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Version: 23
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-09-04
Votes: 25
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I've been a long time antiX Linux Full user and I can say that this is the best looking, and easier to use version ever:
-It does not use a Desktop Environment, but it's default "Desktop": a mix of IceWM and zzzfm and several GUI tools does provide almost all the functionality users come to expect from DE's.
-It has a wonderful looking default window manager theme and wallpaper, making it look very modern and slick. The menu is a bit more stream lined and more intuitive, when compared to it's previous versions.
-It includes a revamped Control Centre (now with tool-tips, to help users know what each setting does), and also an IceWM Control Centre (that manages most settings related to that Window manager - like toolbar contents, menu organization, toolbar position, clock settings, etc.)
-It's default File Manager, zzzfm (a fork of a fork of Pcmanfm, meant to be as light as possible) now features the bookmarks most users expect, and also a Recicle bin (that previous versions of the OS lacked). GUI apps are provided, out of the box, to use the file manager to access android devices and Shared Folders.
-It includes LibreOffice and Firefox-esr, as Office Suite and default browser, and Pipewire as the default sound system
-It has it's own "App store"(called Package Installer) that now allows easy access to a curated list of apps (like most browsers available for Linux, except Edge) AND to almost all packages in the Debian repository, all in a simple to use, GUI, no terminal needed.
- It does not update automatically - but you can check for updates (and install them) just by clicking an icon on the toolbar...
- It's localization is almost perfect (for all you non English speakers)
-It's fast, light and incredible stable to use, with access to the very extensive Debian Repo, and the possibility to install off-line .deb files using a GUI, most apps you may require are easy to install. It's also pretty intuitive to use: you can't drag and drop application icons from the menu to the toolbar or the desktop, but you can use the menu's "search" application to also manage the applications on the toolbar and the desktop! That little trick should be explained to every user...
Why it's not 10/10?
- the final version has a problem installing to UEFI devices- it's easy solution is provided in the release notes, and the fix will be included out of the box in v. 23.1
- Pipewire, meant to solve once and for all the audio problems that Linux historically had in one for or another, can sometimes, unfortunately be problematic- but the devs thought about everything, and there's a GUI to disable Pipewire and have sound running only on pure Alsa.
- some of it's options: like the Window Manager Control Centre and the option to manage toolbar and desktop icons from the search GUI should be more intuitive.
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Version: 23
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-09-01
Votes: 2
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Just not installable. The Antix Team really has to take care of an urgent problem thet MX Linux does not have, and that is the failing Grub install.
I have no idea why Grub always fails to install while the Team is by all means very capable.
This problem is already since version 19 if I read the posts.
I did not manage either to perform a Grub repair as recommended, and actually that is bsht.
Grub should install without problems like is the case with all other distros.
No, if you have to choose, go for MX Linux. There is a Fluxbox version that is worth a look, and the xcfe and kde are just top.
So the team can do it. Just such a pity this problem is not yet solved.
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Version: 19.5
Rating: 4
Date: 2023-08-29
Votes: 0
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after antiX 22 (full-x86) install I had such big issues :
- update impossible ( even with fix-missing and others tests ) : broken packages and not possible to delete them ( impossible
- button stop without stop implementd : request shutdown -h now in the terminal !!!
- display not correct and impossible to increase resolution ( 1440x 900 by the screen , max 1024 in xrandr !! )
I decided to come back to 19-5 release and then no more issues ,
Then I lower ranking du to that matter : new releases are bugged !
on a old PC 32b ( Pentium 4 1 G RAM ) , there is no big choice , antiX remain a good possibility , but I regret bad evolution
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Version: 22
Rating: 7
Date: 2023-08-23
Votes: 2
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I liked and STILL like antiX; lightweight, boots off of USB, lotsa applets, etcetera.
Major problem with the v22 release is that dang txt-based, antiIntuitive partitioning tool.
Couldn't figure out how to effectively do partitioning, until someone else better explained how to do this manually.
Other dings still are:
- too many less-understandable window managers to select from
- clumsiness in ability to easily change wallpapers from the rather drab default
On the plus side, antiX versions up to and including v22 all run lean n' mean.
Since its slighly more resource-intensive "flagship" variant, MX Linux, was recently released as version 23, here's hoping that antiX v23 will be available soon and be even better than v22.
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Version: 22
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-08-23
Votes: 5
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I run this Linux on my two desktop, Tis my current distro, and works well for me.
I am looking forward to version 23 when released.
I have run both versions, sysVinit (default option) and the runit version. The runit version is notably faster on all of my AMD desktops. I have not built a Intel desktop system in several years, can not give an opinion which version might perform better on a Intel desktop system. I have used persistence to make both of my desktop systems very similar. I have enjoyed the forums, to receive rapid responses to any question I have ever had in the use of this distro.
JR Namida
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Version: 22
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-08-16
Votes: 22
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antiX is one of the best small distributions you can find.
Points in it's favor: able to run on either old or new distributions.
Particularly useful for really old hardware.
One of the few distributions supporting both 32 and 64 bit systems.
If you are looking to install a desktop environment, it's possible, but this is not the forte of antix, and desktop environments are not provided.
The next release intends to support newer hardware; antiX may not run on all hardware unless you are able to bring in a newer kernel from a system that does support it, then create an ISO snapshot with their tool and install on the other system. Still, that's a great way to accomplish something that may not appear to be available.
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Version: 21
Rating: 6
Date: 2023-07-26
Votes: 1
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This review is for Antix 21 "core" plus Xfce4, and I am mainly interested in comparing it with Debian/Xfce4. (I know this is effectively MX, but MX has too much pre-installed software for me.) In its native form on an old computer Antix might be worth a look for some. However, note that kernel upgrades are infrequent and must be installed by hand. OTOH, Antix still supports some old kernels that have lost, or are soon to lose, support from the Debian maintainers - so you might get a slightly longer life expectancy, before having to set about building a new system from scratch, as I don't think you would be able to upgrade it. Antix is built on Debian. Once you add Xfce4 to core Antix, the resulting installation is broadly indistinguishable from a standard Debian/xfce4 - apart from needing more tweaking. Antix takes up a little less space, but to call it "lean and mean" in comparison would be an exageration. Any Linux running Xfce4 is pretty lean anyway. One reason I went for Antix was because I had a project in mind that needed a means to build a small linux that could boot from a USB stick. Well, Antix supposedly has superior live-usb building scripts, but I couldn't get them to work. And then I discover Debian has it's own in-house "live-builder" - though I couldn't get that to work either! (I eventually found a solution, see below.) My conclusion, if you are not a beginner and have some experience tweaking a new install, unless Systemd bothers you terribly, I'd be sticking with Debian going forward. It will definitely be easier to upgrade a Debian system from one major version to the next; I've done it and it's fairly straightforward unless you have exotix components. But in the end it depends what you're looking for. If you want something that "just works" OOTB choose Mint. If you want to build it from the ground up, say Arch. Debian/Xfce4 sits somewhat between those two extremes - minimal included software and eminently customizable - but still not for beginners. Also Debian still does 32 bit, which might be just as useful as Antix on an old box. For building live systems I recommend the Slax Linux Live scripts.
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Version: 22
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-07-17
Votes: 21
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Been distro-hopping for months now. Looking at reviews led me to antiX 22 now. Running on my Toshiba 505D AMD Dual-Core M500,2200MHz, 2.67G RAM
Everything worked out of the box.
For a single OS install it was an easy install.
AntiX is clean & fast. Provides me with a welcome opportunity to learn enough linux to reduce my dependency on GUI for functionality, while having full simple attractive GUI access. It is fun for me accessing tiling for multi-tasking & learning Keyboard shortcuts to open, run & close apps. Hope I can learn enough to customize AntiX for what I would like to do which is centered around research,writing, photography, graphics, content creation communications. Playing 'Real world games' would be fun but it’s not a priority. Look forward to installing AntiX on a Ryzen5 3600 w/nvme and 2old hdds and a new production box. I'm confident that I can customize AntiX with whatever utility apps prefer as a stable OS vs. a rolling update version. AntiX can be run w/init.d, or sv, 32 or 64bit, pae or none-pae. Very happy I took the time to run antiX live & then tried it installed to hardware, there is plenty of clear guides & basic instruction for beginners. Customization is up to you to gather information that suits your personal needs.
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Version: 21
Rating: 7
Date: 2023-06-25
Votes: 0
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Too much and confusing. I was an MX Linux user but my MX19 was compromised, this year, with trojan and ransomware ( 0xxx virus) when I made updates. Something with samba and NAS and WD HDD. Since then, I've been looking for something similar to MX. AntiX is not that. It's fast, lightweight but difficult to use.
Too many DEs. I don't know how to deal with them. I had to install it 3 times for my power off button to work. The whisker menu is not arranged alphabetically and confuses me. I can't access other partitions. And the Antix blog requires that you first read everything to see if it has not already been discussed what interests you (and I have poor eyes)
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Version: 22
Rating: 3
Date: 2023-06-16
Votes: 1
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Pros:
Lightweight
good selection of apps but....
Cons:
too many preinstalled low quality apps that freeze and force a reboot
this is a distro for an experienced Linux user.It is what the user doesn't know that will hurt them with antiX
Take big brother MX Linux for example, it is slow and ponderous when compared to little brother antiX and equally filled with bloatware but at least its apps are of higher quality AND tellingly, MX has the decency to actively poll for updates and lets the user know there are updates available and let the user determine when you want to apply them. antiX on the other hand does nothing automatically,the user needs to know enough to address the many deficiencies in antiX.
Essentially this is for those who use command lines as the GUIs are weak,the set-up is weak. In order to make antiX viable you need about the same knowledge as you need to simply step up Debian, Why not just take Ubuntu and add some apps and get what you actually want vs this half baked one foot in the water the other foot on the ground distro?
antiX simply needs more refinement to be of service to novice users.
Sure antiX is light but in its weight class you can find superior distros like Q4OS or go lighter with Tiny or SliTaz.
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Version: 22
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-06-14
Votes: 12
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Medion akoya s4220 celeron 2gb ram 256ssd.
before it was not usable (windows ). now it runs like a charm. libreOffice/Firefox/Audacity.
looks nice and clean. Full weight OS!
It is ultra light weight. So some installations are a bit linux tricky.
for eg. Firefox no sound. pulse is missing (in my case)
less software in onboard installation. (Synaptic is missing).
wlan was a bit tricky because of the exotic hardware this cheap laptop is using.
So this is absolutely my favorite Linux, because if i want to blow it up to high end it is possible.
Otherwise i let it nice, clean and fast.
Installation is also very very easy.
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Version: 22
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-04-01
Votes: 28
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Review of antiX 23 x64 Runit Beta 1
Was running the A1 version the past month, tried 5 different computers and none had any major issues.
Now running the B1 version. Installed to SSD HD and install had no issues, either. Installed Dell laptop system also has Win/10 and 8 other distros booting from UEFI and all the distros are able to boot after the antiX install. Install was lightning fast, completed in less than 5 minutes from USB.
Booted very fast, no issues
Nice wallpaper!
Firefox had no sound after boot. Ran update and upgrade to get newest code and sound started working.
Wifi had no issues except on old Dell D620 when booted from USB. once installed to HD Wifi worked fine. All other computers tested Wifi worked without any issue.
Each version gets a little friendlier it seems. IceWM setups now controlled via GUI rather than editing config files. IceWM is very fast, and very flexible. Built in both floating and tiling windows at the same time with multiple desktop workspaces, both icon and menu driven.
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Version: 22
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-03-23
Votes: 19
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GREAT stable and lean, efficient Debian-based systemD free distribution. I particularly love the runit implementation.
Incidentally, antiX 23 Alpha 1 has completed, and antiX 23 Beta 1 is available; I'm running it now. Other than the Bookworm base software you'd never guess that I'm running TEST software; it's not complete, but what's here has been very good. I'm very much looking forward to the upcoming antiX 23 release!
Typical starting usage takes under 200 MB; usually 182 MB (for me), some users report even less initial memory use; in any case, very stable, very efficient, very clean!
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Version: 22
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-02-06
Votes: 23
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My review on antiX - I give it 10 from 10 for sure. First of all, antiX is a lightweight and systemd free Debian based linux distro, it's optimized for older systems as well as modern ones. It has been designed with the goal of providing users with an easy to use, fast and accessible OS.
