Reader supplied reviews for Artix Linux
Average rating
9.2 from 169 review(s)
Version: 20230814
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-02-04
Votes: 0
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Normal methods of creating working Boot Medium Failed ! Had to use 'dd' to create a bootable Flash Drive. Installed to HDD and GRUB promptly Failed to boot. antiX at least has a workaround for this, a Boot Repair that Works ! Using an HP Elitebook 745 G4.
S6 was an attractive feature of the ArtiX Distribution, however, it would be nice to even see S6 in action after an install to HDD.
There wasn't a Connection Manager to connect to my Wi-Fi, so I was glad I Did know how to use the Advanced Network Configurator !
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Version: 20230814
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-01-17
Votes: 14
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What I was looking for: no bloated (no systemd, preinstalled unwanted software), minimalistic, quick install, simple and stable distro with latest software I am using and interested in...
I have found Artix and after one year of running it on my desktop and laptop I have no need to look for something else...
During this period I realized that for me it is most effective and suckless to use command line /text based programs instead of specific applications (for example pacman/yay over some pacman gui)....
The Arch packaging is super quick, easy and simple...
Comparing to some other distros - performance (RAM consuption, speed) is best (410 MB XFCE, of course depends what processes you have started up...)
Thank You very much, Artix Developers, for this great independed and real linux distro!
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Version: 20230814
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-01-16
Votes: 0
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Artix is a distro that is what it claims to be, the art of linux. I do not particularly care for the init wars, but what I do care about is options. I am not only glad that Artix provides the option of a different init system but also does so in a relatively stable fashion. Even as someone who likes systemd, this might become my daily driver.
Runit is fast and simple and I love it for that. Simply create a symlink from /etc/runit/sv/yourservicehere to /run/runit/service. I appreciate it for this simple mentality. systemctl will always be easier but I like that runit does not try to do too much. This can be shown in its slightly faster boot times.
Admittedly, boot times were slower than what I got on void, but as someone with a fast PC, this does not matter to me. I am still consistently surprised by how well everything is put together. I love how simple runit is as opposed to systemd but this is nothing if personal preference and an arbitrary picking of one over the other.
Now there are a few minor issues. First of all, the basic installer needs more work. You should be able to disable artix's branding (i.e grub themes), change the repositories to include lib32 and standard arch repositories if need be, and ideally you would be able to enable zram but I am not sure of how hard that would be. Currently you need to enable zramen. For a distro where the main purpose is choice, these are options I want to see from the start.
Secondly, I cannot get pipewire to work. Maybe it has to do something with my headphones/usb hub, but I cannot get it to work. Pulseaudio is a must.
For my final major issue, I don't know how much of this is my personal hardware, but after one particular artix reinstall it significantly delayed runit startup times as well as time to post. I know this because every time I reinstalled artix it had the same issue, it would hang on a specific runit step for upwards of two minutes when usually it took less than 15 seconds to boot. Eventually I replaced artix with void to see if it was an issue with runit proper or how it was packaged and it went away.
All in all I do like this distro and will daily drive it, but it has not quite matured yet. Work needs to be done on the installer and pulseaudio
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