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Add to SafariWhen comparing antiX vs CRUX, the Slant community recommends CRUX for most people. In the question“What are the best Linux distros that don't use systemd?” CRUX is ranked 9th while antiX is ranked 13th. The most important reason people chose CRUX is:
It uses the BSD ports system as package manager.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
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.
Pro Ports
It uses the BSD ports system as package manager.
Pro Very BSD/UNIX-like
Pro Learning
Nice if you want to learn some stuff about Linux.
Pro Very knowledgeable and helpful user comunity via IRC
Cons
Con Not really free and not available for download in Iran
Con Very small user community
Con KISS
You have to do everything by yourself, there are no helpers!
