What are the best Linux distros that don't use systemd?

An init system with the "do one thing and do it right" mentality. Void Linux does not support systemd. See More

Void Linux

Top Pro

Runit init system

Top Con

Not popular

Void Linux is not a popular Linux distro. So, if you run into a problem then it's likely you won't find any fix except from the maintainers. See More

EmbiggenedPanacea's Experience

fast See More

Specs

Based On:Independent

Init-System:runit

Default Desktop Environment:GNOME, KDE, XFCE, Cinnamon, Enlightenment, LXDE, LXQt, MATE, CLI

A single instance of Void will be supported forever without needing to reinstall. See More

Top Pro

Rolling distribution

Top Con

Not suitable for those new to Linux

It may be scarry to install it without 'Anaconda' & Co. ... + you really have to know the Basics. See More

RespectableTuireann's Experience

The only distro that gets broken if you really insist. ( Count this: It doesn't come with 'avahi' crap (you can actually remove it for good and never reinstall it back)(at-spi2 crap also's missing)(etc...) The one CON would be that none of those distros instead of debian family have the power of 'apt purge x(*)' That asterix(I forgot how is properly called that function) is tremendous and I think I saw it only in Fedora's 'dnf'(but I don't remember to see it work as good as with 'apt) ... Also, 'apt autoremove' is far easy than 'pacman -Rcs $(pacman -Qdtq)' but we we're talkig about 'xbps' .. The main problem with xbps is that it's not simply 'xbps' you have to call -install/-remove' which is pretty wasting if you're really playing hard with it ... Also, I don't remember ntpd to run clearly in Void... I hate seeing reinvented weels instead of core software that simply worked. And for the sake of easiness, 'rc-update' feels far better than ln -s + many 'ls' stuff ... I'm really a simle user, I don't know much and I don't want to complicate my life more than I already done. I'm using GNU/Linux for 6 years now (+/- half year when I stood without a PC + max few months on Microosft(in 6 years)...but I really like to extract all the juice from my hardware and Voidlinux seems the only way for now. (Fastest rolling distro by far)(I will actually reinstall it because I can't see 5.10 kernel in Arch yet ... (no 'testing' mirrors enabled: It works or it doesn't, I don't have to risk .) See More

Top Pro

Very minimal

More minimalistic than Arch since it doesn't use systemd. See More

Top Con

Less packages than AUR

BraveMorpheus's Experience

Very fast, not least fast updates. Quite new versions of most programs. Kernel config is horrible, compile your own. See More

Top Pro

Runit is fast and easy to configure

Runit init system is incredibly fast to boot and very simple to use. See More

Top Con

Manual unclear about base configuration

Manual does not explain how to fix GRUB and gives no partition hints to the available options. See More

FerventSerket's Experience

Minimalistic fast linux distro. See More

Top Pro

XBPS (X Binary Package System)

A brand new package manager that is fast, full-featured, and tailored specifically for Void Linux. See More

Top Con

Nvidia CUDA cumbersome to setup

If your using a Nvidia card with programs that require CUDA for fast rendering (Blender), you can expect some trouble getting it to work as it's not included with the Nvidiadriver of the nonfree repo. See More

AgreeableToci's Experience

Lightweight linux distro with runit and xbps. See More

Top Pro

Very lightweight

Base installation can idle at less than 50 megabytes of RAM. See More

Top Con

No ppp package in installation ISO

May become a problem for certain people. See More

CromulentLieaibolmmai's Experience

Great OS with some minor issues here and there See More

Top Pro

BSD-like improvements with Linux

Full support for LibreSSL, an OpenSSL fork focused on maximizing security. The xbps-src package builder works in a similar manner to BSD's ports collection. See More

Top Con

To much drama behind the doors and disorder with the packages

To much drama behind the doors and disorder with the packages, some packages are broken, and the documentation is horrible, the wiki is unmaintained and the community is almost nonexistent. See More

