antiX, the lean and mean MEPIS derivative, is a fast, lightweight and easy to install Linux live CD distribution based on MEPIS for Intel-AMD x86 compatible systems. antiX offers users the "Magic of MEPIS" in an environment suitable for old computers. So don't throw away that old computer yet! 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 64MB old PII 266 systems with pre-configured 128MB RAM to the latest powerful boxes. 128MB RAM is recommended for antiX. antiX can also be used as a fast-booting rescue CD. For more information about antiX, please visit the official website or browse its forum.
Current Release: antiX-M11 'Jayaben Desai'
Just over a year since the release of antiX-M8.5, the antiX-team are pleased to announce that antiX MEPIS 11 'Jayaben Desai' - a fast, light, very flexible and complete desktop and livecd based on Debian Testing and SimplyMEPIS - is now available in full, base and core versions (for 686 and 486 kernel all using hybridiso). This release defaults to a fully customised icewm-Rox desktop (fluxbox, wmii and dwm are also installed) using a SimplyMEPIS 2.6.36-4 kernel, our own assistants to help configuration, and the usual range of applications for desktop use. Latest Iceape (2.0.13-1) for internet needs, Abiword (2.8.6) and gnumeric (1.10.14) for office use, qmmp and goggles music manager (0.12.1) for audio, gxine, mplayer and gnome-mplayer for video, gppp (dial-up), wicd (1.7), umt-panel2 (from aptosid) for GPRS/UMTS/3G and ceni (2.21) for network connection, pidgin (2.7.11) for chat. Many cli apps are also included such as Alpine for email, moc for audio, elinks for browsing, abcde and ripit for cd ripping and much more. Features include a cli-installer script for fast and light install, live with persistence, 'remaster on the fly', new boot cheatcodes for setting dpi and desktop windows manager with or without icons, antix2usb to easily install to usb stick. Many languages are fully supported out of the box with the language chosen at live CD boot carrying over to install. Chinese, Japanese and Korean fonts are included as well as ibus in the full version.
antiX works on computers with as little as 64 MB RAM, though 128MB RAM is the recommended minimum and the 486 kernel version should work on AMD k5/k6.
antiX is fast and has low RAM usage running live or installed.
Full Release notes for 'Jayaben Desai' (antiX-M11)
Main upgrades from 'Marek Edelman' (antiX-M8.5)
- New antiX tools to configure system, user management, wallpaper and PC information.
- MEPIS 2.6.36-4 kernel
- Improved antiX-Control Centre, new options.
- New icewm/fluxbox menu structure
- Improved and extended themes and artwork for icewm and fluxbox
- Localisation of antiX apps extended
- Chinese, Japanese and Korean fonts included in antiX-full, as well as ibus.
- meta-installer to install kde4, xfce, lxde, gnome and lite versions. LibreOffice available too.
- wallpaper is now set by feh and nitrogen is removed.
- Thunar replaces pcmanfm
- xfburn replaces gnomebaker
- no /etc/X11/xorg.conf file is created by default, option to create one by removing the noxorg cheat at boot.
- umt-panel2 (from aptosid) added for GPRS/UMTS/3G
- vim added by request
- isolinux used instead of grub in live mode
- hybridiso
- adblock added to improve internet surfing with low RAM.
- X.org 7.5
- Rox-filer 2.10
- fluxbox 1.3.1
- wicd 1.7 with wicd-ncurses added
- pidgin 2.7.11
- ceni 2.21
- grub-legacy
- zathura added
- cdw added
- apt-show-versions added
- qmmp replaces xmms
- file-roller replaces xarchive
- elinks-lite replaces links2
- cherokee replaces lighttpd
- idesk removed
- umtsmon removed
- mpd/ncmpcpp/mpdpss removed
- osmo removed
- Samba/pyneighborhood added
- install-meta applications updated
- Extra cheatcodes at boot menu
- speedcrunch added
- toshset added
- prism2-usb-firmware-installer added
- volumeicon added
- fancy-prompts script added
The antX FAQ
A manual covering most of what you need to know is available online here:
The antiX-M11 FAQ
Prior version: antiX 8.5 'Marek Edelman'
- Released: April 12, 2010 (announcement)
- Based on MEPIS Linux 8.0 core , including the MEPIS 2.6.32-11 kernel and tweaked MEPIS Assistants, and Debian Testing
- 12 languages are fully supported out of the box with the language chosen at live CD boot carrying over to install.
- Defaults to a fully customized Icewm desktop
- Applications include iceape, pidgin, abiword, gnumeric, xmms and goggles music manager, and claws-mail(3.5)
- New apps include: gecko-mediaplayer, gnome-mplayer, alpine, alsaplayer, cheese, antix2usb script and many more.
- Many cli apps are also included such as Alpine for email, moc for audio, links2 for browsing, abcde and ripit for cd ripping and much more
- Network management with an updated ceni and wicd, as well as gppp for dial-up
- New features include live with persistence, 'remaster on the fly', new boot cheatcodes for setting dpi and desktop windows manager, antix2usb to easily install to usb stick.
A manual covering most of what you need to know for antiX 8.5 is available online here:
The antiX 8.5 FAQ
