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TLDR

• Download the 2411D4-{version}-od4knb-antiXradio.iso
• "Flash" the .ISO file onto an USB stick using Balena Etcher
• Set your USB device as the first device to boot from
• Boot your PC from the USB stick
• Read the 2411DB Wi-Fi configuration HowTo

Table of Contents

• Bug Reports and Reviews
• Mailing Lists (Newsletters)
• antiX Linux®
• The od4knb antiXradio project
• Create a bootable USB stick with a Linux OS using Balena Etcher
• Create a bootable CD/DVD with a Linux OS using XFburn
• TODO Booting an ISO file from an USB/HDD/SSD device using a Ventoy Boot Loader
• Make or restore a full disk backup with RescueZilla
• Determine your CPU architecture (32/64 bits)
• Determine the base of your Linux distro
• antiXradio .deb package for installation on Debian based Linux distros
• Download and install a MPV Media Player Debian .deb package
• Download and install a MPV Media Player Fedora .rpm package
• Convert a .deb package to .rpm or .pkg for use on non-Debian based Linux distros
• antiXradio semi portable .tar.xz package for use on Debian based Linux distros
• antiXradio semi portable .tar.xz package for use on non-Debian based Linux distros
• Error: "su: Authentication failure" Root password is not set (blank)
• Error: "$USER is not in the sudoers file"
• Error: "Invalid audio PTS" when playing FLAC audio stream in conjuction with "--length=" #16416
• Custom antiXradio radio station lists
• Retrieve encoding, bitrate and mono/stereo info of an audio stream
• Testing antiXradio using Radio Mast reference audio streams
• Using antiXradio debug mode
• Testing URLs of radio stations using MPV Media Player
• Create a .sh Bash script with multiple mpv commands using LibreOffice Calc
• Install a GUI for MPV Media Player
• Using Flameshot to create and edit screenshots
• List of 32 bit Linux distros (i386)
• Ranking RAM Usage of Linux Distros
• Radio Kootwijk
• Policy, comments and disclaimer

[Contact] [Notice] [Licence] [Donations] [Special thanks] [Credits] [Broken links checker]

Bug Reports and Reviews

To report a bug, mistake, silent radio station etc. send an e-mail to:

od4knb monkey tail gmail dot com

Post a review, on the Reviews tab. You need a free SourceForge account for that.

Don't hesitate to ask for help on the antiX Linux forum. You can find me on the antiX Linux forum, as member @odie

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Mailing Lists (Newsletters)

"od4knb-linux-updates" Mailing list

• to receive an email about all od4knb Linux updates (new radio station lists etc.): click here
• to unsubscribe: click here

"Update Available" Mailing List

• to receive an email only when there's a new od4knb-antiXradio ISO file available: ~ go to the header of this site ~ click the "Summary" tab ~ go to the white bar "Get an email when there's a new version of od4knb Linux" ~ enter your email address ~ click the [Next] button
• to unsubscribe: click the "Unsubscribe me from receiving notifications for this project" link in the e-mail you received, with subject "Update Available: od4knb Linux"

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antiX Linux®

I'm a big fan of antiX Linux®, it's the fastest lightweight Linux distro there is! It runs very smooth on old i386 (32 bit) hardware. I use antiX Linux SysVinit as the base for my 2411D4 od4knb antiXradio distribution (.iso file/"distro").

[website] [download] [forum] [wiki] [manual] [review]

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The od4knb antiXradio project

The antiXradio app is the antiX Linux® Internet Radio Receiver GUI. It is a .sh Bash script that uses MPV Media Player as its engine.

The 2411D4-{Version}-od4knb-antiXradio.iso/img file contains a customized antiX Linux 23.2-sysvinit-32bit-full installation, that automatically starts the antiXradio app. It contains a lot of Dutch radio stations.

Superb performance

antiX Linux is the fastest lightweight Linux distro I've ever tested (and I've tested quite a few ...). RAM usage when antiXradio is running is 240 MB, but, when changing radio stations a lot, it can run up to 1 GB. When you restart antiXradio, it'll be 240 MB again.

Requirements

The ISO/IMG is optimized for old (2006) 32bit/i386 computers. The minimum requirements are:

• 1-core 32 bit 1 GHz CPU
• 256 MB RAM for using antiXradio
• 1 GB RAM for using LibreOffice, Firefox etc.
• HDD/SSD is not required, a 8 GB USB stick or DVD-player suffices

Wi-Fi

Because an .ISO file (contains an ISO9660 File System) is read only by design, you have to enter the Wi-Fi password every time you boot the ISO. Consider a wired connection using UTP (CAT5e/6/6a) cabling, or two PowerLine adapters to connect to your router, that'll work out-of-the-box. When you want to use Wi-Fi, please read the 2411DB Wi-Fi HowTo first.

SSD for better performance

When your HDD in your old laptop is too slow: you can buy a 2.5 inch 32 GB PATA/IDE SSD (44 pins) for about EUR 60,- EAN=0840518824879 (but think about the e-waste first). On 32 GB you can put a lot of Linux ISO's when using a Ventoy boot loader.

Hi-Fi

To make an outstanding HiFi radio player out of your laptop with od4knb-antiXradio, you'll need the following:

• a Mini Hi-Fi Amplifier with one input, a volume control, and an on/off switch
• two HiFi loudspeakers from the thrift store
• an audio cable with a 3.5 inch 3-pole (stereo) jack male connector at one end, and two (red+white) RCA male connectors (cinch/tulip) at the other end
• two 1.5 mm² (or thicker) 2-pole cables to connect your speakers
• four banana connectors for the speaker cables (eight, if your speakers also have banana connector inputs)

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Create a bootable USB stick with a Linux OS using Balena Etcher

This procedure describes how to "flash" (not copy) one .iso file, containing the Linux OS of your choice, onto an USB stick (flash drive) using the Balena Etcher app.

[Warning!] When you flash an ISO file onto an USB stick (flash drive), all data is lost! Make a backup of your valuable data, e.g. with RescueZilla.

[i] This method is only useful for a small USB stick, for example 4 or 8 GB, because it allows you to put only one ISO file on the USB stick, that covers the whole drive. It's not possible to create a data or swap partition alongside the ISO file. For USB devices with a capacity larger than 8 GB, use the method in section Booting an ISO file from an USB/HDD/SSD device using a Ventoy Boot Loader.

• download all the desired ISO files, e.g. od4knb Linux, antiX Linux, Linux Mint, Ubuntu or [Ventoy]
• go to the Balena Etcher download page
• click on the "Download" link behind the operating system and CPU architecture of the PC you are currently working on

[i] A Debian .deb or Red Hat .rpm package is preferred over the generic "Etcher for Linux x64 (64-bit) (zip)" package. Go to the Latest version download page, click "▶ Assets", click the .deb or .rpm package.

• go to your Downloads folder (e.g. C:\Documents and Settings{YourUserName}\Downloads)
• Windows: double click the "balenaEtcher-{version}.Setup.exe" file, and follow the on screen instructions

• Linux: double-click the "balena-etcher_{version}_amd64.deb" or "balena-etcher-{version}.x86_64.rpm" file, click [Install Package], click [Continue], click the [X] button when finished

• get an USB stick, with a capacity larger that the size of the .iso file.

[i] Only Ubuntu creates very large ISO files (approximately 6 GB), but most Linux ISOs will fit on a 4 GB USB stick.

• Label the USB stick "{LinuxOsOfYourChoice}", e.g. "Ubuntu-24.04".

• write down the brand name and capacity of this USB stick on a memo, for example "Kingston/8GB"

• dismount and remove all removable media (USB-stick/HDD/SSD) from your computer

• insert the USB stick labeled "{LinuxOsOfYourChoice}"
• go to [start menu\accessoires\balenaEtcher]
• click the [Flash from file]
• check: a item selector is shown
• browse to your Downloads folder
• select "{LinuxOsOfYourChoice}.iso"
• click the [Open] button
• click the [Select Target] button
• click the checkbox in front of the USB stick labeled "{LinuxOsOfYourChoice}"

[!] The brand name and capacity (GB value) of the USB stick must match the brand/capacity you noted on a memo! Make sure, that you select the correct USB stick, because all data on it will be lost!

• click the [Select 1] button
• click the [Flash!] button
• check: a hourglass with "Flashing...1%" is shown
• wait until the message "Flash Completed!" is shown
• click the [X] button to close the window

• dismount (safely remove) the "{LinuxOsOfYourChoice}" USB stick

• power off the PC/laptop to boot with the "{LinuxOsOfYourChoice}" USB stick

• insert the "{LinuxOsOfYourChoice}" USB stick into the PC/laptop
• power on the PC/laptop
• repeatedly press the button to access the Boot menu (often the F12 button)
• select your USB stick using the [arrow down] button
• press <enter>
• check: the welcome screen of {LinuxOsOfYourChoice} is shown
• follow the on-screen instructions

[i] Sometimes (e.g. with Ubuntu), you're promped with an [Install] or [Try] choice. Click the [Try] button, to boot from the ISO file.

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Create a bootable CD/DVD with a Linux OS using XFburn

Older computers, manufactured before say 2001, might not have an option to boot from an USB stick (flash drive), but, when an internal CD/DVD-player is available, you can boot from a CD or DVD (CD-R, DVD+/-R or DVD+/-RW).

A bootable ISO file can also be "burned" to CD/DVD, instead of beeing "flashed" to an USB stick. To do so, you need a burning app that has a "Burn ISO" or "Burn Image" option. In this manual we use the lightweight Xfburn (for Linux), but you can use any CD/DVD burning app. K3b (for Linux) is also a nice app, but pretty heavy on your resources. On Windows, you can use CDBurnerXP for example.

Do the following:

• Install xfburn using your GUI software manager, or type the appropriate installer command:

$ sudo apt-get install -y xfburn
$ sudo rpm -i xfburn
$ sudo dnf -y xfburn
$ sudo yum -y xfburn
$ sudo pacman -Syu xfburn

You can also download the xfburn package from the Ubuntu, Debian or Fedora repository.

