Why does the ISO snapshot not use my System that I set up.

jbander · posted: 2017-06-20 02:26

All the configuration for desktop ,themes , rox panel , conky and all the other aspects that I reconfigured on the system isn't saved only the apps I've dumped or added stay the same in the ISO of my flavour.

skidoo · posted: 2017-06-20 06:21

The snapshot utility offers 2 distinct choices:
-- Resetting accounts (for distribution to others)
-- Preserving accounts (for personal backup)

quoting the tooltip helptext the snapshot app provides for for the former --------v

This option will reset"demo" and"root" passwords to the antiX Linux defaults and will not copy any personal accounts created.

jbander · posted: 2017-06-20 14:57

skidoo wrote:The snapshot utility offers 2 distinct choices:
-- Resetting accounts (for distribution to others)
-- Preserving accounts (for personal backup)

quoting the tooltip helptext the snapshot app provides for for the former --------v
This option will reset"demo" and"root" passwords to the antiX Linux defaults and will not copy any personal accounts created.

Yes I read that, I don't think I made myself clear. I've done it both ways and what I get is the original ISO, less the apps I added or took out. but everything else that I changed on the program is lost. Which includes desktop, conky, rox panel with personal Icons for easy access, choice of desktop (jwm, ice, rox etc.), changes to my menu list. Everything other then just apps in or out.All the rest is dumped back to shell desktop.

anticapitalista · posted: 2017-06-20 15:02

Which version of antiX? Which repos are you using?

jbander · posted: 2017-06-20 16:00

anticapitalista wrote:Which version of antiX? Which repos are you using?

I'm using the latest 16.2 the 700 mb download and I think I got it through destrowatch

anticapitalista · posted: 2017-06-20 17:05

I just tested this in Virtualbox, antiX-16.2-full 32 bit.

1. Installed to VBox hard drive
2. First boot, logged in to rox-jwm
3. Added some icons to the desktop (from /usr/share/applications/antix) web-bowser, antixcc
4. Changed wallpaper and installed xe
5. Rebooted to check all is ok. It is.
6. iso-snapshot, no changes and chose personal.
7. Boot newly made snapshot and changes are saved including new 'default' rox-jwm desktop with my new wallpaper.

skidoo · posted: 2017-06-20 22:45

Toward trying to reproduce the reported behavior, I have a few questions:

jbander, what login accounts existed at time of snapshot? Just"demo" and"root", or had you created additional accounts?
(related: Did"demo" account still exist, or had you deleted that account?)

When you performed the snapshot, were you logged in as"demo"? or"Joe" or ???

jbander · posted: 2017-06-21 02:43

skidoo wrote:Toward trying to reproduce the reported behavior, I have a few questions:

jbander, what login accounts existed at time of snapshot? Just"demo" and"root", or had you created additional accounts?
(related: Did"demo" account still exist, or had you deleted that account?)

When you performed the snapshot, were you logged in as"demo"? or"Joe" or ???

It was my own account I logged in on , but I did as anticapitalista said and it turned out this time. It Kept everything except the rox pannel, although when I brought it up it still had the Icons short cuts on it.. Is there a way I can keep the rox panel on the ISO snapshot. Is there a way to designate just one type of desktop on The ISO snapshot.

skidoo · posted: 2017-06-21 06:48

designate just one type of desktop

by editing the"sessions" line in /etc/slim.conf you can limit the available choices.
If the goal is to only limit the choices on the snapshot, I would perform the slim.conf edit on the source system prior to snapshotting & edit it back to original afterward.

Code: Select all

. . . {snip} . . .
# Available sessions (first one is the default).
# The current chosen session name is replaced in the login_cmd
# above, so your login command can handle different sessions.
# see the xinitrc.sample file shipped with slim sources
sessions rox-fluxbox,space-fluxbox,fluxbox,rox-icewm,space-icewm,icewm,rox-jwm,space-jwm,jwm
. . . {snip} . . .

skidoo · posted: 2017-06-21 07:20

keep the rox panel on the ISO snapshot

I'm stumped, can't imagine why it wouldn't be present in the snapshot.
Have you skimmed/read:
file:///usr/share/antiX/FAQ/rox.html
file:///usr/share/doc/rox-filer/html/Manual.html
Have you read the rox manpage?
If you have, hopefully the following suggestion makes sense:

When logged into the snapshotted system, try launching from a terminal emulator:
rox -S --pinboard=MyPinboardName --top=MyPanelName
Does this cause your panel to be correctly displayed?
If yes:
To get the custom panel loaded, instead of using a"rox+jwm" session, maybe you can just choose a plain jwm session
...and place a line
rox -S --pinboard=MyPinboardName --top=MyPanelName &
in the jwm startup file.

jbander · posted: 2017-06-21 15:43

skidoo wrote:
keep the rox panel on the ISO snapshot
I'm stumped, can't imagine why it wouldn't be present in the snapshot.
Have you skimmed/read:
file:///usr/share/antiX/FAQ/rox.html
file:///usr/share/doc/rox-filer/html/Manual.html
Have you read the rox manpage?
If you have, hopefully the following suggestion makes sense:

When logged into the snapshotted system, try launching from a terminal emulator:
rox -S --pinboard=MyPinboardName --top=MyPanelName
Does this cause your panel to be correctly displayed?
If yes:
To get the custom panel loaded, instead of using a"rox+jwm" session, maybe you can just choose a plain jwm session
...and place a line
rox -S --pinboard=MyPinboardName --top=MyPanelName &
in the jwm startup file.

When I take the snapshot, my rox panel is displayed with my Icons for quick access are on it, on my flavor. When I boot the snapshot, the rox panel isn't displayed but when I /menu/desktop/rox panel on and off, it will come up with all the Icons on it. So it's there but not displayed.

skidoo · posted: 2017-06-21 16:47

visit the rox"Options" dialog,"Desktop" section. There you can specify"start with pinboard + panel".
After this change, the panel should automatically display each time you login to a rox+jwm (or rox+icewm, or rox+fluxbox) session.

jbander · posted: 2017-06-21 23:33

skidoo wrote:visit the rox"Options" dialog,"Desktop" section. There you can specify"start with pinboard + panel".
After this change, the panel should automatically display each time you login to a rox+jwm (or rox+icewm, or rox+fluxbox) session.

Where would rox"options' dialogue"desktop section be.

skidoo · posted: 2017-06-22 01:39

The answer to your latest question is covered in the Rox Manual.
Not gonna repeat it here ~~ it's time for you to read the manual, or go hungry.

jbander · posted: 2017-06-22 02:16

skidoo wrote:The answer to your latest question is covered in the Rox Manual.
Not gonna repeat it here ~~ it's time for you to read the manual, or go hungry.

If I had your knowledge, so I could come on here and tell people to get a life because of the question they ask. I would do just like you did, Hand out my knowledge after I decide whether they are up to my standards or not. If someone wants to help me feel free to. I'm asking because I don't know the answer and if the only solution was to just read a hundred page manual to get the answer there wouldn't be any need for any forum would there?