The main reason why I give antiX 10 from 10 is the fact that it does not rely on systemd like other Linux distributions do. Systemd slows down your system by a lot due to its complexity and unnecessary software components that are running in the background all of time. As such, you can have a better performance when running antiX since there won't be any system process that you do not need or recognize. Another great thing about antiX is the fact that it comes with installation options for both full and minimal installations, so you can choose what works best for your requirements. Additionally, there are different versions of antiX available depending on your hardware such as 32-bit and 64 bit architectures which means that no matter what hardware platform you have - there will be a version suitable to run on it. Finally, its user interface makes navigation easy since all of the necessary applications are organized in categories making them easier to find thus increasing productivity when using the system.
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Version: 22
Rating: 8
Date: 2022-12-08
Votes: 14
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I've tried many light distros for a few years in order to bring my old 2GB RAM netbook alive. Almost all have shutdown (power down) problems but antiX worked perfectly on that. I observed some stability issues on wireless connection sometimes nevertheless they are very rare. Users can choose some alternative applications as console based or visual based for some system settings. As they advertised this distro is for both old and new machines compatible. Thus it does not always come with the lightest options like some tiny distros. For example it comes with Firefox esr by default.
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Version: 22
Rating: 2
Date: 2022-12-03
Votes: 1
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Good
-It supports 32 bit machines
Bad
-The GUI is very complicated
-repetitive apps installed like video apps it has 2 video apps preinstalled that is not required.
-Performing simple copy commands on the GUI results in 5 button options. Some of the options are confusing
-Selecting a default option using right click is not available so you must find the required menu to make your selected app the default
-Network functions very confusing as it has at least 2 apps to handle network and separate app to handle WIFI.
-Log in to the service requires you hit return to go to the next field for the password.
-Some of the GUI menus allow changing of over all displayed option but will leave you trapped without a way of getting back to the default menu.
-it supports UFW firewall and will allow you to install the GUI ufw but GUI ufw does not work at least on my 32 bit machine
Conclusion
If you intend to use this for command ine which is not likely its OK, But the GUI is so complicated and clumsy and bloated with uneed softwaare this makes it a horiblem O.S. as even removing the apps would take hours.
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Version: 22
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-11-25
Votes: 19
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cool this
like this os,litlle cool os...
- it's fast, the full version comes with a nice browser (Firefox-esr), LibreOffice, and a nice File Manager (but it's not the default one): ZZZfm, a fork from SpaceFM, that was a fork from PCManFM, It has a nice Control Center that allows users to use GUI's to perform management taks, like updating, installing new software, changing Wallpapers, adding printers, changing resolution, etc...
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Version: 22
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-11-22
Votes: 9
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I've been using antiX full for some 6 years now, and it's been my daily driver for most of that time.
On the plus side:
- it's the least resource hungry OS, that has all features a regular computer user requires (not as light as "Tiny", for example, but almost as feature rich as any regular OS).
- it's fast, the full version comes with a nice browser (Firefox-esr), LibreOffice, and a nice File Manager (but it's not the default one): ZZZfm, a fork from SpaceFM, that was a fork from PCManFM, It has a nice Control Center that allows users to use GUI's to perform management taks, like updating, installing new software, changing Wallpapers, adding printers, changing resolution, etc...
- It has many browsers and the latest version of some well known apps- like VLC, Gimp, etc, instalable from the Package Installer (a tiny "App store"), for all other apps available in the debian repository (that are non systemd dependent), you can use Synaptic, available out of the box
- It can be easily run from a usbstick, with or without persistence. If you run withou persistence. With persistence enabled, antiX "Live" works almost like any OS installed to a hard drive.
- You can "install" a frugal version of antiX- instead of running from an usb device, you can run the OS from a single files in your hard drive.
- It comes with very well configured Window Managers. The default one, IceWM has so many costumizations and helper apps that looks and feels almost like a full blown Desktop Environment (except for some minor quircks)
On the minus side:
- The default File Manager (rox-filer) may be too strange for regular computer users (thankfully it's easy to change the default File Manager to zzzfm)
- it lacks a real "App store" (Package Installer only offers some essential apps, for all the rest you depend on the not so newbie friendly Synaptic)
- It lacks support to "snaps", because snap depends on systemd and, to save resources, antiX is systemd free
- it lacks, out of the box, support to flatpaks - but you can install and configure flatpak- but running and managing flatpak applications can be tricky, without easy GUI's- so you should only use them if you are confortable around the terminal
- it's prone to have sound problems- since antiX does not include pulseaudio by default, some apps, like Firefox and Chromium derived apps may not have sound. As a workaround, you can launch those apps from the terminal with the perfix "apulse". To really solve those problems, simply install pulseaudio (available from the Package Installer)
- It lacks a menu search option, to find installed apps (but comes with an excellent program to locate and find applications: app-select, available from the pinned menu entries)
- It has many menu entries- that can make new users fell it's "too bloated".
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Version: 22
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-11-07
Votes: 16
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AntiX is now my daily driver dor 6 years.
I have been using linux since 2003 and since 2007 I have imposed it in the company where I worked, first with Ubuntu and then with * buntu derivatives.
Now I am retired and I still use some old pc.
I'm writing this review with a 2007 Toshiba 2Gram laptop, and I work excellently on it with Chromium, Thunderbird and Libre Office running at the same time.
When idle after boot it uses only 79 Mram on this 32 bit pc, on 64 bit pc it arrives to 160 Mbit.
No other so called light distributions arrive to such a fantastic result.
As far as so calles “bloat” is concerned, the enclosed programs are a carefully studied choices so as not to weigh down old PCs.
Finally antiX offers something unique in the panorama of distros, with the possibility of creating "persistence and remastering", or to create a new iso snapshot, whenever it is deemed appropriate.
AntiX is wonderful and it is unique
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Version: 22
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-10-31
Votes: 0
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I tried many light distro and Antix is one of them for old computers, but I found that Antix at the end is not light as others distro like Arclinux, Debian or even Slackware. This distro is not the faster or ligh as it seems from my many test. If you tweak others distributions you can have a very fast system on resources without preinstalled applications . For my point of view Antix is another unusefull Linux distribution. Even for a Linux novice Antix is a real disappointment. If you are a Linux novice, better choose Fedora or Ubuntu and twek them to be more light.
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Version: 21
Rating: 8
Date: 2022-10-24
Votes: 14
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antiX 21 is fantastic, but not for everyone!
I love antiX. It runs smoothly on every computer I've tried, including 20-year old 32-bit systems. Hardware support is generally good. Forum support is good, but do your research first! I recommend the full version, although the base version works great out of the box too.
But antiX is not for everyone. antiX does not use a mainstream desktop environment (such as KDE or GNOME). Instead, it uses a combination of file managers and window managers. The default setup is Rox file manager and IceWM window manager. This system is part of the reason antiX is lightweight. There are other file and window managers available, and over 10 preconfigured combinations of these, found in the Desktop menu. Sure, you can install Xfce and whatever desktop environment you want, but that kind of defeats the purpose. If you want that, use a mainstream distro. antiX is systemD free, which places some limits on what you can do, such as installing snap. If you want snap, try something else.
People who review antiX need to take it for what it is.
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Version: 22
Rating: 3
Date: 2022-10-20
Votes: 3
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If you're looking for something that is ultra light and functions, this is a tough one to beat for sure.
In my opinion, it is super ugly and way too overloaded with preinstalled applications. So light on resources, not on software. Kind of a conflicting message.
Tried the NET and CORE install but both failed. BASE and FULL are pretty much the same. Way too overloaded with preinstalled applications. Perhaps NET or CORE would have provided a bare bones install but no luck installing either.
Looking for a lighter alternative to Sparky and this doesn't do it for me. So I'll stick with Sparky LXQt with Openbox.
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Version: 21
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-10-20
Votes: 7
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I plan to get version 22 soon, but this is based on 21.
This is a misunderstood Linux distro probably.
It is resource-light distro which, in its best versions, comes with a lot of pre-installed apps, many of which are rather nifty.
I found file management horrid. The key is to install a better file management app.
I hate the Firefox it comes with, so again, the key is to install Google Chrome (which I need for work and teaching, as I am on a Gsuite and Google Classroom setup for these).
This is a good system to run from a pendrive just for the preinstalled apps. But the file manager will leave you wondering.
If you have a somewhat older machine (like one bogged down in crappy MS Windows updates for 10, and unable to upgrade to Win 11), this distro is ideal for making a lean, mean, netbook machine out of it. Just remember to install a better file management app from the software management program.
One last issue that deserves attention. I found the app that comes installed for connecting to a WAN rather bewildering. Now I'm hooked into a LAN and just ignore that issue. But I think the latest versions give you more than one option, but if not, again install a better app from the software center for getting your WiFi to work.
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Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-10-01
Votes: 22
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Hello Linux world !
AntiX is the best distro i've seen so far.It's ultra-lightweight ( only 148M of RAM at start up !! )
It's rock solid, managing the system is as the other OS using the command lines.
It should be very good to have another AntiX based on Slackware as this one base on Debian.
The AntiX forum is very useful to learn more about this OS.
AntiX belongs to the PuppyLinux univers but with a better approch.In the same way there is also Doglinux and Fatdog,but
AntiX is better.
'I'm not an expert in linux, just curious.I've tested a lot of OSes
Keep up the good work !
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Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-09-29
Votes: 16
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AntiX is describing itself as fast and lightweight. In my opinion, this is almost an understatement. This linux distro is exceeding all my expectations. Right now, my seven year old HP laptop ( with 4 GB of RAM ) is using only 720 MB of it. After starting the system, it stays idle at around 220 MB. With such low numbers, I consider the AntiX Dev Team deserve a perfect mark. Other excellent lightweight Linux distros ( Bodhi, Zorin, Sparky etc ) could not match this kind of low-resource performance.
It is impossible for me to forget the corresponding results of MS OS like Windows 8, 10 or 11. There is no word to describe the performance gap.
AntiX is a masterpiece in the remarkable collection of Linux distros.
Sorry, but I am not feeling like starting to look for some cons. The AntiX developpers only deserve thanks and congratulations for all the work they did for the community.
Thanks again from all of us who are using older laptops.
Best wishes for the continuation of this distro!





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Version: 21
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-09-13
Votes: 5
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The 32-bit version runs incredibly well on a Single Core Centrino Pentium M PAE 686 CPU at 1.7GHz. I have 2GB of Ram but in IceWm it uses about 230MB. Incredible. SeaMonkey browses modern sites well for the minimal horsepower under the hood. I did have the issue with the Applications menu getting wiped out after installing some apps but using Menu Editor in Control Centre rewrites the config file, as a previous commenter so helpfully pointed out. This distro is "unixy" not "Windows-like" but that is a plus for me. Obviously, so much work went into this and it is MUCH appreciated because it allows us to keep rolling this old hardware just a little bit longer!! Thanks antiX team, and many kudos.
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Version: 21
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-08-21
Votes: 9
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I used to be a Debian user. While this distro still hit the mark in many terms (shell, multimedia, office) It has also acquired a (too) weird behavior... Maybe because of the influence of Red Hat init system. Which makes no sense (in many ways) for Debian as it was supposed to be an "independent" distribution . But hey. Antix knows how to remain simple, fit, and yet powerful So for me it sticks more to the GNU/Linux values more than Debian.
Pro: Light - Easy install except maybe the partition step which is a bit unclear - The choice to encrypt from the beginning - The host file.
Con : JWM and ICEWM... too many sources.list... MTP Android devices hard to mount. But we all that Android sucks since the beginning.
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Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-08-19
Votes: 22
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Highly recommended. The most notable thing is that the operating system is very stable, and consumes very minimal resources. It looks so plain and simple, but but the simplicity hides a beast. I did not have to configure much, Wifi worked great out the box, usb drivers where there. Theres also a few lightweight window managers, like icewm with a variety of themes built in so you can customize your layout.
- Pros:
1. Stability and Resource usage
2. Great support on the anti x forum
3. Nice goodies, like Poor Mans Radio and SM Tube
4. Compatibility for old systems.
5. No crap installed, very lean and mean.
6. Minimal Install
- Cons:
1. File manager is terrible.
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Version: 21
Rating: 5
Date: 2022-08-12
Votes: 3
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I was impressed with the low RAM usage, only 230MB (version 21).