• Download the ISO file you want to burn onto CD/DVD
• Insert a blank CD-R or DVD+/-R, or a non-blank CD-RW or DVD+/-RW, with a capacity larger than the size of the ISO file
• Go to [application menu\Accessoiries\Xfburn]
• Click the [Burn Image] button
• Behind "Image to burn": click the folder icon
• Browse to the folder containing the ISO file
• Select the ISO file, click the [Open] button
• Behind "Speed": select the lowest speed available, but not zero
• Leave all other options default
• Click the [Burn Image] button
• Wait for the message "Done"
• Click the [Close] button
• Click the [X] button to close the app

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Booting several ISO files from an USB/HDD/SSD device using a Ventoy Boot Loader

TODO This section is in DEV state

This procedure describes how to copy (not "flash") several .iso files, containing the Linux OS-es of your choice, to an USB stick (flash drive), hard drive (HDD), or solid state drive (SSD), and boot the Linux OS of your choice.

[Warning!] When you install the Ventoy boot loader onto a HDD/SSD/USB device, all data is lost! Make a backup of your valuable data, e.g. with RescueZilla.

This method is especially useful for USB flash drives, hard drives, and solid state drives with a capacity larger than 8 GB, as it allows you to copy (not "flash") multiple ISO files to the USB/HDD/SSD device. For a USB/HDD/SSD device with a high capacity, it's a serious waste of space to "flash" only one ISO file onto the device using Balena Etcher.

[i] For USB flash drives with a capacity up to 8 GB, use the method in section Create a Bootable USB Stick with a Linux Operating System Using Balena Etcher.

[i] Almost all Linux ISOs can be booted using a Ventoy Boot Loader. You can check the list of tested ISOs on the Ventoy site. Not only ISO files, but also WIM-, VHD(x)-, IMG- and EFI files can be booted using a Ventoy Boot Loader.

***verder

For this procedure you need:

TODO Het is te ingewikkeld om de Boot loader op een 32 bit PC te krijgen, omdat de ventoy.iso 64 bit is > Create a Bodhi 32 bit CD with tools, containing Ventoy 32 bit, Veracrypt, Rescuezilla, gparted, inxi, hdd/ssd test tool and more.

• a PC/laptop with Linux, MacOS or Windows installed to flash or burn the od4knb tools ISO
• a small USB stick (flash drive) for the 32 bits od4knb tools ISO (***2 GB)
• a large USB stick/drive, HDD or SSD to install the Ventoy Boot loader, and house your ISOs (64GB/128GB or so)

In this procedure we'll do the following:

• install a Ventoy Boot Loader onto an USB stick (flash drive), hard drive (HDD), or solid state drive (SSD)
• create a Ventoy boot partition (to store several .iso files)
• create a data partition (to store your personal data)
• create a swap partition (to store the Linux swap/page file)
• copy (not flash) serveral .iso files, containing Linux OS-es, onto the Ventoy boot partition
• boot a Linux OS from an .iso file from the Ventoy boot partition

[tip] You can attach an USB stick (or USB drive) onto your motherboard (internally) using an USB 2.0 pin header 9 pin to USB-A adapter, or USB 3.0 pin header 19 pin to USB-A adapter. Buy a fast USB stick, and check the manual of your motherboard, to see which pin header is available. An USB stick is much cheaper than an SSD. USB 3.0 is much faster than USB 2.0.

***verder

Installation HowTo for the Ventoy boot loader, you'll find in the 2404BE Refracta Snapshot Manual, section "#J. Using a swap partition on your USB stick with Ventoy".

Ventoy can also be installed on HDD/SSD: boot ventoy-{version}-livecd.iso (only 64bit); go to menu "Option"; on=Show all devices.

When I have the time, I'll make a separate HowTo about this subject, and create a 32bit "od4knb-tools" ISO with Ventoy-32bit (.deb contains "VentoyGUI.i386" app), Refracta tools, RescueZilla, Veracrypt etc.

More info: ventoy.net

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Make or restore a full disk backup with RescueZilla

If you have Linux, Windows, macOS or another operating system installed on your internal hard drive/SSD, it makes sense to make a full disk backup ("disk image"):

• of the pristine installation (as provided by the OEM)
• right after removing unnecessary junk, installing additional software and configuration (clean, without having used the internet browser)

If your (Windows!) system is wrecked, you can restore the HDD/SSD to its original state by restoring the full disk backup, which also contains the boot track. Rescuezilla refers to the boot track (MBR) as the "partition table", but the entire MBR, including the partition table, is copied to the disk image.

I think it is best to use RescueZilla for this task, as it uses the CloneZilla format, a robust standard for Linux professionals. I don't need to write a HowTo, because I found these (almost) perfect HowTos for you:

• Make a Full Disk Backup with Rescuezilla (Step 2. Select the partitions to save = all)
• Restore a Full Disk Backup with Rescuezilla

[!] Make sure to backup your valuable data before restoring a full disk backup, as it will overwrite (destroy) all data on the HDD/SSD!

[i] A RescueZilla .IMG disk image is not a file, but a folder with files whose name ends with ".IMG". You can also create/restore an .IMG disk image with CloneZilla, but that app is pretty user-unfriendly (it doesn't have a GUI), it's only suitable for IT professionals. RescueZilla on the other hand, has a very user-friendly/simple GUI, which makes it perfect for regular people.

[!] RescueZilla works great, but has two drawbacks:

• You can only restore a disk image of (for example) a 512 GB HDD/SSD to a HDD/SSD that's 512 GB or larger. RescueZilla cannot resize partitions.
• It is not suitable for data backup (your documents) of data stored on a designated data partition, because RescueZilla Image Explorer (to restore one or more files from an .img image) does not work well. Place your valuable data in a Veracrypt container, and make regular copies of it, to an external HDD/SSD.

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Determine your CPU architecture (32/64 bits)

When you want to install a Linux OS on your PC/laptop, you'll notice that the available .ISO files (images to "flash" onto USB stick or "burn" onto DVD), are usualy mend for two CPU (main processor) instruction set architectures:

• x86 32 bits, most commonly named "i386", also referred to as i486, i586, i686, or IA-32
• x86-64 64 bits, most commonly named "amd64", also referred to as x64, x86_64 or Intel64

[i] Several Linux distros also support other CPU instruction set architectures, but they are rarely used in a PC or laptop. However, the arm64/aarch64 achitecture, that's used in laptops and Single Board Computers, is getting more popular.

To determine the CPU architecture (x86/x86-64) and bit width (32/64 bits) of your PC/laptop, do the following:

• download 2411D4od4knb-antixradio32bit*.iso

[i] If you prefer the antiX base .iso, download antiX-{HighestVersion}_386-full.iso

• check: "2411D4od4knb-antixradio32bit*.iso" (approximately 1.6 GB) is downloaded to your Downloads folder

• follow the instructions in the Create a bootable USB stick with a Linux OS using Balena Etcher section, to "flash" the "2411D4od4knb-antixradio32bit*.iso" file onto an USB stick

• power off the PC/laptop to boot with the "od4knb-32bit" USB stick

• insert the "od4knb-32bit" USB stick into the PC/laptop
• power on the PC/laptop
• repeatedly press the button to access the Boot menu
• select your USB stick (to be recognized by the brand name) using the [arrow down] button
• press <enter>
• check: after a while the desktop is shown
• click the 4-leave clover application menu button in the left below corner
• click [Terminal]
• type:

inxi -v8

• search in the output for the "CPU" section, for example:

CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Pentium M bits: 32 arch: M Dothan built: 2003-05
    process: Intel 90nm family: 6 model-id: 0xD (13) stepping: 8 microcode: 0x20
  Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 cores: 1 smt: <unsupported> cache: 2 MiB
    note: check
  Speed (MHz): 800 min/max: 800/1867 scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq
    governor: schedutil core: 1: 800 bogomips: 3724

• look behind [CPU\Info\bits], in this case: "bits: 32"

[i] The CPU architecture mentioned behind [CPU\Info\arch] is not the CPU instruction set architecture (e.g. x86, x86-64 or arm64), but the architecture designation of the manufacturer (e.g. "M Dothan").

[!] Do not look at the values behind [System\Host\arch] and [System\Host\bits]. That's the achitecture and bit width of the Linux kernel, not the CPU.

To get the CPU instruction set architecture, type the following command:

$ uname -m

or:

$ arch

In case of x86_64 (amd64) the output looks like this:

x86_64

In case of x86 (i386) the output looks like this:

i686

You can interpret "i386", "i486", "i586" and "i686" as "x86"

You can also DuckDuck.go for "{CpuModel} {ManufacturerArchitecture}" (e.g. "Intel Pentium M Dothan"), but most of the time, you won't find the CPU instruction set architecture. To keep it simple:

• Intel CPU 32 bits = x86/i386
• Intel CPU 64 bits = x86-64/amd64
• AMD CPU 64 bits = x86-64/amd64
• Laptop with Qualcomm Snapdragon/Broadcom SoC = arm64
• Single Board Computer (SBC) = arm64
• System on a Module (SoM/embedded) = arm64

[!] You CAN run a 32 bits Linux OS, such as LMDE-32 bits, on a PC with a 32 bits or 64 bits CPU, but you CANNOT run a 64 bits Linux OS on a 32 bits CPU. To get the best performance/results: run a 32 bits Linux OS on a 32 bits CPU, and run a 64 bits Linux OS on a 64 bits CPU.

[i] The inxi "-v8" switch implies "show all information", but even then, some info is still unavailable. To show all info, do the following:

• [$ sudo apt-get install -y smartmontools] (to show the HDD/SSD temperature)
• [$ sudo inxi -v8] (to show all <superuser required> and <root privileges required> information)

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Determine the base of your Linux distro

When you want to install an app, using your GUI software manager, or by typing [$ sudo apt install {AppName}] (e.g.), the package might not be available in the software repository (repo) of your Linux OS. You'll get an error message: "E: Unable to locate package {AppName}".

When the desired package is not in the repo of your Linux OS (distro), you can still download a package that's designed for the Linux OS "base" (the OS that's "under the hood") of your Linux distro, from the creator's website, or from another repo elsewhere (e.g. Github.com or SourceForge.net). For that, you need to know:

• the CPU instruction set architecture of your PC/laptop
• the Linux OS "base" that's "under the hood" of your Linux OS.