MerryHebat's Experience

Fast and lightweight disribution wihout systemd. See More

Top Pro

Different DE's live ISO's are available

Arch Linux doesn't make ISO's with different DE's. One need to manually install it through CLI version. But Void which is competitor of Arch, provides a wide range of DE's ISOs. See More

Top Con

No news in XBPS like in Portage when emerging

Cannot read news about package updates and changes whilst updating in the XBPS without setting up the mailing list or Git See More

CulturedHadad's Experience

Simply incomplete and not working. Tried two times within months and it worsen instead to be better. See More

Top Pro

Musl image available

Musl libc is lighter and faster than bloated glibc. Musl has been argued to be more secure overall than glibc also. See More

Top Con

'xbps' is not as powerful as 'apt with *(asterix)'

Example: apt purge python* " God bless America ! : apt autoremove ... xbps-install/-remove instead of simply 'xbps' ... See More

AwesomestNehebkau's Experience

Very clean, installation is light and maintenance too. for some aspects: like Package-Manager, kernel update and remove, clean on all the aspect and very light and spee management. I think this is the best distro I see in the last 20 years. See More

Top Pro

Easy installation

Void includes a very user-friendly installer that makes it much easier to install for beginners than alternatives like Arch. See More

Top Con

Slower than pacman

Semi's Experience

Void Linux has been quite a breath of fresh air compared to distros that I've used in the past, such as Arch, Manjaro, and Ubuntu. On my (not very minimal) install, it idles at ~450 megabytes of ram, which is far better than Windows's 4 gigabytes. The package manager has more support for packages than a lot of people shape it up to have. Although I'm not one who considers SystemD the spawn of the devil like some more adamant supporters of this distro, I find that runit runs at least parallel to SystemD's performance. Overall, Void has absolutely been my favorite distro I've used, and I'm planning on sticking with it for a while. See More

Top Pro

Easy to use installer

Unlike it's closest competitor, Arch, Void includes a very user-friendly and simple installer in the ISO. See More

Top Pro

Uses LibreSSL

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Xbps-src

Xbps-src is a source packages collection which is pretty similar to FreeBSD's ports and may replace AUR for Void users. See More

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Many packages

There are some packages in official repos that may be found only in AUR. See More

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Friendly forum

Unlike Elite Arch Forum, it is a friendly forum, although it's small. See More

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Never breaks

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Updated version of IceCat included in the default repositories

GNU IceCat is available and updated. See More

Top Pro

Simply the best

They balance everything, there are no surprises. See More

Top Pro

Extensible using xbps tools like xbps-pkgdb

Can hold/unhold, repolock and configure packages in a similar way to Portage masking and unmasking. See More

It has almost as many packages as Debian. See More

Devuan GNU+Linux

Top Pro

Huge software archive

Top Con

A stable release is several months behind Debian

It takes Devuan several months after a Debian stable release to complete the corresponding Devuan release. See More

LogicalMatton's Experience

an easy-to-use, stable, configurable, free Debian-derived distribution of SystemD. See More

Specs

Based On:Debian

Init-System:SysVinit, OpenRC or runit

Default Desktop Environment:Xfce (KDE, MATE, Cinnamon and LXQt are available)

Release Type:Binary, However you can rebuild and install the Packages or the whole system from Source with apt-build

Devuan is Debian just without systemd, it just mirrors the the Debian archive and repacks or removes packages that have hard dependencies on systemd. See More

Top Pro

It's Debian

Top Con

Support

The only support seems to be via a rather esoteric Freenode IRC network. Entering more than a few lines of text - in order to describe and impart information - results in you being barred; no warnings, nothing, just barred! See More

OptimisticSzelatya's Experience

Very reliable and reasonably up to date without all the updates in compare to a rolling release distro. For me als easy to get used to coming from debian. Using OpenRC as init system. See More