Another thing I liked was the agility and fluidity in opening applications.
Installation was quick and easy.
Came with many programs installed. Some people will find this great. On the other hand, others will want to uninstall most programs they don't use or switch to other programs they prefer.
The size of the distro is quite small, even in the full version.
The only cons was the delay to update. Even with a great internet connection, it took hours to complete the update.
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Version: 21
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-08-09
Votes: 1
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I have been searching high and low for a 32-bit distro for my antiquated Asus EEE PC and AntiX was the best option! IceWM being the default gives a Windows-like experience for newcomers, and the built-in software from the "Full" option gives more than enough for the novice. Built-in encryption in the installer is also a huge bonus, though I did not take advantage of it this time around due to hardware limitations.
The only issue I had, was that on the 32-bit version of AntiX, sometimes installing or uninstalling applications causes the "Applications" menu to blank out. My workaround is to use the menu editor in the control centre, and enable or disable and option, which seems to refresh the config file. If this bug could be fixed (maybe also add a "Rebuild Menu option"?) then I would give this a 10/10 easily. This doesn't seem to happen on the 64-bit version of AntiX which I am using on a modern laptop.
Thanks for bringing new life to this little guy! 9.9/10!
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Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-07-29
Votes: 7
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Tonight Thursday July 28th I installed the 32 bit version on my HP Desktop Computer was easy to install and then I spent some time removing several of the installed programs that I would never use and enabled UFW was easy to do for sure. Installed Firefox as it is my favorite browser and for most of us Linux Users! Installed Pulse Audio for Firefox. Debian not to much different from Ubuntu except Debian still supports 32 bit wish Ubuntu still did. I found two 32 bits computers in a closet that are now back in action thanks to antix team!
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Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-07-27
Votes: 22
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It is compact, fast, cool...it is great!
Installing was quick and easy, some personal adjustment were quite intuitive to do.
All the program I use routinely are already available and easy to install through the package installer.
I have installed on an old CentrinovPro Intel Core2 Duo P8600, 4GB RAM it is stable, it keeps me focused and I love now working on this old laptop!
I think it is great having teh chance of creating your own ISO as backup or to install somewhere else!
My disro hopping is paused.......for now!
Thank you Team!
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Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-06-26
Votes: 7
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I just installed version 21 on my HP Desktop Computer 32 Bit this will keep my computer working for a few more years!
I had no problems with install and was easy to set up just the way I wanted it with no problems great for this old computer!
I will also install this on both my work and personal computers cause makes then run even better and much faster too!
The only problem with antiX is that when you use it for a while, even if you don't really like everything about it then every other distribution seems sluggish for sure!
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Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-06-16
Votes: 44
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Fantastic for keeping older (but also newer), but yet still capable hardware, current and fully usable.
Appreciate the systemd free simplicity.
Also, but not the least, fantastic USB bootable distro with excellent customizable features. With a little know-how (or patient reading and some effort on your part), it will boot most any computer to a simple, if not flashy, fully functional GUI and/or CLI.
You will even be able to install that special/missing program (yes, in Live mode), but MOST of the time everything is already there. Absolutely great admin tool.
Can/has/will save your day (most likely).
Read the comments below for some good details/descriptions.
Thanks anticapitalista!
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Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-05-10
Votes: 40
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Tried it on a Celeron M (32bit) / Intel Xtreme Graphics 2 / 512MB RAM. It worked perfectly and the gui is very snappy and responsive. I was really impressed
Then I tried it on a HPMINI 311, Atom N270 (32bit) / NVIDIA Ion / 2GB RAM. This particular laptop has an obscure wifi card that is not supported even on the non-free Debian iso.. AntiX found and enabled the wifi card, no problem. Plus it still offers the legacy Nvidia-340 drivers and it was literally one click install from the settings. AMAZING.
I liked the control panel and tools it includes. The ability to create a bootable ISO from the current installation is life saving. This distro blows the competition away for old 32bit computers. I searched and tried and there is nothing as full-featured and robust as this.
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Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-04-22
Votes: 12
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Usable versions: 17.4 (Debian: stretch) & 21. (Debian: bullseye)
Grate stable, extrimaly light and very fast:
1. Light JWM (with clear and simple menu-configs): ~26 MB of RAM (RSS)
2. Light terminal urxvtd: ~36 MB of RAM for 3 window
3. Exclusively clear and legible fonts: [Tt]erminus
4. Fast, simple and easy configurable init-scripts for live version, so out of the box.
A lot of boot-string options (like disable=lxn...) from the box
5. Greate supported boot-managers: grub & syslinux/isolinux & uefi
6. Greate scripts in /usr/local/bin
7. The Set of light browsers: firefox, dillo, links2 out of the box
8. Easy remastering packages (like remaster-antix) for creating custom-system.
Preinstalled usb-makers.
9. Play (or extract) streams from internet-servers like YouTube out of the box
(Packages: mps-youtube, smtube, streamlink, youtube-dl)
10. Choice of kernels
11. Usable menu-driven X-window applications. Start out of the box.
12. Merged Antix-Debian repository with NOsystemd support !!!
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Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-04-14
Votes: 12
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I always preferred antiX or MX Linux, for the simple reason is that i always liked window managers over desktop environments. Both have basically the same programs, and the software installers are the same. I always ike JWM, and IceWM. The thing I always hated was that hideous Wildflower background that MX Linux has, and I think MX Linux is highly overrated. I just recently installed Enlightenment on antiX, and it just looks awesome, I will never switch again, and i'm done with Distro Hopping.
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Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-04-05
Votes: 18
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A great, low-resources distro! It's very fast on my persistent live-usb. I removed the apps that I don't need, like games, claw mails, etc. The only programs that I installed were trash-cli, gufw, and gimp.
It took me a while to figure out how to change the fonts for the menu, popup, etc., on zzzfm and icewm. After that, it looks very nice and works great! Community supports are excellent. Even the devs took time to respond. Who does that! ; this sure beats those on certain shall-not-be-named distros that tend to tell people to read the manual.
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Version: 21
Rating: 3
Date: 2022-03-27
Votes: 2
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Like MX I rate 2 for the work + 1 for usage of ram which is very low. Otherwise this distro is completely bloated with antix apps (with copyrights????) and antix scripts. I'm not sure to like the spirit behind Antix (and MX) things. Also, to have an exhaustive (and misplaced set of tools) is not allways a way of efficiency.
The ergonomy is one the worst I saw among distros. I'm very disapointed because I was waiting for something much cleaner. I spent hours to remove apps, then I gave up cause of global ergonomy.
It seems to be a very good base and the low ram usage is here to proove it. On this base I hope that a team, one of these days, will build something clean and attractive. For the moment I walk away.
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Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-03-21
Votes: 19
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I installed antiX 21, 64bits "full" version on a single core, 1gb of RAM laptop (that previously had xubuntu, lubuntu and antix 19): if you are keeping partitions of you computer (ex: to store data or another OS to dual boot from), installation can be a bit tricky. When performing a full disk install, it's just a matter of clicking the options you want and you are done in some 5 - 10 minutes (if installing from USB), almost like installing a windows applications (click ok, ok... done)
It's the first time (since I started using antiX) that pulseaudio just works, after being installed from antiX's Package Installer (a GUI mini "app store).
You can install, from antiX's Package Installer the latest (or very new) versions of applications that are not in Debian 11 repositories (like the latest LibreOffice or Gimp).
Pros: the system works extremely fast, when performing normal tasks, like using a file manager, editing documents, etc. Using complex web pages can be taxing on old hardware, but antiX's Package Installer allows you to install many light browsers, even ungoogled-chromium.
Smtube (available out of the box) allows users to stream youtube videos even if a browser is too slow for that on your computer.
It seems pulseaudio support has improved by a lot!
Includes an application to improve localization of installed apps on the OS (like LibreOffice and firefox-esr, or any other app that you have installed, like firefox or vlc).
It has many themes and extra possibilities to change how your system looks (from the ft10-transformation pack to installing gnome or kde)
Cons: when not performing a full disk install, the installer can be way more complex than most OS installation procedures... If you are a non english speaking user you do need an extra step to fully localize your system.
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Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-02-28
Votes: 19
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I like to recover old pc (for my standars the new ones are 8 years old, while the old ones are >15 years old.
Usage objectives:
a. installation on old or very old computers,
b. support of office programs,
c. internet surfing,
d. possibility to play online live blitz chess on the internet,
e. wine,
f. other: mainly Skype, Zoom and remote / smart working programs.
Installation:
Very good, the fastest I know.
Post installation:
The new users need a learning curve.
The unique possible prob, may be setting the sound.
I went crazy for the microphone setting mainly because I’m not familiar with alsa-sound. Sound was mandatory for me in order to use skype (or zoom). After the installation of pulseaudio, I could make all working perfectly.
Plus:
Possible to tweak according to everyone's desire.
I like very much the MacOS look, so I learned how to change the settings of JWM, in order to get my goal
Windows look
It’s a month that I test the FT10 patch done by the staff of Antix, after the idea of PPC.
The install was with no probs at all, the look is win 10 like (familiar to a lot of people, not so much for me :-)).
This is a fantastic job that ease the switch to linux to all the people that at the moment is wondering whether to buy a new hw.
The attention to detail is good
So this is and will be my main distro for a long time
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Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-02-11
Votes: 22
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With Debian11, antix now is THE ONLY complete distro for old pc and not only.
Pc from 2000 to 2012 can do their "dirty" job with no probs at all.
My problems were:
1. I need a leaning curve (because I'm a bit old)
2. at the very beginning I didn't know how to make the mic working properly, then, after the install of pulse audio, the system was perfect for my smart work
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Version: 21
Rating: 4
Date: 2022-02-04
Votes: 0
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With Antix, if you value your time, you should clearly stay away from this distro. In 19.3 - 19.4 it was fine, but its developers moved way too far away from Devuan or any other systemd - free distro. And it has created bug, antix - specific bugs. With Linux, you should firstly Google, check some Linux forums and only then post your questions. But with Antix you'll find that the majority of recipes isn't working and upgrading packages from debian backports (at least in 19.5) with quickly break your system: you won't be able to launch any web-browsers except for seamonkey. Another pain in the ass was pulseaudio. I've used it in many distros. e.g. Arch. Slackware. Ubuntu. But here it simply doesn't work. It loads, it kinda starts, but you need to switch profiles manually every time you start something, that works with audio, like audacious/mpv. Without that, you'll get silence after boot. And i did everything that was mentioned in forum posts, config files. Still no sound. I've switch (temporarily) to Arch. Install bare-bones ICEWM + pulse and everything works flawlessly. Zero problems whatsoever. There are a lot of broken dependencies, like in antix 21 x64 you'll not be able to install wine after upgrade. At least I wasn't able. And adding wine repo didn't help me. And these are only several of my fresh difficulties with it. I guess I'll migrate to Slackware. It's far more stable, secure and predictable.
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Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-01-28
Votes: 27
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I have AntiX Base on my 17 year old non-pae Dell laptop. CPU 1,4 GHz, 1 GB RAM.
This distro version was more straight forward to install than the former. A Linux newbie will manage it.
AntiX is the fastest of the actively developed distros I've tried. It is booting fast and is stable, lightweight and easily customized. I can even work on this laptop with Firefox and LibreOffice simultaneously without dipping into Swap. However, a lighter web browser than Firefox might be necessary when working for a longer time with several files and applications. (SeaMonkey is the default web browser.)
To keep it slim, I chose Base version, which installs with good app alternatives for almost all of the jobs I want to perform. But office packages were absent.
There is a repository of 165 GUI packs and 84 cmd-line packs. AbiWord, Gnumeric and others installed automatically with menus in my (non-English) language, but LibreOffice came in US-English with only my national settings installed. So I needed to reinstall LO with Synaptic.
I've chosen IceWM/Rox, which is quite pretty. So pretty that I will consider it when it's time for a new laptop.
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Version: 21
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-01-28
Votes: 8
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The problem with antiX is that when you use it for a while, even if you don't really like everything about it, every other distrubition seems sluggish and viscous after that.