[!] Be very careful, when downloading a package from another source than the designated repositories of Linux OS, as it may contain malware. The safest way to go, is using your package installer app center or installer command (APT/RPM/DNF etc.).

To determine the OS base:

• Open your Terminal app
• type:

$ inxi -v8

• Go to the "System" section

System:
  Host: od4knb Kernel: 5.10.224-antix.1-486-smp arch: i686 bits: 32
    compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0 clocksource: hpet avail: acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.224-antix.1-486-smp
  Desktop: IceWM v: 3.6.0 tools: avail: slock,xlock dm: slimski v: 1.5.0
    Distro: antiX-23.2_386-full Arditi del Popolo 6 October 2024 base: Debian
    GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

• Look after [System:\Desktop:\base:]

In this case the base OS is "Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)"

When inxi is not installed, issue the appropiate command to install it:

$ sudo apt-get install -y inxi
$ sudo rpm -i inxi
$ sudo dnf -y inxi
$ sudo yum -y inxi
$ sudo pacman -Syu inxi

On Kali Linux, installing inxi might be a bit difficult ;-)

[i] You CAN install an installer package (containing an app), when your Linux operating system is booted from an .iso file (flashed to an USB stick or copied to a Ventoy boot partition). The package will be temporarily installed into the RamDisk (RamDrive), which is part of your computer's volatile memory (RAM). However, after a reboot the app will be removed. Nonetheless, this can be very usefull when you quickly need a small app like a screendump utility, or a encryption app, e.g. (my favorites):

$ sudo apt-get install -y flameshot && sudo apt-get install -y zulucrypt-gui

[i] Note, that when you install apps on your RamDisk, the amount of memory (RAM) available for the running apps will be lower. Do not install large apps like LibreOffice on your RamDisk. This will take a long time to install, and will fill your memory (RAM), which can crash your PC.

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antiXradio .deb package for installation on Debian based Linux distros

If you do not want to use the 2411D4-{version}-od4knb-antiXradio.iso/img, but you do want to install the antiXradio GUI on your own Linux installation, you can download the "antixradio_{version}_all.deb" package from the MX repository.

[i] MX Linux is the middleweight "nephew" of lightweight antiX Linux. The MX Repository is safe to use.

[!] The path to the folder containing the antiXradio packages (la.mxrepo.com/antix/bookworm/pool/main/a/antixradio/), changes when antiX Linux stops using Debian 12 (codename "Bookworm") as a base, and instead uses its successor. You should then replace the string bookworm in the path with the codename of the successor (you'll then find a folder with that name). And of course, you can always use Google Search.

A .deb package can be installed on all Debian based and Ubuntu based distributions, such as antiX Linux, Ubuntu and Linux Mint.

[i] Ubuntu is based on Debian, but distributions based on Ubuntu (e.g. Zorin OS/Pop! OS) are not called "Debian based", but "Ubuntu based" (or Ubuntu derivates), even though they do have Debian components under the hood. To keep it simple: there are only two "level 1" Linux OS bases: Debian and Fedora, the other distributions are derivatives of those. When I say "Debian based" here, I mean all Linux OSes that contain Debian components, including e.g. "level 3" OS Linux Mint (based on Ubuntu). antiX Linux is "level 2" (based on Debian), od4knb Linux is "level 3" (based on antiX Linux).

The easiest way to install the .deb package is by using the GDebi or Captain Package Installer GUI: right-click the .deb file; click "Open with Package Installer" (or GDebi). When GDebi is not installed on your system, you can install it using:

$ sudo apt install gdebi

When GDebi is not available in your repository, you can try installing Captain:

$ sudo apt install captain

If you do not want to use GDebi or Captain, issue the following command in Terminal:

$ sudo apt install "/home/$USER/Downloads/antixradio_{version}_all.deb"

or, when you hate the [Y/n] prompt ;-):

$ sudo apt-get install -y "/home/$USER/Downloads/antixradio_{version}_all.deb"

[!] Replace {version} with the actual version number.

Notes:

• antiXradio can only run on Linux systems, as it depends on the Bash Command Line Interpreter (Terminal/CLI), which is only available on Linux systems.
• Because antiXradio also depends on MPV Media Player (it uses the MPV engine), MPV will be installed, when it is not already installed.

Download and install a MPV Media Player Debian .deb package

When the installation of MPV Media Player, using the "antixradio_{version}all.deb" package failed, you can download the MPV Media Player package from the Debian repository, or Ubuntu repository. Download "mpv{HighestVersion}amd64.deb" for an Intel/AMD 64 bit computer (x86_64), or "mpv{HighestVersion}_i386.deb" for an older Intel 32 bit computer. You'll also find packages for computers with an ARM CPU (processor).

[!] Allways install a "mpv_{HighestVersion}_{amd64/i386}.deb" package. Never install a "{fileName}.ddeb" package, or packages that have "devel", "dbg" or "dbgsym" in the file name, those are "development" or "debug" packages.

• Use GDebi or Captain Package Installer GUI to install the .deb package, or
• Use the following command:

$ sudo apt-get install -y "/home/$USER/Downloads/mpv_{HighestVersion}_{amd64/i386}.deb"

[i] $USER" is your user name. In the Terminal app (look for a black "$_" icon), your user name is shown before the "@" sign. Replace {HighestVersion} with the actual version number. Replace "{amd64/i386}" with the actual CPU architecture.

[i] If your Linux OS needs a .rpm or .pkg package: read the Download and install a MPV Media Player Fedora .rpm package or Convert a .deb package to .rpm or .pkg for use on non-Debian based Linux distros section.

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Download and install a MPV Media Player Fedora .rpm package

When your Linux OS cannot install a Debian based .deb package, there are ready-to-install mpv packages availabe in the .rpm (Red Hat Package Manager) package format. RPM packages are available for all RPM based distributions.

[!] This HowTo is about Fedora .rpm packages, which can be installed on all Fedora based distros. There's no guarantee that .rpm Fedora package will install on a RPM based distribution that doesn't have Fedora "under the hood", such as OpenSUSE or Mandriva.

• Go to Fedora Packages Search
• Type "mpv"
• click [Search]
• Click "mpv - Movie player playing most video formats and DVDs"
• click the Builds button
• click the "mpv-{HighestMpvVersion}.fc{FedoraVersion}" link beneath "NVR", of the {FedoraVersion} that's under the hood of your Linux distro, and has a green "State=complete" marker

[i] Only download "fc" (Fedora Core) packages. "fc42" (e.g.) is mend for a Fedora 42 GNOME, KDE Plasma or CoreOS consumer distro. Do not use the "el/ep" (for Fedora Enterprise Linux EPEL), or "eln" (Enterprise Linux Next development environment) packages, unless you are a Linux-pro.

• scroll down to the "RPMs" section
• go to the CPU architecture that's in your computer (most likely x86_64)
• click the "download" link behind "mpv-{version}.x86_64.rpm" (link on top)

[!] Do not use a devel, libs, debuginfo, debugsource or libs-debuginfo package

[i] There's also an aarch64 (ARM64) package available, but no i386 (Intel 32 bit CPU) package.

• Install the "mpv-{HighestMpvVersion}.fc{FedoraVersion}.x86_64.rpm" package using your GUI package installer, or one of the following commands:

$ sudo rpm -i "/home/$USER/Downloads/mpv-{HighestMpvVersion}.fc{FedoraVersion}.x86_64.rpm"
$ sudo dnf -y install "/home/$USER/Downloads/mpv-{HighestMpvVersion}.fc{FedoraVersion}.x86_64.rpm"
$ sudo yum -y install "/home/$USER/Downloads/mpv-{HighestMpvVersion}.fc{FedoraVersion}.x86_64.rpm"

[i] MPV Media Player is also available for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Android and BSD. You can download the installers/packages from the MPV website. The antiXradio GUI (a Bash .sh script, that uses MPV "under the hood"), can only run on a Linux OS.

Convert a .deb package to .rpm or .pkg for use on non-Debian based Linux distros

When your Linux OS cannot install a Debian based .deb package, and you couldn't find a ready-to-use .rpm package, you can also convert the "antixradio_{version}_all.deb" package, to a package format that your OS can install.

You can convert a .deb package using Alien Package Converter. Alien can convert the .deb package into the following formats:

• Red Hat Package Manager (.rpm, for all RPM based distros)
• Oracle Solaris (.pkg, BSD based)
• Linux Standard Base (.lsb)
• Slackware (.tgz, .txz, .tbz, .tlz)
• Stampede (.slp)

[i] Alien cannot convert from/to a Pacman .pkg.tar.zst or .pkg.tar.xz package used by Arch Linux bases OS-es

Install Alien:

• APT: all Debian based Linux distributions (Debian, antiX, MX, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc.):

$ sudo apt-get -y install alien

• DNF: all Fedora based distros (Fedora, CentOS Stream, Qubes etc.):

$ sudo dnf -y install alien

• DNF: all Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) based distros (RHEL, AlmaLinux, Oracle, Rocky etc.):

$ sudo dnf -y install epel-release && \
sudo dnf -y install alien

[i] Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is the commercial variant of Fedora Linux

• APK: Android, Alpine Linux:

$ sudo apk add alien

Convert the .deb package:

• to antixradio_{version}_all.rpm (all RPM based distros):

$ sudo alien --to-rpm "/home/$USER/Downloads/antixradio_{version}_all.deb"

[i] Replace {version} with the actual version number

• to antixradio_{version}_all.pkg (Solaris):

$ sudo alien --to-pkg "/home/$USER/Downloads/antixradio_{version}_all.deb"

Install the converted package:

• antixradio_{version}_all.rpm (all RPM based distros), use one of the following commands:

$ sudo rpm -i "/home/$USER/Downloads/antixradio_{version}_all.rpm"
$ sudo dnf -y install "/home/$USER/Downloads/antixradio_{version}_all.rpm"
$ sudo yum -y install "/home/$USER/Downloads/antixradio_{version}_all.rpm"

[i] Replace {version} with the actual version number

• antixradio_{version}_all.pkg (Solaris package):

$ sudo pkg install -y "/home/$USER/Downloads/antixradio_{version}_all.pkg"

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antiXradio semi portable .tar.xz package for use on Debian based Linux distros

When you did not succeed in installing the .deb package, you can also "install" (just copy, no install) the portable "antixradio_{version}.tar.xz" package on your Debian based Linux system.

