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[James C]

AntiX 15 has moved to Beta 2.
http://antix.mepis.com/index.php?title=Main_Page

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james@antix1:~
$ inxi -F
System:    Host: antix1 Kernel: 4.0.0-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit)
           Desktop: JWM sn-579
           Distro: antiX-15-beta2-V_386-full Killah P 11 April 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 (1.4% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD10EZEX size: 1000.2GB
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: ST3250318AS size: 250.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 49G used: 3.1G (7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda15
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 8.49GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
           ID-3: swap-2 size: 6.40GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sdb5
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 36.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 46.0
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 115 Uptime: 15 min Memory: 401.1/3542.3MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.16 

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[James C]

One final distro before it's sleepy time.....fsmithred of Refracta http://refracta.freeforums.org/ released an unofficial Devuan live disc.

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root@devuan:~# uname -a
Linux devuan 3.16.0-4-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt2-1 (2014-12-08) i686 GNU/Linux

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root@devuan:~# cat /proc/1/comm 
init

Seems to be working well.

[darry1966]

Discovered this has Systemd though so won't be everyone's cup of tea. Awesome is the Window Manager.

http://awbian.com/what-is-awbian/

[musher0]

Discovered this has Systemd though so won't be everyone's cup of tea. Awesome is the Window Manager.

http://awbian.com/what-is-awbian/

Yikes!

[David Andrew]

During winter 2013, I downloaded a (now dead) distro called Pear OS. Last week, my Windows 7 restore process got interrupted by a power failure, which resulted in a whole Windows directory getting wiped. It just happened to be the directory where most of my important files resided, including all of my ISO's.

Why am I mentioning this dead distro? Well, apparently it got discontinued due to an anonymous "big name" (strongly alluded to be Apple) of buying it out, as apparently it had some innovations / technology not seen in any other Linux distro. Though for the most part, it was intended to be a Mac OS clone in terms of look and feel and user friendliness.

I never got round to trying it out. And I'm having no luck in recovering my lost files. I'm probably one of very few people who had an ISO of the last surviving release.

[James C]

During winter 2013, I downloaded a (now dead) distro called Pear OS. Last week, my Windows 7 restore process got interrupted by a power failure, which resulted in a whole Windows directory getting wiped. It just happened to be the directory where most of my important files resided, including all of my ISO's.

Why am I mentioning this dead distro? Well, apparently it got discontinued due to an anonymous "big name" (strongly alluded to be Apple) of buying it out, as apparently it had some innovations / technology not seen in any other Linux distro. Though for the most part, it was intended to be a Mac OS clone in terms of look and feel and user friendliness.

I never got round to trying it out. And I'm having no luck in recovering my lost files. I'm probably one of very few people who had an ISO of the last surviving release.

Pear is still available from Softpedia if you still want to check it out.

http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/O ... l#download

[James C]

Another systemd free Debian Jessie version.

TRIOS Mia OpenRC/ZFS RC1

https://foss.rs/threads/trios-mia-openrc-zfs-rc1.3057/

Features:
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Kernel: 3.16.0-4-amd64
Init system: sysvinit+OpenRC
Filesystems: ext4 + native ZFS support
Systemd: removed
Multiarch: yes

Full Xfce4 desktop environment, with numerous enhancements for rich user experience.

64 bit only and XFCE again. Been working pretty well.

just downloaded 400+ mb of updates and nothing crashed and burned.

[Colonel Panic]

I've just installed the latest version of Zenwalk (7.4), and it's working well.

[David Andrew]

During winter 2013, I downloaded a (now dead) distro called Pear OS. Last week, my Windows 7 restore process got interrupted by a power failure, which resulted in a whole Windows directory getting wiped. It just happened to be the directory where most of my important files resided, including all of my ISO's.

Why am I mentioning this dead distro? Well, apparently it got discontinued due to an anonymous "big name" (strongly alluded to be Apple) of buying it out, as apparently it had some innovations / technology not seen in any other Linux distro. Though for the most part, it was intended to be a Mac OS clone in terms of look and feel and user friendliness.

I never got round to trying it out. And I'm having no luck in recovering my lost files. I'm probably one of very few people who had an ISO of the last surviving release.

Pear is still available from Softpedia if you still want to check it out.

http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/O ... l#download

That's weird. All traces of it seemed to pulled a couple of months ago, because I searched high and low for it. Thanks for the pointer, will definitely check it out.

[Colonel Panic]

I'm posting from the latest version of Korora (21, with MATE desktop), which is based on Fedora. I'm running out of space on my hard drive to install anything, so this is the live version, and (I wish I could find more imaginative ways of describing a distro) I can recommend it. It looks conservative and tasteful and works well.