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Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-01-24
Votes: 8
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AntiX is the only distro I have found that loads onto my old and (even when new) low-end netbook computer with only 1 GB RAM. It was sluggish in its default setting, but replacing Firefox with Falkon and going with fluxbox/JWM as the environment made it pretty snappy. The default is IceWM/Rox, but besides being slow that setup was not always fitting onto my netbook screen (odd screen size, of course). AntiX fouind and set up my WiFi no problem. It provides a control center that is pretty clunky compared with KDE, but usable, I was able to reset menu programs with it which can be tricky with lightweight window managers, usually requiring finding/editing the configuration file. And as a Debian-based distro you do have access to the full repository of Debian. I also like that it sets up separate user and root passwords, a lot of Debian-based distros do not do that. I would highly recommend trying AntiX for older computers, and might even consider it for a higher end computer if I wanted maximum speed.
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Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-01-14
Votes: 15
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My number one distro requirement is no systemd so antiX is on my list. One of the fastest distros if not the fastest. Seems faster than v19.x . Installed on a SSD and selected defaults which formats the whole disk. Install was quick and easy. I like the rox-fluxbox desktop. Desktops can be quickly changed from the menu. The Conky is great too which is like a system heads up display on the upper right of the desktop.
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Version: 21
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-01-04
Votes: 0
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Damn thing cant install properly - so no installation - result in - no use of it - end result garbage - waste of nerves, time and electricity ! Majority of Distros failure !
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Version: 17.4.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-12-17
Votes: 30
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I've used antiX 2-3 years on my ancient laptop (13 years old). It was the only Linux that made that machine usable. Perfect little distro!
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Version: 21
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-12-12
Votes: 2
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My fav lightweight and all weight. I've tried many others over the years but AntiX does the best in most situations for me.
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Version: 21
Rating: 8
Date: 2021-12-08
Votes: 4
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1)its an amazing distro with a good enthusiastic antix-team to help when you registered an account with your email.
2)Though some short-comings on wifi-connman,one could just select NetworkManager from the synaptic package Manager and fired up nmtui to setup the wifi easily.
3) As Antix-21 still in beta, its may have quite number of tweaking needed and it would be a plus point if it comes with a gui trashcan to be add on from the synaptic package manager, not the trash-cli which newbie does not prefer.
4) With such an enthusiastic team, it would be soon on par with those mid-weight distro, but its systemd free which really attracted me keep using it.
newuser
Newmant1
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Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-11-28
Votes: 26
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If you want a lightweight and stable debian based distro then Antix is the best choice.
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Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-11-24
Votes: 14
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so great. is working fast and stable on very old asus inspire 1720
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Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-11-15
Votes: 16
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I'm using the 21 base version with sysv init. It works great. It comes with a few window managers but of those I only use herbstluftwm. The base version is really lean for a Debian based system and it is really fast. It has some good exclusive antiX "apps" and features. My favorite feature is the ability to create a custom ISO image. This saves a lot of time if you want to install a copy of your personalized antiX system on another computer.
A few things I would change:
firefox-esr as the default browser.
Improve the slimski login manager. It was a little tricky to modify but I could've been my fault.
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Version: 19.4
Rating: 1
Date: 2021-11-14
Votes: 0
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Loaded live system. Desktop screen frozen. What a piece of garbage. Test over and out!
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Version: 21
Rating: 1
Date: 2021-11-12
Votes: 0
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Installation went fine on my Lenovo Thinkpad T420. But the instaler has been changed from previous versions and the change makes installation more complex. The real kicker is their convoluted wifi configuration which is a complete disaster and unbearable for a Linux novice. Documentation is OK leaves a lot to be desired. For a distro that has been in development for almost 12 years this version of antiX is a real disappointment I'll stick with MX Linux 18/19 or move back to Mint at some point.
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Version: 21
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-11-09
Votes: 1
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Tend to 9.5,
Saved a Fujitsu P7935 with a dual core processor from the dump.
Installed an SSD as it had no drive.
Installed antiX in full disk mode, very easy job.
I found the installer custom partitioning tool a bit confusing but saw it for first time, just need to explore it.
Updated the system, no glitches. Installed Libreoffice and language pack along with Gimp and Ungoogled chromium using the package installer. Worked well, a lot of other packages are available for one click install. Nice.
My version is booting very fast, it makes the 12 year old machine very usable, even Libreoffice starts very quickly.
Looks are easily customised, I am using the default icewm but will try some other options.
Regarding Bloat, to me that is including useless applications, the ISO and installed size of antiX are way less than big distros. The included tools and applications are as far as I have tried them all useful, mostly lightweight too.
This is likely to stop my distro hopping.
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Version: 21
Rating: 4
Date: 2021-11-09
Votes: 0
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Version 19 is excellent, but I had the following problems with version 21 bullseye on my old 15 yrs old laptop:
- boot time too long (more than 3 minutes, compared to 45 seconds max with version 19).
- suspend / wakeup crashes each time, requires re boot the system.
- keeps directing back to default kernel 5.10 on each re-booting.
- Laptop temperature heating higher compared to version 19.
- More ram 2.5 GB /4 GB compared to version 19 1.25 GB/4 GB. I have also 6 GB swap.
- browsers keep crashing (chromium and Firefox ESR), not smooth surfing (slower).
- file managers rox, space fm , zzz fm keep crashing.
- periodically default rox-icewm freezes, requires re-boot. Restart session does not work.
So, I switched back to previous buster version antiX19, as usual everything works well for my old laptop:
Laptop HP G60 Info:
System:
Host: antix1 Kernel: 4.9.0-279-antix.1-amd64-smp x86_64 bits: 64
Desktop: IceWM 2.8.0
Distro: antiX-19.4_x64-full Grup Yorum 20 May 2021
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP G60 Notebook PC
v: F.54 serial:
Mobo: Wistron model: 303C v: 08.60 serial:
BIOS: Hewlett-Packard v: F.54 date: 08/18/2009
CPU:
Info: Dual Core model: AMD Athlon QL-60 bits: 64 type: MCP cache:
L2: 1024 KiB
Speed: 950 MHz min/max: 950/1900 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 950 2: 950
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA C77 [GeForce 8200M G] driver: nouveau v: kernel
anti is installed on external 128 GB SSD (sdb1)
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Version: 21
Rating: 4
Date: 2021-11-07
Votes: 5
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Unfortunately, Antix is the only truly lightweight distro, and it's a mess:
Desktop: you've got a bunch of different options from friendly icewm + spacefm to the least user-friendly option - helbstluftwm. You can, theoretically, delete them, but even developers stress that there's no point in it. So why do you include them? Can't you generate several types of ISOs? It's better to have icewm edition only and then some spinoffs by community.
Bloat: You'll have some GUI applications, which is great for average pc user and beginners. And along them, you'll find something like rtorrent, that is great, but not user-friendly. Technically you can install transmission alongside and forget about rtorrent or even try to remove it completely, but there is no point of getting rid of preinstalled packages.
Unique glitches: Everything from fuzzy fonts or fonts with wrong sizes (absent in stock debian) up to particular loudness trouble with alsa (absent in every other distro out there) - you'll have everything.
Political agenda: why do you even try to bring this thing into linux? what's wrong with you?
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Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-11-06
Votes: 1
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386 version works quite well on an old (2004) ASUS A3000, a centrino notebook with 1GB memory
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Version: 19.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-11-05
Votes: 8
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If you want a GNU/Linux distribution that combines PERFORMANCE, VARIETY OF PACKAGES, COMMUNITY SUPPORT and FREEDOM FROM SYSTEMD, this is the easiest and best way to get started on the adventure of a lifetime.
Installs in under 2 minutes on my (5-year old) laptop, boots super fast, and uses just over 100Mb RAM with my setup (Minimal IceWM, no Conky, no Connman, no Desktop icons)
The devs have done a great job of providing all the software you DO want and helping you free yourself from the software (systemd, pulseaudio, etc.) that you DON'T want.
Bravo, brava, bravissimi
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Version: 21
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-11-01
Votes: 5
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Running antiX 21 with runit, Full version with ICEWM. It came looking pretty plain, added some applications,
like Libreoffice latest, Gimp latest. put starters on the toolbar, set it to autohide so I have maximum space on screen. Put on a pretty screen background.
The claim that customising results in loss of functionality is only true if the user lacks the knowledge needed to setup unsupported applications correctly. Claiming latest Firefox causes system to freeze is hogwash, I use it daily on Vers 19 and 21 without any issues. If using latest FF start with apulse prefix so sound will work.
No need for Claws Mail, that is a joke, it is the only prog I know that can really cope with really heavy usage, totally stable, exceptional mail filtering.
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Version: 21
Rating: 3
Date: 2021-11-01
Votes: 0
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It has screen tearing, and some parts. Kind of confusing in terms of the manual it has together with the system and the fact that support from community isn't helpful enough makes me lose interest in continuing this one. For me, its not hard to install the software from the terminal. Though some problems cannot answer by manuals and the community that affect the system is something for me.
MX at some point win this area. Though is it much resource hungry than AntiX but I don't want to fix a system problem all day.
The screen tearing really bothers me since it makes me dizzy so.
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Version: 19.4
Rating: 8
Date: 2021-10-31
Votes: 0
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I am running Antix on Pentium J-2900 series with 2GB DDR3L RAM. It idles under 200 MB RAM usage. First impression is really nice and unlike some other light distros it really looks good. Although I am a noob in linux world but I faced a bit of problems with this OS.
1) Low volume issue.
2) Any customization attempt had resulted in loosing some of the original functionality.
For ex: Installing Plank & compton resulted in loosing start menu. Installing thunar wrecked my fonts & sound. Installing Firefox latest instead & uninstalling FF ESR 78 resulted in screen freeze.
Even with these issues, I am really loving Antix because of its low RAM consumption and the way ICEWM is catered for it.
Some suggestions: No need of seamonkey & Claws mail agent.
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Version: 19.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-10-24
Votes: 10
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I've been using it for ~2 years on my office pc where I do my accountability, and for some weeks in my htpc.
It gave me some problems in the beginning, but they were mostly performance-related (NTFS is really bad for anything other than very simple file reading and writing on Linux, blame Microsoft). Once I switched one of my hard drives to EXT4, games on Proton were a breeze! the system itself was so comfy to use, I even upgraded it to bullseye (since antiX 19.4 is based on debian buster, which is oldstable at this point), on both of my machines with no problems at all! I give it a 10/10 despite the issues I had at the beginning because it's the first time I use a distro that remains stable and fixable for me. Built my own iceWM from source, set it up for autologin and even that runs like a dream! highly recommended!
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Version: 19.4
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-09-24
Votes: 7
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I always had a problem trying/learning varying Linux distros. I usually gave up.
Then I tried Antix 17. I had a few things to figure out but it worked out of the box. I've been using it about 2 years now - upgraded to 19.4 and I've rescued 4 win 7 laptops, 2 win xp desktops. I've tried other lite systems and this is the one I'm sticking with.
Thanks
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Version: 19.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-08-14
Votes: 93
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AntiX has become my goto lightweight distro. It is incredibly fast and efficient and runs well on quite little RAM. The choice of floating WMs is good and the themeing and integration across desktops is excellent. I just wish it also included a nice tiling WM prethemed like the floating WMs for mor efficient window handling. Antix gives you everything that is good about Debian and matches it with useful tools and good style. The tools for using it as a live distro from USB are excellent.
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Version: bullseye-beta1
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-08-11
Votes: 34
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Someone brought me an old machine, not really 32bit but I had seen 32bit machines with more resources than this one. So I decided to try the 32bit variant with runit.
Within an hour the person couldn't believe their eyes, thought of having new internals with 4 times the power. Couldn't believe a modern browser would work on this.
I hadn't used antix for a little while, but I was sure it could deliver, it did. So I went back to my old trusty sid installation with antix+runit .... it took a while to download all upgrades, rebooted, it was better than ever.
I don't understand what more can anyone ask. New machine, old machine, antix makes them fly.
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Version: 19.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-08-02
Votes: 6
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My only change to antix would be auto read and ability to format flash sticks larger than 64 gigs with exfat. I am looking forward to the bullseye release, maybe that will have that modern function added.
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Version: 19.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-27
Votes: 20
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MS Teams, Zoom and Skype all work on mine. Brave, too. All were installed from the built in Package Installer.
Performance is top notch. IceWM is up to date, efficient, and not bad looking.