[i] A portable package is not installed in the application folders (/bin, /usr/bin, /etc, /lib etc.), but simply copied to your /home/$USER folder. A "fully portable" package contains all the required packages (binaries etc.) that the application needs to run. The antiXradio .tar.xz package is "semi portable", as it lacks the required packages mentioned below.

Perform the following actions:

[i] APT Package Installer (the apt/apt-get command) is available on all Debian based Linux distributions, such as antiX Linux, Ubuntu and Linux Mint.

• Install the packages that are required by antiXradio, by issueing this command string in your Terminal (Command Line Interpreter):

$ sudo apt-get -y install mpv && \
sudo apt-get -y install socat && \
sudo apt-get -y install yad && \
sudo apt-get -y install xdotool && \
sudo apt-get -y install wmctrl && \
sudo apt-get -y install netcat-traditional && \
sudo apt-get -y install netcat-bsd && \
sudo apt-get -y install sed && \
sudo apt-get -y install xdg-utils

[!] The package netcat-traditional or netcat-bsd is required. A Failed installation of one of them is OK. "nc" is netcat for short.

• go to the MX repository
• download the "antixradio_{version}.tar.xz" file to [/home/$USER/]

[i] "$USER" is your user name. In the Terminal app (look for a black "$_" icon), your user name is shown before the "@" sign.

• extract the file using your Archive Manager into [/home/$USER/]
• make [/home/$USER/antixradio/bin/antiXradio] (the "app", a .sh Bash script) executable (usually using Right-click\Permissions\on=allow executing file as a program)
• create a shortcut (Symlink) to [/home/$USER/antixradio/bin/antiXradio] on your desktop
• go to [application-menu-button\File Manager]
• go to [Menu View]
• click the "Show hidden files" check box
• open the [/home/$USER/.config] folder
• create a folder named "antiXradio" (case sensitive!), in the [/home/$USER/.config] folder

[i] A {dot}{folderName} folder (e.g. ".config") has a "hidden" label.

• go to folder [/home/$USER/antixradio/]
• copy the "stations" folder, with all of its contents, into folder [/home/$USER/.config/antiXradio/]
• right-click the antiXradio shortcut on your desktop

[i] You can also right-click [/home/$USER/antixradio/bin/antiXradio]

• click [Open\Execute], and/or:
• click the [Run in Terminal] button
• the antiXradio GUI is started
• click the [Load another list] button
• select a radios*.txt file
• click the [OK] button
• select a radio station
• click the [Play] button

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antiXradio semi portable .tar.xz package for use on non-Debian based Linux distros

When APT Package Installer (the apt/apt-get command) is not available on your system, use your GUI software manager, or use one of the following commands:

$ sudo rpm -i {PackageName}
$ sudo dnf -y install {PackageName}
$ sudo yum -y install {PackageName}
$ sudo pkg install -y {PackageName}
$ sudo pacman -Syu {PackageName}

to install the following required packages:

• mpv (MPV Media Player)
• socat (SOcket CAT byte streams data transfer)
• yad (Yet Another Dialog, GUI for Bash scripts)
• xdotool (X11 Input Simulator)
• wmctrl (Window Manager Control for EWMH/NetWM WMs)
• netcat-traditional or netcat-bsd (TCP/UDP reader/writer)
• sed (SED Stream Editor)
• xdg-utils (XDG Desktop Integration Tools)

and perform the following actions:

• go to the MX repository
• download the "antixradio_{version}.tar.xz" file to [/home/$USER/]

[i] "$USER" is your user name. In the Terminal app (look for a black "$_" icon), your user name is shown before the "@" sign.

• extract the file using your Archive Manager into [/home/$USER/]
• make [/home/$USER/antixradio/bin/antiXradio] (the "app", a .sh Bash script) executable (usually using Right-click\Permissions\on=allow executing file as a program)
• create a shortcut (Symlink) to [/home/$USER/antixradio/bin/antiXradio] on your desktop
• go to [application-menu-button\File Manager]
• go to [Menu View]
• click the "Show hidden files" check box
• open the [/home/$USER/.config] folder
• create a folder named "antiXradio" (case sensitive!), in the [/home/$USER/.config] folder

[i] A {dot}{folderName} folder (e.g. ".config") has a "hidden" label.

• go to folder [/home/$USER/antixradio/]
• copy the "stations" folder, with all of its contents, into folder [/home/$USER/.config/antiXradio/]
• right-click the antiXradio shortcut on your desktop

[i] You can also right-click [/home/$USER/antixradio/bin/antiXradio]

• click [Open\Execute], and/or:
• click the [Run in Terminal] button
• the antiXradio GUI is started
• click the [Load another list] button
• select a radios*.txt file
• click the [OK] button
• select a radio station
• click the [Play] button

Notes:

• The package netcat-traditional or netcat-bsd is required. A Failed installation of one of them is OK. "nc" is netcat for short.
• Not all Linux distros use the X11 Window manager, so xdotool may not be available for your Linux OS (that's a bummer ;-(

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Error: "su: Authentication failure" Root password is not set (blank)

On Linux Mint (e.g.) the root password is not set (blank) by default. When you issue the command:

$ su - root

to use the root account's privileges in the Terminal app, and you type <enter> on the "Password:" prompt, you'll get an error message:

su: Authentication failure

For certain applications, such as [$ visudo] (to change the /etc/sudoers file), the sudo command (elevatad privileges for a normal user) doesn't suffice. When you issue:

$ sudo visudo

you'll notice the message in the /etc/sudoers file:

# This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root.

To use the visudo command (e.g.) you have to set the root password first. Do the following:

• type command:

$ sudo passwd root

• press <enter>
• prompt: "[sudo] password for $USER:"

[i]* When this message is not presented, you can proceed to [ref2].

[i] "$USER" is your user name (account name). This name is shown before the "@" sign in the Terminal app.

• enter the password of $USER
• press <enter>

[i] The password of $USER can be blank. In that case, just press <enter> at the prompt.

• [ref2] prompt: "New password:"
• type the new password for the "root" (administrator) account

[!] The root password must be strong, otherwise you might get an error message "You must choose a longer password".

• press <enter>
• prompt: "Retype new password:"
• type the new password for the "root" account again
• press <enter>
• message: "passwd: password updated succesfully"
• register the root password in your password database

You can now issue commands as root in the Terminal app, for example:

$ su - root
$ visudo

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Error: "$USER is not in the sudoers file"

In order to install application packages, you must have the appropriate rights to execute the "sudo" (SuperUserDO) command. Therefore, your user name must be registered in the [/etc/sudoers] file. On a default Debian installation, a normal user is not registered in the [/etc/sudoers] file. The sudo command temporarily gives elevated (but not root) privileges to a normal user.

When you issue a sudo command, e.g. [$ sudo apt install {PackageName}], and you receive the error message:

$USER is not in the sudoers file

[i] "$USER" is your user name. Your user name is shown before the "@" sign in the Terminal app.

you have to perform the following actions:

• go to [application menu\Terminal]
• issue command:

$ su - root

• the prompt "Password:" is shown
• type the password of the root account

[i] When the root password is not set (blank), you can't just press <enter> here. Go to [ref1] beneath for instructions.

• press <enter>
• check: the Terminal prompt is now "root@{ComputerName}:~#"
• issue command:

$ visudo

• press the [arrow-down] button on your keyboard repeatedly
• go to section "# User privilege specification"
• add a line beneath "root...ALL":

$USER ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

[i] Replace "$USER" with your user name, e.g.:

obi7kenobi ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

• press [Ctrl]+[o] (write out)
• message: "file name to write: /etc/sudoers.tmp"
• press <enter>

[i] This file name is OK. The actual file is [/etc/sudoers]

• press [Ctrl]+[x] to exit the editing mode
• You can now issue the "sudo" command

[i] [ref1] When the root password is not set, you can't issue the [$ su - root] command. You have to set the root password first. Follow the instructions in the Error: "su: Authentication failure" Root password is not set (blank) section.

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Error "Invalid audio PTS" when playing FLAC audio stream in conjuction with "--length=" #16416

Problem

When playing a FLAC encoded audio stream URL, using MPV Media Player 0.37.0, I get an error message "Invalid audio PTS". There's only a split second of sound.

Steps to reproduce this problem

I issue command:

$ mpv --term-status-msg='${path}\naudio-bitrate:${audio-bitrate}' --length=15 'https://streams.radiomast.io/ref-lossless-ogg-flac-stereo' > ~/mpv.log 2>&1

The logfile contains:

 (+) Audio --aid=1 (flac 2ch 44100Hz)
AO: [pipewire] 44100Hz stereo 2ch s16
https://streams.radiomast.io/ref-lossless-ogg-flac-stereo
audio-bitrate:(unavailable)
Invalid audio PTS: 0.371519 -> 1033210.612971
https://streams.radiomast.io/ref-lossless-ogg-flac-stereo
audio-bitrate:(unavailable)
https://streams.radiomast.io/ref-lossless-ogg-flac-stereo
audio-bitrate:0 kbps
Exiting... (End of file)
https://streams.radiomast.io/ref-lossless-ogg-flac-stereo
audio-bitrate:0 kbps

Notes: * Error message: "Invalid audio PTS: 0.371519 -> 1033210.612971" * "audio-bitrate:0 kbps" means: no sound

[i] An Audio Presentation Timestamp (Audio PTS) indicates the precise time a specific audio or video unit should be presented to the player

The above URL is taken from the Radio Mast reference audio streams page, which has the following properties:

Encoding: Ogg FLAC (Lossless) - URL: HTTPS - Bitrate: Variable (VBR) - Samplerate: 44100 Hz - ChannelMode: Stereo - Notes: Sample format is 16-bit. Nominal bitrate is between 300 and 1500 kbit/s

[i] This reference audio stream is supposed to always produce sound.

