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5.5 from 2 review(s)
Version: 2.3-2026.06.15
Rating: 8
Date: 2026-06-29
Country: Honduras
Votes: 0
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I installed Milis Linux 2.3 on Oracle VirtualBox using 2 GB of RAM, 2 CPU cores, and a 60 GB virtual hard disk. The installation process was simple and straightforward, and I had no major issues setting up the system. After the first boot, the desktop loaded correctly and the overall experience was stable. One thing I noticed was that Firefox took a few seconds to open the first time, and several warning messages appeared during startup before the desktop was displayed. However, these messages did not affect the normal operation of the system.
The desktop environment looks clean, organized, and easy to use. It also comes with useful applications already installed, including Firefox, LibreOffice, Geany, and GParted, so it is ready for everyday tasks without requiring additional software. Once the system finished loading, navigating through the desktop and opening applications felt smooth in VirtualBox.
One drawback is that the documentation and community support are limited, especially for users who do not speak Turkish. Overall, I had a positive experience with Milis Linux. It is easy to install, stable during testing, and seems like a good lightweight distribution for basic everyday use.
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Version: 2.3-2025.11.21
Rating: 3
Date: 2025-12-30
Votes: 1
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in English, but when I opened it, I was bombarded with Turkish...
I had no choice but to ask Google-Gemini for assistance...and in the end...
Gemini said... (see below!!)
So, I looked into the Turkish-made "Milis Linux" repository, which was my homework assignment.
Milis Linux (Milis İşletim Sistemi) Status Report
This is quite a "shrew." Its position as a platform based on Turkey's unique LFS (Linux From Scratch) hasn't changed, but the repository situation is honestly quite "unstable," or rather, it seems to be "fully focused on Turkey."
Repository Connectivity: The official repository (repo.milislinux.org) seems to be extremely slow to respond depending on the time of day when accessed from Japan (my main home or my second home), and at worst, it is sometimes rejected with a "NotFound" error. Mirrors within Turkey are still operational, but it seems that external access is quite limited.
Quirks of the package management "MPS": It runs using its own mps command, but even if you look at the repository list (around /etc/mps/repos.list), there are almost no mirrors in other countries. So if a repository looks dead, it's not because of the connection, but simply because "the Turkish side is in a bad mood."
Current trends as of 2025: Development itself has not stopped, but has become completely community-based (Milis Savunma) and has become a hobby-like effort. To be honest, it might not be suitable for the kind of "stable research" you're currently doing with Mabox or Mint...
(That's Gemini's opinion.)
So, when I saw that Dinit was being used, which was unusual (searching on DistroWath, the only other examples of its use were Artix and Chimera...), I jumped at the chance... and while I'd like to commend them for that, I'll just have to give up and wait until I can access the repository... Thank you to everyone involved!!
from West-End Waterfront Area of KOBE, Japan
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Latest Reviews
Project: Milis Linux
Version: 2.3-2026.06.15
Rating: 8
Date: 2026-06-29
Votes: 0
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I installed Milis Linux 2.3 on Oracle VirtualBox using 2 GB of RAM, 2 CPU cores, and a 60 GB virtual hard disk. The installation process was simple and straightforward, and I had no major issues setting up the system. After the first boot, the desktop loaded correctly and the overall experience was stable. One thing I noticed was that Firefox took a few seconds to open the first time, and several warning messages appeared during startup before the desktop was displayed. However, these messages did not affect the normal operation of the system.
The desktop environment looks clean, organized, and easy to use. It also comes with useful applications already installed, including Firefox, LibreOffice, Geany, and GParted, so it is ready for everyday tasks without requiring additional software. Once the system finished loading, navigating through the desktop and opening applications felt smooth in VirtualBox.
One drawback is that the documentation and community support are limited, especially for users who do not speak Turkish. Overall, I had a positive experience with Milis Linux. It is easy to install, stable during testing, and seems like a good lightweight distribution for basic everyday use.
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Project: Milis Linux
Version: 2.3-2025.11.21
Rating: 3
Date: 2025-12-30
Votes: 1
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in English, but when I opened it, I was bombarded with Turkish...
I had no choice but to ask Google-Gemini for assistance...and in the end...
Gemini said... (see below!!)
So, I looked into the Turkish-made "Milis Linux" repository, which was my homework assignment.
Milis Linux (Milis İşletim Sistemi) Status Report
This is quite a "shrew." Its position as a platform based on Turkey's unique LFS (Linux From Scratch) hasn't changed, but the repository situation is honestly quite "unstable," or rather, it seems to be "fully focused on Turkey."
Repository Connectivity: The official repository (repo.milislinux.org) seems to be extremely slow to respond depending on the time of day when accessed from Japan (my main home or my second home), and at worst, it is sometimes rejected with a "NotFound" error. Mirrors within Turkey are still operational, but it seems that external access is quite limited.
Quirks of the package management "MPS": It runs using its own mps command, but even if you look at the repository list (around /etc/mps/repos.list), there are almost no mirrors in other countries. So if a repository looks dead, it's not because of the connection, but simply because "the Turkish side is in a bad mood."
Current trends as of 2025: Development itself has not stopped, but has become completely community-based (Milis Savunma) and has become a hobby-like effort. To be honest, it might not be suitable for the kind of "stable research" you're currently doing with Mabox or Mint...
(That's Gemini's opinion.)
So, when I saw that Dinit was being used, which was unusual (searching on DistroWath, the only other examples of its use were Artix and Chimera...), I jumped at the chance... and while I'd like to commend them for that, I'll just have to give up and wait until I can access the repository... Thank you to everyone involved!!
from West-End Waterfront Area of KOBE, Japan
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