Post-antiX-16-Base_x64 Install Questions

[samineater]

I'm working on a base install, have restored /etc/apt/sources.list with smxi, and have installed LXDE and IceWM. Info from inxi is included below:


root@bt:~# inxi -bCrwNd -! 31
System: Kernel: 4.4.10-antix.1-amd64-smp x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: LXDE (Openbox 3.5.2)
Distro: antiX-16_x64-base Berta Cáceres 26 June 2016
Machine: System: LENOVO (portable) product: 0679 v: Lenovo G560
Mobo: LENOVO model: N/A serial: CB05743788
Bios: LENOVO v: 29CN35WW(V2.12) date: 12/08/2010
Battery BAT1: charge: 40.4 Wh 100.0% condition: 40.4/47.5 Wh (85%)
CPU: Dual core Intel Pentium P6100 (-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
clock speeds: max: 1999 MHz 1: 1333 MHz 2: 1733 MHz
Graphics: Card: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
Display Server: X.org 1.16.4 driver: intel tty size: 103x34
Network: Card-1: Broadcom BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter driver: wl
Card-2: Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller driver: r8169
Drives: HDD Total Size: 256.1GB (2.5% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: Samsung_SSD_850 size: 256.1GB
Optical: /dev/sr0 model: Slimtype DVD A DS8A4S dev-links: cdrom,cdrw,dvd,dvdrw
Features: speed: 24x multisession: yes audio: yes dvd: yes rw: cd-r,cd-rw,dvd-r,dvd-ram
Repos: Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://iso.mxrepo.com/antix/jessie jessie main nosystemd
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free
deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org jessie main non-free
deb http://iso.mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ mx15 main non-free
deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free
deb http://mozilla.debian.net/ jessie-backports firefox-release
Weather: Conditions: 70 F (21 C) - Clear Time: July 31, 8:17 AM PDT
Info: Processes: 140 Uptime: 34 min Memory: 167.9/7785.6MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.0


I ran the inxi tests and came up with the following files missing (please give me your recommendations to remedy, if applicable):

/proc/mdstat
/proc/scsi/scsi
/var/run/dmesg.boot

Also, a GDbus Error was encountered while booting to LXDE after installing dnsutils that I hadn't noticed prior to doing so. Here is a thumbnail --

GDbus-error-thumb.jpg

My priorities are performance and utility. I like music, so use ffmpeg (sometimes sox) and asunder; and, I have gotten so used to leafpad, lxterm and pcmanfm it is hard for me to get completely away from LXDE. I would eliminate lxde if I could get these to function without it.

Apparently, Openbox came with lxde, as it is now in the F1 Slim list. BTW, when I edit slim.conf to get rid of herbstluftwm, it returns. How to eliminate the source, please?

root@xx:~# apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

That's enough for now, I think.

[dolphin_oracle]

I'm working on a base install, have restored /etc/apt/sources.list with smxi, and have installed LXDE and IceWM. Info from inxi is included
Repos: Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://iso.mxrepo.com/antix/jessie jessie main nosystemd
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free
deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org jessie main non-free
deb http://iso.mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ mx15 main non-free
deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free
deb http://mozilla.debian.net/ jessie-backports firefox-release

I recommend disabling deb-multimedia unless you need to install something.

My priorities are performance and utility. I like music, so use ffmpeg (sometimes sox) and asunder; and, I have gotten so used to leafpad, lxterm and pcmanfm it is hard for me to get completely away from LXDE. I would eliminate lxde if I could get these to function without it.

Apparently, Openbox came with lxde, as it is now in the F1 Slim list. BTW, when I edit slim.conf to get rid of herbstluftwm, it returns. How to eliminate the source, please?

actually, the lx apps should function just fine without the full lxde desktop. leafpad is already installed on antiX (full, not sure about base, but its installable anyway). lxterminal is actually a candidate for inclusion in future antiX editions due to roxterm being abandoned, and it works fine on its own. pcmanfm also works on its own, but it may be missing some features you are used to because of the lack of gvfs in the default antiX install. In fact, pcmanfm is available in the file managers area of the metapackage-installer. LXDE is designed as individual components making a desktop suite. once upon a time, icewm was the default wm and not openbox.

