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by masinick
Sat Jan 25, 2025 5:03 pm
Forum: Software / Configuration
Topic: apt sources list different versions?
Replies: 5
Views: 247

Re: apt sources list different versions?

Another explanatory reference for readers:
https://blobfolio.com/2022/deb822-and-apt-key/
by masinick
Sat Jan 25, 2025 4:26 pm
Forum: Software / Configuration
Topic: apt sources list different versions?
Replies: 5
Views: 247

Re: apt sources list different versions?

I hope you do not object to "barging in" on a thread that's close to a year old now, but it seems to me that things may have changed a bit.
I've been experimenting with this because it also came up in the antiX forum, and deb822 format appears to be working somewhat better.
For one thing the ...
by masinick
Thu Feb 22, 2024 3:57 pm
Forum: antiX
Topic: antiX-23.1 released
Replies: 13
Views: 2416

Re: antiX-23.1 released

Adrian wrote: Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:34 am Congrats! I copied the files to our rsync server, they should start to sync to the mirrors that carry antiX.
Thanks Adrian!
by masinick
Thu Feb 22, 2024 3:55 pm
Forum: MX Respins
Topic: mx-23-2-init-diversity-respin
Replies: 11
Views: 1815

Re: mx-23-2-init-diversity-respin


So exciting , thanks and congratulations to all of you who contributed.

Just:

Is the MX respin KDE (not Xfce) ?

Would it be possible to do the same on antiX "Base" version ? (Though this is not the correct place and not urgent, just btw.)


Yeah, this one is a KDE work; I'd like to see it with ...
by masinick
Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:49 pm
Forum: antiX
Topic: antiX-23.1 released
Replies: 13
Views: 2416

Re: antiX-23.1 released


We finally got there.
This point release is primarily a bug-fix release, but it does include a lot of improvements and some new applications.
Many thanks to all who worked on this release as programmers, translators or testers.
Those using antiX-23 do not need to re-install

Full announcement here ...
by masinick
Tue Aug 22, 2023 2:13 pm
Forum: Chat
Topic: What motivates you to choose a DE/WM?
Replies: 72
Views: 14206

Re: What motivates you to choose a DE/WM?

Baldyeti commented that "no DE is magically going to make one 10x (or even 2x times) more efficient/productive."
oops said "I stay with a light WM/DE (IceWM)"
Richb prefers "Extensive configuration capabilities. Hence KDE Plasma for me through its very capable Settings Manager".

Each person has ...
by masinick
Tue Aug 08, 2023 2:08 pm
Forum: Package Requests - MX-23
Topic: Request MX-23: XNEdit Text Editor [Solved]
Replies: 3
Views: 339

Re: Request MX-23: XNEdit Text Editor [Solved]

My apology; I did not spot the previous version; I'll drop by and update my configuration accordingly; thanks!
by masinick
Sat Aug 05, 2023 2:48 pm
Forum: Package Requests - MX-23
Topic: Request MX-23: XNEdit Text Editor [Solved]
Replies: 3
Views: 339

Request MX-23: XNEdit Text Editor [Solved]

Package: XNedit
Version: 1.5.0 (or newer, if updated)
Website - https://sourceforge.net/projects/xnedit/
Download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/xnedit/
Code: https://sourceforge.net/p/xnedit/code/ci/master/tree/

XNedit is a fast and classic X11 text editor, based on NEdit, with full unicode ...
by masinick
Mon May 29, 2023 11:13 pm
Forum: Package Requests / Status
Topic: Xnedit editor
Replies: 3
Views: 1102

Xnedit editor

In the nineties there was a very good text editor called Nedit.
I used it on UNIX systems for writing text.

Recently I found Xnedit, a successor to Nedit.
I've tried to build it and keep coming up with X related files and libraries that I am missing. I've tried to build it on multiple systems too ...

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