#Help to install antix this time

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latent reef
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That does not look selectable. Have you just created it? If not, delete and re-create it in there, so it can be selected.

cursive reef
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Its selectable

latent reef
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The drop-down menus should allow you to assign mount points. You will need root, which is / usually.

cursive reef
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Ok

latent reef
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The other options are not needed, usually. And let's hope it is clever enough to install its Grub alongside the Windows loader.

cursive reef
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Grub is there

cinder compass
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just put /, where Mint was

cursive reef
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Cause linux mint was installed befoee

cinder compass
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swap leave alone

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that's it. next

cursive reef
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Ok

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So I don't have to do anything with swap?

cinder compass
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nope

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just leave it as SWAP

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aka preserve

cursive reef
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Ok, so should I select the swap option or not?

cinder compass
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yes ofc

cursive reef
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There is checkbox

cinder compass
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for what

cursive reef
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Idk

cinder compass
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read the hearder

cursive reef
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Should I leave it?

cinder compass
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header.

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dont encrypt anything. that's what the tickbox column says if u read it

cursive reef
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Okay so tickbox is for encryption and I don't want it

cinder compass
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then dont touch it

cursive reef
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Ok

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I'm clicking next now

cinder compass
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last pic u showed is fine, just hit next

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all good

cursive reef
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Ok

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@cinder compass anything to do here?

latent reef
cursive reef
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Its finished now

cinder compass
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esp was greyed out, so this must be a legacy BIOS system

cursive reef
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Yes

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Its legacy system

cinder compass
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koo

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if it is totally done, then it will say to reboot

cursive reef
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Should I hit next or do something else?

cinder compass
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also btw the Antix Grub menu is ugly as hell, but that can be changed n made better

cursive reef
cinder compass
cursive reef
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It says "paused for required operator input"

cinder compass
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so put in ur user details n stuff.

cursive reef
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No

cinder compass
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DONT enable root account or root password

cursive reef
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Ok

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Should I hit next here?

cinder compass
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hit next for the grub on MBR

cursive reef
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And create a swap file? Should I leave it untouched

cinder compass
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it's greyed out anyway

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using partition, remember?

cursive reef
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Its not grey out, I can tick it

cinder compass
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don't.

cursive reef
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Enable hibernation support?

cinder compass
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up to you

cursive reef
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What's hibernation anyways

cinder compass
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it's like shutdown but with saved state. writes to disk

cursive reef
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Ok

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Different from sleep?

cinder compass
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a bit. sleep keeps memory (RAM) alive in low-voltage mode

cursive reef
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Ok I'm enabling it

cinder compass
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Hibernate is useful if u park ur laptop, with no power cord for many, many hours

latent reef
cinder compass
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call it something fun

cursive reef
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Ok

cinder compass
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like ASSMAN

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.com

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no no no no

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dont put email

cursive reef
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Its fake email

cinder compass
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still dont

cursive reef
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I removed @

latent reef
cursive reef
cinder compass
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since Linux (unix) was meant for a big environment, like researcher building, many people could be part of same network domain in that building.. example Bio_research.com

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so like if 10 others were using their own linux computers all on the same LAN, they could access their own bio research domain

latent reef
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The list goes on, mouse over the arrow at the bottom.

cursive reef
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Is it like related to language or something?

cinder compass
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timezone

cursive reef
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Can't find my timezone

cinder compass
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then pick another country in same timezone

latent reef
cursive reef
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I guess locale is for english

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Languages etc.

latent reef
cursive reef
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Cause I changed configure clock

cursive reef
latent reef
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Since US English is default, you can probably just skip ahead.

cursive reef
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And what did "system clock uses local time" do?

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Is it related to internal clock

cinder compass
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keep on local time

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that way dualbooting between windows and linux doesn't fook you

cursive reef
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So I tick that?

cinder compass
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system clock equals local time, yes

cursive reef
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I tried by not able to find appropriate screw driver

cinder compass
cursive reef
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It would be fine if it automatically sync time with internet

latent reef
cursive reef
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So should I left that box unchecked?

latent reef
cursive reef
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Ok but what should I do rn?

latent reef
cursive reef
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Left it unchecked or not? That's my question

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System clock uses local time

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@latent reef

latent reef
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I would leave it unchecked, yes.

cinder compass
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bad idea

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if running with Windows.

cursive reef
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Its done I guess

cinder compass
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Antix doesnt automatically reset the time per internet on each reboot. you have to literally launch the time wizard everytime n tell it to sync from internet if the time gets changed.

cursive reef
cinder compass
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at least u can put the time wizard as an icon on the destkop

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but u have to always enter sudo password to run it

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i told u man, system time equals localtime.

