FWIW, "anti-X" is accepted, based on the developers name. "antics" is another well accepted pronunciation, and a tongue in cheek toward "antiques" too. Very Nice video thank you. Kernel: the live system on the "full" isos defaults to the 4.9 kernel, but the 5.10 should be present too.
For those new to AntiX, please don’t forget to read the official documentation. It clarifies the nuances that make AntiX different, and will make your AntiX experience so much easier.
@Navjot yes, just don’t expect it to be like other distros. But once you get used to it, it’s super easy, reliable, and *extremely* lightweight. Blazing fast on any laptop with 2gb ram.
I can confirm, the x86 (32-bit) version of AntiX runs very well (with about 100 MB at boot) on my old HP Atom netbook with 1 GB of RAM, which is not even a potato, it's more like a mashed potato. However, I couldn't get the installer to load unless I put 2 GB of RAM into the machine, but that could just be an issue with the hardware or my RAM.
For people that have a 32 Bit CPU 1-4GB of RAM Computer, Antix is the Best Distro that offers so much out of the Box, and runs YT at 480P like a dream, Just make sure you use a light Browser on 32 Bit.
Thank you! Just getting into linux and it's wonderful for reviving old computers. Just installed linux lite on an old netbook and it's great. Compared to Windows 7 it was running it's so much faster. But after watching this I'm installing antix on that laptop. Thanks once again.
I was ready to give up on debian based distros, with the exception of dietPi, until I tried antiX, and MX Linux. You could literarily run it on a potato. Perfect distro to run debian packages on Windows in a VM with almost zero overhead.
Basically speaking, antiX is an alternative for windowsXP! If you want to revive an old machine without the vulnerabilities of windows or certificates issue browsing the internet that is... Another option is puppy linux arcade image (tahr606_arcade works well on 512mb centrino laptop), even managing to play youtube flawlessly (mobile version) 240p!!! Only cartoons look good at that resolution, Tom & Jerry anyone?
Q4OS 32-bit version with TDE (Trinity Desktop Environment) is very lightweight yet provides many more bells and whistles so you don't have to resort to terminal apps where graphical apps would provide a better experience.
@@petergalax1117 Probably not, but it is still a good option to give a try on low end hardware. I'm running it on a Dell laptop with an Intel Celeron N3050 (2.16GHz) with 2GB of RAM. I guess there are machines out there with even lower specs but, hey. It's nice to have options. On this Dell I run the 64bit version though. Not sure why I did that instead of the 32bit version . . . ? :-)
I use Antix on a machine with two gigs of ram from over ten years ago with intel celeron. It works by very far better than lubuntu. Though the menu system is overloaded which makes it overwhelming, but it has really cool apps OOTB.
@@linuxosfan except that I set /proc/sys/vm/swappiness to 0, so it uses all of my RAM before hitting swap, which also helped speed things up considerably :)
I like this series of videos a lot👍 i tinker around with old hardware and sorry to mention this again (did it on a preceding video), i found SLAX linux really awesome, its debian based, has significant less footprint than antix, uses normal debian repos, and the module system is very interesting for customizing. Also Porteus linux is very much a look worth. Both run well on old Intel atom architecture. And btw, if you have Uefi machines, and do multiboot, i found the Refind boot manager super useful. Just in case this is useful for one of you.
No matter what distro I try, I always end up reinstalling antix on my atom netbook. No other lightweight distro felt as snappy. Not even q4os. The menus pop up instantly, with no lag. Firefox ESR is still sluggish, but installing Falkon makes web browsing usable and tolerable. RU-vid runs ok at 480p. What's missing is a 32 bit WhatsApp app, and reasonable performance with Google docs.
Antix is one of my favourite distro's for old computers especially the Runit version cos i find Runit feels smoother than SysVinit plus the Runit version also has the backports pre configured and i also really like their configuration of IceWM.
I did update the kernel to 5.x (I believe it was 5.15) and it took 50MB more of ram, I think is an ok trade of for more hardware support (if needed, otherwise I recommend to stick to their kernel)
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I use AntiX Linux on a notebook Eee Pc Intel Atom 1.6 GHz with 2 GB RAM and it's great, another distro that i tried and is also very lightweight was Q4OS Linux.
antiX CPU and memory requirements are low enough that even the full version runs just fine on my old Pentium II from 1997. And it just flies on my I7. The newer kernels are easy to install from the Package installer.
1st of all, Kudos to Antix. It's incredible what they've done. BUT... I have a 14 yr old laptop (2Core 4Gb 250Gb) that successfully runs Linux Mint 21 and Firefox 106. RAM wise, with 1/4 an eye on how many tabs and apps are open (although the swap/page file would help out) my thoughts on installing a lite-weight distro has very much diminished. P.S. I use cinnamon btw. I was bowled over at how well it runs. I've not encountered lag yet (but I've not tried games!). I advise people to give it a shot.
