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Add to SafariWhen comparing SliTaz vs Siduction, the Slant community recommends Siduction for most people. In the question“What are the best Linux distributions for misanthropes?” Siduction is ranked 67th while SliTaz is ranked 78th. The most important reason people chose Siduction is:
Apt/Aptitude, debconf or the alternatives system.
Specs
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Pros
Pro One of the smallest distributions with desktop GUI
The core liveCD is only 35 megabytes. The boot-from-internet option fits on a floppy.
Pro Very fast
Pro Can add desktop effects
SliTaz has a feature called "Desktop Effects" which can add shadow or fade effects to windows.
Pro Very customizable
SliTaz is very customizable. You can programatically edit and change anything you want on how the OS looks or behaves.
Pro Debian based
Apt/Aptitude, debconf or the alternatives system.
Pro Updates are slow, but stable. It is based on Debian after all.
It uses Unstable per default so it is still some kind of stable since all dangerous packages are tested in experimental first.
Pro Secure Boot support
It supports secure boot which is great for LiveCDs and dual boot systems.
Cons
Con Install instructions are in French
When first booting SliTaz from a USB or from a Live CD, the installation instructions are in French.
Con Not much variety as to available applications
SliTaz does not have as many applications in its repositories as the bigger distros such as Ubuntu.
Con Hardware recognition is bad compared to Ubuntu.
Siduction won't install any non-free drivers by default.
