Questions tagged [antix]
Questions specific to the AntiX official distribution.
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repository does not have release file
I get this error while doing sudo apt update
E: The repository 'http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/war1025/Debian_11
Release' does not have a Release file
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How does GNU Guix's resource usage compare to lightweight linux distros (Puppy, AntiX, Q4OS, Linux Lite, Mabox, and Arch) when using EXWM?
I am looking for a lightweight Linux distribution for development purposes on older hardware and considering GNU Guix (yes, I like lisp, functional programming, and reproducibility :D). My ...
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Blueman manager wont start. New to linux
So I've just recently installed antiX linux on my old mac mini. I'm completely new to linux as a whole, and am currently trying to pair bluetooth headphones to my device as my aux port is broken. I'm ...
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icewm puts new windows into move/resize mode?
New to icewm and can't find an answer to this in docs.
When I open a new window (either by clicking on taskbar or using a keyboard launcher like rofi) the window starts in move/resize mode and I have ...
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AntiX linux disable laptop fan
I am trying to boot AntiX LiveCD on my old Toshiba A200 laptop with 2 GB of RAM. But when I accidentally launched the "sensors" in the terminal, I saw that the CPU temperature was 70°C! I ...
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Problem installing NVIDIA driver - AntiX
Goodnight!
I cannot install the NVIDIA driver. It asks for the root password, but it won't let me type it. As far as I know the password would be "demo".
Can someone help me?
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AntiX linux, iceWM, how to suspend, and require password?
In AntiX Linux, using the default iceWM window manager. When I suspend a session, then wake it up, I expect it to ask for my screenlock password.
Current behavior: it just wakes up without asking for ...
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I am not able to find antix base iso [closed]
I am only able to find the iso for full version but not base or even core.
I searched on net but couldn't find any information more over the antix web site page is not of any help
Also, can someone ...
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Old laptop "goes to sleep" all the time after Linux installation
I’ve installed antiX 19.3 recently on a 16-yro (or older), laptop. One issue I’ve been having is that the thing keeps going to sleep! Every 30-45 seconds or so, it goes into sleep mode; and comes back ...
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How do I create a new locale, based on an existing locale and a different language?
I want to create an en_IL.UTF-8 locale: Languages is English (US English if I need to be specific), but date, number, etc. as is common in Israel/Palestine.
What do I need to do to make this happen?
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Weird recursion in setting the default file manager in antix/icewm
I've installed antiX Linux 19.3, and I want to change the file manager - for the first user and by default - to something other than the annoying rox (sorry, I just don't like it). So, I've installed ...
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How do I avoid the "pin board has not yet been used" error
I just installed antiX Linux 19.3. When I (auto-)login and IceWM comes up, I get an error dialog saying:
The pin board has not yet been used ... set the default background. Start ROX-Filer with 'rox -...
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How to comprehensively change my locale choice after installing antiX?
I've installed antiX Linux (v19.3), with a certain locale (let's say it's xx_XX.UTF-8). After installation, I've had a change of heart and want the locale for all users to be/to default to something ...
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Device missing from lspci on one linux distribution but not the other???!! How and Why?
Everything I've read says that when the Linux Kernel boots up, PCI devices are scanned and should be in /sys/bus/pci.
I have two different Linux distributions, one shows a wireless device at 01:00.0, ...
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No GUI in antiX 19.0
I'm trying to install antiX in a pretty old system. Compaq Presario 5000 to be precise. It is almost 20 years old and having 256 MB RAM and Pentium 3 processor on board. It's having Windows XP running ...
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Alt Gr not working under antiX terminal
I have an antix installation which has this problem, when I'm trying to use Alt Gr + 2, the terminal just outputs the number 2, leaving me without the @ special character. This happens the same to the ...
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Trying to speed up lightweight distro on old computer
I'm trying to install a lightweight distro on my sister's old desktop. It has a Celeron 3.06Ghz processor, a 80GB HD but only 432 MiB RAM.
With these specs I thought antiX-09.2.1_386-base was my best ...
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How to create daemon without systemd
I'm using AntiX Linux, which is not using systemd, and I want to create a daemon in which I can echo to do something. How do I do that properly?
This is how I want to use it:
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echo "got signal ...
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What is AntiX's root default password?
Prompted for a system password on an AntiX Live USB/CD and it's not root...
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AntiX 17.4 Full, how to properly install Xfce with everything 100% working
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg x11-xserver-utils xfonts-base x11-utils lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter xfce4 xfce4-goodies -y --allow-unauthenticated
Reboot. The above command works.. but XFCE isn't ...
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Error upgrading - xserver-xorg-core
Running here the latest version of antiX 17.
After doing a round of upgrades, and after installing 32-bits packages for a proprietary VPN client, I am getting dependencies errors when doing a ...
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