[nitehawk]

I see there is communication over on the VectorLinux forum that may indicate that Vector 7.1 may be out fairly soon. Really looking forward to that! Vector has always been my "go to" distro,...along with Puppy.

[Colonel Panic]

I see there is communication over on the VectorLinux forum that may indicate that Vector 7.1 may be out fairly soon. Really looking forward to that! Vector has always been my "go to" distro,...along with Puppy.

Hi nitehawk,

The latest RC of Vector (I've been using 4.3 recently) is pretty much "good to go"; I doubt you'll be disappointed if you download it or acquire it some other way (I know you're on a slow connection) and use it now.

One thing I don't like about it compared to earlier releases is that they've gotten rid of the Quick Picks, which was a really good way of installing some of the more popular software packages people would use. Also, whereas Salix usually connects to the Internet first time, with Vector it often takes several clicks on the network icon before it gets connected (with my ISP in the UK anyway).

Finally, Vector doesn't make it easy to find the latest testing releases, so here's a link to that site;

http://vlcore.vectorlinux.com/pkg/untes ... x-7.1/iso/

[nitehawk]

One thing I don't like about it compared to earlier releases is that they've gotten rid of the Quick Picks, which was a really good way of installing some of the more popular software packages people would use. Also, whereas Salix usually connects to the Internet first time, with Vector if often takes several clicks on the network icon before it gets connected (with my ISP in the UK anyway).

...I can live with that, I guess. Thanks for the link. When I get over to my daughter's place (she's on fast internet), I'll try to download it. Meanwhile,..been using Vector 7 (with upgraded browsers). It's just such a nice little distro. Bunch of good apps, with all the codecs.

[Colonel Panic]

I agree. Vector 7 is still perfectly useable in 2015, especially if you upgrade the browsers as you've done. The only thing it lacks for me is a good and simple database program like Puppy's PortaBase. (Yes, I know there's the database program in LibreOffice, which you can download and run in Vector, but in my experience it's not half as easy to set up and use as PortaBase is).

[Mike Walsh]

Been trying out the SliTaz distros. Talk about different...

Started with 4.0, which is unmaintained, except for security patches. Got the hang of using THAT (it uses BusyBox, which I haven't come across before.....although BB uses LXPanel, which I DO know)...

Perhaps it's my set-up, but the whole thing looks slightly 'soft' & 'out-of-focus'.

Tried SliTaz 5.0 next (the new 'rolling' release). This is much nicer; much sharper. It, too, uses BusyBox & LXPanel, but the whole thing is much more in-focus, and just looks better. This is coming to you from FF 17 ESR in Slitaz 5.0.

This thing is somewhat like starting all over with Linux again! 'S good fun, though...


Regards,

Mike.

[Keef]

Mike

I think you mean Openbox, not Busybox.

[rokytnji]

Mike

I think you mean Openbox, not Busybox.

Maybe not.

http://forum.slitaz.org/topic/new-busyb ... orking-bad

I tried Slitaz for a bit. But it crowded my beta testing time among other things also, so I admitted defeat and moved on.

http://antix.freeforums.org/well-i-trie ... t5236.html

[Keef]

rokytnji

...it was just that he said that BB was 'using' LXpanel, which makes me think he was referring to a window manager rather than the well-know (well apart from to Mike ) multi-call binary.

[rokytnji]

rokytnji

...it was just that he said that BB was 'using' LXpanel, which makes me think he was referring to a window manager rather than the well-know (well apart from to Mike ) multi-call binary.

I am just glad you brought that up in your post Keef, in a weird round about way.

I have been receiving used Computers from the IT guy that supports
City Management Building in my one horse town.
Dell T3400, IBM E50, IBM M41, Dell Optiplex 755, Dell GX280.

I am inundated with used Desktops with missing hard drives and ram upgrades needed amongst other things lately. All stacked up in the motorcycle shop.

I am thinking of going with BSD on one of these units and your post reminded me to go to my old Slitaz thread where fatmac.

One of your countryman,bros. He is a good on-line buddy of mine and I had forgotten his post on Ghost BSD.

http://antix.freeforums.org/post36709.html#p36709

So I am a happy camper because now you have inadvertently
narrowed down what I am going to do next when I am ready to
start running BSD. I thank you for that. Owe you a beer on the Mexican
Border, (where it is hot as hell and beer goes down cool and wet )

Happy Trailz, Rok.

[starhawk]

P4 stuff for the most part, yuck. Too many watts and not enough real power *shrug* but they do work I assume so I guess they're not quite fit for the dustbin.

Careful with the NetVistas tho -- they've got Brookdale chipsets which are a real PITA to get working with open source stuff IIRC... something along the lines of Poulsbo, I think.

Good luck!