If you have problems with something, put a post on the forums and ask. The Devs hang out there too, and problems get solved.
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Version: 19.4
Rating: 6
Date: 2021-07-21
Votes: 0
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I have abandoned win in 2005 and starting from that moment I used Ubuntu derivate distros, or debian ones.
For 4 years I used Antix (mainly 17.x) with great satisfaction.
I had some difficulties in setting up the program according to my likes, and what on other distros (mainly Peppermint and Q4OS) was easy, with Antix was an headhace.
Par contre I was rewarded by a program very fast and stable, where I had no probs at all till the next "fresh" install. And this for me is a super premium advantage of this distro.
Now I want install Antix 19.4 on my main pc, unfortunately it's 3 month that I try to setup the microphone entry in order to use Skype and Zoom (in this Covid era the communication sw are mandatory) with no success at all.
On the same hw it works with no problems at all with all the other distros (included MX), but not with Antix.
Now I have thrown in the towel.
It still remains a very good Swiss Army knife for rescue situations, or for a very basic usage, but I cannot give my advice to use it as the main system.
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Version: 19.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-06-22
Votes: 53
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Installed it without any knowledge in coding in decade+ old acer i3 4gb ram laptop. had to figure out the firmware for the wifi was missing, but after downloading it from synthetic package manager everything worked wonderfully. recognized the external screen, mouse, keyboard, and speakers right away. my techno-phobic mom use it now.
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Version: 17.4.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-06-21
Votes: 7
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In response to my post below about not getting sound to work I found out it was a Firefox issue. I installed the Chromium browser and the sound works fine. Changing my rating from a 6 to a 10 :)
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Version: 17.4.1
Rating: 6
Date: 2021-06-18
Votes: 0
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Couldn't get sound to work over HDMI no matter what I tried. Apparently this is a long standing issue with antix. Spent about 8 hours on it before I finally gave up. Learned a lot in the process which was still fun.
Asides from that I really like it. Hopefully they'll fix the sound issue sometime in the future.
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Version: 19.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-06-03
Votes: 33
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AntiX 19.3/19.4 is the only distro that works for me without any problem on my old HP Q60 laptop with legacy C77 Nvidia 8200M G graphics card (using antix generic neveau video driver + kernel 4.19.184 LTS).
It took me some search to add icons on desktop (Rox-IceWm) by: Display-->turning 'on' rox panel -->once rox panel is on--> click on applications--> drag and drop icons from apps list onto desktop.
Trash can be added to desktop or into pcfm/spacefm home directory from ./usr/local/share/Trash (drag and drop).
Fiddled around a bit to get the proper repository libraries working for updates.
No problem to set wi-fi.
Very low on resources, very fast, no overheating issue (using from console 'sensors' command to check temp).
Thanks to Antix team for creating such great distro for older machines.
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Version: 19.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-06-01
Votes: 3
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Thanks to the developers that the base version now fits on a CD again!
There are not much other distros anymore with a full Desktop that offer this.
Works fine so far...
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Version: 19.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-05-25
Votes: 20
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I had a 10 year old desktop that way so slow when running windows that it was unusable. I installed antiX and am using fluxbox, and am amazed with its speed and functionality. It didn’t just make the machine usable, it made it a joy to use. And fluxbox has a reputation for being a simple but ugly window manager, but with the antiX themes it has become my favorite window manager.
AntiX works great on old machines, but I’d install it on a new machine as well.
A big thank you to the antiX developers!
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Version: 19.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-05-25
Votes: 9
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Being a MX Linux user I kinda felt obliged to try out AntiX 19.4, released on May 2nd. I was very curious how the system, that was the basis for MX, would perform. OK, so some fiddling to get the live installer working but from there on it was all plain sailing. It booted effortlessly from flash usb on my Asus x75v laptop but I thought, to really put it through its paces, I would install it on an older machine.
So I ran the live installer on the HP Slimline 1.6 Ghz genuine Intel with 2Gb ram and nvidia Geforce 7500 card. It installed smoothly on the chosen partition, no sweat. Just put GRUB bootloader on MBR and it picked out the residing MX and Lubuntu installs creating a triple boot. The system, that identifies as Debian 10 buster, peacefully shares a swap with MX, runs a 1440x900 dekstop and idles at a mere 199 mb. NIC was up, internet running, lots of apps in the menu, including Firefox 78 ESR, Libre Office, the DOS Box emulator and an array of tools.
Just like its cousin MX this gets 10/10. It all just works, it is very intuitive, configurable...it is perfect. And yes, it will run happlily from a flash usb! Again: "Greece, twelve points"!
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Version: 19.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-05-23
Votes: 7
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A 15 years old Fujitsu Siemens Amilo M6450G with only 512MB Ram and a real old pentium is back to life for my daughter.
And once more no systemd.
Congratulations to the developers!
Keep the good work!
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Version: 19.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-05-23
Votes: 2
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The latest version is as light as the previous ones, Now includes, for very low powered devices the Sea monkey - web browser/e-mail/calendar (but in the Full version of antiX, it lacks sound out of the box, has to be run as "apulse seamonkey", from the terminal or the run menu.
It now also comes with a automatic update notifier (that as to be turned on in Menu > applications...)
It has new and very nice and modern looking themes for the default window manager (icewm)
It automatically starts the network manager if no network connection is detected (making it very easy to configure a new wi-fi network).
It has support to configure hi-dpi screens...
The full version comes with a very recent version of LibreOffice, the latest Firefox-esr, Celluloid media player, SMtube (to stream Youtube videos), Spacefm file manager (a pcmanfm fork) and a GUI Package Installer, available from the toolbar, makes it very easy to install the most used apps in the world (like Chrome/Chromium, the default Firefox web browser, Steam, VLC, GIMP, etc).
The Package installer is now fully localized in many languages.
Cons: localization- if English is not your first language, you have to manually install, from the GUI Package Manager, the firefox-esr and LibreOffice localization files. There are some few apps still not fully localized.
Verdict: A solid 9.5- it really comes with almost everything you expect to use in your computer (what's missing you can easily install). but it has so many features and apps that a newbie can end up feeling a bit lost...
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Version: 19.3
Rating: 8
Date: 2021-04-30
Votes: 11
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I have tried many lightweigh distros, such as Peppermint, Lubuntu, LXLE, Manjaro LXDE and LXQT and AntiX is the lightest one. I use it on 13 years old laptop with and it is really nice and usable, but it has few problems and bugs.
Network manager is not very easy for beginners. It also has a bug- when you suspend session and log in back the manager loses connection and don't see any networks. You need to suspend session again ang log in again - frustrating.
One of the most annoying things is THE BLOAT! God, even the minimal version is so bloated, that when you open menu you are going to get stroke. After few weeks of usage I am still having problems finding what I need in the menu. And customization of taskbar and menu is not for beginners, so that is something annoying you need to live with...
Other problem is that it does not to recognize my phone connected trough USB. I have tried different window managers with admin status and still can't acces phone memory and folders.
After last updates Firefox has completely lost audio playback, no matter what webpage I use. This problem does not exist with other browsers, also with FF ESR.
Overall, it is nice distro with huge potenital, but for now it is not the easiest to use.
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Version: 19.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-03-19
Votes: 99
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Tried it for few hours already and it works brilliant. Perfect system for old and new computers. Antix team is genius. There are many useful tools onboard, installation was like a dream, perfect 10. Good to see UFW default firewall my favourite. It got everything you need for a great experience. Wireless, ethernet, works great. Those ubuntu fanboys must try this baby cos they will love it straight away. Good to see firefox esr cos many features of firefox 86 do not include esni while 78.8 still have that. Overall perfect 10
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Version: 19.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-02-27
Votes: 18
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It's not "plug and play", but for older, "low resource" computers... it is VERY good.
Once you get over the Linux "learning curve", AntiX just does the job.
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Version: bullseye-alpha1
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-02-18
Votes: 30
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Runit and the rest of the distro are running better and faster than ever before.
Even though I have a few more installations of Antix, seeing and using this edition makes me want to roll all of them into this bullseye edition. Goodby mr sysvinit
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Version: 19.3
Rating: 8
Date: 2021-02-08
Votes: 11
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Overall -- a polished product that is a premier option for older or resource limited computers.
Pros-->
-- Very fast
-- Lightweight
-- Great for older or resource limited PCs
-- I used it down to a P4 with 1G ram and it worked well
-- Flies on early dual core boxes that are 10 to 15 years old
-- Very complete control center
-- Helpful forum
-- Easy install with nice explanations in the side panel of what you're doing
-- Big Debian software repository
Cons -->
-- Wifi doesn't always identify your card
-- Can't add desktop icons or configure the desktop easily
-- No updates
-- Requires some expertise (interested hobbyist level)
Maybe not so good for end users who don't want to learn or tinker with things
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Version: 19.3
Rating: 1
Date: 2021-02-03
Votes: 0
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There is no recycle bin, a major issue. Also it misses drivers for my wireless card (wl) and it's even difficult to change screen resolution. Unsatisfactory, no matter how fast it is.
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Version: 19.3
Rating: 1
Date: 2021-02-01
Votes: 0
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No wi-fi recognised, no keyboard layout, impossible to increase screen and menu letters, everywhere required to enter password to get the necessary changes and the password is tricky word: demo. A big, big step back since the version 13.2, a major dissapointment. Better avoid this.
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Version: 19.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-02-01
Votes: 8
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Really like this OS!
I'm using it on both machines out of the begin of century with only 256MB mem as on machines that are pretty new with 8GB or more.
Works very easy and has everything an OS needs + small and fast!
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Version: 19.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-01-28
Votes: 1
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Using the distro on Quad Core Intel Celeron N2930 in a Zotac mini. FAST, works GREAT, totally reliable.
Once you learn the distro, you will love it.
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Version: 19.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-01-06
Votes: 36
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I installed MX, Manjaro, Mint, Pop!, Elementary, Endeavour, OpenSuse, Zorin and Sparky to my 10 year old laptop in last month. My specs are T9400 cpu, GT240M gpu, 4 GB ram, 320 GB hdd. Between all of these distros, AntiX was the fastest, and the most stable distro I have ever used, even my touchpad scroll is is working flawlessly.
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Version: bullseye-alpha1
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-01-05
Votes: 5
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Looks good, blazing fast, no errors, low memory usage, automatically connected to wifi. Looking real good for an Alpha
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Version: 19.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-01-03
Votes: 11
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antix may not be the prettiest Linux system on the block, but that's not its stated purpose. I installed it on my old ASUS Eee PC and it runs like a charm. In fact, it now runs faster and smoother than ever before. Mission accomplished I would say to the devs – and thank you!
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Latest Reviews
Project: antiX
Version: 23
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-09-04
Votes: 25
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I've been a long time antiX Linux Full user and I can say that this is the best looking, and easier to use version ever:
-It does not use a Desktop Environment, but it's default "Desktop": a mix of IceWM and zzzfm and several GUI tools does provide almost all the functionality users come to expect from DE's.
-It has a wonderful looking default window manager theme and wallpaper, making it look very modern and slick. The menu is a bit more stream lined and more intuitive, when compared to it's previous versions.
-It includes a revamped Control Centre (now with tool-tips, to help users know what each setting does), and also an IceWM Control Centre (that manages most settings related to that Window manager - like toolbar contents, menu organization, toolbar position, clock settings, etc.)
-It's default File Manager, zzzfm (a fork of a fork of Pcmanfm, meant to be as light as possible) now features the bookmarks most users expect, and also a Recicle bin (that previous versions of the OS lacked). GUI apps are provided, out of the box, to use the file manager to access android devices and Shared Folders.
-It includes LibreOffice and Firefox-esr, as Office Suite and default browser, and Pipewire as the default sound system
-It has it's own "App store"(called Package Installer) that now allows easy access to a curated list of apps (like most browsers available for Linux, except Edge) AND to almost all packages in the Debian repository, all in a simple to use, GUI, no terminal needed.
- It does not update automatically - but you can check for updates (and install them) just by clicking an icon on the toolbar...
- It's localization is almost perfect (for all you non English speakers)
-It's fast, light and incredible stable to use, with access to the very extensive Debian Repo, and the possibility to install off-line .deb files using a GUI, most apps you may require are easy to install. It's also pretty intuitive to use: you can't drag and drop application icons from the menu to the toolbar or the desktop, but you can use the menu's "search" application to also manage the applications on the toolbar and the desktop! That little trick should be explained to every user...
