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AntiX 16.1 Linux OS is Based on Debian GNU/Linux 8.7 - Without Systemd

posted by janrinok on Thursday January 19 2017, @06:51PM   
from the worth-a-look? dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

Besides the fact that antiX 16.1 comes with all 173 bug fixes and security patches implemented by the Debian Project in the new Debian GNU/Linux 8.7 "Jessie" release, but without the systemd init system, the distribution is using the long-term supported Linux 4.4.10 kernel customized with a fbcondecor splash.

Additionally, the new antiX version includes two applications, namely live-usb-maker and live-kernel-updater, which allow users to create a Live USB disk of antiX that you can use to run the operating system without having to install it on your personal computer, and update the kernel without the need to reboot the PC.

Meh, I'll stick with Calculate Linux for now.

Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/antix-16-1-linux-os-is-based-on-debian-gnu-linux-8-7-jessie-without-systemd-511933.shtml

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• Re:Why not systemd init system? Re:Why not systemd init system? (Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Friday January 20 2017, @03:27AM

  by tangomargarine (667) on Friday January 20 2017, @03:27AM (#456361)

  And the point of using suspend on a desktop is...?

  I mean yeah, okay, it's a nice feature to have. But I don't really see any reason why I should alter my workflow to use it. It's not like when I boot up I sit there and stare at the screen the entire couple minutes (gasp!) it's booting.

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• Re:Why not systemd init system? Re:Why not systemd init system? (Score: 2) by Arik on Friday January 20 2017, @04:21AM

  by Arik (4543) on Friday January 20 2017, @04:21AM (#456384) Journal

  It doesn't just let you start up faster, it lets you come back to exactly the place you left it. Programs and context are preserved. It takes me a lot more time and thought to try to open everything up and arrange it so I can start using it than it does to boot the computer up anyway. With suspend and resume I can do both in less time than the quicker one would normally take.

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  • Seriously? Seriously? (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday January 20 2017, @04:18PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) on Friday January 20 2017, @04:18PM (#456580) Journal

    "it lets you come back to exactly the place you left it. Programs and context are preserved."

    menu, system settings, session and startup on and xfce desktop. I remember making the same settings on Gnome 2.something or other, when I installed my first working Linux - a long time ago. I took a short journey into KDE land, and I'm sure I remember the same settings, long before KDE4. Enlightenment has similar settings available.

    I'd be willing to make a small bet that if these settings were unavailabe, I could probably write a script to do the same thing. Note that I'm not even a coder, or even an accomplished script kiddie. But, it really can't be very difficult to recover a desktop session. Systemd didn't solve any problems in that area.

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    • Re:Seriously? (Score: 2) by Arik on Friday January 20 2017, @08:24PM

      by Arik (4543) on Friday January 20 2017, @08:24PM (#456685) Journal

      And if I'm not using any of the programs you mentioned? What if I'm not even running X at all at the moment? How would your 'solutions' (some of which I've used and found cumbersome and incomplete even with X) preserve my context when I have a dozen virtual terminals open and no X session?
      
      

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