see that 17 still works on the Dell Inspiron. I’ll try pulling out a few of the older models later; I suspect that I may be able to get a few more of the old, “ancient” antiX DVDs working on those machines.
Oh by the way the Dell Inspiron 5558 laptop is the NEWEST hardware I have that STILL contains a CD/DVD drive; none of my newer systems even HAVE a round device for a CD or a DVD, but thankfully the newer models have multiple USB ports and a micro USB port; one of them even has an HDMI (audio and video) port!
So there’s a reason for various things; this Dell has plenty of life left, especially with a newer SSD now installed; it’s biggest detraction is that it’s almost as heavy as a small desktop system; that’s another reason I also obtained newer hardware, the newer stuff is physically lighter, more energy efficient, and faster. Those are some of the “real life” trade-offs between the classic old computers and the new stuff; glad I’m able to retain a few of each, at least for a while!
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Brian MasinickBrian Masinick
Here’s the configuration on my OLD version of antiX that I’m running from DVD (only), “Just For Fun” today:
inxi -wb System: Host: antix1 Kernel: 4.9.87-antix.1-486-smp arch: i686 bits: 32 Desktop: IceWM v: 1.4.2 Distro: antiX-17.1_386-base Heather Heyer 17 March 2018 Machine: Type: Laptop System: Dell product: Inspiron 5558 v: 01 serial: 43ZW062 Mobo: Dell model: 086DKN v: A00 serial: /43ZW062/CN1296359805AF/ 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: 2602 min/max: 500/3000 Graphics: Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 5500 driver: N/A Device-2: NVIDIA GK208M [GeForce 920M] driver: nvidiafb v: kernel Device-3: Suyin type: USB driver: uvcvideo Display: server: X.Org v: 1.19.2 driver: X: loaded: fbdev unloaded: modesetting,vesa gpu: nvidiafb resolution: 1366x768 OpenGL: renderer: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.9 256 bits) v: 3.3 Mesa 13.0.6 Network: Device-1: Intel Wireless 3160 driver: iwlwifi Device-2: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8169 Drives: Local Storage: total: 447.13 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) Weather: Message: No weather data found. Internet connection working? Info: Processes: 144 Uptime: 44m Memory: 2.72 GiB used: 808.8 MiB (29.0%) Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.19— note that I DID update inxi just before running this! 🙂
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Brian MasinickBrian Masinick
Believe it or not, when I turned off the Dell Inspiron 5558 laptop and turned ON the Lenovo X201 laptop, I WAS able to BOOT antiX 13.2_386-full.iso! Mind you, back in those days, Debian-based distributions like ours (BEFORE the systemd conflicts), had a “thing” between Debian and the Mozilla teams about the graphics and licensing, so for those who can remember, we had Iceweasel (Firefox) and Iceape (Mozilla/Seamonkey). We also have a great difference in certificates, security and many other things.
With 13.2 I WAS able to browse yahoo.com and use Basic Yahoo Mail (minus the current features) but I was NOT able to get into this forum!
Now here with a slightly newer, “Jessie-based” antiX —
inxi -I Info: Processes: 137 Uptime: 25 min Memory: 469.4/2959.9MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.25 root@antiX1:/etc# inxi -b System: Host: antiX1 Kernel: 4.0.5-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit) Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8 Distro: antiX-15-V_386-full Killah P 30 June 2015 Machine: 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 CPU: Dual core Intel Core i7 M 620 (-HT-MCP-) speed/max: 1199/2667 MHz Graphics: Card: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller Display Server: X.org 1.16.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) tty size: 80x28 Advanced Data: N/A for root Network: Card-1: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Network Connection driver: e1000e Card-2: Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 driver: iwlwifi Drives: HDD Total Size: 128.0GB (4.8% used) Info: Processes: 137 Uptime: 26 min Memory: 470.1/2959.9MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.25so with antiX-15-V on DVD I can actually get into this forum. I wouldn’t use this for everyday stuff unless updated, step by step to current.
Fun note: with the 13.2 “Wheezy” release, I tried it; as you may expect, leaping all the way from Wheezy to Bullseye is WAY too much of a leap; but a few “interesting” things did happen; alas, packaging conflicts, mostly concerning the lack of proper Bullseye authentications and certificates ultimately killed the experiment. With sufficient screwning around, adding in certificates, and possibly doing a one major release jump at a time for 3, 4, releases, MAYBE it’d be possible, but certainly more than it’s actually worth. You see, I DO actually have antiX 21 runit Base installed and working on this very same system; I’m just “messing around” on DVD with some really cool OLD distros from our past.
Because of modern security related issues, we really can’t use these old relics any more, not without updating a ton of packages with newer releases, However, 15-V is workable to the point that with the DVD and using Ceni for networking, I at least got in here today.
So for those of you with super old systems, there is a VERY SLIGHT possibility to get some old stuff working, AND if you REALLY carefully update from release to release OR run only from DVD you might be able to use old versions of antiX too!
My suggestion is to definitely try one of our currently supported releases before attempting any of the VERY CRAZY exercises that I am playing with today. Keep in mind that I have multiple hardware platforms, backups, numerous USB drives from which I can install or reinstall to correct disasters, and I also have sufficient experience to understand the messages I’m receiving. All of this is for experimentation, “brain teasing” to keep at least a few of my technical skills intact as I age, and wild curiosity; I only recommend this kind of whacky stuff if you have plenty of free time, extra hardware, software, backup alternatives, a sense of humor and curiosity; if lacking any of these, DON’T try doing what I’ve been doing; you can potentially destroy any existing systems, and in the worst possible scenario you can damage hardware. Have fun, but have the tools needed IF you want to take a wacky walk on the wild side; most people should NOT try this.
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Brian Masinick
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