Fresh install, no network search

Beginners
82

Hey @Td!
I’ll need to get into the antiX OS so that I can get to understand its structure - as I don’t have much experience with non-systemd versions - aside from Gentoo.
Per the Kernel, you can get specific versions via the mainline app:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cappelikan/ppa
sudo apt update
sudo apt install mainline

Per your other questions (keep in min:

  1. The command to move files is mv followed by the source location/file and then the destination_location/file. If you’re moving system files, then you’ll need to place the sudo command before the mv.
  2. The command to get to your desktop is cd ~/Desktop (keep in mind, root user does not have a Desktop, so you’ll need to replace it with cd /home/Tara/Desktop.
  3. The command to uncompress a tar.gz file is tar –xvzf name_of_file

Per your OS installation, as I mentioned above, I’m not familiarized with the range of drivers and firmware it supports (the linux-firmware-nonfree used to exist for antiX). Since you have a modem/wifi that is a bit rare, I’d recommend you give another distro a shot and see if it’s recognized. Alternatively, you can attach a USB WiFi to your laptop.

83

In this case, you can enter the folder with a terminal (right-click on open space and select “open in Terminal” and then type:

sudo apt install ./name_of_package.deb

And replace the “name_of_package” with the actual name.