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Reader supplied reviews for antiX Average rating 8.1 from 93 review(s) Please specify which version of the distribtion you are reviewing. Please selecting a rating in the range of 1-10. Please write at least a few sentences about the distribution while limiting your review to 4080 characters. What are your thoughts on antiX? Please include a few pros and a few cons, along with your overall impression of the operating system. Our FAQ page has tips on writing a good mini-review. Version: -- 23222119.517.516.31513.212118.5 Rating:    -- 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 out of 10 Your review (minimum 250 words): Past reviews - sort by: DateVotes Version: 23 Rating: 10 Date: 2023-11-21 Votes: 10 Very good.In my opinion this is one of the best light linux distros. This distribution has sensible programs pre-installed. The default IceWM 'desktop' is nicely designed. The system works extremely well. It has everything needed for browsing the Internet and many other such activities. Overall, I recommend it. It is a distribution based on Debian but without systemd or even elogind. The graphical configuration tools are well made. In my opinion, it is a good distribution for beginner Linux users. I chose the full runit version. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 23 Rating: 9 Date: 2023-09-04 Votes: 72 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. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 23 Rating: 1 Date: 2023-09-01 Votes: 0 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. Was this review helpful? Yes No See all 93 reader reviews of antiX...