When comparing Linux Mint Xfce Edition vs antiX, the Slant community recommends Linux Mint Xfce Edition for most people. In the question“What are the best Linux distributions for Xfce?” Linux Mint Xfce Edition is ranked 2nd while antiX is ranked 23rd.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Beautiful implementation of the Xfce desktop
Pro Everything works out of the box
Xfce is very intuitive and straightforward and Mint is very polished and stable.
Pro Most intuitively Windows-like
Pro Works on old and new hardware
Linux Mint XFCE can successfully run on all kinds of machines - for example, on a 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016 desktop PCs.
It can also be installed on a USB drive and you could boot it on all of your computers.
Pro Very stable
Pro Good community support
Pro Built on Debian
Pro 5 year long term support
Pro Extremely lightweight
Has a 70-90MB memory footprint.
Pro Quick installation
The installation procedure for antiX is quick and painless. It installs the OS and grub in no time.
Pro Works well on 32-bit PC
Fewer distros are available to work on 32-bit machines. This works well on old Toshiba. Quick enough on older machines not to notice any lagging.
Pro Stats appear on the desktop
Pro Works very well on ASUS 1005HA netbook
Faster than other distros tested, including many on this list.