I would remove herbsluftwm if you don't want it (apt-get remove herbsluftwm).

[skidoo]

samineater, you might consider using spacefm file manager instead of pcmanfm

[lucky9]

Welcome to the forum samineater!

[samineater]

Gracias, lucky9, skidoo and dolphin_oracle -- will comment out deb-multimedia and look into other issues when I return from a trip to the big city in a couple days. You'll hear back from me then. Take care -- it's crazy out there!

[entropyfoe]

So far very fast. I ran a live CD, and after ten minutes pressed install, and ten minutes rebooted to the desk top.
I really like the inclusion of xmms. Also agree with the philosphy of firefox esr versions.

Several features are not working. iso was md5 verified, verified after burn, all OK.

For example in the antiX control center when I select configure system, it prompts me for root PW, which I enter, the screen flashes briefly like some error going by. But no window or error message. Same for Edit Config Files. Lots of the control center system stuff is not working. So I tried Manage Packages (synaptic), same behaviour.

I ran from terminal, get this error

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$ su root
Password: 
root@X8:/home/music# synaptic

** (synaptic:4333): WARNING **: Error retrieving accessibility bus address: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.a11y.Bus was not provided by any .service files
Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is discouraged.

Then Synaptic worked. I updated successfully.
Any ideas how to make control centre items work?

The machine is the signature machine.

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$ inxi -F
System:    Host: X8 Kernel: 4.4.10-antix.1-amd64-smp x86_64 (64 bit)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
           Distro: antiX-16_x64-full Berta Cáceres 26 June 2016
Machine:   Mobo: ASUSTeK model: SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 v: Rev 1.xx
           Bios: American Megatrends v: 2501 date: 04/08/2014
CPU:       Octa core AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core (-MCP-) cache: 16384 KB 
           clock speeds: max: 3511 MHz 1: 3511 MHz 2: 3511 MHz 3: 3511 MHz
           4: 3511 MHz 5: 3511 MHz 6: 3511 MHz 7: 3511 MHz 8: 3511 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA GT218 [GeForce 210]
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)$ inxi -F
System:    Host: X8 Kernel: 4.4.10-antix.1-amd64-smp x86_64 (64 bit)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
           Distro: antiX-16_x64-full Berta Cáceres 26 June 2016
Machine:   Mobo: ASUSTeK model: SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 v: Rev 1.xx
           Bios: American Megatrends v: 2501 date: 04/08/2014
CPU:       Octa core AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core (-MCP-) cache: 16384 KB 
           clock speeds: max: 3511 MHz 1: 3511 MHz 2: 3511 MHz 3: 3511 MHz
           4: 3511 MHz 5: 3511 MHz 6: 3511 MHz 7: 3511 MHz 8: 3511 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA GT218 [GeForce 210]
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1920x1080@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NVA8 GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2
Audio:     Card-1 NVIDIA High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel
           Card-2 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
           driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: ALSA v: k4.4.10-antix.1-amd64-smp
Network:   Card: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full
           mac: 52:42:5c:63:16:de
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 2128.4GB (30.1% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: OCZ size: 128.0GB
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: WDC_WD2002FAEX size: 2000.4GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 69G used: 3.0G (5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda4
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 18.10GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 17.1C mobo: N/A gpu: 37.0
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 0
Info:      Processes: 229 Uptime: 6:56 Memory: 691.8/15948.9MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.0
           Resolution: 1920x1080@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NVA8 GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2$ inxi -F

[dolphin_oracle]

Most of the control center items use sudo now not su. So use your user password. This was changed in 15.

[entropyfoe]

Thanks, that was easy !
I don't think this sudo stuff will ever seem right to me.

-Just an old KDE Mepis guy here...