Investigation

The URL of the failing audio stream, plays fine in the Firefox native audio player.

MPV Media Player discards all audio (and video) streams, that do not match the MPV requirements, regarding the audio PTS interval between two two consecutive audio frames. MPV doesn't allow more that X milliseconds (I can't find the exact value) between the audio PTS of two consecutive audio frames.

The MPV switches [--no-correct-pts], [--correct-pts=no] or [--initial-audio-sync=no] don't correct this problem. ref

Google Search:

Disable PTS Correction:

• Open MPV's configuration file [/etc/mpv/mpv.conf]
• Add or modify the line no-correct-pts=yes. This tells MPV to skip correcting timestamps, potentially resolving the error.

The [/home/$USER/.config/mpv/] folder is empty. I added a line "no-correct-pts=yes" to [/etc/mpv/mpv.conf], and issued:

$ mpv --term-status-msg='${path}\naudio-bitrate:${audio-bitrate}' --length=15 'https://streams.radiomast.io/ref-lossless-ogg-flac-stereo' > ~/mpv.log 2>&1

result:

Error parsing option correct-pts (option doesn't take a parameter)
/etc/mpv/mpv.conf:2: setting option no-correct-pts='yes' failed.

I added a line containing "no-correct-pts" (withoud a parameter) to the [/etc/mpv/mpv.conf] file, and issued:

$ mpv --term-status-msg='${path}\naudio-bitrate:${audio-bitrate}' --length=15 'https://streams.radiomast.io/ref-lossless-ogg-flac-stereo' > ~/mpv.log 2>&1

result:

 (+) Audio --aid=1 (flac 2ch 44100Hz)
AO: [pipewire] 44100Hz stereo 2ch s16
https://streams.radiomast.io/ref-lossless-ogg-flac-stereo
audio-bitrate:(unavailable)
Invalid audio PTS: 0.371519 -> 7616754.044807
https://streams.radiomast.io/ref-lossless-ogg-flac-stereo
audio-bitrate:(unavailable)
https://streams.radiomast.io/ref-lossless-ogg-flac-stereo
audio-bitrate:0 kbps
Exiting... (End of file)
https://streams.radiomast.io/ref-lossless-ogg-flac-stereo
audio-bitrate:0 kbps

When I change --length=15 to --length=60, it still plays only for a split second.

[SUCCESS] When I leave out the "--length=15" switch, and issue mpv --term-status-msg='${path}\naudio-bitrate:${audio-bitrate}' 'https://streams.radiomast.io/ref-lossless-ogg-flac-stereo' > ~/mpv-term-status-msg-2.log 2>&1 the stream plays OK

[SUCCESS] When I issue command mpv --gpu-debug --log-file=mpv-term-status-msg.log 'https://streams.radiomast.io/ref-lossless-ogg-flac-stereo' the stream plays OK as well.

I tried installing the newest MPV package mpv_0.40.0-dmo1, but failed, due to uncorrectable package dependencies.

Cause

The "--length=" switch does not work correctly, when playing a FLAC audio stream.

Solution

Unknown

Workaround

Use another audio player to play FLAC audio streams. Unfortunately, antiXradio needs MPV as engine.

Suggestion

Perhaps the switch "--skip-correct-audio-pts", proposed by @digitalone1 in post Avoid stream jumping due to incorrect audio PTS #15425 can be implemented?

This issue is posted on Github

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Custom antiXradio radio station lists

The 2411D4-{version}-od4knb-antiXradio.iso contains the 2411D6-{version}-od4knb-antiXradio-radio-stations-list-netherlands.txt file, with a lot of dutch radio stations. If you have installed antiX onto HDD/SSD, you can download this file separately from the antiXradio folder, and install it into your antiX installation, or load it into antiXradio from your USB stick. Of course, you can add your own radio stations if you like. Installation/edit instructions can be found in the file.

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Retrieve encoding, bitrate and mono/stereo info of an audio stream

To get the encoding (AAC/MP3 etc.), bitrate (Kbit/s) and mono/stereo (channels: 1ch/2ch) info of the audio stream, you can use the following command:

$ mpv --term-status-msg='${path}\naudio-bitrate:${audio-bitrate}' --length=15 'PasteUrlHere' >> /home/$USER/mpv-encoding-channels-bitrate.log 2>&1

e.g.:

$ mpv --term-status-msg='${path}\naudio-bitrate:${audio-bitrate}' --length=15 'https://eilo.org/getm3u.php?m3u=drum' >> /home/$USER/mpv-encoding-channels-bitrate.txt 2>&1

The log file looks like this:

 (+) Audio --aid=1 (mp3 2ch 44100Hz)
AO: [pipewire] 44100Hz stereo 2ch floatp
http://eilo.org:8000/drum
audio-bitrate:128 kbps
File tags:
 icy-title: Stoyan - Live at Drum & Jazz 23.11

This example reads:

• mp3 = encoding
• 2ch = audio channels (2ch = stereo)
• 44100Hz = sample rate (44.1 kHz)
• 128 kbps = bitrate (Kbit/s)
• icy-title = performer - song title

[i] In the case of FLAC encoding (and sometimes with AAC) you will see the bitrates go up and down, because it uses VBR (Variable BitRate). When you execute multiple commands in succession, all output is collected in the same log file (due to ">>"). MPV automatically disconnects from the streaming server after 15 seconds (--length=15).

To automate the stream information retrieval, you can put multiple commands in a .sh script:

#!/bin/bash
mpv --term-status-msg='${path}\naudio-bitrate:${audio-bitrate}' --length=15 'https://eilo.org/getm3u.php?m3u=drum' >> /home/$USER/mpv-encoding-channels-bitrate.txt 2>&1
mpv --term-status-msg='${path}\naudio-bitrate:${audio-bitrate}' --length=15 'http://ic2255.c471.fast-serv.com/listen' >> /home/$USER/mpv-encoding-channels-bitrate.txt 2>&1
mpv --term-status-msg='${path}\naudio-bitrate:${audio-bitrate}' --length=15 'https://dubtec-radio.radiocult.fm/stream' >> /home/$USER/mpv-encoding-channels-bitrate.txt 2>&1

or copy/paste a chain with several commands into your Terminal window:

$ mpv --term-status-msg='${path}\naudio-bitrate:${audio-bitrate}' --length=15 'https://eilo.org/getm3u.php?m3u=drum' >> /home/$USER/mpv-encoding-channels-bitrate.txt 2>&1 && \
mpv --term-status-msg='${path}\naudio-bitrate:${audio-bitrate}' --length=15 'http://ic2255.c471.fast-serv.com/listen' >> /home/$USER/mpv-encoding-channels-bitrate.txt 2>&1 && \
mpv --term-status-msg='${path}\naudio-bitrate:${audio-bitrate}' --length=15 'https://dubtec-radio.radiocult.fm/stream' >> /home/$USER/mpv-encoding-channels-bitrate.txt 2>&1

When not installed, you can install MPV Media Player (mpv command) by issueing command:

$ sudo apt-get install -y mpv

You can also download the MPV Media Player package from the MPV website.

To automate the testing of a lot of URLs: go to the Create a .sh Bash script with multiple mpv commands using LibreOffice Calc section.

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Testing antiXradio using Radio Mast reference audio streams

When antiXradio cannot play certain radio stations, the first step is to load the 2501KV-{version}-antiXradio-reference-audio-streams.txt file in the antiXradio GUI, using the file selector that pops up, when you click the [Load another list] button in the antiXradio GUI. You can load the file from HDD/SSD/USB device.

These reference audio streams are from the Radio Mast website. The streams are not Geo-Blocked, and are intended to always produce sound.

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Using antiXradio debug mode

To run antiXradio in debugmode, do the following:

• Issue command:

$ sudo geany /usr/local/bin/antiXradio

(replace "geany" with your text editor)

• Change

flag_debugmode=0

into

flag_debugmode=1

• Issue command:

$ antiXradio > /home/$USER/"$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H.%M.%S)-antiXradio-debug.log" 2>&1

• Select the failing radio station
• Press the [Play] button
• Examine the log file in [/home/$USER/]

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Testing URLs of radio stations using MPV Media Player

antiXradio has MPV Media Player "under the hood". If a streaming URL does not produce sound or something else is wrong, there are 3 mpv commands you can use:

• Verbose mode (enough for normal testing):

$ mpv --term-status-msg='${path}\naudio-bitrate:${audio-bitrate}' --length=15 --msg-level=all=v 'PasteUrlHere' > /home/$USER/"$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H.%M.%S)-mpv-verbose.log" 2>&1

e.g.:

$ mpv --term-status-msg='${path}\naudio-bitrate:${audio-bitrate}' --length=15 --msg-level=all=v 'https://stream.aiir.com/umh0gvsar97tv' > /home/$USER/"$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H.%M.%S)-mpv-verbose.log" 2>&1

• Debug messages (extensive debugging):

$ mpv --term-status-msg='${path}\naudio-bitrate:${audio-bitrate}' --length=15 --msg-level=all=debug 'PasteUrlHere' > /home/$USER/"$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H.%M.%S)-mpv-debug.log" 2>&1

• Trace messages (extensive debugging):

$ mpv --term-status-msg='${path}\naudio-bitrate:${audio-bitrate}' --length=15 --msg-level=all=trace 'PasteUrlHere' > /home/$USER/"$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H.%M.%S)-mpv-trace.log" 2>&1

Examine the log files in [/home/$USER/]

To automate the testing of a lot of URLs: go to the Create a .sh Bash script with multiple mpv commands using LibreOffice Calc section

When not installed, you can install MPV Media Player (mpv command) by issueing command:

$ sudo apt-get install -y mpv

You can also download the MPV Media Player package from the MPV website

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Create a .sh Bash script with multiple mpv commands using LibreOffice Calc

When you need to test hundreds of stream URLs, it is useful to automate this task. For this procedure you don't need any scripting experience.

[!] Requirement: MPV Media Player must be installed. When not installed, issue command:

$ sudo apt-get install -y mpv

or use the appropriate (rpm/dnf/yum/pacman) command for your Linux distro.

