• Home Page, Headlines
 • DW Weekly, Comments
 • Packages, Package Management
 • Glossary, FAQ, Mobile Site
 • Search, Sitemap
 • Major Distributions
 • Submit Distribution
 • Upcoming Releases
 • About DistroWatch
 • Page Hit Ranking
 • Advertise
 • Torrent Downloads

antiX RSS Feed DistroWatch.com: antiX

antiX

Last Update: 2022-02-07 06:22 UTC


antiX is a fast, lightweight and easy-to-install Linux live CD distribution based on Debian's "Stable" branch for x86 compatible systems. antiX offers users the "antiX Magic" in an environment suitable for old computers. The goal of antiX is to provide a light, but fully functional and flexible free operating system for both newcomers and experienced users of Linux. It should run on most computers, ranging from 256 MB old PIII systems with pre-configured swap to the latest powerful boxes. 256 MB RAM is recommended minimum for antiX. The installer needs minimum 2.7 GB hard disk size. antiX can also be used as a fast-booting rescue CD, or run "live" on a USB stick, with or without persistent file storage.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 15 (572), 6 months: 15 (475), 3 months: 15 (430), 4 weeks: 18 (439), 1 week: 24 (456)

Average visitor rating: 8.34/10 from 238 review(s).


antiX Summary
Distribution antiX
Home Page https://antixlinux.com/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums https://www.antixforum.com/
Alternative User Forums
Documentation http://download.tuxfamily.org/antix/docs-antiX-17/FAQ/index.html
Screenshots DistroWatch Gallery
Screencasts
Download Mirrors https://antixlinux.com/antix/download/DistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker https://us-bz3.devzing.com/mx_antix/
Related Websites  
Reviews 19.x: Heise (German)
15.x: DistroWatch
13.x: BlogspotBlogspotLinux Za Sve (Croatian)
12.x: LWN
11.x: BlogspotDistroWatch
8.x: IT Lure
7.x: Blogspot
Where To Buy or Try

Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2021-10-31: Distribution Release: antiX 21
 • 2021-05-22: Distribution Release: antiX 19.4
 • 2020-10-17: Distribution Release: antiX 19.3
 • 2020-03-28: Distribution Release: antiX 19.2
 • 2019-12-24: Distribution Release: antiX 19.1
 • 2019-10-18: Distribution Release: antiX 19
 • 2019-08-18: Development Release: antiX 19 Beta 3
 • 2019-07-13: Development Release: antiX 19 Beta 2
 • 2019-06-13: Development Release: antiX 19 Beta 1
 • 2019-03-07: Distribution Release: antiX 17.4
 • 2018-12-26: Distribution Release: antiX 17.3
 • 2018-10-05: Distribution Release: antiX 17.2
 • More antiX releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2018-04-11 antiX flavour based on Debian Sid
 • 2017-12-16 antiX spin based on Debian Sid
 • More antiX headlines...

Table Notes and Explanations

(Please refer to the table below.)
  • Select view:
  • To compare the software in this project to the software available in other distributions, please see our Compare Packages page.
  • Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the "nautilus" and "gnome-shell" packages. The Apache web server is listed as "httpd" and the Linux kernel is listed as "linux". The KDE desktop is represented by the "plasma-desktop" package and the Xfce desktop by the "xfdesktop" package.
  • Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.
TUXEDO
TUXEDO Computers
Get your Linux laptop at TUXEDO Computers today! Choose from a wide variety of Linux laptops with both AMD Ryzen and Intel Core i processors. All coming pre-installed and ready-to-run with Ubuntu or openSUSE. Full 24 months of warranty included!

TUXEDOComputers.com

Star Labs

Star Labs Systems | Laptops designed for Linux

Star Labs - Laptops built for Linux.
View our range including the StarLite and the StarBook. Available with coreboot open-source firmware and a choice of Ubuntu, elementary, Manjaro and more. Visit Star Labs for information, to buy and get support.


Free Tech Guides

NEW! The Ultimate Kali Linux Book



FREE FOR LIMITED TIME! Perform advanced penetration testing using Nmap, Metasploit, Aircrack-ng and Empire (a free 742-page ebook)


Shells.com

Shells.com - Your Personal Workspace in the Cloud

Your own personal Linux computer in the cloud, available on any device. Supported operating systems include Android, Debian, Fedora, KDE neon, Kubuntu, Linux Mint, Manjaro and Ubuntu, ready in minutes.