Why it's not 10/10?
- the final version has a problem installing to UEFI devices- it's easy solution is provided in the release notes, and the fix will be included out of the box in v. 23.1
- Pipewire, meant to solve once and for all the audio problems that Linux historically had in one for or another, can sometimes, unfortunately be problematic- but the devs thought about everything, and there's a GUI to disable Pipewire and have sound running only on pure Alsa.
- some of it's options: like the Window Manager Control Centre and the option to manage toolbar and desktop icons from the search GUI should be more intuitive.
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Project: antiX
Version: 23
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-09-01
Votes: 2
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Just not installable. The Antix Team really has to take care of an urgent problem thet MX Linux does not have, and that is the failing Grub install.
I have no idea why Grub always fails to install while the Team is by all means very capable.
This problem is already since version 19 if I read the posts.
I did not manage either to perform a Grub repair as recommended, and actually that is bsht.
Grub should install without problems like is the case with all other distros.
No, if you have to choose, go for MX Linux. There is a Fluxbox version that is worth a look, and the xcfe and kde are just top.
So the team can do it. Just such a pity this problem is not yet solved.
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Project: antiX
Version: 19.5
Rating: 4
Date: 2023-08-29
Votes: 0
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after antiX 22 (full-x86) install I had such big issues :
- update impossible ( even with fix-missing and others tests ) : broken packages and not possible to delete them ( impossible
- button stop without stop implementd : request shutdown -h now in the terminal !!!
- display not correct and impossible to increase resolution ( 1440x 900 by the screen , max 1024 in xrandr !! )
I decided to come back to 19-5 release and then no more issues ,
Then I lower ranking du to that matter : new releases are bugged !
on a old PC 32b ( Pentium 4 1 G RAM ) , there is no big choice , antiX remain a good possibility , but I regret bad evolution
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Project: antiX
Version: 22
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-08-23
Votes: 5
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I run this Linux on my two desktop, Tis my current distro, and works well for me.
I am looking forward to version 23 when released.
I have run both versions, sysVinit (default option) and the runit version. The runit version is notably faster on all of my AMD desktops. I have not built a Intel desktop system in several years, can not give an opinion which version might perform better on a Intel desktop system. I have used persistence to make both of my desktop systems very similar. I have enjoyed the forums, to receive rapid responses to any question I have ever had in the use of this distro.
JR Namida
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Project: antiX
Version: 22
Rating: 7
Date: 2023-08-23
Votes: 2
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I liked and STILL like antiX; lightweight, boots off of USB, lotsa applets, etcetera.
Major problem with the v22 release is that dang txt-based, antiIntuitive partitioning tool.
Couldn't figure out how to effectively do partitioning, until someone else better explained how to do this manually.
Other dings still are:
- too many less-understandable window managers to select from
- clumsiness in ability to easily change wallpapers from the rather drab default
On the plus side, antiX versions up to and including v22 all run lean n' mean.
Since its slighly more resource-intensive "flagship" variant, MX Linux, was recently released as version 23, here's hoping that antiX v23 will be available soon and be even better than v22.
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Project: antiX
Version: 22
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-08-16
Votes: 22
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antiX is one of the best small distributions you can find.
Points in it's favor: able to run on either old or new distributions.
Particularly useful for really old hardware.
One of the few distributions supporting both 32 and 64 bit systems.
If you are looking to install a desktop environment, it's possible, but this is not the forte of antix, and desktop environments are not provided.
The next release intends to support newer hardware; antiX may not run on all hardware unless you are able to bring in a newer kernel from a system that does support it, then create an ISO snapshot with their tool and install on the other system. Still, that's a great way to accomplish something that may not appear to be available.
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 6
Date: 2023-07-26
Votes: 1
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This review is for Antix 21 "core" plus Xfce4, and I am mainly interested in comparing it with Debian/Xfce4. (I know this is effectively MX, but MX has too much pre-installed software for me.) In its native form on an old computer Antix might be worth a look for some. However, note that kernel upgrades are infrequent and must be installed by hand. OTOH, Antix still supports some old kernels that have lost, or are soon to lose, support from the Debian maintainers - so you might get a slightly longer life expectancy, before having to set about building a new system from scratch, as I don't think you would be able to upgrade it. Antix is built on Debian. Once you add Xfce4 to core Antix, the resulting installation is broadly indistinguishable from a standard Debian/xfce4 - apart from needing more tweaking. Antix takes up a little less space, but to call it "lean and mean" in comparison would be an exageration. Any Linux running Xfce4 is pretty lean anyway. One reason I went for Antix was because I had a project in mind that needed a means to build a small linux that could boot from a USB stick. Well, Antix supposedly has superior live-usb building scripts, but I couldn't get them to work. And then I discover Debian has it's own in-house "live-builder" - though I couldn't get that to work either! (I eventually found a solution, see below.) My conclusion, if you are not a beginner and have some experience tweaking a new install, unless Systemd bothers you terribly, I'd be sticking with Debian going forward. It will definitely be easier to upgrade a Debian system from one major version to the next; I've done it and it's fairly straightforward unless you have exotix components. But in the end it depends what you're looking for. If you want something that "just works" OOTB choose Mint. If you want to build it from the ground up, say Arch. Debian/Xfce4 sits somewhat between those two extremes - minimal included software and eminently customizable - but still not for beginners. Also Debian still does 32 bit, which might be just as useful as Antix on an old box. For building live systems I recommend the Slax Linux Live scripts.
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Project: antiX
Version: 22
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-07-17
Votes: 21
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Been distro-hopping for months now. Looking at reviews led me to antiX 22 now. Running on my Toshiba 505D AMD Dual-Core M500,2200MHz, 2.67G RAM
Everything worked out of the box.
For a single OS install it was an easy install.
AntiX is clean & fast. Provides me with a welcome opportunity to learn enough linux to reduce my dependency on GUI for functionality, while having full simple attractive GUI access. It is fun for me accessing tiling for multi-tasking & learning Keyboard shortcuts to open, run & close apps. Hope I can learn enough to customize AntiX for what I would like to do which is centered around research,writing, photography, graphics, content creation communications. Playing 'Real world games' would be fun but it’s not a priority. Look forward to installing AntiX on a Ryzen5 3600 w/nvme and 2old hdds and a new production box. I'm confident that I can customize AntiX with whatever utility apps prefer as a stable OS vs. a rolling update version. AntiX can be run w/init.d, or sv, 32 or 64bit, pae or none-pae. Very happy I took the time to run antiX live & then tried it installed to hardware, there is plenty of clear guides & basic instruction for beginners. Customization is up to you to gather information that suits your personal needs.
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 7
Date: 2023-06-25
Votes: 0
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Too much and confusing. I was an MX Linux user but my MX19 was compromised, this year, with trojan and ransomware ( 0xxx virus) when I made updates. Something with samba and NAS and WD HDD. Since then, I've been looking for something similar to MX. AntiX is not that. It's fast, lightweight but difficult to use.
Too many DEs. I don't know how to deal with them. I had to install it 3 times for my power off button to work. The whisker menu is not arranged alphabetically and confuses me. I can't access other partitions. And the Antix blog requires that you first read everything to see if it has not already been discussed what interests you (and I have poor eyes)
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Project: antiX
Version: 22
Rating: 3
Date: 2023-06-16
Votes: 1
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Pros:
Lightweight
good selection of apps but....
Cons:
too many preinstalled low quality apps that freeze and force a reboot
this is a distro for an experienced Linux user.It is what the user doesn't know that will hurt them with antiX
Take big brother MX Linux for example, it is slow and ponderous when compared to little brother antiX and equally filled with bloatware but at least its apps are of higher quality AND tellingly, MX has the decency to actively poll for updates and lets the user know there are updates available and let the user determine when you want to apply them. antiX on the other hand does nothing automatically,the user needs to know enough to address the many deficiencies in antiX.
Essentially this is for those who use command lines as the GUIs are weak,the set-up is weak. In order to make antiX viable you need about the same knowledge as you need to simply step up Debian, Why not just take Ubuntu and add some apps and get what you actually want vs this half baked one foot in the water the other foot on the ground distro?
antiX simply needs more refinement to be of service to novice users.
Sure antiX is light but in its weight class you can find superior distros like Q4OS or go lighter with Tiny or SliTaz.
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Project: antiX
Version: 22
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-06-14
Votes: 12
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Medion akoya s4220 celeron 2gb ram 256ssd.
before it was not usable (windows ). now it runs like a charm. libreOffice/Firefox/Audacity.
looks nice and clean. Full weight OS!
It is ultra light weight. So some installations are a bit linux tricky.
for eg. Firefox no sound. pulse is missing (in my case)
less software in onboard installation. (Synaptic is missing).
wlan was a bit tricky because of the exotic hardware this cheap laptop is using.
So this is absolutely my favorite Linux, because if i want to blow it up to high end it is possible.
Otherwise i let it nice, clean and fast.
Installation is also very very easy.
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Project: antiX
Version: 22
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-04-01
Votes: 28
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Review of antiX 23 x64 Runit Beta 1
Was running the A1 version the past month, tried 5 different computers and none had any major issues.
Now running the B1 version. Installed to SSD HD and install had no issues, either. Installed Dell laptop system also has Win/10 and 8 other distros booting from UEFI and all the distros are able to boot after the antiX install. Install was lightning fast, completed in less than 5 minutes from USB.
Booted very fast, no issues
Nice wallpaper!
Firefox had no sound after boot. Ran update and upgrade to get newest code and sound started working.
Wifi had no issues except on old Dell D620 when booted from USB. once installed to HD Wifi worked fine. All other computers tested Wifi worked without any issue.
Each version gets a little friendlier it seems. IceWM setups now controlled via GUI rather than editing config files. IceWM is very fast, and very flexible. Built in both floating and tiling windows at the same time with multiple desktop workspaces, both icon and menu driven.
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Project: antiX
Version: 22
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-03-23
Votes: 19
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GREAT stable and lean, efficient Debian-based systemD free distribution. I particularly love the runit implementation.
Incidentally, antiX 23 Alpha 1 has completed, and antiX 23 Beta 1 is available; I'm running it now. Other than the Bookworm base software you'd never guess that I'm running TEST software; it's not complete, but what's here has been very good. I'm very much looking forward to the upcoming antiX 23 release!
Typical starting usage takes under 200 MB; usually 182 MB (for me), some users report even less initial memory use; in any case, very stable, very efficient, very clean!
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Project: antiX
Version: 22
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-02-06
Votes: 23
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My review on antiX - I give it 10 from 10 for sure. First of all, antiX is a lightweight and systemd free Debian based linux distro, it's optimized for older systems as well as modern ones. It has been designed with the goal of providing users with an easy to use, fast and accessible OS.
The main reason why I give antiX 10 from 10 is the fact that it does not rely on systemd like other Linux distributions do. Systemd slows down your system by a lot due to its complexity and unnecessary software components that are running in the background all of time. As such, you can have a better performance when running antiX since there won't be any system process that you do not need or recognize. Another great thing about antiX is the fact that it comes with installation options for both full and minimal installations, so you can choose what works best for your requirements. Additionally, there are different versions of antiX available depending on your hardware such as 32-bit and 64 bit architectures which means that no matter what hardware platform you have - there will be a version suitable to run on it. Finally, its user interface makes navigation easy since all of the necessary applications are organized in categories making them easier to find thus increasing productivity when using the system.
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Project: antiX
Version: 22
Rating: 8
Date: 2022-12-08
Votes: 14
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I've tried many light distros for a few years in order to bring my old 2GB RAM netbook alive. Almost all have shutdown (power down) problems but antiX worked perfectly on that. I observed some stability issues on wireless connection sometimes nevertheless they are very rare. Users can choose some alternative applications as console based or visual based for some system settings. As they advertised this distro is for both old and new machines compatible. Thus it does not always come with the lightest options like some tiny distros. For example it comes with Firefox esr by default.
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Project: antiX
Version: 22
Rating: 2
Date: 2022-12-03
Votes: 1
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Good
-It supports 32 bit machines
Bad
-The GUI is very complicated
-repetitive apps installed like video apps it has 2 video apps preinstalled that is not required.