[!] The Geany text editor is highly recommended, because it can display [LF] control characters, and has a "reload" option which other text editors lack. Install Geany using:

$ sudo apt-get install -y geany

or use the appropriate (rpm/dnf/yum/pacman) command for your Linux distro.

Perform the following actions:

• start [Application menu\File Manager]
• go to [menu View] or [menu View\Panel 1 View]
• on = Show hidden files
• go to [/home/$USER/.config/antiXradio/stations/]
• copy the "radios*.txt" to be tested to [/home/$USER/Documents/] (e.g. radios_en_GB.txt)
• rename the file "radios.txt" to "radios-copy.txt" (e.g. radios_en_GB-copy.txt)

[i] The folder [/home/$USER/Documents/] is often shown in the File Manager GUI as "Documents" or "Home\Documents". "$USER" is your user name. In the Terminal app (look for a black "$_" icon), your user name is shown before the "@" sign.

• start [application menu\applications\programming\Geany] or your preferred text editor
• go to [menu File\Open]
• go to [/home/$USER/Documents/radios*-copy.txt]
• remove all lines that start with a "#" character
• remove all lines with a fake "https://void.void.void/void" URL

• remove all blank lines

• go to [menu Search\Replace]

• Search for (or "Find what"): ' (single-quote-apostrophe, UTF-8-Dec39)
• Replace with: ′ (prime-quote, UTF-8-Dec8242)
• click the [> Replace All] button; click the [In Document] button, or:
• click the "Replace all at once" checkbox, click the [Find and Replace] button

[i] A single-quote-apostrophe UTF-8-Dec39 (straight up) in the radio station name (e.g. "Rock 'n Roll Radio"), will be interpreted by Bash, so it must be replaced by a prime-quote UTF-8-Dec8242 (accent aigu), which Bash won't interpret.

• make shure that the last line with an URL ends with a [LF] (line feed) control code. Just press <enter> after the last URL.

[i] To show the [LF] control codes in geany: go to [menu View], on=Show Line Endings

• go to [File\Save as...]

• save this file as [/home/$USER/Documents/radios*-only-url-records.txt] (e.g. radios_en_GB-only-url-records.txt)

• start [Application menu\Applications\Office\LibreOffice Calc] (or another spreadsheet app)

• go to [menu Tools]
• off = Automatic spell checking
• off = AutoInput
• go to [menu Tools\AutoCorrect Options...]
• go to tab [Options]
• empty all checkboxes
• go to tab [Localized Options]
• empty all checkboxes
• click the [OK] button

[i] This is the procedure for turning off all AutoCorrect and AutoComplete options in LibreOffice Calc. Use Google to find the procedure for another spreadsheet app.

• go to [menu File\Open]
• the "Open" file selector pane is shown
• go to [/home/$USER/Documents/]
• select the "radios*-only-url-records.txt" file
• click the [Open] button
• the "Text Import" pane is shown
• go to the "Separator options" section:
• off=Tab, off=Semicolon

[i] In the line [Tab-Comma-Semicolon-Space-Other], only the "Comma" box must be checked, as this is the radios*.txt separator charachter

• leave everything else default
• click the [OK] button
• check: column A = radio station number/name/comments, column B = URLs

[i] As we are creating a script, we need a mono spaced font, to show every character clearly

• left-click cell A1 (column A, line 1) to select it
• press [Ctrl]+[a] simultaneously

• check: all cells in the sheet are selected now (all blue)

• go to [menu Format\Cells...\tab Font]

• go the "Family:" section
• "select "DejaVu Sans Mono" in the menu
• check: "DejaVu Sans Mono" is now shown behind "Family:"

• leave everything else default

• go to [tab Numbers]

• in the "Category" menu, select "Text"
• leave everything else default
• click the [OK] button

[i] The column width must be decreased to work comfortably

• check: all cells in the sheet are selected now (all blue)
• right-click the header of colum B
• click "Column width"
• width = 4" (10 cm.)
• click the [OK] button

[i] Some values overlap values in other columns. Word Wrap must be enabled.

• check: all cells in the sheet are selected now (all blue)
• go to [menu Format\Text]

• on = Wrap Text

• left-click the header of colum B to select it

• check: all cells in column B are selected now (column B is blue)
• right-click the header of colum B
• click "Insert Columns Before"

• check: column B = empty, column C = URLs

• left-click the header of colum A to select it

• check: all cells in column A are selected now (column A is blue)
• right-click the header of colum A
• click "Insert Columns Before"

• check: column A = empty, column B = radio station number/name/comments, column C = empty, column D = URLs

• left-click the empty cell A1 (column A, line 1)

• copy/paste the following into cell A1:

echo '----------------  

[!] If the lowercase "e" is now replaced with an uppercase "E", the AutoCorrect options have not been turned off correctly. This will result in a script error.

[!] Only use single quotes (') in a command, as Libre OfficeCalc will put al lot of redundant double quotes in the output, when using double quotes

• left-click cell A1 (column A, line 1) to select it
• [Ctrl]+[left-click] in the right lower corner of A1
• don't release the [Ctrl] key
• check: a "+" sign is shown
• pull the "+" sign downwards, to the last record containing an URL, while holding the [Ctrl] key
• release the mouse button
• release the [Ctrl] key

• check: all cells in column A must contain the same command

• left-click empty cell C1 (column C, line 1) to select it

• copy/paste the following into cell C1:

' >> /home/$USER/Documents/$LOG_DATE-mpv-channels-encoding-bitrate.log 2>&1 && mpv --term-status-msg='${path}\naudio-bitrate:${audio-bitrate}' --length=15 '

[!] Pay attention to the single quote (') at the beginning and at the end. \n = line feed control character [LF].

[i] When "--length=15" is set, mpv will disconnect from the streaming server after 15 seconds. In most cases this is time enough to test the stream URL. Note, that testing 250 URLs, takes about one hour to finish (((15*250)/60)/60).

[!] If "[hyphen][hyphen]length=" (2 x UTF-8-Dec45/Dec8208 has been changed to "[en-dash]length=" UTF-8-Dec8211, the AutoCorrect options have not been turned off correctly. This will result in a script error. Check the UTF-8 Decimal code of any character here (ignore the incorrect ASCII reference, you'll get an UTF-8 decimal code in the right pane).

• left-click cell C1 (column C, line 1) to select it
• [Ctrl]+[left-click] in the right lower corner of C1
• don't release the [Ctrl] key
• a "+" sign is shown
• pull the "+" sign downwards, to the last record containing an URL, while holding the [Ctrl] key
• release the mouse button
• release the [Ctrl] key

• check: all cells in column C must contain the same command

• left-click empty cell E1 (column E, line 1)

• copy/paste the following into cell E1:

' >> /home/$USER/Documents/$LOG_DATE-mpv-channels-encoding-bitrate.log 2>&1

[!] Pay attention to the single quote (') at the beginning

• select cell E1 (column E, line 1)
• [Ctrl]+[left-click] in the right lower corner of E1
• don't release the [Ctrl] key
• a "+" sign is shown
• pull the "+" sign downwards, to the last record containing an URL, while holding the [Ctrl] key
• release the mouse button
• release the [Ctrl] key

• check: all cells in column E must contain the same command

• go to [menu File\Save as...]

• click the Documents folder [/home/$USER/Documents/]
• check: the item selector "Save" is shown
• type, in the field after "Name:": radios*-mpv-channels-encoding-bitrate-draft (e.g. "radios_en_GB-mpv-channels-encoding-bitrate-draft")
• go to the pull down menu, in right below corner
• select "Text CSV (.csv)" (comma separated file)
• click the [Save] button
• check: the dialog pane "Confirm File Format" is shown
• click the [Use Text CSV Format] button
• check: the dialog pane "Export Text File" is shown
• check: Character set: Unicode (UTF-8)
• Field delimiter: <empty>
• String delimiter: <empty>
• leave everything else default
• Click the [OK] button
• go to [menu File]

• click "Exit LibreOffice"

• start [application menu\applications\programming\Geany] or your preferred text editor

• go to [menu File\Open]
• go to [/home/$USER/Documents/radios*-mpv-channels-encoding-bitrate-draft.csv]

• click the [Open] button

• go to [menu Search\Replace]

• Search for (or "Find what"): , (comma)
• Replace with: <nothing> (leave this field empty)
• click the [> Replace All] button; click the [In Document] button, or:
• click the "Replace all at once" checkbox, click the [Find and Replace] button

[i] This action is for safety: in case the "Export Text File" dialog box was not shown when saving the *draft.csv.

• go to [menu Search\Replace]
• Search for (or "Find what"): ( (left parenthesis/round bracket open UTF-8-Dec40)
• Replace with: - (hypen/minus UTF-8-Dec45/Dec8208)
• click the [> Replace All] button; click the [In Document] button, or:
• click the "Replace all at once" checkbox, click the [Find and Replace] button

[i] Bash stumbles over brackets in an echo command, e.g. when a radio station comment is enclosed by brackets. Hyphens (minus "-", Dec45/Dec8208) are never interpreted, so they are safe to use. Round brackets are never used in an URL.