Starting at US$4.95 per month, 7-day money-back guarantee



Feature 21
bullseye
19.5 17.5 16.3 15 13.2 12 11 8.5 Feature
Release Date 2021-10-31 2022-01-25 2022-01-09 2017-12-21 2015-06-30 2013-11-05 2012-08-07 2011-05-02 2010-04-12 Release Date
End Of Life       2020-06 2020-06         End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 1200-1300 1000-1200 100-1000 700-800           Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Installation
Default Desktop IceWM IceWM IceWM IceWM IceWM IceWM IceWM IceWM IceWM Default Desktop
Package Management DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB Package Management
Release Model Fixed, Semi, Rolling Fixed, Semi, Rolling Fixed, Semi, Rolling Fixed, Semi, Rolling Fixed, Semi, Rolling Fixed, Semi, Rolling Fixed, Semi, Rolling Fixed, Semi, Rolling Fixed, Semi, Rolling Release Model
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice GOffice GOffice Office Suite
Processor Architecture i486, x86_64 i486, x86_64 i486, x86_64 i486, x86_64 i486 i486, x86_64 i486 i486, i686 i486, i686 Processor Architecture
Init Software runit, SysV runit, SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV Init Software
Journaled File Systems ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, ReiserFS ext3, ext4, ReiserFS ext3, ext4, ReiserFS Journaled File Systems
Multilingual en, ca, cs, de, es, fr, hu, nl, pt_br en, ca, cs, de, es, fr, hu, nl, pt_br en, ca, cs, de, es, fr, hu, nl, pt_br en, ca, cs, de, es, fr, hu, nl, pt_br en, ca, cs, de, es, fr, hu, nl, pt_br en, ca, cs, de, es, fr, hu, nl, pt_br en, ca, cs, de, es, fr, hu, nl, pt_br en, ca, cs, de, es, fr, hu, nl, pt_br en, ca, cs, de, es, fr, hu, nl, pt, pt_br Multilingual
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Full Package List 21 19.5 17.5 16.3 15 13.2 12 11 8.5 Full Package List
Package 21
bullseye
19.5 17.5 16.3 15 13.2 12 11 8.5 Package
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.8.6 2.8.2 abiword (3.0.5)
alsa-lib (1.2.7.2) 1.2.2 1.1.8 1.1.3 1.0.28 1.0.28 1.0.25 1.0.25 1.0.23 1.0.22 alsa-lib (1.2.7.2)
amdgpu (22.20.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (22.20.3)
bash (5.1.16) 5.1 5.0 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 bash (5.1.16)
bind (9.18.6) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.18.6)
chromium (104.0.5112.101) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (104.0.5112.101)
cups (2.4.2) 2.3.3 2.2.10 2.2.1 1.7.5 1.7.5 1.5.3 1.5.3 1.4.6 1.4.2 cups (2.4.2)
dhcp (4.4.3) 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.3.5 4.3.1 4.3.1 4.2.2 4.1.1-P1 4.1.1-P1 3.1.3 dhcp (4.4.3)
e2fsprogs (1.46.5) 1.46.2 1.44.5 1.43.4 1.42.12 1.42.12 1.42.5 1.42.4 1.41.12 1.41.11 e2fsprogs (1.46.5)
firefox (104.0) 78.15.0 91.5.0 91.4.1 52.5.2 31.7.0 22.0b1 10.0.6 -- -- firefox (104.0)
freetype (2.12.1) 2.10.4 2.9.1 2.6.3 2.5.2 2.5.2 2.4.9 2.4.9 2.4.4 2.3.11 freetype (2.12.1)
gcc (12.2.0) 10.2.1 8.3.0 6.3.0 4.9.2 4.9.2 4.7.2 4.7.1 4.5.2 4.4.2 gcc (12.2.0)
gimp (2.10.32) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gimp (2.10.32)
glibc (2.36) 2.31 2.28 2.24 2.19 2.19 2.13 2.13 2.11.2 2.10.2 glibc (2.36)
gnome-shell (42.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (42.4)
gnucash (4.11) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (4.11)
gnumeric (1.12.52) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.10.14 1.10.1 gnumeric (1.12.52)
grub (2.06) 2.04 2.02 2.02beta3 2.02beta2 2.02beta2 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 grub (2.06)
gtk (4.6.7) 3.24.24 3.24.5 3.22.11 3.14.5 3.14.5 3.4.2 3.2.4 2.24.4 2.18.9 gtk (4.6.7)
httpd (2.4.54) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.54)