Excellent work, I'm really appreciated your work, another distribution is a fantastic for potato is Loc-Os is amazing the easy way to use it and incredibly light I running this distribution in a Acer Aspire with a Intel Celeron and runs fantastic I hope you can do a review because I don't think is a review in English only in Spanish, thanks
Having been a field service tech for 25 years, I've used my share of recovery tools. As such, it was a boon to me when I discovered "distros" that would run without being installed on a system! The first, and favorte for many years, was Ultimate Boot CD (Windows). Later came SystemRescue, GParted Live, ddRescue, and Knoppix. When I started looking at Linux as a possible desktop OS, I would install it on old systems that our customers had replaced. These were NOT powerful, by any stretch of the imagination! Thus, I tended to gravitate towards Linux Lite, Linux Mint, and later (of course) MX Linux. All of these, IMHO, outshine antiX Linux by miles. Then there was that short side trip I took with Puppy Linux... but that's a story for another day. ;)
I am an avid follower of Curiousmarc and come from the era of green-screen so visual appearance is never an issue (hint, hint). I am usually a Puppy Slacko user of Windosians' discarded hardware, so my priorities are 1. RU-vid (with audio) 2. Bluetooth (without tearing out what little hair I have left). Thanks for the review, I'll give it a go. ps Buying new would be far too "meh"!
i run antix on a dinosaur from 2002 for my mom as she is playing rummikub on browser and this guy you are talking about was my only solution to run a modern browser on an intel atom whatever and 1gb of ram with no 64-bit support on the chip. It's a mini mini laptop and I was really surprised by how well this thing runs on it comparing to other "lightweight" distros. TCL was my other option actually but i can't seem to make my mom happy with that little ugly bastard.
MX is it's own distro and unique looking. The New Peppermint is nothing but Debian with lipstick. The Old Peppermint 10.x was much better and a unique distro on it's own.
I install antiX Linux on my dear old Dell Mini 9 about once every six months. I fairly quickly remember that I just cannot deal with Rox Filer etc. and try to use the alterntive file manager but I cannot seem to divorce the dek top from Rox, so I give up. However my Dell Mini 9 runs MIYO linux beautifully and so perhas you should have a look at that distr'o. It is based on Devuan, therefore no invidious systemd, and looks very modern. Available on Sourceforge in various iterations including 32 and 64bit. Unlike antiX it is a "one man band distro" so suport is your responsibility, although the developer Dan is a great guy and always listens.
what one is the lightest on CPU and gpu performance things like smoothly resizing windows? Antix q40s Mint xfce Peppermint Linux lite or.,possibly Arch with minimally installed things just a window manager?
Antix is fantastic!! Rox is a powerful file manager. I have a newer PC and it flies AND it is very functional. It in lures the phenomenal rox filer which I love and is SO underrated!! I don't care about looks. I care about functionality and speed.
I'm using antix and I don't have any ad-blocker extension and yet it says ad blocker being used How do I make it stop blocking ads ? Using the buildin Firefox browser Would really appreciate the guide I'm new to Linux currently using it on an old laptop
Been using AntiX for a while on an old HP desktop Pentium 4 with 2GB of RAM with a 160GB PATA HD and it does browsing and videos ok and thats all I need it to do but also been using MX linux on an old dual core HP laptop with 4 GB of RAM and it works well enough at least better than win 10
This might be stupid ridiculous for Linux veterans who probably prefer arch or gentoo but… Antix would be awesome if it supported newer hardware like gaming laptops for example. It would definitely require to upgrade the kernel to the latest one (possibly 5.10 or 6) plus also maybe add some additional tweaks. For what purpose would I use this?? For virtualization when I’m home and for a balance between great battery life and a snappy OS. This is just a brief description of my personal use.
Man, it is quite cool, but I got into my hearth Basic Linux. It is a distro based on Slackware4, that fitted into 2 floppy disks but is installeable to the HD, has proper Networking, X server, and only needs 3MB of RAM to run. Uses JWM as Window manager. Had the thing running on a 1996 Pentium 1 with 16 MB of RAM and that machine was overkill for it. Lived till 2012 as one of my main computers till the HD ghosted on me. Just tried again and I am able to browse modern internet (as good as you can do with the Links web browser, that is only text and images are displayed)
Thanks for your video, so helpful. I am new to Linux and I choose to migrate to antiX. But I am a bit confused why I couldn't find the trash bin after deleting some files. Anyone could help me? Thank you
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2 things I didn't like about Antix. 1-extreme leftist bookmarks by default added to browser 2-printing setup failed where MXlinux setup it up perfectly.
I prefer antiX over MX Linux, I think MX Linux is boring, overrated, and just not appealing. Window Managers, are preferable to desktop environments, and I believe antiX seems faster.
I feel I am going to like this serie. My experience with Linux is that it almost never works out of the box. Just tried Antix on an old Dell Inspiron 1521 with 3gb ram + 2ghz amd cpu. Wifi does not work (broadcom adapter probably), the install looks nothing like the live boot(menu missing), the updater does not work and when I tried to fix it I got stuck in a dead-end. Distro seemed snappy, but it is ugly and menus are very hard to navigate. Plus this distro seems to be brought to life by marxists and seems to have a likeness to antifa and I just cant be supporting that.
