AntiX
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| AntiX | |
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| Founded: | ? |
| Version: | M7.2 |
| Platform(s): | x86 |
| Package method: | DEB |
| User interface: | Fluxbox |
| Official website: | http://antix.mepis.com |
A customised remastered version of SimplyMepis with Fluxbox as its default desktop environment.
The most recent release of antiX (antiX-M7.01 code named Lysistrata) runs a 2.6.22 kernel with Xorg 7.0 on i686 and x86_64-bit machines with about a 310MB footprint. It features the Abiword text editor, Gnumeric spreadsheet, Iceweasel 2.0 browser, Pidgin instant messenger, Mplayer media player, Xchat chat client, Mtpaint graphics editor and xpdf. You will also find Sylpheed-claws, Dillo, Links2, LeafPad, Nano, gftp, Pan, Irssi, SnowNews RSS reader, Gtk-Gnutella, BitTorrent, Flash, Xmms, Flash, Scite, Gqview, "Midnight Commander," Rox-filer, Icewm, Xarchive, and Brasero cd/dvd burner.
If you would like install antiX to your hard drive run the minstall MEPIS installer by right-clicking Admin/Tools > Mepis Admin > Install. This is a breeze - now that old PC will have a new life and an multimedia happy internet connected platform complete with office essentials. Now you're ready to grab a few goodies that where left out using the Synaptic graphical package manager also provided like Inkscape for SVG drawings or perhaps IDLE (Python IDE - Python 2.4 is already installed).
For those who wish to have more control over what to install, an antiX-base.iso is available at 178MB. This can be very quickly and easily installed and sets you up into a fluxbox desktop and little else!
The Spartacus release of antiX-6.5 is still available for download for those who are not able to boot Lysistrata ie those using k5/k6 processors.