inkscape (1.2.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.2.1)
k3b (22.08.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- k3b (22.08.0)
kmod (30) 28 26 23 18 18 9 8 -- -- kmod (30)
krita (5.1.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.1.0)
libreoffice (7.4.0) 7.0.4 7.0.4 5.2.7 4.3.3 4.3.3 4.0.3 3.5.4 -- -- libreoffice (7.4.0)
linux (5.19.3) 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.4.10 4.0.5 3.7.10 3.5 2.6.36 2.6.32 linux (5.19.3)
Package 21
bullseye
19.5 17.5 16.3 15 13.2 12 11 8.5 Package
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- lxpanel (0.10.1)
mariadb (10.9.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (10.9.2)
mate-desktop (1.26.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.26.0)
mesa (22.1.7) 20.3.5 18.3.6 13.0.6 10.3.2 10.3.2 8.0.5 8.0.3 7.10 7.7 mesa (22.1.7)
mysql (8.0.30) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (8.0.30)
nautilus (42.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (42.2)
NVIDIA (515.65.01) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (515.65.01)
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (18.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (18.0.1)
openssh (9.0p1) 8.4p1 7.9p1 7.6p1 6.7p1 6.7p1 6.0p1 6.0p1 5.5p1 5.3p1 openssh (9.0p1)
openssl (3.0.5) 1.1.1k 1.1.1d 1.1.0l 1.0.1t 1.0.1k 1.0.1e 1.0.1c 1.0.0d 0.9.8n openssl (3.0.5)
perl (5.36.0) 5.32.1 5.28.1 5.24.1 5.20.2 5.20.2 5.14.2 5.14.2 5.10.1 5.10.1 perl (5.36.0)
php (8.1.9) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.1.9)
plasma-desktop (5.25.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (5.25.4)
postfix (3.7.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.7.2)
postgresql (14.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (14.5)
Python (3.10.6) 3.9.2 3.7.3 3.5.3 2.7.9 2.7.9 2.7.3 2.7.3rc2 2.6.6 2.5.4 Python (3.10.6)
qt (6.3.1) 5.15.2 5.11.3 5.7.1 5.3.2 4.8.6 4.8.2 4.7.4 4.7.2 4.5.3 qt (6.3.1)
samba (4.16.4) -- -- -- -- 4.1.17 3.6.6 3.6.6 3.5.8 -- samba (4.16.4)
systemd (251.4) -- -- -- -- -- 44 44 -- -- systemd (251.4)
thunderbird (102.1.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (102.1.2)
vim (9.0) 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.2 vim (9.0)
vlc (3.0.17.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vlc (3.0.17.4)
xfdesktop (4.16.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.16.1)
xorg-server (21.1.4) 1.20.11 1.20.4 1.19.2 1.16.4 1.16.4 1.12.4 1.12.3 1.9.5 1.6.5 xorg-server (21.1.4)

Reader Ratings
Reader supplied reviews for antiX

Average rating
8.3
from 238 review(s)



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:

Rating:    out of 10

Your review (minimum 250 words):




Past reviews - sort by:

Version: 21
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-08-21
Votes: 0


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.




Was this review helpful? Yes No
Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-08-19
Votes: 4


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.



Was this review helpful? Yes No
Version: 21
Rating: 5
Date: 2022-08-12
Votes: 0


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.


Was this review helpful? Yes No

See all 238 reader reviews of antiX...


Copyright (C) 2001 - 2022 Atea Ataroa Limited. All rights reserved. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Privacy policy. Change privacy settings.
DistroWatch.com is hosted at Copenhagen.

Contact, corrections and suggestions: Jesse Smith
Tips: bc1qtede6f7adcce4kjpgx0e5j68wwgtdxrek2qvc4
86fA3qPTeQtNb2k1vLwEQaAp3XxkvvvXt69gSG5LGunXXikK9koPWZaRQgfFPBPWhMgXjPjccy9LA9xRFchPWQAnPvxh5Le
PayPal.me/distrowPatreon.com/distrowatch