Top Pro

Uses Debian installer

Using a non-live install medium provides the Debian installer for expert installs, making it easy to choose an init system (sysvinit or OpenRC), a release (Stable, Testing, Unstable), a boot loader (lilo or grub2), install onto multiple disks with mbr or gpt partitions, create lvm volumes, create raid volumes, or encrypt disks. See More

Top Con

Wifi setup via connman is very flakey

Wifi connection, via connman, is intermittent and very frustrating with no obvious fix (even after days of internet searching). My install used openRC & the LXQt desktop, which may, or may not, be relevant. See More

CromulentLieaibolmmai's Experience

Solid and stable. Some packages may be outdated and need a workaround (appimg, building from source, portable versions, utilizing mx-linux community repo's, devuan backports, ect.) See More

Top Pro

Init based

Isn't based on systemd which can spread malware into your system. See More

Top Con

Able to install all required ALSA packages before removing bloated Pulse Audio without breaking the system

StudiousOdqan's Experience

PRO: stable, fast, durable, reliable CON: stable releases /packages are almost outdated - some over a year See More

Top Pro

Stability

CulturedHadad's Experience

I have only two more than ten years old 32 bit laptops so to me support for x86 is mandatory and Devuan has it. Infinite number of binary packages easy to install thank to well burned in package manager, no need of snap, flatpak, appimage or other useless layer which waste only ram loading more than twice the same library. A minimal iso suitable to build a system of your taste but non for everyone cause console only based anyway to me with 18 years linux experience is a must. Standard iso with xfce is suitable also for microcrap. See More

Top Pro

Supports SecureBoot

Just like Debian, it supports SecureBoot so you don't have to disable it on dual boot systems. See More

LearnedAnnaPerenna's Experience

Stable. Have been using this for about 2 years. See More

Top Pro

"Testing" version is very stable

After installing the release version called Ascii most users will easily be able to upgrade and run the testing version called Beowulf with few or no problems. See More

ReflectiveEndymion's Experience

GNU/Linux end user since 2002 See More

Top Pro

Very secure

More secure than Debian because it doesn't use Systemd. See More

ModestMomus's Experience

32bit support too, works almost on 99% hardware out of the box, Devuan Minimal Live to build a customized system on a solid base, a bunch of software in repos. Suggested! See More

Top Pro

32-bit support

CoherentNessus's Experience

Running Devuan Beowulf (Testing) for a math / science workstation. Using OpenRC init. Both Cinnamon and Plasma desktops run smoothly. Everything proves very reliable. See More

Top Pro

Most decent look amongst other XFCE distros

Default XFCE theme is unique of all the XFCE distros, including MXLinux, Xubuntu, etc. See More

Top Pro

Excellent for normal people

It is easy to use and is a good choice for beginners. See More

Top Pro

debconf

Just lean back your system is doing the hard stuff for you. See More

Top Pro

Multiple Init systems are supported

It allows you to choose your init system. See More

quick boot, fast response, lot of tools, very easy for daily activities. See More

Knoppix

Top Pro

Contains a great variety of tools.

FunResheph's Experience

Specs

Based On:Debian

Init-System:SysV, knoppix-autoconfig

Default Desktop Environment:LXDE, KDE or GNOME

Knoppix packs a punch, and it has been a reliable on-the-hoof OS for years. Currently, it provides an extremely well-integrated TOR, and this is the number one reason I use it daily. With other distributions, making TOR run is a major hassle, and I do not have time for that. Persistence works flawlessly, too. See More

Top Pro

Powerful and lightweight

CuriousHephaestus's Experience

Since this is completely "free", you won't find many packages available, so there isn't a lot you can do with Parabola. See More

Parabola GNU/Linux-libre

Top Pro

All the benefits of Arch Linux, only 100% certified free software

Top Con

Very few packages

Specs

Based On:Arch Linux

Init-System:Systemd or OpenRC

Default Desktop Environment:LXDE

As always with full libre distros you have to make compromises. See More

Top Pro

Protects your freedom, certified free by the FSF

Top Con

Hard to find non-free stuff

Top Pro

Has its own repos

Parabola has its own repos (which are almost as large as Arch Linux) and the IceCat browser is included. See More

