AntiX 15 b3-V

james c · posted: 2015-06-01 04:44

Just a quick live test before doing an install. All looking good so far.

demo@antiX1:~
$ inxi -F
System:    Host: antiX1 Kernel: 4.0.0-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
           Distro: antiX-15-beta3-V_386-full Killah P 31 May 2015
Machine:   Mobo: ASRock model: N68-S UCC
           Bios: American Megatrends v: P1.70 date: 03/03/2011
CPU:       Dual core AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB 
           clock speeds: max: 2712 MHz 1: 2712 MHz 2: 2712 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA GT218 [GeForce 210]
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1440x900@59.89hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NVA8 GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2
Audio:     Card-1 NVIDIA MCP61 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
           Card-2 NVIDIA High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.0.0-antix.1-486-smp
Network:   Card: NVIDIA MCP61 Ethernet driver: forcedeth
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full
           mac: 00:25:22:61:55:fc
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1250.3GB (1.1% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD10EZEX size: 1000.2GB
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: ST3250318AS size: 250.1GB
Partition: ID-1: swap-1 size: 8.49GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
           ID-2: swap-2 size: 6.40GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sdb5
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 31.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 45.0
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 156 Uptime: 12 min Memory: 244.5/3542.3MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.16

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$ uname -a
Linux antiX1 4.0.0-antix.1-486-smp #1 SMP Fri Apr 17 01:01:35 EEST 2015 i686 GNU/Linux

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$ free
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:       3627276     818956    2808320      39004     117376     452872
-/+ buffers/cache:     248708    3378568
Swap:     14540792          0   14540792

james c · posted: 2015-06-01 05:09

Install to internal hdd went fine...no problems.

On to some testing..... __{{emoticon}}__

anticapitalista · posted: 2015-06-01 15:29

He He, you are testing before I had time to announce it. Enjoy!

Jerry · posted: 2015-06-01 16:15

Took a quick look at it in VirtualBox--it looks terrific! I love the simplified menu structure, that always drove me crazy. Will install and test tonight.

Congrats on this beta and all the work behind it!

masinick · posted: 2015-06-01 16:21

Great! I am looking forward to giving this a good look!

(As a side BTW): what's the latest version to build a new instance of antiX Core? I got at least five, almost six years out of one of my old instances of antiX Core and loved it, but it has some pretty old stuff, such as an old ext3 file system and a few other old relics that I'd like to replace. What's the next best version of antiX Core to start over with?

anticapitalista · posted: 2015-06-01 16:31

masinick - give me an hour or two and I'll upload a new core iso.

masinick · posted: 2015-06-01 16:36

Cool! I'm on my lunch break. Hope I can check it out either tonight or some time this week!

Jerry · posted: 2015-06-01 17:00

OK, I couldn't wait. It installed without problem, wireless picked up, all seems good in 10 mins of looking.

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jb@antix1:~
$ inxi -F
System:    Host: antix1 Kernel: 4.0.0-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
           Distro: antiX-15-beta3-V_386-full Killah P 31 May 2015
Machine:   System: Dell product: Inspiron 700m v: -1
           Mobo: DELL SYSTEM model: Inspiron 700m v: Rev.A
           Bios: Phoenix v: A02 date: 02/01/05
CPU:       Single core Intel Pentium M (-UP-) cache: 2048 KB
           speed: 1600 MHz (max)
Graphics:  Card: Intel 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1280x800@65.28hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 852GM/855GM x86/MMX/SSE2
           GLX Version: 1.3 Mesa 10.3.2
Audio:     Card Intel 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller
           driver: snd_intel8x0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.0.0-antix.1-486-smp
Network:   Card-1: Broadcom BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller
           driver: b43-pci-bridge
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 00:0b:7d:18:92:4b
           Card-2: Broadcom BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX driver: b44
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: 00:0f:1f:b1:d6:13
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 40.0GB (9.2% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: HTS548040M9AT00 size: 40.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 9.5G used: 2.4G (27%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 1.21GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 55.0C mobo: 45.0C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 103 Uptime: 5 min Memory: 205.6/1242.2MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.16

fatmac · posted: 2015-06-01 17:36

Just taking it for a test run live.

