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Re: What other linux OS's you use besides artix?

Reply #15 –
3xArtix, Devuan,Haiku,Void,NomadBSD,Batocera,MX Linux,AntiX

Re: What other linux OS's you use besides artix?

Reply #17 –
I currently have two machines running Artix-runit, but I have previously used both Arch Linux and Manjaro, when I have some free time in the future I do intend to play around with Gentoo and and OpenBSD, but for now Artix more than satisfices.

Re: What other linux OS's you use besides artix?

Reply #18 –
I was a Debian user for more than a decade (usually I had a Windows installation alongside with Linux, but a year ago I went full linux), and then I became curious and started distrohopping. I've tried several distros (MX, Devuan, Void), but as of now I decided that my favourite distros are Artix and Debian, because almost all of the tools I need work greatly in them. I learned a lot about linux' guts while tinkering  Artix, btw. Now I have both Artix and Debian installed on my system, because I still don't know which is better for me, rolling release or point one. Both have their pros and cons, but Artix is an amazing distro, I enjoy running it.

Re: What other linux OS's you use besides artix?

Reply #19 –
I use Devuan in some servers and Artix in my main laptop.

I am very tempting to try Kiss Linux (without systemd crap of course) but I don't have enough time at the moment.
Artix Linux Colombia

Re: What other linux OS's you use besides artix?

Reply #21 –
Arch Linux since 2004,  and Artix as it gives me choice

Re: What other linux OS's you use besides artix?

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Quote from: nous – on
This is our VPS running gitea and mail-related services, non-stop for 2 years. Why would I need to use anything but Artix, anywhere?
Impressive, and just plain KOOL.


Came from Devuan, seeked a more pure implementation of openrc (devuan/debian openrc init is an odd mix of openrc, LSB, sysvinit). 

I check out non-systemd distros all the time, there is a reason I remain here.

I have played with Alpine lately.  Interesting, very minimal.  OK if you stay with their packages, but due to their use of musl; difficult to get outside apps/software working, such as Appimages.  And another odd implementation of openrc by use of busybox init pid 1 and initab to start openrc.

 

Re: What other linux OS's you use besides artix?

Reply #23 –
I have tried many others since 1997 when I started using Redhat, moved everything to Gentoo when it started, tried Arch, Debian, and then when systemD took over all that, I found Artix.  I have a headless running FreeBSD, everything else running Artix, because it just works and does it all perfectly

SystemD does not spark joy.

Re: What other linux OS's you use besides artix?

Reply #24 –
converting the office over to artix.

like how ya'll treat folks.

grateful to be here, been long time since i felt 'connected'
to a linux community. something feels right about ya'll.

mrnugup
that's the way the cookies crumble...

Re: What other linux OS's you use besides artix?

Reply #25 –
I use Raspbian on a Raspberry Pi because it's easy to install and so far it's been  stable.

Re: What other linux OS's you use besides artix?

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Quote from: mattz7 – on
I use Raspbian on a Raspberry Pi because it's easy to install and so far it's been  stable.

I switched to Debian when it's discovered that MS repos were inserted. It's been great with Debian ARM.
 

Re: What other linux OS's you use besides artix?

Reply #27 –
I'm thinking of using another distro without systemd or BSD in dual-boot with my Artix. Can you advise any alternative?
"If anyone says that systemd is the best init, remember, a shit surrounded by several flies is still shit!"

Re: What other linux OS's you use besides artix?

Reply #29 –
MX keeps systemd installed but uses sysvinit for the actual init, you can do this yourself in Debian. Devuan removes systemd entirely.
https://wiki.debian.org/Init
https://mxlinux.org/wiki/system/systemd/
I dual boot Devuan which gets occasional use and it's been fine,  I now have an Arch partition on one machine too but that's for testing some stuff I can't do on Artix! Antix is related to MX and that was good when I used it last. The distrowatch site currently lists about 95 non-systemd distros although some are not exactly usable desktop distros but more bootable USB tools and so on.