Top Con

Small Repositories

Since Parabola is a completely free distro, there is no nonfree software available and the community repositories are small compared to the AUR. See More

Top Pro

Very secure

Top Con

Won't work out-of-the-box on the most PC's

Almost all PCs need unfree drivers but parabola has none to offer. See More

Top Pro

Option to use OpenRC or Systemd

Top Con

Limited hardware support

Only free drivers are available. See More

Top Pro

Can be migrated from Arch Linux without a CD/USB

Top Pro

Very Secure

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Based on Arch Linux

It is a full stage 4 build that is fully compatible with Gentoo. See More

Redcore Linux

Top Pro

Stage 4 build of Gentoo

EnterprisingMehen's Experience

I would prefer a normal funtoo or gentoo install but if you dont care about customization it is a great way to discover gentoo. See More

Specs

Based On:Gentoo

Init-System:OpenRC

Default Desktop Environment:KDE, LXQt

Release Type:Source, however binary packages are available

It focuses Qt-desktops and software but it also has GTK+ software available if you need them. See More

Top Pro

Focuses Qt-Software

LearnedSopdet's Experience

The project started out nice, but then each update became worse. It's very unstable especially for being Gentoo based. See More

Top Pro

Easy to use

Best Gentoo based distro. See More

Uses standard tar archives with shell scripting as packages. See More

Slackware

Top Pro

Package management

Top Con

Very slow release cycle

Hasn't updated in 3+ years. See More

nooblinux's Experience

Dead and not very friendly See More

Specs

Based On:Softlanding Linux System

Init-System:SysVinit

Default Desktop Environment:KDE SC

Unlike Debian, SUSE or Arch, Slackware aims to be as KISS as possible See More

Top Pro

keep it stupid simple

Top Con

Terrible community

ToughWatatsumi's Experience

Just the smoothest most stable user experience around. Now that I'm running the same programs on Debian-based as well as Slackware machines, the struggles are real, and Slack just wins the day because it just works. See More

Top Pro

No systemd

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Stable

Uses stable, plain-vanilla packages from upstream. See More

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Strong adherence to UNIX Principals

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One more distro which is init based

Some users don't like to install systemd based distros because they increase booting and processing speed. See More

Top Pro

Oldest surviving Linux distro

Besides Debian (which was first released in August 1993), it is the oldest still maintained Linux Distribution and was first released in July 1993. See More

Top Pro

Ideal to learn more of Linux

Related to AntiX, uses nicely customized Xfce desktop, still pretty light on system resources. See More

MX Linux

Top Pro

Debian based

Top Con

Lack of flexibility

Removing stuff you do not need/want is way too time consuming. See More

ReceptivePhlegethon's Experience

Happy MX Linux user from 2016, it never let me down. See More

Specs

Based On:Debian Stable>antiX

Init-System:SysV

Default Desktop Environment:Xfce

You can install a lot of software from Debian repos or elsewhere, with systemd dependencies present, but not using systemd as init. Best of both worlds. See More

Top Pro

Systemd shim

Top Con

Married to a desktop

You cannot remove the xfce desktop without messing up the system. You can add other ones though. See More

Top Pro

Great tools, installer etc. packaged in by default

Fast and easy install, great compatibility and software repos. See More

Top Pro

Great community, very helpful

Great support on Facebook and forum. See More

Top Pro

Theme

Beautifully themed, lightweight xfce desktop. See More

Top Pro

Lots of pros

Very Stable, user friendly, gives you the choice to use or not use systemd, Mx tools are everything most users would need all in one place. See More

