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Many Peoples, one PlanetThis site is made possible by the many kind Mepis, MX and AntiX community members who have graciously answered questions and pointed me in the right direction on many occasions over recent years.


Hardware - Lenovo ThinkCentre A58 ($25AU) purchased from local recycle shop (was missing HDD and RAM), dusted and fitted with my existing SATA drive, currently using new DRAM (2 x 2GB=$80AU) to double my old 2 x 1GB pair initially used, plus old TV Card for analogue video input and conversion (Total cost=$105AU).

$ inxi -F output in Terminal:

System:    Host: mx1 Kernel: 4.7.0-0.bpo.1-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: Xfce 4.12.2
           Distro: MX-16_x64 Metamorphosis 12 December 2016
Machine:   Device: desktop System: LENOVO product: 7522RU3 v: ThinkCentre A58
           Mobo: LENOVO model: N/A BIOS: LENOVO v: 5HKT52AUS date: 07/15/2010
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core2 Duo E7300 (-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
           clock speeds: max: 2670 MHz 1: 2403 MHz 2: 1603 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel 4 Series Integrated Graphics Controller
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1680x1050@59.88hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel G41 GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 12.0.3
Audio:     Card Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.7.0-0.bpo.1-amd64
Network:   Card-1: Marvell 88E8057 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver: sky2
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: 00:01:6c:48:1a:77
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8191SU 802.11n WLAN Adapter driver: r8712u
           IF: wlan0 state: N/A mac: N/A
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 320.1GB (39.1% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST3320620AS size: 320.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 15G used: 6.0G (43%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3
           ID-2: /home size: 76G used: 16G (22%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 4.33GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 38.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 198 Uptime: 11:53 Memory: 1435.9/3921.2MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.5


$ inxi -f output in Terminal:

CPU:       Dual core Intel Core2 Duo E7300 (-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
           clock speeds: max: 2670 MHz 1: 1870 MHz 2: 1870 MHz
           CPU Flags: acpi aperfmperf apic arch_perfmon bts clflush cmov constant_tsc cx16 cx8 de
           ds_cpl dtes64 dtherm dts eagerfpu est fpu fxsr ht lahf_lm lm mca mce mmx monitor msr
           mtrr nopl nx pae pat pbe pdcm pebs pge pni pse pse36 rep_good sep ss sse sse2 sse4_1
           ssse3 syscall tm tm2 tsc vme xtpr



Operating system:

Partitioned to accommodate MX-16 Final, MX-15, MX-14.4 and MX-16 RC1* on individual Home and Root partitions (using a common 4GB Swap partition), incorporating a data partition for shared files like music, video and graphics.

*sometimes running antiX-16 or just testing

Gparted showing partition arrangement and custom labels

Installed Software (Applications)
(via MX Package Manager or Synaptic)
Conky Manager 2
DVD Styler
Firefox add-ons - Adblock Plus, Australian Spelling, Colorful Tabs
Google Earth
HPLIP (using HP Deskjet 2540)
LyX
Oracle Virtual Box
Wine - Endnotes X1, PSP 7



Conky theme:
verti-color/clock_stats_wifi


Graphics: The desktop wallpaper featured is of a group of terrestrial orchids, commonly called Maroonhoods - Psterostylis pedunculata (Latrobe Valley, Victoria).


The author acknowledges the Palawa people as being the traditional custodians of Tasmania.