One of the drawbacks of Linux distros is that they do not have any end of support notification. It would be quite simple to add one, and here is a simple script to check if your current version of antiX is supported compared to version 23.

EDIT 27.2.2025: Version where has support time left message.

EOL-checker-deb-package-and-script

Sources for making EOL-Check

https://www.baeldung.com/linux/shell-seconds-format-date

https://endoflife.date/antix

#!/bin/bash
#
# RJP 24.2.2025
# end of life (EOL) check
# version 2 with better check (thanks to sybok)
# version 3 with calculating time
# https://www.baeldung.com/linux/shell-seconds-format-date
# https://www.xconvert.com/unit-converter/months-to-seconds
# https://endoflife.date/antix
# https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases
# 25.2.2025 version 4 with compairing bookworm (debian 12) and bullseye (debian 11).
# Works in antiX 23 and older (but not tested on antiX 21 and older, but should work with them also)
# About conversions: one month = 2629800 seconds, one year = 31557600, etc
# UTC time begins 1.1.1970 so it is 1
# 2025 - 1970 = 55 years = 55 x 12 x 2629800 seconds = 1735668000 seconds.
# To check date --date=@1735668000 --utc = 31.12.2024
# 27.2.2025 support time left added to support message
# 28.2.2025 more human readable message from support time
#
touch /tmp/eol.txt
touch /tmp/bullseye
touch /tmp/12.txt
touch /tmp/11.txt
echo "1" > /tmp/bullseye
touch /tmp/bookworm
echo "1" > /tmp/bookworm
# date --date=@1811895642 --utc is ke 2.6.2027
echo "12" > /tmp/12.txt
echo "11" > /tmp/11.txt
#
grep -o 'VERSION="11' /usr/lib/os-release > /tmp/bullseye
sed -i 's/VERSION="//g' /tmp/bullseye
#
grep -o 'VERSION="12' /usr/lib/os-release > /tmp/bookworm
sed -i 's/VERSION="//g' /tmp/bookworm
#
if [[ "$(cat /tmp/bookworm)" -ge "$(cat /tmp/12.txt)" ]]
then
# date --date=@1811895642 --utc is ke 2.6.2027 as bookworm support ends
# https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases
echo "1811895642" > /tmp/eol.txt
#
elif [[ "$(cat /tmp/bullseye)" -ge "$(cat /tmp/11.txt)" ]]
then
# date --date=@1785597642 --utc as bullseye support ends
# https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases
echo "1785597642" > /tmp/eol.txt
#
else
# date --date=@1 --utc as 1.1.1970
#
echo "1" > /tmp/eol.txt
fi
#
touch /tmp/current.txt
date --date="$(date +%F)" +%s --utc > /tmp/current.txt
#
sleep 0,1
A=$(cat /tmp/current.txt)
B=$(cat /tmp/eol.txt)
a=$(cat /tmp/eol.txt)
b=$(cat /tmp/current.txt)
c= expr $a - $b > /tmp/tulos
#
awk "BEGIN {print $(cat /tmp/tulos)/2629800}" > /tmp/support_month_left0
awk -v FS='.' '{print $1}' /tmp/support_month_left0 > /tmp/support_month_left
#
if [ "$B" -ge "$A" ]
then
## an alternative way is hide the message if supported using exit 0 in the next line
yad --width=700 --text-align=center --center --title=$"Support time message" --text="Your antiX version is supported.

$(cat /tmp/support_month_left) month left until EOL (support ends)

See more info from https://www.antixforum.com/”
else
yad –width=700 –text-align=center –center –title=$”Support time message” –text=”Support time has ended.

Install or update newer release of antiX. See more info from https://www.antixforum.com/”
fi

 

If support time has ended

Test in antiX 23

 

 

Test in antiX 22