Top Pro

Stable

It is almost a Stock AOSP-Android with no huge modifications. See More

Bliss OS

Top Pro

Almost stock

Top Con

Too simple

It might be too simple for more advanced users. See More

nooblinux's Experience

No features See More

Specs

Based On:AOSP>Android-x86

Init-System:Android-init

Default Desktop Environment:Android

It is made by individuals not by a company that needs to make money. See More

Top Pro

No ADs

Top Con

No GNU userland

There is no classic GNU userland. See More

Top Pro

OS for Dummies

Everyone can use it and if you don't root it you can't even kill it See More

Top Con

Limited hardware support

Like android-x86, it has limited hardware support. See More

Top Pro

Rooted with a few clicks

Similarly to android-x86, it's rooted with just a few clicks, thus allowing the use of AdAway and other Ad Blockers. See More

Top Con

Not for power users

Android is designed for everyone so it might be a bit limited for power users. See More

Top Pro

ARM Virtualization

Like android-x86, it comes with ARM virtualization support, so you can run many Android ARM apps on your x-86 device. See More

Top Pro

Google Play Store

Google Play Store is installed by default. See More

Top Pro

Android Apps

There exist an app for any task. See More

Top Pro

Unique

It is unique compared to taditional GNU-based Linux distributions. See More

Top Pro

Familiar UI/Design

Everyone who owns an android device already know the OS. See More

Top Pro

Extra launchers

Comes with a taskbar launcher and the Pixel launcher. See More

Top Pro

Fully opensource

It is fully opensource and there is no company behind it. See More

Top Pro

Multi-platform

Android is available for PCs, Phones, Tablets, TVs and even Clocks. See More

Top Pro

Simple Linux distro

Like ChromiumOS it has a very simple(stipped down) user interface that is easy to understand and use. See More

A portable version, that can be carried on a thumb drive without requiring installation, weighs less than 100MB; a Live CD - less than 150MB. You can even save your settings and files for Puppy on the external device/media. Running off a live CD also has security benefits, as your system will reset to the known config after each boot. See More

Puppy Linux

Top Pro

Designed to run as a live USB/CD

Top Con

Smallest software library ever

You can barely find any precompiled packages for Puppy. See More

AmbitiousAchilles's Experience

Have been using Puppy on and off, for years. Currently my favourite on low-spec Intel NUC machine - beats all comers for speed. See More

Specs

Based On:N/A (however binaries are usually taken from Debian/Ubuntu or Slackware)

Init-System:SysV

Default Desktop Environment:Usually JWM

Since Puppy Linux is completely loaded and run off of RAM instead of HDD, it's read/write speed is not a factor. See More

Top Pro

The whole OS runs off of RAM

Top Con

A bit ugly

Using puppy makes you feel like you just jumped 20 years into the past. Being that the purpose of Puppy Linux is to run or really low resource machines the software used is often on the older side, which is precisely why it has a 20 year old look. See More

Top Pro

Different distro based versions available

Puppy Linux offers a few different releases. The first is an Ubuntu based release called Tahrpup, by using this version the user is able to take advantage of all software and support from Ubuntu. The second version is called Slacko, which is built upon the Slackware binaries. The third is called Wary and it is built to support older hardware than the rest. And the fourth is called Quirky, which is used as a base to explore new ideas. See More

Top Pro

Extremely low minimum system requirements

Puppy Linux requires 128MB of RAM and 333Mhz of CPU, although 256MB of RAM is recommended. See More

Top Pro

JWM used as window manager

JWM is a low resource window manager that is used in most Puppy Linux installs. See More

It's a very useful learning experience; showing the user what is required and in what order, to obtain a running Linux system - from the inside out. See More

Linux From Scratch

Top Pro

For those who wonder what it takes to create an actual Linux distribution

Top Con

Takes a while to create the system. Only for those people who would like to create their very own distribution, or just to understand what makes a Linux system tick.

