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| 2012-11-10 |
NEW • Development Release: antiX 12.5 Alpha 2 |
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A new alpha release of antiX 12.5, a lightweight Linux distribution based on Debian's testing branch, is now ready for download: "antiX-12.5-alpha2 available for public testing. New: 64-bit editions of core, base and full. The i486 flavours are bug-fix and development releases from antiX 12. Since Debian 'Testing' is relatively quiet development changes are predominantly taking place on the antiX side. Basic features: base and full use the latest 3.6.6-antix kernel; core is 'libre' using the latest 3.6.6-gnu-antix kernel; live scripts changes mean faster boot; introduction of a dynamic fstab for running live; latest applications include SpaceFM 0.8.2 and udevil 0.3.4; GCC 4.7.1; X.Org Server 1.12.4. All applications apt-get dist-upgrade on 9 November 2012." Visit the project's news page to read the release announcement. Download: antiX-12.5-full-alpha2-486.iso (692MB, MD5), antiX-12.5-full-alpha2-amd64.iso (691MB, MD5). |
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| About antiX
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| antiX is a fast, lightweight and easy-to-install Linux live CD distribution based on Debian's "Testing" branch for x86 compatible systems. antiX offers users the "antiX Magic" in an environment suitable for old computers. The goal of antiX is to provide a light, but fully functional and flexible free operating system for both newcomers and experienced users of Linux. It should run on most computers, ranging from 64 MB old PII 266 systems with pre-configured 128 MB swap to the latest powerful boxes. 128 MB RAM is recommended minimum for antiX. The installer needs minimum 2.2 GB hard disk size. antiX can also be used as a fast-booting rescue CD.
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| 2013-06-02 |
Distribution Release: antiX 13 |
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Following three test builds, a new stable version of antiX, a lightweight Debian-based distribution designed for older and low-specification computers, is now out: "Ten months on from the release of antiX 12 series, we are pleased to announce the release of our antiX 13, code name 'Luddite'. What's new? 64-bit flavours; Iceweasel 22.0 browser, LibreOffice 4, improved boot times, particularly when running live; safer and faster shutdown, especially in live use; customised live boot menu; SpaceFM desktop integration; live remaster scripts improved; improvements to the antiX snapshot application; dynamic fstab when running live; XFS, JFS, ext2, Btrfs file systems available in installers; MuPDF, a very fast and light PDF reader, included; more options in meta installer; all ISO files built using antiX build scripts to enable consistency and freshness." Visit the project's news page to read the full release announcement. Download: antiX-13_x64-full.iso (672MB, MD5), antiX-13_386-full.iso (674MB, MD5). |
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| 2013-04-28 |
Development Release: antiX 13 Beta 3 |
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The third and likely final beta of antiX 13, a Debian-based distribution for (not only) older computers, is out and ready for testing: "antiX 13 available for testing. Features: 3.6.11 antiX kernel for 32-bit editions; 3.7.10 antiX kernel for 64-bit editions; 3.8.10 antiX kernel available in the repository for those who want/need a more up-to-date version; dist-upgrade on 28 April 2013; Debian 'Wheezy' repository; Iceweasel 20.0 browser; default window manager is IceWM with a Rox desktop, Fluxbox, JWM, wmii and dwm are available; SpaceFM desktop option at boot; better boot menu; integration for UNetbootin live USB; installer improvements; 32-bit edition uses older Flash for PII/PIII processors; double entries removed from menu; various under-the-hood bug fixes. For 99% of users, this release is just like a final." Visit the project's website to read the full release announcement. Download from SourceForge: antiX-13-beta3_x64-full.iso (668MB, MD5), antiX-13-beta3_386-full.iso (669MB, MD5). |
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| 2013-03-25 |
Development Release: antiX 13 Beta 2 |
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The second development build of antiX 13, a lightweight Debian-based distribution designed to run fluently on older computers, is ready for testing: "antiX 13 beta2 full ISO images available for testing in 32-bit and 64-bit variants. Features: 3.6.11 antiX kernel for the 32-bit flavour and 3.7.10 antiX kernel for the 64-bit flavour; the 3.8.4 antiX kernel available in the repository for those who want or need a more up-to-date version; dist-upgrade on 24 March 2013. Most work since beta 1 has focused on customising the live boot menu to include a whole range of boot options via Fn keys: chosen boot parameters can be customised and saved on writable media; the versions of applications shipped come from the Debian 'Testing' repository; latest Iceweasel browser and LibreOffice versions are available via the meta-package installer...." Visit the news section on the project's Wiki pages to read the release announcement. Download: antiX-13-beta2-pt1_x64-full.iso (693MB, MD5), antiX-13-beta2-pt1_386-full.iso (693MB, MD5). |
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| 2013-02-08 |
Development Release: antiX 13 Beta 1 |
