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anticapitalista · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:38 pm Post subject: antiX-M7.5-test2 available

antiX-M7.5-test2 version is available from these 2 sites.

http://www.mepisimo.com/antix/
and
http://downloads.tuxfamily.org/antix/preview

xdelta patches soon available from same sites.
patch-test1-test2 (c100MB) and patch-M7.2-test2 (c240MB)
(see Mepis wiki for xdelta patches)

It is now smaller than test1 (now 392MB).
install apps in livecd mode now works.
apple trailers work.
fixed bugs about logout scripts in icewm.
updated icewm, controlcentre (thanks OU812)
icemc installed
cdrecord installed (for mybashburn)
fluxbox menu altered to include media, home folders.
fluxbox menu tidied up a bit more to remove unwanted entries.
new boot/grub look (thanks impuwat and sakasa for original)
you can now use different wallpapers for fluxbox and icewm (thanks OU812)
smxi updated.
apps updated as to 15 July 2008.

Have fun and post your thoughts, bugs etc.
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Jerry · Joined: 12 Sep 2007 Posts: 150

Did you give up on "All applications" in the Menu?

anticapitalista · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:06 pm Post subject:

For the moment, in testing, yes.
We'll see for the final.
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masinick · Joined: 26 Apr 2008 Posts: 74

masinick · Joined: 26 Apr 2008 Posts: 74

Downloaded! Now to try it out. Will use smxi on an existing system to compare results.

Jerry · Joined: 12 Sep 2007 Posts: 150

Took my first look at it inside VirtualBox--looks great. Nice going.

Will test there and post--did notice that it looks like using the menu to switch back to fluxbox from icewm doesn't work. Anybody else see that?

masinick · Joined: 26 Apr 2008 Posts: 74

ICE-M · Joined: 02 Jun 2008 Posts: 79 Location: The Matrix

1.control center is still named control centre in fluxbox menu
2.the icewm back to fluxbox dosne't work here either
3.the unrar beeing seen as unrar-free is the same and xarchive dosen't read rar files
4. the home folder icon i see is the icon rox-svg(the book) not from black-white icons.
5.in change slim background: after i change the background, in home/user i get a shortcut "background" and in it is the slim background i choose and a shortcut to "wallpapers" that opens /home/user/background/wallpaper/wallpaper for ever.
6.after install when it reboots and exit the cd i got a lot or errors for some files i don't know the text of the error.

it's too late to see other things i hope there are none. using antix 100%

edit:love the grub background and the pppoeconf shortcut and everything Smile

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anticapitalista · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:40 am Post subject:

Thanks for the feedback ice-m. gald you like the grub changes and the pppoeconfig. (does it work ok?)

1. A feature not an error. Fluxbox config side by a Brit so centre, icewm by a N.American (Canadian) hence center.
2. Thanks (and to Jerry). Line 81 in icewm menu, replace prog with restart.
3. Do you think I should install the non-free version?
4. Not sure how that got there (in icewm only, yeah? In fluxbox it is ok). I'll look into it.
5. I noticed that too. Maybe we don't need the Background link.
6. Can you post the errors so we can debug? Thanks.

Post your impressions, comments, bugs.
I want antiX-M7.5 to be the best yet, if possible.
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ICE-M · Joined: 02 Jun 2008 Posts: 79 Location: The Matrix

1. i didn't know that
3.the unrar beeing seen as unrar-free is the same and xarchive dosen't read rar files
3. Do you think I should install the non-free version?
soo sorry about the mistake i wrote it wrong it's "unrar-nonfree" my post from:
http://antix.freeforums.org/xarchive-and-roxfiller-questions-t884.html?highlight=unrar

why does xarchive dosen't read my rar files?
i see that xarchive has the rar wrappers but when the program start it tells me that:
/urs/share/xarchive/wrappers/rar.wrap.sh
Extensions **Needed program not found, ignored **
same message for: 7za,ace,arj
i need the rar to work for the torrent i download. the torrents are one main rar and r01 r02 r03 and so on. don't know if that matters

here is danboid post from:
http://antix.freeforums.org/ideas-for-next-release-t890.html?highlight=unrar

"unrar IS included in 7.2, as you say, but I thought otherwise because Xarchive failed to open my rar files. When I went to the terminal I discovered why - its because unrar is called 'unrar-nonfree' under antix but xarchive is looking for unrar. "
that was what was trying to say. Razz

very sleepy
4. i mean the home icon for the "/home" folder.
6. i'll try to reinstall antix again can u help me with a command to save the logs or were i can find a log file of the error?if not i'll use paper and pencil Smile

anticapitalista · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:16 am Post subject:

6. Should be in var/log/boot.log
4. Yeah I got that in icewm, but not when using fluxbox.
3. the unrar-free is more limited than the unfree version, but it does seem to work by default with xarchive. The unrar included in antiX does work well, but from the cli. I think I can include both.
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masinick · Joined: 26 Apr 2008 Posts: 74

Got it installed. Running right now live, so I have not actually RUN the updated installed version, but the Live one looks nice - really like the new IceWM task bar icons for one thing!

Will let you know more impressions tomorrow when I get a better opportunity to work with it.

I have started to work with the installed version. Fixing it up with my smxi setup of choice. So far all looks well.

ICE-M · Joined: 02 Jun 2008 Posts: 79 Location: The Matrix

6. couldn't reproduce the error on 2 installs
4. i got it in icewm and fluxbox
3. last night after synaptic updated unrar-nonfree now it works in xarchive so no problem there Smile

new things:
on every install of antix the mixer volume it's set to zero so lots of people will think that the sound dosen't work.
after i changed the wallpaper. i'm in slim login with this background then i enter the user and password i see my wallpaper then the slim background again then my wallpaper. this is slowing down fluxbox start compared with 7.5 test1 and its irritating.

ICE-M · Joined: 02 Jun 2008 Posts: 79 Location: The Matrix

i don't know were to put this. i have a problem with iceweasel 3. when i browse the net i save lots of pictures on my hdd. so i right click>save image as... .after a few pictures saved when i press the right click my browser open the link of the image in a new tab or new windows, open the mail option, blocks the images from the site. any idea whats the blame? or any of you had this problem ? i have a logitech mx310 mouse.

OU812 · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 456 Location: California

Icon problem in icewm:
It sounds like you're referring to the icon in the taskbar? Strange, no problems here. My icon is a blue folder with a white home. I'll send anti my ~/.icewm/toolbar file and we'll straighten it out.

icewm to fluxbox:
I thought it was working fine here. I copied my menu entry from the 7.2 iso icewm menu to be sure. I'll do some more tests and try and nail it down.

Background and wallpaper folder links:
I had to write the slim background script using a symlink. It was the only way to get the script to open a file browser in the user's wallpaper folder, get root's password, and test that a new image was chosen. I can try deleting the symlink after the new wallpaper has been set. This should be the solution.

Thanks for finding some errors. I'll get to it in a day or two.

john