Linux From Scratch, requires the user to download and compile, all the various required system libraries and programs in a ch-rooted environment. This is usually done from within an existing and already running Linux system. This is not really a con, just a note to the new user. See More

Specs

Based On:N/A

Init-System:SysV-init

Default Desktop Environment:N/A

Release Type:Source

The profile system improves portage's usability without losing the soul of Gentoo. See More

Funtoo

Top Pro

Like Gentoo but more streamlined

Top Con

Manual install

there are no official stage 4 builds available. There is also no installer that will install you a light base system. See More

Specs

Based On:Gentoo

Init-System:OpenRC

Default Desktop Environment:N/A

Release Type:Source

It allows selecting, for example, gnome or desktop profile with most of the sane use flags enabled inside the profile. See More

Top Pro

Use flags that are suitable for a task or environment are grouped into Profiles

Top Pro

Stage3 archive coming with pre-compiled kernel based on Debian's kernel

Top Pro

Funtoo Linux offers a variety of stage3 builds

Customized to a variety of CPU microarchitecture variants from AMD, ARM, and Intel. See More

No learning curve if you're coming from Arch or any of its derivatives. See More

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Artix Linux

Top Pro

Close to bare Arch Linux

Top Con

Few Arch packages might not be available yet

Developers are working migrating all packages into their own repositories while ensuring there's no systemd malware. See More

DecorousGeb's Experience

Super clean. Has everything for immediate production,low resources yet Debian so you can add whatever you "think" you might need. Coolness is the ability to change window manages and tons of themes on the fly to experiment . See More

Specs

Based On:Arch Linux

Init-System:OpenRC, runit, s6

OS Family:Linux

Release Schedule:Rolling

Only the software you would need like Terminal emulator, file manager, media player and a browser. See More

Top Pro

Lightweight

Top Con

No 32 bit support

It does not support intel-like 32 Bit CPUs. See More

ExceptionalBaalHammon's Experience

So far my favorite home distro and I keep coming back to it no matter what. See More

Top Pro

Great OpenRC defaults

Fast boot time and multi-core out of the box. See More

Top Con

Missing init scripts

Not all packages have unit scripts. Especially not AUR packages. See More

WonderfulTamanuitera's Experience

Lightweighrt, stable See More

Top Pro

Configure your own system from scratch - like Gentoo but no compiling

Set up just how you want - meta-packages clean, not cluttered. Really fast, responsive OS even on older hardware. See More

Top Con

Mirrors are slower out of the box

Mirros are located all over the world and users can choose whichever they want; this con is frivolous. See More

EfficientAhti's Experience

Genial distro. Ligera,estable,totalmente personalizable y no te ata a ningún init o DE. Tienes 3 inits y muchos DE para elegir. La instalación gráfica es muy fácil y si ya has usado Arch o alguna derivada no te resultara difícil usar esta distro. See More

Top Pro

runit

Artix actively supports the runit init system known from Void Linux (equally besides the OpenRC init system known from Gentoo). See More

Top Con

Only amd64

It does not support ARM, MIPS or any other CPU architecture than amd64. See More

PoliteHypnos's Experience

Very close to Arch and friendly dev team and community. The decoupling of the system from the init is a definite plus. You can also use a graphical ISO and install from a tty, base-style; useful if you want to have a working internet connection and browser. See More

Top Pro

No systemd

Top Con

Small community

It has only a few developers and a small userbase. See More

SupportiveUtnapishtim's Experience

Compared to other Arch OSs, boot is much faster thanks to the s6 and runit init system. Very nice and friendly forum community. Doesn't impose unnecessary packages - you only take what you need. See More

Top Pro

Flexibility

You can have a functional system in less than 10 mins using GUI installer OR you can do it "the Arch way". See More

Top Con

No security, not greatly tested

They stuff openrc and runit files directly from the master branch of either Gentoo or Void Linux into a PKGBUILD and call it stable. See More

GloriousLeto's Experience

very good distribution, the devs are nice and its based on arch, which is based See More

Top Pro

Choices for everything

Offers choices of which init system you want among runit, openrc & s6, versus other nonsystemd Linux Distros. Fast, lightweight, Arch software packages with AUR, incredible simple, choices of DEs on installation and, of course, you can add any other you may want, like XFCE. A real good choice for Linux Desktop. See More