• go to [menu Search\Replace]
• Search for (or "Find what"): ) (right parenthesis/round bracket close UTF-8-Dec41)
• Replace with: - (hypen/minus UTF-8-Dec45/Dec8208)
• click the [> Replace All] button; click the [In Document] button, or:

• click the "Replace all at once" checkbox, click the [Find and Replace] button

• add five blank lines at the beginning of the file

• copy/paste the following into these new lines:

#!/bin/bash
LOG_DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H.%M.%S)
sudo apt-get install -y mpv >> /home/$USER/Documents/$LOG_DATE-mpv-channels-encoding-bitrate.log 2>&1
echo 'script [radios*-mpv-channels-encoding-bitrate.sh] is running - please wait...'
echo 'logfile: [/home/$USER/Documents/$LOG_DATE-mpv-channels-encoding-bitrate.log]'

[i] The apt-get install command must be redundant, it's been added for safety

• press the [Ctrl]+[End] keys simultaneously, to go to the end of the file
• add a blank line
• copy/paste the following into the blank line:

echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------"
echo "Excecution of $SCRIPT has finished."
echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------"
echo "Investigate the logfile:"
echo "/home/$USER/Documents/$LOG_DATE-mpv-channels-encoding-bitrate.log"
read -p "Press <enter> to close this Terminal window" CONT

if [ "$CONT" = "" ]; then
    exit
fi

• go to [menu File\Save as...]
• click the Documents folder [/home/$USER/Documents/]
• the item selector "Save" is shown
• type, in the field after "Name:": radios*-mpv-channels-encoding-bitrate.sh (e.g. "radios_en_GB-mpv-channels-encoding-bitrate.sh")
• click the [Save] button

• go to [File\Quit]

• start [Application menu\File Manager]

• go to [/home/$USER/Documents/]
• right-click the file "radios*-mpv-channels-encoding-bitrate.sh" (e.g. "radios_en_GB-mpv-channels-encoding-bitrate.sh")
• click the "properties" option
• go to the "permissions" tab
• click the checkbox before "allow executing file as a program" (or click all "execute" boxes)
• click the [Close] or [OK] button
• right-click the .sh file
• click [Open\Execute], or:
• click the [Open] option, and click the [Run in Terminal] button
• the Terminal window is shown, with the following message:

script [radios*-mpv-channels-encoding-bitrate.sh] is running - please wait...
logfile: [/home/$USER/Documents/$LOG_DATE-mpv-channels-encoding-bitrate.log]

[i] When your Linux OS doesn't execute the script using the procedure above, do the following:

• left-click the file "radios*-mpv-channels-encoding-bitrate.sh" to select it
• press [Ctrl]+[c] simultaneously
• the full path to this file is now on your clipboard
• go to [application menu\Terminal]
• right-click in the Terminal Window, right after "~$"
• click [Paste]
• press the <enter> key
• the script should now be executed

[i] When testing 250 URLs, and "--length=15" is set (disconnect after 15 seconds), the script takes about one hour to finish. Calculation: (((250*15)/60)/60). To check if the script is still running, and to awake your GPU/monitor, press the [ALT] key, so the run will not be disturbed.

• open [/home/$USER/Documents/{DateTime}-mpv-channels-encoding-bitrate.log] in your text editor, to investigate the results

[i] In Geany you can press [Ctrl]+[r] to reload the log file, while the script is running. In Text Editors, that don't have a "reload" menu option, you probably have to: ~ press [F5] ~ click [Cancel] ~ click [Reload].

When the run of the script has ended, the following message is shown:

--------------------------------------------------------------------
Excecution of radios*-mpv-channels-encoding-bitrate.sh has finished.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Investigate the logfile:
/home/$USER/Documents/$LOG_DATE-mpv-channels-encoding-bitrate.log
Press <enter> to close this Terminal window"

• The log of an audio stream that gives sound, looks like this:

---------------- Funky Corner Radio UK
 (+) Audio --aid=1 (mp3 2ch 44100Hz)
File tags:
 icy-title: Maggie Rogers - Shatter
AO: [pipewire] 44100Hz stereo 2ch floatp
https://ais-sa2.cdnstream1.com/2447_192.mp3
audio-bitrate:(unavailable)
https://ais-sa2.cdnstream1.com/2447_192.mp3
audio-bitrate:192 kbps
https://ais-sa2.cdnstream1.com/2447_192.mp3
audio-bitrate:191 kbps
https://ais-sa2.cdnstream1.com/2447_192.mp3
audio-bitrate:192 kbps

This example reads:

• mp3 = encoding (can also be "aac", "flac", or "ogg")
• 2ch = channel count (1ch=mono, 2ch=stereo)
• 44100Hz = sample rate (44.1 kHz)
• 192 kbps = bitrate (Kbit/s)
• icy-title = performer - song title
• ignore the "(unavailable)" message

[i] In the case of FLAC encoding (and sometimes with AAC) you will see the bitrates go up and down, because it uses VBR (Variable BitRate).

• A failing audio stream URL (silent) gives "audio-bitrate:0 kbps", e.g.:

---------------- Insanity Radio
 (+) Audio --aid=1 (flac 2ch 44100Hz)
AO: [pipewire] 44100Hz stereo 2ch s16
https://stream.cor.insanityradio.com/insanity.flac
audio-bitrate:(unavailable)
Invalid audio PTS: 0.522449 -> 589440.731429
https://stream.cor.insanityradio.com/insanity.flac
audio-bitrate:(unavailable)
https://stream.cor.insanityradio.com/insanity.flac
audio-bitrate:0 kbps
https://stream.cor.insanityradio.com/insanity.flac
audio-bitrate:0 kbps

• The log of a video stream URL, the sound of which is also played in MPV Media Player and antiXradio, looks like this:

---------------- Now 70s 
     Video --vid=1 (h264 640x360 25.000fps) (1021 kbps)
     Video --vid=2 (h264 848x480 25.000fps) (1250 kbps)
 (+) Video --vid=3 (h264 1280x720 25.000fps) (3802 kbps)
     Audio --aid=1 (aac 2ch 48000Hz) (1021 kbps)
     Audio --aid=2 (aac 2ch 48000Hz) (1250 kbps)
 (+) Audio --aid=3 (aac 2ch 48000Hz) (3802 kbps)
libEGL warning: failed to get driver name for fd -1
libEGL warning: MESA-LOADER: failed to retrieve device information
libEGL warning: failed to get driver name for fd -1
[vo/gpu] High bit depth FBOs unsupported. Enabling dumb mode.
[vo/gpu] Most extended features will be disabled.
AO: [pipewire] 48000Hz stereo 2ch floatp
VO: [gpu] 1280x720 yuv420p
https://lightning-now70s-samsungnz.amagi.tv/playlist.m3u8
audio-bitrate:(unavailable)
https://lightning-now70s-samsungnz.amagi.tv/playlist.m3u8
audio-bitrate:129 kbps
https://lightning-now70s-samsungnz.amagi.tv/playlist.m3u8
audio-bitrate:126 kbps

This example reads:

• h264 = video codec
• aac = audio codec
• ignore the "libEGL warning" and [vo/gpu] messages, they refer to the video stream
• ignore the "(unavailable)" message

• ignore the faulty audio bit rates behind "--aid=1", "--aid=2" and "--aid=3"

• put a "#" character before all failing (silent) URLs, in the [/home/$USER/.config/antiXradio/stations/radios*.txt] file, that has been tested in this case (e.g. radios_en_GB.txt), to hide (disable) them for the antiXradio GUI

• send a file with all failing (silent) URLs, to the audio stream collectors websites (e.g. od4knb Linux, the antiXradio project, garfnet.org.uk, or radio-browser.info etc.), where you got the URLs from, so they can update their station list as well. A "merge request" (request for change/addition) can be send in clicking the [Email a new merge request to this project] link at the bottom of the project page.

[tip] You can also use this procedure for other tasks/commands, such as distributing an .ISO file to the Ventoy partition of multiple computers, by placing the first IP address in the first cell of a column, and then pull the "+" down without holding the [Ctrl] key.

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Install a GUI for MPV Media Player

The MPV Media Player app in the "mpv" package has no GUI, it's a commandline (Terminal/CLI) app. When you want to play a video stream, you need a GUI application for MPV. The MPV Team does not provide a GUI app on the MPV website, but there are several third party developers who have created a GUI app for MPV:

• [recommended] SMPlayer (32 and 64 bit. Available for all Linux distros. For Arch, Debian, openSUSE and Ubuntu: click Packages for other Linux distros, click the [Arch], [Debian], [openSUSE] or [Ubuntu] button, click [Grab binary packages directly], click the desired package. i386=32bit, amd64=64bit)

• Celluloid (only 64 bit. Click "Last Modified" twice, click the newest "celluloid_{NewestVersion}~ppa1_amd64.deb")

• Haruna (Only 64 bit, click Linux, Flathub or Snap Store)
• IMplay (Only 64 bit. Do NOT choose the [Continuous build]. Go to [Lastest], click [Assets], click the desired package.

Before downloading a package manually, use your package installer first, e.g. apt:

$ sudo apt-get install -y smplayer
$ sudo apt-get install -y celluloid
$ sudo apt-get install -y haruna
$ sudo apt-get install -y implay

Other installers (rpm/dnf/yum):

$ sudo rpm -i smplayer/celluloid/haruna/implay
$ sudo dnf -y install smplayer/celluloid/haruna/implay
$ sudo yum -y install smplayer/celluloid/haruna/implay
$ sudo pacman -Syu smplayer/celluloid/haruna/implay

I recommend SMPlayer, as it's reviewed as the best GUI for MPV. The GUI looks good, it's easy to use, and it's the only GUI for MPV that's also available for 32 bit (i386) CPUs.

To test, if a video stream (URL) can be played, issue the following command (BBC World News TV, not Geo-blocked):

$ mpv 'http://ott-cdn.ucom.am/s24/04.m3u8'

or do the following:

• go to [application menu\Sound and Video/Multimedia\SMPlayer]
• go to [menu Open\URL]
• the "SMPlayer - Enter URL" pane is shown
• paste "http://ott-cdn.ucom.am/s24/04.m3u8" in the "URL:" field (or another video URL)
• click the [OK] button
• the BBC World News TV channel is played

[tip] You can also use SMPlayer to test an audio stream URL this way, if you don't like to use the mpv command in the Terminal window. Note, that SMPlayer not always presents a clear error message, in case of faillure, as the mpv command does. When a station is silent, it only shows the "Off Air" message in the title bar, or you'll get an "Oops, something went wrong" message pane. In the case of "Oops...": click the [Show log] button to retrieve the HTTP error code. You can easily get the channels/codec/bitrate information of a playing station though: [menu View\Information and properties].

[!] SMPlayer cannot play an antiXradio stations list (radios*.txt), but the URLs in such a list can be pasted at [menu Open\URL].