-Performing simple copy commands on the GUI results in 5 button options. Some of the options are confusing
-Selecting a default option using right click is not available so you must find the required menu to make your selected app the default
-Network functions very confusing as it has at least 2 apps to handle network and separate app to handle WIFI.
-Log in to the service requires you hit return to go to the next field for the password.
-Some of the GUI menus allow changing of over all displayed option but will leave you trapped without a way of getting back to the default menu.
-it supports UFW firewall and will allow you to install the GUI ufw but GUI ufw does not work at least on my 32 bit machine
Conclusion
If you intend to use this for command ine which is not likely its OK, But the GUI is so complicated and clumsy and bloated with uneed softwaare this makes it a horiblem O.S. as even removing the apps would take hours.
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Project: antiX
Version: 22
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-11-25
Votes: 19
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cool this
like this os,litlle cool os...
- it's fast, the full version comes with a nice browser (Firefox-esr), LibreOffice, and a nice File Manager (but it's not the default one): ZZZfm, a fork from SpaceFM, that was a fork from PCManFM, It has a nice Control Center that allows users to use GUI's to perform management taks, like updating, installing new software, changing Wallpapers, adding printers, changing resolution, etc...
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Project: antiX
Version: 22
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-11-22
Votes: 9
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I've been using antiX full for some 6 years now, and it's been my daily driver for most of that time.
On the plus side:
- it's the least resource hungry OS, that has all features a regular computer user requires (not as light as "Tiny", for example, but almost as feature rich as any regular OS).
- it's fast, the full version comes with a nice browser (Firefox-esr), LibreOffice, and a nice File Manager (but it's not the default one): ZZZfm, a fork from SpaceFM, that was a fork from PCManFM, It has a nice Control Center that allows users to use GUI's to perform management taks, like updating, installing new software, changing Wallpapers, adding printers, changing resolution, etc...
- It has many browsers and the latest version of some well known apps- like VLC, Gimp, etc, instalable from the Package Installer (a tiny "App store"), for all other apps available in the debian repository (that are non systemd dependent), you can use Synaptic, available out of the box
- It can be easily run from a usbstick, with or without persistence. If you run withou persistence. With persistence enabled, antiX "Live" works almost like any OS installed to a hard drive.
- You can "install" a frugal version of antiX- instead of running from an usb device, you can run the OS from a single files in your hard drive.
- It comes with very well configured Window Managers. The default one, IceWM has so many costumizations and helper apps that looks and feels almost like a full blown Desktop Environment (except for some minor quircks)
On the minus side:
- The default File Manager (rox-filer) may be too strange for regular computer users (thankfully it's easy to change the default File Manager to zzzfm)
- it lacks a real "App store" (Package Installer only offers some essential apps, for all the rest you depend on the not so newbie friendly Synaptic)
- It lacks support to "snaps", because snap depends on systemd and, to save resources, antiX is systemd free
- it lacks, out of the box, support to flatpaks - but you can install and configure flatpak- but running and managing flatpak applications can be tricky, without easy GUI's- so you should only use them if you are confortable around the terminal
- it's prone to have sound problems- since antiX does not include pulseaudio by default, some apps, like Firefox and Chromium derived apps may not have sound. As a workaround, you can launch those apps from the terminal with the perfix "apulse". To really solve those problems, simply install pulseaudio (available from the Package Installer)
- It lacks a menu search option, to find installed apps (but comes with an excellent program to locate and find applications: app-select, available from the pinned menu entries)
- It has many menu entries- that can make new users fell it's "too bloated".
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Project: antiX
Version: 22
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-11-07
Votes: 16
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AntiX is now my daily driver dor 6 years.
I have been using linux since 2003 and since 2007 I have imposed it in the company where I worked, first with Ubuntu and then with * buntu derivatives.
Now I am retired and I still use some old pc.
I'm writing this review with a 2007 Toshiba 2Gram laptop, and I work excellently on it with Chromium, Thunderbird and Libre Office running at the same time.
When idle after boot it uses only 79 Mram on this 32 bit pc, on 64 bit pc it arrives to 160 Mbit.
No other so called light distributions arrive to such a fantastic result.
As far as so calles “bloat” is concerned, the enclosed programs are a carefully studied choices so as not to weigh down old PCs.
Finally antiX offers something unique in the panorama of distros, with the possibility of creating "persistence and remastering", or to create a new iso snapshot, whenever it is deemed appropriate.
AntiX is wonderful and it is unique
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Project: antiX
Version: 22
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-10-31
Votes: 0
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I tried many light distro and Antix is one of them for old computers, but I found that Antix at the end is not light as others distro like Arclinux, Debian or even Slackware. This distro is not the faster or ligh as it seems from my many test. If you tweak others distributions you can have a very fast system on resources without preinstalled applications . For my point of view Antix is another unusefull Linux distribution. Even for a Linux novice Antix is a real disappointment. If you are a Linux novice, better choose Fedora or Ubuntu and twek them to be more light.
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 8
Date: 2022-10-24
Votes: 14
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antiX 21 is fantastic, but not for everyone!
I love antiX. It runs smoothly on every computer I've tried, including 20-year old 32-bit systems. Hardware support is generally good. Forum support is good, but do your research first! I recommend the full version, although the base version works great out of the box too.
But antiX is not for everyone. antiX does not use a mainstream desktop environment (such as KDE or GNOME). Instead, it uses a combination of file managers and window managers. The default setup is Rox file manager and IceWM window manager. This system is part of the reason antiX is lightweight. There are other file and window managers available, and over 10 preconfigured combinations of these, found in the Desktop menu. Sure, you can install Xfce and whatever desktop environment you want, but that kind of defeats the purpose. If you want that, use a mainstream distro. antiX is systemD free, which places some limits on what you can do, such as installing snap. If you want snap, try something else.
People who review antiX need to take it for what it is.
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-10-20
Votes: 7
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I plan to get version 22 soon, but this is based on 21.
This is a misunderstood Linux distro probably.
It is resource-light distro which, in its best versions, comes with a lot of pre-installed apps, many of which are rather nifty.
I found file management horrid. The key is to install a better file management app.
I hate the Firefox it comes with, so again, the key is to install Google Chrome (which I need for work and teaching, as I am on a Gsuite and Google Classroom setup for these).
This is a good system to run from a pendrive just for the preinstalled apps. But the file manager will leave you wondering.
If you have a somewhat older machine (like one bogged down in crappy MS Windows updates for 10, and unable to upgrade to Win 11), this distro is ideal for making a lean, mean, netbook machine out of it. Just remember to install a better file management app from the software management program.
One last issue that deserves attention. I found the app that comes installed for connecting to a WAN rather bewildering. Now I'm hooked into a LAN and just ignore that issue. But I think the latest versions give you more than one option, but if not, again install a better app from the software center for getting your WiFi to work.
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Project: antiX
Version: 22
Rating: 3
Date: 2022-10-20
Votes: 3
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If you're looking for something that is ultra light and functions, this is a tough one to beat for sure.
In my opinion, it is super ugly and way too overloaded with preinstalled applications. So light on resources, not on software. Kind of a conflicting message.
Tried the NET and CORE install but both failed. BASE and FULL are pretty much the same. Way too overloaded with preinstalled applications. Perhaps NET or CORE would have provided a bare bones install but no luck installing either.
Looking for a lighter alternative to Sparky and this doesn't do it for me. So I'll stick with Sparky LXQt with Openbox.
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-10-01
Votes: 22
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Hello Linux world !
AntiX is the best distro i've seen so far.It's ultra-lightweight ( only 148M of RAM at start up !! )
It's rock solid, managing the system is as the other OS using the command lines.
It should be very good to have another AntiX based on Slackware as this one base on Debian.
The AntiX forum is very useful to learn more about this OS.
AntiX belongs to the PuppyLinux univers but with a better approch.In the same way there is also Doglinux and Fatdog,but
AntiX is better.
'I'm not an expert in linux, just curious.I've tested a lot of OSes
Keep up the good work !
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-09-29
Votes: 16
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AntiX is describing itself as fast and lightweight. In my opinion, this is almost an understatement. This linux distro is exceeding all my expectations. Right now, my seven year old HP laptop ( with 4 GB of RAM ) is using only 720 MB of it. After starting the system, it stays idle at around 220 MB. With such low numbers, I consider the AntiX Dev Team deserve a perfect mark. Other excellent lightweight Linux distros ( Bodhi, Zorin, Sparky etc ) could not match this kind of low-resource performance.
It is impossible for me to forget the corresponding results of MS OS like Windows 8, 10 or 11. There is no word to describe the performance gap.
AntiX is a masterpiece in the remarkable collection of Linux distros.
Sorry, but I am not feeling like starting to look for some cons. The AntiX developpers only deserve thanks and congratulations for all the work they did for the community.
Thanks again from all of us who are using older laptops.
Best wishes for the continuation of this distro!





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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-09-13
Votes: 5
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The 32-bit version runs incredibly well on a Single Core Centrino Pentium M PAE 686 CPU at 1.7GHz. I have 2GB of Ram but in IceWm it uses about 230MB. Incredible. SeaMonkey browses modern sites well for the minimal horsepower under the hood. I did have the issue with the Applications menu getting wiped out after installing some apps but using Menu Editor in Control Centre rewrites the config file, as a previous commenter so helpfully pointed out. This distro is "unixy" not "Windows-like" but that is a plus for me. Obviously, so much work went into this and it is MUCH appreciated because it allows us to keep rolling this old hardware just a little bit longer!! Thanks antiX team, and many kudos.
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-08-21
Votes: 9
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I used to be a Debian user. While this distro still hit the mark in many terms (shell, multimedia, office) It has also acquired a (too) weird behavior... Maybe because of the influence of Red Hat init system. Which makes no sense (in many ways) for Debian as it was supposed to be an "independent" distribution . But hey. Antix knows how to remain simple, fit, and yet powerful So for me it sticks more to the GNU/Linux values more than Debian.
Pro: Light - Easy install except maybe the partition step which is a bit unclear - The choice to encrypt from the beginning - The host file.
Con : JWM and ICEWM... too many sources.list... MTP Android devices hard to mount. But we all that Android sucks since the beginning.
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-08-19
Votes: 22
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Highly recommended. The most notable thing is that the operating system is very stable, and consumes very minimal resources. It looks so plain and simple, but but the simplicity hides a beast. I did not have to configure much, Wifi worked great out the box, usb drivers where there. Theres also a few lightweight window managers, like icewm with a variety of themes built in so you can customize your layout.
- Pros:
1. Stability and Resource usage
2. Great support on the anti x forum
3. Nice goodies, like Poor Mans Radio and SM Tube
4. Compatibility for old systems.
5. No crap installed, very lean and mean.
6. Minimal Install
- Cons:
1. File manager is terrible.
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 5
Date: 2022-08-12
Votes: 3
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I was impressed with the low RAM usage, only 230MB (version 21).
Another thing I liked was the agility and fluidity in opening applications.
Installation was quick and easy.
Came with many programs installed. Some people will find this great. On the other hand, others will want to uninstall most programs they don't use or switch to other programs they prefer.
The size of the distro is quite small, even in the full version.
The only cons was the delay to update. Even with a great internet connection, it took hours to complete the update.
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-08-09
Votes: 1
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I have been searching high and low for a 32-bit distro for my antiquated Asus EEE PC and AntiX was the best option! IceWM being the default gives a Windows-like experience for newcomers, and the built-in software from the "Full" option gives more than enough for the novice. Built-in encryption in the installer is also a huge bonus, though I did not take advantage of it this time around due to hardware limitations.
The only issue I had, was that on the 32-bit version of AntiX, sometimes installing or uninstalling applications causes the "Applications" menu to blank out. My workaround is to use the menu editor in the control centre, and enable or disable and option, which seems to refresh the config file. If this bug could be fixed (maybe also add a "Rebuild Menu option"?) then I would give this a 10/10 easily. This doesn't seem to happen on the 64-bit version of AntiX which I am using on a modern laptop.
Thanks for bringing new life to this little guy! 9.9/10!
