AntiX


antiX is a Linux distribution built directly on Debian Stable. It is comparatively lightweight and suitable for older computers, while also providing cutting edge kernel and applications, as well as updates and additions via the apt-get package system and Debian-compatible repositories.

System requirements

Besides the standard LIVE release, other versions of antiX are available, allowing installations with even lower amounts of RAM, hard drive space, and overall hardware limitations.

Versions

antiX is available for IA-32 and x86-64 architectures, and comes in 3 versions:
These three versions were joined by antiX MX in 2014, developed in cooperation with the MEPIS Community. It uses Xfce as the default desktop environment, is based directly on Debian Stable, is highly stable and gives solid performance from a medium-sized footprint. As of November 2016, MX Linux is now listed as on DistroWatch.

Release history

antiX is a Linux distribution, originally based on MEPIS, which itself is based on the Debian stable distribution. It initially replaced the MEPIS KDE desktop environment with the Fluxbox and IceWM window managers, making it suitable for older, less powerful x86-based systems. Unlike Debian, antiX is systemd-free.
VersionCodenameDate
6.5Spartacus9 July 2007
7.0Lysistrata30 October 2007
7.2Vetëvendosje16 May 2008
7.5Toussaint Louverture24 August 2008
8.0Intifada!14 February 2009
8.2Tȟašúŋke Witkó24 July 2009
8.5Marek Edelman12 April 2010
M11Jayaben Desai3 May 2011
12Edelweißpiraten7 August 2012
13Luddite2 July 2013
MX-14.4Symbiosis23 March 2015
15Killah P30 June 2015
MX-15Fusion24 December 2015
16Berta Cáceres26 June 2016
17Heather Heyer24 October 2017
17.1Heather Heyer18 March 2018
17.2Helen Keller05 October 2018
17.4.1Helen Keller28 March 2019
19Marielle Franco17 October 2019
19.123 December 2019
19.2Hannie Schaft28 March 2020