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amusing, frivolous, eccentric
Here is a “visual cue” I created to serve as a reminder for kids when they are wearing clownshoes
(running a program with elevated permissions)https://pastebin.com/raw/24F3WpCg
^—- SAVE THIS TO FILE /root/.themes/garish/gtk-2.0/gtkrc
THEN, AS ROOT, “gksu lxappearance” SELECT garish AS THE ACTIVE THEME
dgh
Even though I’m aware of the intended pronunciation, I like to interpret it as Anti X with the X representing a variable; Anti [Whatever Suits You] .. maybe you like antiX because it’s anti-systemd, or maybe you like it because it’s anti-capitalist, or one could easily use it as a base to build something suited perfectly to their own tastes and beliefs. In this way (Anti-Whatever) it helps me to pretend that this is an Anarchist distribution, even though I know it’s not. It’s about as close to an ‘anarchist’ linux as you can find though.
Brian Masinick
antiX is described as “antics”, which means “noun
Usually antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.”Source: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/antics
As I said earlier, UNIX is definitely “a play on words”. In the case of the UNIX name, the AT&T research team that developed UNIX had been using a cutting edge, full featured operating system called MULTICS that did things that were a decade or more “ahead of their time”. Therefore MULTICS ran on expensive high end equipment.
UNIX was a cut down system intended to adopt some interesting features in a low end (for 1969) lab minicomputer.
A very similar analogy applies to antiX. It works for the low end systems of the day and performs superbly on current generation hardware.
So antiX certainly can do many interesting antics!
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Brian Masinickskidoo wrote :
Here is a “visual cue” I created to serve as a reminder for kids when they are wearing clownshoes (running a program with elevated permissions)I not a fan of clowns but colorful 🙂
To me antiX is about going against the mass popularity because it’s the right thing to do not the easiest.
to keep it clean and simple …. The closest debian distro I’ve seen that keeps the unix philosophy
and doesn’t just force all things upon the user in a one size is it juggernaught software.ModdIt
Hi to all, AntiX to antics.
We run Antix, our antics are like the distro, not exactly conventional. Our interpreetation is antics but certainly not frivolous.
No crap or bull to blind us, no D to bind us. Easy to understand and maintain, this is a lean sensible efficient distro, something coked up marketing idiots can not even envision. It does not enslave the user and gets things done without distracting, That is why we use and support it.
That is why antiX is Genius.Hallo Skidoo I love when the clowns get to work, screw up, break things in the most unexpected ways, no cues or warnings here, Learning opportunitys beyond anything the anchient admin mind can envision occurr. I mean it, most users are too lazy to learn how things work, until a. they really need them. b.They cannot find somebody to fix, the problem for free, c. they cannot afford to pay a Pro to think for them. d. they stop playing with their phone and fix the problem. e. they tell the class, hey shit I broke my system, fixed it pretty quickly, not so hard after all.
Love it.Noman01
The bottom one is if you don’t like it don’t use it. The beauty of linux is as it has been stated in other posts you are free to make changes to fit your needs. People should appreciate all the work anti and the team put into this distro, take out or modify as needed what doesn’t fit your needs or likes. But again the bottom line is if you don’t like it don’t use it.
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olsztyn
Looks like a simple question of the original post by humpty resulted in diverse conjectures trying to figure out the meaning of the name. Also a few heated occasionals…
The fact seems to be that the meaning of ‘antiX’ has not been disclosed and remains open to interpretations. Neither this fact nor occasional out of hot water statements should mean to discourage new users. This is a superior edition of Linux and I respect the right of creators to keep the meaning undisclosed and open to interpretation.Live antiX Boot Options (Previously posted by Xecure):
https://antixlinuxfan.miraheze.org/wiki/Table_of_antiX_Boot_ParametersThe fact seems to be that the meaning of ‘antiX’ has not been disclosed
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Wondering whether post #30044, above, (December 1, 2019 at 11:10 am) is invisible to everyone…
or skidoo has just wound up on olsztyn’s “ignore list” ?Possibly, the images in post #30044 are not displayed when some folks view this forum page
and readers did not click the provided link
and scroll thru the linked page to read (bolded, below)https://download.tuxfamily.org/antix/docs-antiX-19/Boot_Menu/antiX-gfxboot.html
Help
WELCOME to antiX Linux: Lean and Mean!