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-07-29
Votes: 7
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Tonight Thursday July 28th I installed the 32 bit version on my HP Desktop Computer was easy to install and then I spent some time removing several of the installed programs that I would never use and enabled UFW was easy to do for sure. Installed Firefox as it is my favorite browser and for most of us Linux Users! Installed Pulse Audio for Firefox. Debian not to much different from Ubuntu except Debian still supports 32 bit wish Ubuntu still did. I found two 32 bits computers in a closet that are now back in action thanks to antix team!
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-07-27
Votes: 22
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It is compact, fast, cool...it is great!
Installing was quick and easy, some personal adjustment were quite intuitive to do.
All the program I use routinely are already available and easy to install through the package installer.
I have installed on an old CentrinovPro Intel Core2 Duo P8600, 4GB RAM it is stable, it keeps me focused and I love now working on this old laptop!
I think it is great having teh chance of creating your own ISO as backup or to install somewhere else!
My disro hopping is paused.......for now!
Thank you Team!
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-06-26
Votes: 7
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I just installed version 21 on my HP Desktop Computer 32 Bit this will keep my computer working for a few more years!
I had no problems with install and was easy to set up just the way I wanted it with no problems great for this old computer!
I will also install this on both my work and personal computers cause makes then run even better and much faster too!
The only problem with antiX is that when you use it for a while, even if you don't really like everything about it then every other distribution seems sluggish for sure!
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-06-16
Votes: 44
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Fantastic for keeping older (but also newer), but yet still capable hardware, current and fully usable.
Appreciate the systemd free simplicity.
Also, but not the least, fantastic USB bootable distro with excellent customizable features. With a little know-how (or patient reading and some effort on your part), it will boot most any computer to a simple, if not flashy, fully functional GUI and/or CLI.
You will even be able to install that special/missing program (yes, in Live mode), but MOST of the time everything is already there. Absolutely great admin tool.
Can/has/will save your day (most likely).
Read the comments below for some good details/descriptions.
Thanks anticapitalista!
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-05-10
Votes: 40
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Tried it on a Celeron M (32bit) / Intel Xtreme Graphics 2 / 512MB RAM. It worked perfectly and the gui is very snappy and responsive. I was really impressed
Then I tried it on a HPMINI 311, Atom N270 (32bit) / NVIDIA Ion / 2GB RAM. This particular laptop has an obscure wifi card that is not supported even on the non-free Debian iso.. AntiX found and enabled the wifi card, no problem. Plus it still offers the legacy Nvidia-340 drivers and it was literally one click install from the settings. AMAZING.
I liked the control panel and tools it includes. The ability to create a bootable ISO from the current installation is life saving. This distro blows the competition away for old 32bit computers. I searched and tried and there is nothing as full-featured and robust as this.
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-04-22
Votes: 12
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Usable versions: 17.4 (Debian: stretch) & 21. (Debian: bullseye)
Grate stable, extrimaly light and very fast:
1. Light JWM (with clear and simple menu-configs): ~26 MB of RAM (RSS)
2. Light terminal urxvtd: ~36 MB of RAM for 3 window
3. Exclusively clear and legible fonts: [Tt]erminus
4. Fast, simple and easy configurable init-scripts for live version, so out of the box.
A lot of boot-string options (like disable=lxn...) from the box
5. Greate supported boot-managers: grub & syslinux/isolinux & uefi
6. Greate scripts in /usr/local/bin
7. The Set of light browsers: firefox, dillo, links2 out of the box
8. Easy remastering packages (like remaster-antix) for creating custom-system.
Preinstalled usb-makers.
9. Play (or extract) streams from internet-servers like YouTube out of the box
(Packages: mps-youtube, smtube, streamlink, youtube-dl)
10. Choice of kernels
11. Usable menu-driven X-window applications. Start out of the box.
12. Merged Antix-Debian repository with NOsystemd support !!!
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-04-14
Votes: 12
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I always preferred antiX or MX Linux, for the simple reason is that i always liked window managers over desktop environments. Both have basically the same programs, and the software installers are the same. I always ike JWM, and IceWM. The thing I always hated was that hideous Wildflower background that MX Linux has, and I think MX Linux is highly overrated. I just recently installed Enlightenment on antiX, and it just looks awesome, I will never switch again, and i'm done with Distro Hopping.
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-04-05
Votes: 18
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A great, low-resources distro! It's very fast on my persistent live-usb. I removed the apps that I don't need, like games, claw mails, etc. The only programs that I installed were trash-cli, gufw, and gimp.
It took me a while to figure out how to change the fonts for the menu, popup, etc., on zzzfm and icewm. After that, it looks very nice and works great! Community supports are excellent. Even the devs took time to respond. Who does that! ; this sure beats those on certain shall-not-be-named distros that tend to tell people to read the manual.
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 3
Date: 2022-03-27
Votes: 2
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Like MX I rate 2 for the work + 1 for usage of ram which is very low. Otherwise this distro is completely bloated with antix apps (with copyrights????) and antix scripts. I'm not sure to like the spirit behind Antix (and MX) things. Also, to have an exhaustive (and misplaced set of tools) is not allways a way of efficiency.
The ergonomy is one the worst I saw among distros. I'm very disapointed because I was waiting for something much cleaner. I spent hours to remove apps, then I gave up cause of global ergonomy.
It seems to be a very good base and the low ram usage is here to proove it. On this base I hope that a team, one of these days, will build something clean and attractive. For the moment I walk away.
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-03-21
Votes: 19
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I installed antiX 21, 64bits "full" version on a single core, 1gb of RAM laptop (that previously had xubuntu, lubuntu and antix 19): if you are keeping partitions of you computer (ex: to store data or another OS to dual boot from), installation can be a bit tricky. When performing a full disk install, it's just a matter of clicking the options you want and you are done in some 5 - 10 minutes (if installing from USB), almost like installing a windows applications (click ok, ok... done)
It's the first time (since I started using antiX) that pulseaudio just works, after being installed from antiX's Package Installer (a GUI mini "app store).
You can install, from antiX's Package Installer the latest (or very new) versions of applications that are not in Debian 11 repositories (like the latest LibreOffice or Gimp).
Pros: the system works extremely fast, when performing normal tasks, like using a file manager, editing documents, etc. Using complex web pages can be taxing on old hardware, but antiX's Package Installer allows you to install many light browsers, even ungoogled-chromium.
Smtube (available out of the box) allows users to stream youtube videos even if a browser is too slow for that on your computer.
It seems pulseaudio support has improved by a lot!
Includes an application to improve localization of installed apps on the OS (like LibreOffice and firefox-esr, or any other app that you have installed, like firefox or vlc).
It has many themes and extra possibilities to change how your system looks (from the ft10-transformation pack to installing gnome or kde)
Cons: when not performing a full disk install, the installer can be way more complex than most OS installation procedures... If you are a non english speaking user you do need an extra step to fully localize your system.
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-02-28
Votes: 19
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I like to recover old pc (for my standars the new ones are 8 years old, while the old ones are >15 years old.
Usage objectives:
a. installation on old or very old computers,
b. support of office programs,
c. internet surfing,
d. possibility to play online live blitz chess on the internet,
e. wine,
f. other: mainly Skype, Zoom and remote / smart working programs.
Installation:
Very good, the fastest I know.
Post installation:
The new users need a learning curve.
The unique possible prob, may be setting the sound.
I went crazy for the microphone setting mainly because I’m not familiar with alsa-sound. Sound was mandatory for me in order to use skype (or zoom). After the installation of pulseaudio, I could make all working perfectly.
Plus:
Possible to tweak according to everyone's desire.
I like very much the MacOS look, so I learned how to change the settings of JWM, in order to get my goal
Windows look
It’s a month that I test the FT10 patch done by the staff of Antix, after the idea of PPC.
The install was with no probs at all, the look is win 10 like (familiar to a lot of people, not so much for me :-)).
This is a fantastic job that ease the switch to linux to all the people that at the moment is wondering whether to buy a new hw.
The attention to detail is good
So this is and will be my main distro for a long time
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-02-11
Votes: 22
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With Debian11, antix now is THE ONLY complete distro for old pc and not only.
Pc from 2000 to 2012 can do their "dirty" job with no probs at all.
My problems were:
1. I need a leaning curve (because I'm a bit old)
2. at the very beginning I didn't know how to make the mic working properly, then, after the install of pulse audio, the system was perfect for my smart work
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 4
Date: 2022-02-04
Votes: 0
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With Antix, if you value your time, you should clearly stay away from this distro. In 19.3 - 19.4 it was fine, but its developers moved way too far away from Devuan or any other systemd - free distro. And it has created bug, antix - specific bugs. With Linux, you should firstly Google, check some Linux forums and only then post your questions. But with Antix you'll find that the majority of recipes isn't working and upgrading packages from debian backports (at least in 19.5) with quickly break your system: you won't be able to launch any web-browsers except for seamonkey. Another pain in the ass was pulseaudio. I've used it in many distros. e.g. Arch. Slackware. Ubuntu. But here it simply doesn't work. It loads, it kinda starts, but you need to switch profiles manually every time you start something, that works with audio, like audacious/mpv. Without that, you'll get silence after boot. And i did everything that was mentioned in forum posts, config files. Still no sound. I've switch (temporarily) to Arch. Install bare-bones ICEWM + pulse and everything works flawlessly. Zero problems whatsoever. There are a lot of broken dependencies, like in antix 21 x64 you'll not be able to install wine after upgrade. At least I wasn't able. And adding wine repo didn't help me. And these are only several of my fresh difficulties with it. I guess I'll migrate to Slackware. It's far more stable, secure and predictable.
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-01-28
Votes: 8
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The problem with antiX is that when you use it for a while, even if you don't really like everything about it, every other distrubition seems sluggish and viscous after that.
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-01-28
Votes: 27
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I have AntiX Base on my 17 year old non-pae Dell laptop. CPU 1,4 GHz, 1 GB RAM.
This distro version was more straight forward to install than the former. A Linux newbie will manage it.
AntiX is the fastest of the actively developed distros I've tried. It is booting fast and is stable, lightweight and easily customized. I can even work on this laptop with Firefox and LibreOffice simultaneously without dipping into Swap. However, a lighter web browser than Firefox might be necessary when working for a longer time with several files and applications. (SeaMonkey is the default web browser.)
To keep it slim, I chose Base version, which installs with good app alternatives for almost all of the jobs I want to perform. But office packages were absent.
There is a repository of 165 GUI packs and 84 cmd-line packs. AbiWord, Gnumeric and others installed automatically with menus in my (non-English) language, but LibreOffice came in US-English with only my national settings installed. So I needed to reinstall LO with Synaptic.
I've chosen IceWM/Rox, which is quite pretty. So pretty that I will consider it when it's time for a new laptop.
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-01-24
Votes: 8
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AntiX is the only distro I have found that loads onto my old and (even when new) low-end netbook computer with only 1 GB RAM. It was sluggish in its default setting, but replacing Firefox with Falkon and going with fluxbox/JWM as the environment made it pretty snappy. The default is IceWM/Rox, but besides being slow that setup was not always fitting onto my netbook screen (odd screen size, of course). AntiX fouind and set up my WiFi no problem. It provides a control center that is pretty clunky compared with KDE, but usable, I was able to reset menu programs with it which can be tricky with lightweight window managers, usually requiring finding/editing the configuration file. And as a Debian-based distro you do have access to the full repository of Debian. I also like that it sets up separate user and root passwords, a lot of Debian-based distros do not do that. I would highly recommend trying AntiX for older computers, and might even consider it for a higher end computer if I wanted maximum speed.
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-01-14
Votes: 15
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My number one distro requirement is no systemd so antiX is on my list. One of the fastest distros if not the fastest. Seems faster than v19.x . Installed on a SSD and selected defaults which formats the whole disk. Install was quick and easy. I like the rox-fluxbox desktop. Desktops can be quickly changed from the menu. The Conky is great too which is like a system heads up display on the upper right of the desktop.
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-01-04
Votes: 0
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Damn thing cant install properly - so no installation - result in - no use of it - end result garbage - waste of nerves, time and electricity ! Majority of Distros failure !
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Project: antiX
Version: 17.4.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-12-17
Votes: 30
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I've used antiX 2-3 years on my ancient laptop (13 years old). It was the only Linux that made that machine usable. Perfect little distro!
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Project: antiX
Version: 21
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-12-12
Votes: 2
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My fav lightweight and all weight. I've tried many others over the years but AntiX does the best in most situations for me.
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