Smxi
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Introduction
smxi , as the developer h2 says, is "a general utility script that handles the standard system upkeep for Debian Sid (and Sid based, distros like sidux), Debian Testing, and Debian Stable - kernel installs, dist-upgrade/upgrade, package installs, cleanup, and graphics install." It comes pre-installed in antiX-M7.5 and can be used successfully on M8, and makes many procedures automatic.
Installation
To get this, open Konsole, become root and type:
cd /usr/local/bin && wget -Nc smxi.org/smxi.zip && unzip smxi.zip
Running the script
The script MUST be run out of X, the window system used by MEPIS. There are several ways to get out of X desktop and start smxi. This is the recommended way:
- Ctrl-Alt-F1 will drop you out of X desktop to a command line prompt
- Login as root
- Type smxi
The developer feels that the best method is to actually boot into Runlevel 3, become root, then run the script as above.
As the script runs, you will be asked a number of questions about your preferences for the system configuration--pay attention!
Each time the script is run it will check to see if it is the most current version and will update itself automatically. This will provide you with the latest bug fixes and new features for smxi.
sgfxi
Included with smxi is the graphics driver installer known as sgfxi. It can also be downloaded as a separate script. Like smxi, it must be run out of X desktop by following the directions above.
The sgfxi script automatically downloads and installs the kernel headers and every thing else it needs. This script downloads the binary graphic driver installers from either nvidia or ATI, prepares system, installs, then sets up xorg.conf, all in a fairly clean, reasonably intuitive way. Plus it updates itself so any new drivers released will be installed. Finally, sgfxi allows you to easily switch between proprietary non free drivers like ATI's fglrx and nVidia's nvidia driver and the free xorg drivers.