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u should have checked that option.

cursive reef
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Let's see if it boots

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Its taking too much time

cinder compass
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is this on HDD or SSD?

cursive reef
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Hdd

cinder compass
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bleh. give ful minute

cursive reef
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Its done

latent reef
cinder compass
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same if it's a desktop, and left plugged in. the main power supply always provides a trickle current to the clock circuit

cursive reef
latent reef
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I will defer to your experience with older machines, but feel that NTP should be the sane default anyway.

cinder compass
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nope. plus u had to have chosen a TIME ZONE that's in ur area

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i dont give a f if u dont see ur city. pick a country or zone very close

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anyway does it boot?

cursive reef
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Yea I selected the country

cinder compass
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does it boot ??

cursive reef
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Yes

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I'm updating it

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And it uses connman, it's interesting

cinder compass
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good. explore the Control Center from the start menu

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u can add favourites to the "personal menu"

cursive reef
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I synced the time

cursive reef
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Damn the repos are fast

cinder compass
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also get familiar with "App select" in the start menu

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so u can quickly type-search any app or setting to start it up

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and get familiar with IceWM Settings Manager

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it plus Control Center are the two main things.

cursive reef
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I might get thunar instead of this file manager

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The name is not specified

cursive reef
cinder compass
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it's called zzz

cursive reef
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On linux mint

cinder compass
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u can just click the file manager in the start menu top

cursive reef
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Also I have get light dm instead

cinder compass
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but i would also very much recommend installing xfce4-screenshooter it's a lot faster n easier than the included one

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erm becareful messing with dm and lightdm. u may break the system

cursive reef
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I will have to install alot of xfce tools for now

cursive reef
cinder compass
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if need desktop launchers

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like for date/time one, or wallpaper changer one

cursive reef
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Thanks

cinder compass
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panel launchers are managed by the icewm Toolbar Icon Manager

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you can put the toolbar icon manager into the "Personal menu" if u dont want to always see it in the panel

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  • you may also use the handy Antix Package Installer for easy way to handle package management, OR the included Synaptic. @cursive reef
cursive reef
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And thanks to @cinder compass and @latent reef

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Can't be more grateful

latent reef
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Out of curiosity, what CPU and RAM is this running on?

cinder compass
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i have those top three icons on left that allow 1) disk view 2) bookmarks view 3) folder tree view. only the bookmarks are turned on as u can see

cursive reef
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I see

cinder compass
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I'm curious about it too.

cursive reef
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And btw chrome runs smoothest than ever

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Firefox sucks, librewolf is fine

cinder compass
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Cheers!

cinder compass
cursive reef
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Oh btw there is one issue

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If I type U,K etc, it turns types as numbers

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@cinder compass

cursive reef
cinder compass
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like true made in America, English keyboard

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and is it QWERTY layout or something else?

cursive reef
cursive reef
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It was fine before idk what happened later on

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I will show you keyboard ettings

cinder compass
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control center: > System > System keyboard

cursive reef
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Same settings

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@cinder compass

cinder compass
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show a photograph of your actual full keyboard.

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ah ty

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open text editor

cursive reef
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Okay

cinder compass
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when it's open and ready to type, press u

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what do u get?

cursive reef
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4

cinder compass
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turn numberlock off, silly

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numlock.

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check ur keyboard.

cursive reef
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Thanks

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I think I enabled NumLock by default that's why

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How do I disable it?

cinder compass
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look hard on ur keyboard.

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Fn+Insert

cursive reef
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I did

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But I need to disable it cause I enabled it while installing

cinder compass
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I think in BIOS, you can set Bootup Numlock status to "OFF" so it wont turn back on next time u boot

cursive reef
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And antix is so bloated

cinder compass
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it has a lot of little handy things. small tho

cursive reef
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Like multiple video players, music players

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I guess I will install base version

cinder compass
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whatever u want

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or just uninstall them from the package manager

cursive reef
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I think I will install base now

cinder compass
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then do sudo apt clean && sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove after

cursive reef
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Never seen such bloated install

cinder compass
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just uninstall stuff u dont want. why mess around with reinstalling?

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but anyway do what u like

cursive reef
cinder compass
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also see bottom thing there.

cursive reef
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But even with bloat, it's just 16 gigs like damn

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Maybe because it uses sys-V instead of system d

cinder compass
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in case system is unstable or a program is misbehaving badly, u can use that shortcut to log out immediately n save yourself.

cursive reef
cinder compass
cinder compass
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ok i g2g

cursive reef
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X server

cursive reef
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I installed librewolf and it's better, default firefox ESR sucks really

cinder compass
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I use full. and love it

cursive reef
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Nice

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Since disk space is so less and debian also update less

cinder compass
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it only took up like 6.5 GB total on my SSD right after I installed AntiX-full.

cursive reef
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I think I will save some disk space

cursive reef
cinder compass
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u made a Timeshift maybe?

cursive reef
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No, I will make one

cinder compass
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not yet

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open terminal.

cursive reef
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Didn't used much for now. Cause I'm busy

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I will install timeshift later on

cursive reef
cinder compass
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it's included i think

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ok in terminal, do:

cursive reef
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sudo apt install timeshift

cinder compass
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no

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do lsblk -o NAME,TYPE,MODEL,LABEL,SIZE,FSSIZE,FSTYPE,FSUSED,MOUNTPOINT

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exactly as shown

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and show the results.

cursive reef
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Like one by one?

cinder compass
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that one line. exactly as shown.

cursive reef