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Using Flameshot to create and edit screenshots

The Flameshot app is much easier to work with, and has a lot of features that the "Screenshot" app (gnome-screenshot, default in Linux Mint) lacks. With Flameshot you can highlight or hide an area, add numbers, arrows and text, etc. Flameshot can capture a pull down menu, but not the mouse pointer. Considering the great features of Flameshot, I don't consider that a disadvantage. To use Flameshot, do the following:

• in your Terminal window, type:

sudo apt-get install -y flameshot

• press <enter>
• check: Flameshot is being installed
• type "exit" <enter>

• go to [application menu\accessoiries\Flameshot]

• right-click the Flameshot icon in the system tray (Ubuntu: top right, Linux Mint: bottom right)

• click [Open Launcher]
• check: the "Capture Launcher" pane is opened
• behind "Area:" select "Rectangular region"
• behind "Delay:" select "5 seconds"

• behind "BxH+x+y", in the four separate fields, type successively: "500", "500", "0", "0"

• press the [Windows] and [D] key simultaneously, to minimize all windows

• put the application window, that you want to make a screenshot of, on the left side of your desktop
• put the "Capture Launcher" pane on the right side of your desktop

• click the [Take new screenshot] button

• quickly open the pull down menu in the application window, that you want to make a screenshot of

• note: the mouse pointer will not be captured
• release your mouse and keyboard

• wait for the purple "Mouse - Ctrl+S - Ctrl+C (etc.)" pane to show

• click and pull the purple dots in the outline, to select the desired capture area

• edit the selected area, by using the buttons to mark or hide an area, place numbers or arrows, or add text

• press the [Floppy Disk] icon, to save the capture as a .png file

• check: a "Save Screenshot" item selector pane is shown

• after "Name:", and after "YYYY-MM-DD_hh-mm", type an an appropriate name for the screenshot
• browse to the desired folder
• click the [Save] button

[!] Flameshot 12.1.0 (Debian 12.1.0-2build2) works perfectly on Linux Mint 22, but version 12.1.0 (Debian 12.1.0+ds-2) doesn't work correctly on Ubuntu 25.04. I posted an issue at the Flameshot Issue page.

List of 32 bit Linux distros (i386)

Lightweight

• antiX Linux SysVinit & Runit
• Bodhi Linux
• BunsenLabs Boron
• Slax Slackware
• Sparky Linux Minimal GUI (250 MB used at startup)

Mediumweight

• Debian LXQT & LXDE
• Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE)
• MX Linux Fluxbox & XFCE
• openSUSE Tumbleweed
• Refracta OS XFCE
• Ufficio Zero Linux Cinnamon & XFCE & Minimal (UZL)
• Void Linux XFCE

Tools

• Rescuezilla (disk/partition backup)
• ShredOS (data wiper) (Click [▶ Assets])

Reviews

DebugPoint: 32 bit Linux distributions HowToGeek: Linux distributions to breathe new life into old hardware It's' FOSS: 32 bit Linux distributions/ Reddit: 32 bit distro for beginners under 2 GB

No live-system (only installer)

• Arch Linux
• Q4OS
• Debian with Raspberry Pi Desktop

No GUI

• Alpine Linux Standard & Extended
• CloneZilla (disk/partition backup)
• Refracta OS NOX (NOX = No X11)
• Slax Debian
• Void Linux Base-live & Base-rootfs-tarball

Not tested yet

• Damn Small Linux (DSL)
• Redox OS
• Tiny Core Linux

Ultra lightweight

• KolibriOS [Review] (Not Linux, experimental, but very funny! Lots of old games included)

Rejected

• Porteus Linux (7 different i586 ISOs, not up-to-date)
• Puppy Linux (quite nice, but can't be booted with Ventoy)

[!] Any .ISO file that cannot be booted using a Ventoy bootloader is rejected.

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Ranking RAM Usage of Linux Distros

Ranking RAM usage at startup of several lightweight and mediumweight Linux distro's: (booted from ISO (Live-system), using a Ventoy boot loader)

1. antiX Linux SysVinit & Runit full (32bit): 95 MB <---
2. Bodhi Linux (32bit): 140 MB
3. antiX Linux SysVinit full (64bit): 214 MB
4. antiX Linux Runit full (64bit): 228 MB
5. BunsenLabs Boron (32bit): 265 MB
6. MX Linux Fluxbox (32bit): 500 MB (MX Linux is the middleweight nephew of lightweight antiX Linux)
7. MX Linux Xfce (32bit): 790 MB
8. Linux Mint Xfce (64bit): 830 MB
9. Linux Mint Debian Edition Cinnamon (LMDE) (32bit): 842 MB
10. Linux Mint MATE (64bit): 870 MB
11. Linux Mint Cinnamon (64bit): 1.1 GB
12. Linux Mint Debian Edition - LMDE (64bit): 1.1 GB

Bodhi-32bit-ISO is very beautiful, but bare (out-of-the-box): no firewall applet, no LibreOffice, no Chromium/Firefox, and it does not support the exFAT File System (my standard FS for transport media) ... You have to install Bodhi, instead of just booting the ISO, and add a lot of apps to make it workable. The antiX-full-ISO's (32bit and 64bit) on the other hand, are very complete OOTB: all the apps and tools you need.

Even Ubuntu (64bit) is bare OOTB: no exFAT, gUFW, ifconfig, Timezone applet, GDebi etc. Debian-32bit doesn't even have a firewall installed, and the UFW Firewall package is not in the 32bit repository (it is in the 64bit repo though). Bare ISO's are not suitable for novice Linux users.

For several years, my daily driver is Linux Mint Cinnamon (64bit): stable, complete and beautiful, looks just like Windows 10, but, to run it you'll need at least a 2-core-2GHz-CPU + 4 GB RAM. It's not suitable for really old computers.

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Radio Kootwijk

Radio Kootwijk is located nearby Apeldoorn and Arnhem in The Netherlands. Perhaps you've seen it on the TV series Arcadia or the Mindhunters movie.

The radio technology of Radio Kootwijk was quite impressive, and its architecture still is. The desktop wallpaper of od4knb Linux gives a nice impression of the signal room. The building is located in the middle of beautiful nature, nearby De Hoge Veluwe National Park. Visit Radio Kootwijk and De Hoge Veluwe National Park!

[Website Radio Kootwijk] [On the map] [Tourist information] [Website De Hoge Veluwe National Park]

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Policy, comments and disclaimer

od4knb Linux:

• is not part of antiX Linux, it only uses its software as a base for the "od4knb-antiXradio.iso/img" files
• has not been assigned a trademark by the Linux Mark Institute, but follows it's guidelines.
• rejects URLs of radio stations that are religious or politically motivated, not objective, or otherwise questionable
• keeps the antiX Linux principle "Proudly anti-fascist" in mind (not authoritarian, not nationalistic)
• does not provide streams from radio stations that are a "puppet" of a (semi) authoritarian government

• does not accept any financial donations, but please consider a donation to antiX Linux

• presents all downloads under the GNU General Public Licence v3 (GPLv3): free to use, open source, but it is greatly appreciated if you mention od4knb Linux and antiX Linux in your publications/software

• has not checked the radio stations for legality, because checking this is extremely complicated. There are several checks that need to be carried out: does the broadcaster: ~ earn money by broadcasting (commercials)? ~ receive donations (also considered income by the tax authorities)? ~ pay its taxes to the government? ~ pay a fee to the music creators association? ~ broadcast illegal/criminal spoken content? etc.

• cannot guarantee that the installation is completely safe and unwreckable

• has done it's very best to prevent malware slipping into the installation: ~ the internet browser has not been used for browsing the Internet on the Build PC ~ the network egress firewall is set to "High", unsafe UDP/TCP ports are closed ~ packages have been installed using the official MX Linux/Debian repositories ~ this SourceForge site is 2FA protected

• has tested the radio station streams carefully, but it is possible that some stations will seize broadcasting in the near future.

[!] If you notice something wrong, please let me know! I will take appropriate measures.

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Post scriptum

Contact

od4knb monkey tail gmail dot com

Notice

• The antiXradio app is an antiX Linux® project, maintained by @robin
• antiX Linux®, and antiXradio, are not connected in any way to the Antix Music Network.
• od4knb Linux® and its od4knb antiXradio project, are not part of antiX Linux

Licence

GNU General Public Licence v3 (GPLv3)

Donations to antiX Linux

Go to the antiX Linux home page, and click the [Donate] button at the bottom.

Special thanks to

• Hendrik Jansen, maintainer of Webradiostreams.nl, for providing many URLs in the radio station lists
• @alpage2, for testing the huge amount of streams in 2501KX-{version}-antiXradio-station-list-United-Kingdom.txt
• @robin, for his in-depth antiX Linux knowledge
• Albert Santoni of Radio Mast, for his help creating the 2501KV-{version}-antiXradio-reference-audio-streams.txt file
• Garf from GarfNet, for providing a lot of UK streaming URLs
• Stichting Willem Smit Historie Nijmegen for providing the desktop wallpaper

Credits

• Linux® is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U.S. and other countries.
• Site logo is created by Braja Omar
• Desktop Wallpaper copyright owner: National Archives of The Netherlands (Collection Spaarnestad/Het Leven/Photographer unknown/ref. SFA022812731)

Broken links checker

Use Broken Links at a Glance to check broken links (HTTP 404 "dead links" etc.) on any website.

[i] The text beneath is invisible on the webpage

Tags

Linux, antiXradio, Radio-antiX, internet radio, radio streams, dutch radio stations, nederlandse zenders, regionale zenders, Refracta Snapshot, antiX WiFi, antiX Wi-Fi, antiX WLAN, antiX wireless network, oude computer, old computer, vieil ordinateur, alter Rechner, 古いコンピューター, 旧电脑, старый компьютер, old laptop, i386, 32-bit, 32bit, against e-waste, thrift store, second hand shop, kringloopwinkel, Gebrauchtwarenladen, friperie, magasin d'occasion

MEMO

• do not use an asterisk in a file name, it will not show

TODOs

• Fedora42 is issued > change path to Fedora packages, or better: Use the Fedora Search page
• look at disclaimer on webradiostreams-dot-nl and garfnet
• Add to [2411DB Wi-Fi configuration HowTo]: install Wifi-driver
• Add --gpu-debug switch to mpv command for debugging, gives lots of info, also audio info

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