A lightweight Live distribution of AntiX 23.2 has been published, built on the Debian package base and aimed at installation on outdated equipment. The release is based on the Debian 12 package base, but ships without the systemd system manager and with eudev instead of udev. Runit or sysvinit can be used for initialization. The default user environment is created using the IceWM window manager, but additionally fluxbox, jwm and herbstluftwm are included in the package. ISO image sizes: 2.1 GB (full, includes LibreOffice and 4 window managers - IceWM, fluxbox, jwm and herbstluftwm), 1.2 GB (basic), 564 MB (without graphics) and 249 MB (network installation). Assemblies are prepared for x86_64 and i386 architectures.
The new release has been synchronized with the Debian 12 (Bookworm) package base. The full build offers Linux kernel 6.1.105, and the other builds 5.10.224. The versions of applications have been updated, for example, LibreOffice 24.8.2, Firefox 128.3.0esr, Seamonkey 2.53.19.1. The delivery of the smtube application for watching YouTube has been discontinued.
Cast:
- The default user environment is based on the IceWM window manager and the zzzFM file manager.
- Pipewire multimedia server and WirePlumber audio session manager in full editions (in other ALSA editions).
- Play sound: xmms.
- Watch video: celluloid and mpv.
- View images: mirage.
- Listening to Internet radio: streamtuner2.
- Note taking: cherrytree.
- View PDF documents: qpdfview.
- Application navigation: App Select.
- File managers: zzzFM, rox-filer, mc.
- Audio and video conversion: winff and asunder.
- Network setup: connman, gnome-ppp and ceni.
- Text editors: geany, leafpad.
- Tools for remastering and creating snapshots of the installed system: iso-snapshot and remaster.
- Backup: luckybackup.
- Working with email: Claws Mail.
- Scanning documents: simple-scan.
- Downloading torrents: transmission-gtk.
- Setting: antiX Control Center.
- Miscellaneous: bootrepair, Package Installer, Network Assistant, User Manager, ddm-mx (NVIDIA driver installer).
- Console applications: nano and vim-tiny editors, newsboat RSS reader, irssi chat, mocp audio player, pmrp radio, mpv video player, YouTube ytfzf downloader, rtorrent torrent.
Additionally, we can note the update of the lightweight MX Linux 23.4 distribution, created as a result of the joint work of the communities formed around the antiX and MEPIS projects. The release is based on the Debian package base with improvements from the antiX project and packages from its own repository. The distribution uses the sysVinit initialization system and its own tools for configuring and deploying the system. Available for download are 32- and 64-bit builds (x86_64, i386) with the Xfce desktop (2.3 GB), as well as 64-bit builds with the KDE desktop (2.8 GB) and builds (1.8 GB) with the Fluxbox window manager.
In the new release:
- Synchronization with the Debian 12.5 package base has been completed. Application versions have been updated. As in previous releases, the sysVinit initialization system continues to be used by default, and systemd can be installed as an option. The Linux kernel package has been updated to version 6.1.106. The build with extended hardware support uses kernel 6.10.10 with patches from the liqourix project.
- Updated Xfce 4.18 components.
- MX Packageinstaller now displays all installed packages in the Enabled, test, and backports tabs, rather than just installed packages that are in the configured repository. Differences in versions of packages installed and available in the repository are now more clearly highlighted. The flatpak tab now has the ability to use a filter to display only verified packages.
- The live-usb-maker utility uses the LUKS2 format by default when creating live drives with partition encryption.
- Improved MX-usb-unmounter interface, added option to show indicator in system tray when external storage is inserted.
- pipewire-setup-mx improves pipewire/wireplumber stability for KDE users.
- MX Tweak has a setting to enable or disable auto-start of the handler for displaying notifications about updates in the system tray.
- The Fluxbox window manager based build now has a job-scheduler interface for configuring crontab.
Source: opennet.ru
