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====== AntiX ======


I'm testing a Live-USB Linux [[https://antixlinux.com/|**AntiX**]] on a Lenovo laptop that has always been sluggish running Windows 10 (and even running Debian from the HDD).


I don't know if the issue is related to the performance (speed/RAM etc) of the machine or to the HDD itself. To see how the machine performs separately from the HDD I'll use AntiX for general web browsing and email for a few days and see how I find it.


=== Persistence ===


I've set up ''static root persistence'' to allow me to install and configure software, and save files etc. that remain after rebooting. This required setting up persistence :

  rootfs = 3GB
  homefs = 3GB
  
I installed ''rwho'' and ''rwhod'' to confirm new packages remained after reboot. I needed to change the default Live-USB user passwords to allow persistence to work - the first time I rebooted after setting up persistence I was forced to do so. I also added a new user, rather than stick with the Live-USB's default of ''demo''

=== Browser ===


I then installed ''chromium'' as the preferred browser (instead of the default ''seamonkey'')

To make it the menu-selected choice of browser I struggled to see how the menu item ''desktop-defaults-run -b'' (''-b for  __b__rowser'') was made to point to ''chromium'' until I found one way (using the GUI control centre):

<code>
menu
control centre
preferred applications
web-browser --> /usr/share/application/chromium.desktop
</code>

''chromium'' does not allow syncing to a ''google account'' any more, despite appearing to let you sign in to Google to initiate the sync.

I'll stick with ''chromium'' for this Live-USB version.

''Email?'' : not sure I need to go this far, unless it turns out to be much more user friendly than the Windows10 OS from the HDD.

=== Mouse Touchpad ===

I hate "tap-click" on touchpads....

add :
<code bash>
# disable touchpad tapping for button1 
synclient tapbutton1=-1 &

</code>


to ''~/.desktop-session/startup''


=== Update===

After a couple of hours of using AntiX for Websurfing, You Tube and Dokuwiki editing I'm happy at the speedy response....

Let's see how it performs for other things ....

  sudo apt-get install claws-mail
 


=== ~/.bashrc ===

Change default prompt to a single line, rather than split across 2 lines:
comment out default PS1 and copy/edit to look like :

  PS1="$PURPLE\u$nc@$CYAN\H$nc:$GREEN\w$GREEN\$$nc "


<code bash>
if [ "$UID" = 0 ]; then
    PS1="$red\u$nc@$red\H$nc:$CYAN\w$nc\\n$red#$nc "
else
#    PS1="$PURPLE\u$nc@$CYAN\H$nc:$GREEN\w$nc\\n$GREEN\$$nc "
    PS1="$PURPLE\u$nc@$CYAN\H$nc:$GREEN\w$GREEN\$$nc "
fi
</code>

=== Desktop Choice ===

I prefer ''fluxbox'' for low-resource linux machines, and I'm using the ''zzz/fluxbox'' desktop which integrates the ''zzzFM'' file-manager. The default //single-click-opens-files// is annoying and I found the way to disable it is:


  right-click on the ''File Manager'' desktop icon, 
  select ''Desktop Settings --> General'' tab and un-tick ''single-click open files'' 
  and do the same on the ''Desktop'' tab.
  
  

Page Updated: ~~LASTMOD~~

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