Top Con

All flaws of Arch Linux

For example like arch it is rolling with no major versions so you need to update if you don't update for a few months/years and there are critical system changes the upgrade process will fail. See More

's Experience

Extremely lightweight See More

Top Pro

Rolling distro

Applications are always kept up-to-date and there is no static ISO to reinstall from. See More

Top Con

Most packages are directly imported from arch

They're cleaned of systemd dependencies first and built afresh though. See More

CaringOdin's Experience

a good one :) You have to dig into the system if you migrate it from manjaro but it works quit well. Just had to dig into pulseaudio and add the pcscd to the init <- was not in the migration docs ... See More

Top Pro

Arch documentation

You can use almost all Arch documentation. See More

Top Con

No secureboot support

After install you won't automatically get secureboot support. See More

ReceptiveBozTengri's Experience

They have ISOs with a GUI. This is useful for when you want something graphical, systemd-free, and with a GUI. See More

Top Pro

Install base-only and customize to be your own system

Top Con

Bloated

You have to option of many ISO's, this con is not necessarily accurate, it can be as bloated or minimalist as you want. See More

HappyLelantos's Experience

Blazing fast , follows unix philosophy . See More

Top Pro

s6 init

Artix actively supports the s6 init system. See More

TactfulTusholi's Experience

Artix is amazing but for me xfce was not good enough with artix See More

Top Pro

Great dark theme

The default dark theme of Artix is well-designed and integrated with most applications, whether Gtk or Qt. See More

CuriousAshnan's Experience

Had a laptop that was simply not working under systemd. Arch would die about 40 seconds after booting. Had scoured the forums for days. Finally, a systemd-free setup had solved all of my problems. It was still Arch-OpenRC back then. See More

i use artix btw's Experience

its the best distro ive ever had for my pentium :) , light and systemd free See More

GraciousKuiXing's Experience

Amazing! Really close to Arch without the systemd horrors! Most desktop managers supported! See More

ReasonableEnbilulu's Experience

Very flexible. I use Plasma and it starts fast, very fast. There is not a gazilliion meta packages that create cluttered systems. If you do end up with a cluttered system YOU are to blame, not the distro. See More

ArticulateAmeNoUzume's Experience

source based See More

ReflectiveEndymion's Experience

Linux end user since 2002 See More

ArtisticLlefelys's Experience

open-rc simpe and best See More

AssertiveWuGang's Experience

Overall great experience: fast and easy. See More

LovelyPrabhasa's Experience

Installed with good hardware support for my newish laptop, totally issue free. GUI installer allows for manual partitioning or automatic, anf it even supports disk encryption. Base install allows you to do it through pacstrap and cli. So far I haven't encountered any missing packages. See More

LoyalCorymbus's Experience

Init systems apart, it provides 3 levels of configuration choices: base (i.e. bare minimum CLI install, for advanced users), minimal (moderately preconfigured LXDE, LXQt, MATE, Cinnamon or Plasma desktops, for most users) and community editions (fully loaded and preconfigured GTK or Qt desktops, i.e. MATE/LXDE and Plasma/LXQt, ready for production). All installation media are available in OpenRC, runit or s6 versions. You choose how much you want to configure and you're set. Huge package selection available, as you can use any pacman-based repositories you like (e.g. Black Arch's or Manjaro's) and of course the AUR. Best of all: no systemd Borg and its assorted CVEs. See More

Nathan's Experience

Customize your own system, down to init system of choice: openrc, runnit, s6 See More

DebonairMehetWeret's Experience

Customize your own system, down to which init system you like. See More

Operating Systems's Experience

Artix Linux is what Arch claimed to be, before systemd, a KISS Linux Distro. Even more, provides the widest ISO range for installation in all three init systems. Fast and stable, with in-house-upstream development, has a bright future. See More