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$ inxi -F
System:    Host: antiX1 Kernel: 4.0.0-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
           Distro: antiX-15-beta3-V_386-full Killah P 31 May 2015
Machine:   System: DIXONSXP product: DIXONSXP v: 1.00
           Mobo: DIXONSXP model: DIXONSXP
           Bios: DIXONSXP v: 1.00 date: 09/20/2007
CPU:       Dual core Intel Pentium Dual T2310 (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB 
           clock speeds: max: 1467 MHz 1: 1067 MHz 2: 1067 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary)
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1280x800@59.97hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 965GM x86/MMX/SSE2
           GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.3.2
Audio:     Card Intel 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.0.0-antix.1-486-smp
Network:   Card: Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
           driver: r8169
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: 00:03:0d:7b:79:ba
Drives:    HDD Total Size: NA (-)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: TOSHIBA_MK2576GS size: 250.1GB
           ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: USB_DISK size: 4.0GB
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 53.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 165 Uptime: 7 min Memory: 210.2/1503.7MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.16

With Iceweasel & Roxterm open.

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$ free -m
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:          1503        799        704         79        112        470
-/+ buffers/cache:        215       1287
Swap:            0          0          0

Installed OK. __{{emoticon}}__

anticapitalista · posted: 2015-06-01 20:13

anticapitalista wrote:masinick - give me an hour or two and I'll upload a new core iso.

Done! antiX-15-core also available. This is sysvinit and has been set up to block systemd.
There will no doubt be some rough edges.

anticapitalista · posted: 2015-06-01 20:20

re antiX-core.

I installed it (in VB) and then did

apt-get install xorg xfce4 lightdm policykit-1 leafpad quipzilla udevil faenza-cupertino-mini-icons

and on next reboot got a very basic xfce desktop using only 58MB RAM!

james c · posted: 2015-06-01 20:59

anticapitalista wrote:He He, you are testing before I had time to announce it. Enjoy!

Distrowatch was on the ball.

Seems pretty solid so far.I like the simpler menus with some apps moved to the Control Center.

james c · posted: 2015-06-02 05:10

Quick live test run on an old, probably with a mobo going bad, machine.No hdd.

Good news is Beta 3 booted and everything appears to be working.And this thing hasn't frozen up yet. __{{emoticon}}__

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$ inxi -F
System:    Host: antiX1 Kernel: 4.0.0-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
           Distro: antiX-15-beta3-V_386-full Killah P 31 May 2015
Machine:   Mobo: Gigabyte model: 7VT600-RZ Bios: Award v: F5 date: 08/12/2004
CPU:       Single core AMD Athlon XP 1700+ (-UP-) cache: 256 KB
           speed: 1473 MHz (max)
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Rage XL PCI
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 driver: vesa
           Resolution: 1024x768@0.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.5, 128 bits)
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2
Audio:     Card VIA VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller
           driver: snd_via82xx
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.0.0-antix.1-486-smp
Network:   Card: VIA VT6102 [Rhine-II] driver: via-rhine
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full
           mac: 00:0f:ea:13:ef:b7
Sensors:   None detected - is lm-sensors installed and configured?
Info:      Processes: 109 Uptime: 17 min Memory: 185.0/498.3MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.16

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$ free
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:        510220     498680      11540      29128     100704     213716
-/+ buffers/cache:     184260     325960
Swap:            0          0          0

masinick · posted: 2015-06-02 09:39

I was able to download and install the Core version of b3-V and it works well, so I have now replaced my original version of antix Core.

While I am not positive that the one I replaced was my very first Core installation - my first one even preceded the official Core release, I am sure that I replaced a version that was more than five years old because it was still using the old ext3 filesystem.

All is well. Hoping to also check out the full version; download is complete.

anticapitalista · posted: 2015-06-02 10:42

I have also uploaded a core-libre iso for 64 bit.