I am a retired Network and System Admin who was once Novell certified but mostly used Microsoft Networking and Systems. I am moderately versed in DOS and various network switch/device command lines. I at least know how to figure out most commands.
I have a 20+ year old IBM x-series 220 8646 Server that I was given (after destroying hard drives) by the place I worked that was doing a complete system upgrade/replacement. This server had seen little use and has a Pentium III 1.2 Ghz processor; 3 G RAM; 160 G hard drive; SCSI capable but no drives; and running a legal (outdated now) XP OS.
It has a CD ROM, floppy drive, USB ports (came with 2 and I added PCI card with 4 years ago), and the single hard drive.
I didn't have an option to boot into USB. I tried going in BIOS and enabled legacy but it still didn't show as an option.
So I burned AntiX full to a DVD before I realized it was CD only. I looked and the base and net versions are small enough for CD. Both booted and the cli-install command worked and partitioned HD but all I have is a command line. My intention was to use the command line to "upgrade" from the USB full version. Then I figured out that I didn't know even basic commands or terminology!
How can I install the full AntiX version? What commands can I use (if it is even possible)?

I have installed Puppy and AntiX on old laptops for the grandkids to play with! These were slightly newer than the old server. I have a new Windows 11 laptop that now dual boots to Zorin and a fairly new and powerful desktop that dual boots (Windows 10 and Zorin). Zorin and AntiX and Puppy are enough like Windows that we have just "run with them" and are still learning the different terminology.

You can upgrade from your base version by using the apt package manager as the root user. The command "man apt" will give you the instructions. Apt uses a system of dependency checking which installs any necessary libraries along with what you actually asked for.

AntiX is designed for old hardware, so the desktops it supplies are all based on simple window managers like fluxbox and ice. If you install one of these, the whole graphical interface will come with it. Then you can install the applications you want. You won't have drag-and-drop or native icons, but you can add icons by installing an icon manager like rox. And AntiX also has software for rebundling your complete system so you should be able to put it on a usb stick for future use.

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Welcome aboard.

AntiX base comes with the regular window managers that are in 'full', it should have given you a graphical desktop when you installed it, & after installing letting you choose between IceWM, JWM, Fluxbox, & herbstWM, I suggest running with JWM until you get familiar with it.

Did you check that you got a good download, because 'base' should have started in one of the window managers, IceWM by default.

Welcome to the forum! What the others have mentioned above. ^^^^^^^^^^

https://antixlinux.com/

is a good place to get acquainted.

Here is simple install instructions,review, and basic instructions.

https://fosspost.org/revive-old-computer-antix-linux

last but not least

https://www.antixforum.com/forums/to...-linux-newbie/

Howdy and Welcome and Good Luck.

Going Linux, both the podcast and the website, is also an excellent resource.

Welcome to LQ.

Actually everything you know already can easily be used in Linux. The concepts have not changed. Just the names a bit.

I think I forgot all that Novell stuff. We had a few hundred servers running databases.