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The first release of the lightweight Linux distro, antiX (pronounced "Antiques"), was in 2007. It was spun off of MEPIS. With the exception of 1 controversial release, the antiX ISO has always been able to fit on a CD.
The last release of MEPIS was in July 2013. Distrowatch calls MEPIS "Dormant". The antiX developers have picked up the torch and built a DVD-sized distro they call MX.
Softpedia reports:
The final release of antiX MX-15 [codename "Fusion"] comes after two Beta and two RC (Release Candidate) builds, during which the distribution's maintainers implemented numerous new features, updated some of the most important core components and applications, and fixed many of the bugs reported by users since the previous stable release of the OS.
antiX MX-15 is based on the latest and most advanced Debian GNU/Linux 8.2 (Jessie) operating system, which means that it inherits many of its features, including the Linux kernel 4.2 packages. The OS is currently built around the lightweight Xfce 4.12 desktop environment.
[...] Prominent features of antiX MX-15 include the automatic enabling of the Broadcom b43 and b44 drivers, support for installing the operating system on UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) machines, numerous improvements to the Advanced LiveUSB tool, as well as several under-the-hood changes.
antiX MX-15 comes with some of the best open source applications, such as Mozilla Firefox 43.0, Mozilla Thunderbird 38.4, LibreOffice 4.3.3.2, VLC Media Player 2.2.1, and Clementine 1.2.3. Additionally, the distribution improves the Settings Manager and lets users install numerous apps using one-click extras with MX Package Installer.
The antiX MX original applications are also included, and among them are Apt Notifier, Boot Repair, Broadcom Manager, Check Apt GPG, Codecs Installer, Find Shares, Flash Manager, Package Installer, Switch User, Persistence/Remaster, User Manager, Create Live USB, and Sound Card.
The News section of antix.mepis.org notes:
Just like MX-14, this release defaults to sysVinit
[...] Both [the 32- and 64-bit] ISO files weigh in at around 1GB in size.
[...] Download page (for torrents, mirror choices, and pre-loaded media purchase): http://www.mepiscommunity.org/download-links
Project home page: http://www.mxlinux.org
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Monday December 28 2015, @11:27AM
LOL @ the kuckleheads at the forum. That might be reason enough to try the distro. Some forums and developers are more fun and freindly than others.
I hit an IRC channel, fairly recently, where someone wanted help with a pentesting distro. The problem wasn't even really related to pentesting, his problem was related to the underlying distro on which it was based. The established mods were less than fun or freindly. Some of our Linux brethren can be real asses sometimes.
(Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Monday December 28 2015, @12:59PM
Most people who are knowledgeable in a niche area like computers or electronics tend to be dicks. The knowledge is what little they have in life and they guard it with zeal and deride outsiders to keep them feeling special. "OH the n00b can't figure out XYZ. LOL! RTFM stupid n00b!"
Personally, I'm more than happy to help someone.
(Score: 3, Informative) by tempest on Monday December 28 2015, @03:21PM
Most people who think they are knowledgeable about anything tend to be dicks. Particularly online.