AntiX Legacy Kernel and Modern Kernel

Update on AntiX

Yes, AntiX failed to have persistence copy of Abiword after installing it on a live session. Abiword is about 280MB in total. 

Yes, I am switching to Puppy Linux either Debain Pup or Ubuntu FossaPup.

It is much easier to use Puppy Linux with Abiword than fiddling with AntiX. It has LibreOffice which I begin to hate because of its bulk with so many language packs.

Its latest kernel 23.2 Full install.

It is about 2.2GB Image.

It configure WiFi after some fiddling with the

AntiX Legacy Kernel and Modern Kernel

Antix has tons of applications which I used in the past.

I still wonder why I settled down with Gnome of Debian.

It does not have Abiword.

I fiddled with  Synaptic Package Manager and got it installed and made a persistent root file in the NTFS partition. I hope it will retain Abiwrd when I boot it next time.

Unlike Easy OS it does not fill the remaining portion of the USB.

That may be the reason for shunning AnitX.

Looking back that was a mistake. 

Had I continued with that writing the Linux Essentials book would have been much smoother and less time devoted. I have not made an entry on either AntiX and MX Linux, the latter is a modernized version of AntiX.

What I really like about AntiX is it uses IceWarm Window Manager which is pretty cool.

I prefer AntiX and it has three versions including KDE.

It has many Window managers, Flux box, IceWarm, JWM and Minimal vs Rox version.

It has Dillo, Firefox and Transmission.

What MX Linux had done is to give a modern desktop look and simplify the organization and put all the tools not fit in any category as MX Tools.

Both are very good Linux distributions and I wonder why people go for Arch Linux or  Linux Mint. 

One lacks applications and one has to install one application at a time. 

The other has glossy desktop and looks for commercial proprietary codes.

AntiX had host of utilities.

Beauty is Linux has many varieties of distributions to cater for any user mentality.

 AntiX Update

Mind you it uses SystmV and not SystemD which is modern adoptation of Init.

 In Unix-based computer operating systems, Init (short for initialization) is the first process started during booting of the operating system. Init is a daemon process that continues running until the system is shut down

antiX-23.2 files - Released 06 October 2024
antiX Linux has many versions. Please select one that best suits your needs.

antiX is available in 64 bit (computers built in the last 10 years) or 32 bit (very old computers or newer machines but be aware that a lot of software no longer provides 32 bit versions).

antiX also has two possible init systems: sysVinit (default option) or runit.
If you don't know or care about init systems, choose the sysVinit version.
Each of these architectures and init system comes in 4 possible "flavours"

antiX-full (c1.8GB) – 4 windows managers – IceWM (default), fluxbox, jwm and herbstluftwm plus full libreoffice suite.
Suitable for most users. Lots of applications pre-installed and has the best hardware support.

antiX-base (c1.2GB) – 4 windows managers – IceWM (default), fluxbox, jwm and herbstluftwm.
Suitable for those who want to customise what to install.

antiX-core (c520MB) – no gui environment, but should support most wireless.
Suitable for confident/comfortable users who want to build up from a minimal install.

antiX-net (c220MB)- no X. Just enough to get you connected (wired) and ready to build. (NOTE – to connect to the Internet, you might need to type as root user ifup eth0 or ifup eth1).
Suitable for Advanced users.

sysVinit versions.