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The first development build of antiX 13 is now ready for testing. antiX is a Debian-based lightweight and fast Linux distribution that should work well on ageing computer systems. This beta release comes in a "base" flavour only which means Fluxbox or JWM, but no IceWM and no office suite. From the release announcement: "antiX 13 beta1 base ISO images are available for testing in 32-bit and 64-bit editions. What's new? Linux kernel 3.6.11; dist-upgrade as of 7 January 2013; more options in meta installer; MuPDF replaces ePDFView and zathura; Midnight Commander removed, use Ranger for CLI file manager; installers now give XFS, JFS and ext2 as options, Btrfs is available, but only use for data, not for installing onto; numerous internal changes to antiX scripts. Enjoy!" Download the live CD images from SourceForge: antiX-13-beta1_386-base.iso (365MB, MD5), antiX-13-beta1_x64-base.iso (365MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-08-07 |
Distribution Release: antiX 12 |
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antiX 12, a Debian-based distribution designed to run efficiently on older and low-specification computers, has been released: "15 months on from the release of antiX M11 series, we are pleased to announce the release of our antiX 12 series. Three variants available: full (697 MB) - features 5 windows managers, base (356 MB) - features Fluxbox, JWM, wmii and dwm, core (135MB) - no X, CLI installer only. All use Debian 'Testing' repositories by default and all applications upgraded via Debian 'Testing' repositories up to 6 August 2012. All variants use the present latest stable kernel (3.5) customised for antiX to allow booting with PI and AMD K5/K6 CPUs. Vast improvements in running live persistence. Booting live/frugal with persistence from an NTFS (windows) partition should work, though it is not advised. Use FAT or ext instead." Visit the distribution's news page to read the release announcement. Download: antiX-12-486.iso (698MB, MD5).
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| 2012-07-24 |
Development Release: antiX 12 RC2 |
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Release candidate two for antiX 12, a lightweight Linux distribution designed for older computers, is ready for final testing: "15 months on from the release of antiX M11 series, we are almost there to release our antiX 12 series. For 99% of users, these RC2 ISO images are ready, but we would also like to get the 1% sorted out before releasing the final. It features five windows managers. IceWM (default), Fluxbox, JWM (all with or without a Rox desktop) wmii (pre-configured to get users started) and dwm. LibreOffice replaces AbiWord and Gnumeric. Iceweasel 10 replaces Iceape, Claws-mail included as email client. Qmmp replaced by XMMS, Yad replaces Zenity, Thunar removed and replaced with SpaceFM and udevil, Cheese removed for Gucview, streamtuner2 replaces streamtuner, Synaptic kept for GUI package management, lots of useful scripts and many other changes." Visit the distribution's news page to read the rest of the release announcement. Download: antiX-12-rc2-486.iso (694MB, MD5).
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| 2012-05-28 |
Development Release: antiX M12 Pre-Final |
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A pre-final build of antiX M12, a fast and lightweight Linux distribution for old computers, is available for final testing: "Twelve months on from the release of antiX M11, we now make available for testing our antiX M12 series. Three versions to play with: full - features 5 windows managers, IceWM, Fluxbox, JWM (all with or without a Rox desktop) wmii and dwm. LibreOffice replaces AbiWord and Gnumeric. Iceweasel 10 replaces Iceape, Claws-Mail included as email client; base - features Fluxbox, JWM, wmii and dwm; core - no X window, CLI installer only. All use Debian 'Testing' repositories by default and all applications upgraded up to 26 May 2012. All versions use Linux kernel 3.3.5, customised for antiX to allow booting with PI and AMD K5/K6 CPUs." Visit the news page on the project's Wiki pages to read the full release announcement. Download: antiX-486.iso (666MB, MD5), antiX-base-486.iso (346MB, MD5).
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| 2012-03-06 |
Development Release: antiX M12 Test 2 |
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A public test release of antiX M12, a new version of the project's Debian-based distribution for older computers, has been release and is available for download: "Ten months on from the release of antiX M11 series, we now make available for testing our antiX M12 series. It features five windows managers - IceWM (default), Fluxbox, JWM (all with or without a Rox desktop) wmii and dwm. LibreOffice replaces AbiWord and Gnumeric, Iceweasel 10 replaces IceApe, Claws-Mail included as anemail client, Qmmp replaced by the mighty XMMS, yad replaces Zenity, Thunar removed and replaced with SpaceFM and Sunflower, Cheese added, Asian fonts removed and many other changes including ability to create a live.iso snapshot of installed system. Both the 'full' and 'base' editions use the Debian Testing repositories by default. All versions use the latest kernel available (3.2.9) - customised for antiX to allow booting with PI and AMD K5/K6 CPUs." Read the rest of the release announcement on the distribution's news page. Download (MD5): antiX-test2.iso (657MB).
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