The demo user password is “demo” (no quotes)
The root password is “root” (no quotes)F1 Help System
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Return to Boot Options | Main Menu
Information about antiX
Web site: h t t p s : / / antixlinux com
Forums: h t t p s : / / www antixforum com
antiX is pronounced like the word antics, which means amusing, frivolous, or eccentric behavior. It is distributed as CD or ISO images that contain many quality Linux applications.antiX is compiled to work with Pentium-class Intel and AMD processors or better. antiX will not work with 386 and 486 class processors. To install antiX on a hard drive, at least 1.5 GB of free space is required and a minimum of 2.5 GB is recommended.
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The fact seems to be that the meaning of ‘antiX’ has not been disclosed
???
Wondering whether post #30044, above, (December 1, 2019 at 11:10 am) is invisible to everyone…
or skidoo has just wound up on olsztyn’s “ignore list” ?Possibly, the images in post #30044 are not displayed when some folks view this forum page
and readers did not click the provided link
and scroll thru the linked page to read (bolded, below)https://download.tuxfamily.org/antix/docs-antiX-19/Boot_Menu/antiX-gfxboot.html
Help
WELCOME to antiX Linux: Lean and Mean!
The demo user password is “demo” (no quotes)
The root password is “root” (no quotes)F1 Help System
============= {{{{ snip }}}} ==============
Return to Boot Options | Main Menu
Information about antiX
Web site: h t t p s : / / antixlinux com
Forums: h t t p s : / / www antixforum com
antiX is pronounced like the word antics, which means amusing, frivolous, or eccentric behavior. It is distributed as CD or ISO images that contain many quality Linux applications.antiX is compiled to work with Pentium-class Intel and AMD processors or better. antiX will not work with 386 and 486 class processors. To install antiX on a hard drive, at least 1.5 GB of free space is required and a minimum of 2.5 GB is recommended.
Return to the Main Menu
???
The fact seems to be that the meaning of ‘antiX’ has not been disclosed
???
https://download.tuxfamily.org/antix/docs-antiX-19/Boot_Menu/antiX-gfxboot.html
Help
WELCOME to antiX Linux: Lean and Mean!
The demo user password is “demo” (no quotes)
The root password is “root” (no quotes)F1 Help System
============= {{{{ snip }}}} ==============
Return to Boot Options | Main Menu
Information about antiX
Web site: h t t p s : / / antixlinux com
Forums: h t t p s : / / www antixforum com
antiX is pronounced like the word antics, which means amusing, frivolous, or eccentric behavior. It is distributed as CD or ISO images that contain many quality Linux applications.antiX is compiled to work with Pentium-class Intel and AMD processors or better. antiX will not work with 386 and 486 class processors. To install antiX on a hard drive, at least 1.5 GB of free space is required and a minimum of 2.5 GB is recommended.
Return to the Main Menu
Wondering whether post #30044, above, (December 1, 2019 at 11:10 am) is invisible to everyone…
or skidoo has just wound up on olsztyn’s “ignore list” ?Possibly, the images in post #30044 are not displayed when some folks view this forum page
and readers did not click the provided link
and scroll thru the linked page to read (bolded here, above, in the pasted snippet)BobC
I can see it…
Brian Masinick
https://download.tuxfamily.org/antix/docs-antiX-19/Boot_Menu/antiX-gfxboot.html#about
Moves directly to the text that describes antiX.
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Brian MasinickWondering whether post #30044, above, (December 1, 2019 at 11:10 am) is invisible to everyone…
Sorry skidoo… I actually did see this post and I would never put such important contributor on ‘ignore’ list…
With all the respect however that post refers to information about antiX OS and points out that the word ‘antiX’ is pronounced as ‘antics’, which (antics) means… etc…
Considering that reference to ‘antics’ was only to explain pronunciation of ‘antiX’ and all provided definition was for ‘antics’ rather than ‘antiX’, do you mean to imply that the meaning of the word ‘antiX’ is therefore equated to the meaning of ‘antics’, with no relevant difference between them, regardless of the capital ‘X’?
If this is official I accept this too… I apologize if I missed some details explaining this peculiarity of spelling as this appears to be the question of the originator of this thread…
Regards.Live antiX Boot Options (Previously posted by Xecure):
https://antixlinuxfan.miraheze.org/wiki/Table_of_antiX_Boot_Parameters
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