AntiX: October 2007 Archives
AntiX (pronounced "antics"), the lightweight rendition of SimplyMepis (which I've found to be unusually heavy), has a new release available for download.
I liked the first version of AntiX -- it's based on the Mepis core (which, in turn, now tracks Debian rather than Ubuntu) but uses the Fluxbox window manager rather than Mepis' KDE. AntiX also features many more lightweight apps that perform better on older, weaker hardware.
In the past, I've wondered what Mepis can offer that you can't get by running Fluxbox in Debian, Slackware, Damn Small Linux, Zenwalk and Vector. I guess you have to try it.
In the past, I've had very good things to say about both Vector and Zenwalk (both derivatives of Slackware) with Fluxbox. And I run my 233 MHz, 64 MB laptop with Debian and Fluxbox.
On the other hand, a distro that uses Fluxbox as its main window manager should be set up better than one that uses it as an afterthought.
As always, when it comes to Linux, it's all about choice and variety.
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