When comparing Artix Linux vs feren OS, the Slant community recommends Artix Linux for most people. In the question“What are the best Linux distributions for desktops?” Artix Linux is ranked 7th while feren OS is ranked 40th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro No systemd
Pro Runit
Artix actively supports the runit init system known from Void Linux. (Equally besides the OpenRC init system known from Gentoo).
Pro Close to bare Arch Linux
No learning curve if you're coming from Arch or any of its derivatives.
Pro Lightweight
Only the software you would need like Terminal emulator, file manager, media player and a browser.
Pro Compatible with Arch Repositories
It is fully compatible with almost all packages from community, extra, multilib and AUR.
Pro Rolling distro
Pro Flexibility
You can have a functional system in less than 10 mins using GUI installer OR you can do it "the Arch way".
Pro Post installazione
Nel post installazione si apre la finestra che ti permette di scegliere, in tutta semplicità, impostazioni desktop. Bello per un utente desktop che non vuole perdersi nella miriade di opzioni kde
Pro Stabile
Basata su Mint... la stabilità è assicurata!
Pro Bella
Bella da vedere. Permette di lavorare e rilassarsi con semplicità. L’attenzione ai dettagli grafici rende il lavoro più piacevole
Pro Scelta kernel
Feren semplifica la scelta del kernel tramite un’apposita sezione.
Pro Hardware
Installare hardware è semplificato tramite l’interfaccia di Feren
Cons
Con No systemd
Some packages flat out won't work because systemd is non existent, sadly pipewire needs systemd to run. Hopefully Pipewire becomes usable soon. Edit: Pipewire does work but you will have to make a startup script.
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.
Con No tiling WM (i3/sway) out of the box
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