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December 29, 2021 at 8:53 am #74021
sybok
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    Not quite sure if you already did; a good start is to read the descriptions of both systems:
    1) antiX:
    http://antixlinux.com/about/
    2) MX-Linux:
    http://mxlinux.org/
    http://mxlinux.org/about-us/

    and optional trying to install them in a virtual environment, testing and seeing/feeling the difference first-hand.
    Also, one can search the forum/fora of both systems.
    I did search antiX forum but due to the collaboration, MX Linux appears too often (some 120 pages of results) to find quickly whether this has been discussed already.
    http://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php?p=619886&hilit=MX+versus+antiX#p619886

    Init:
    antiX: without systemd
    MX-Linux: your choice, you can boot into systemd handled “session”.

    Both dev. teams collaborate on some tools (e.g. remastering etc.), antiX-linux uses some packages packed by MX-Linux etc.
    My guess/feeling is that antiX is more minimalistic (“lean and mean”) in its approach.

    Stable/durable:
    Depends on your choice – using antiX/MX Linux based on Debian stable/testing/unstable.
    Durability: Similar to Debian; e.g. testing is essentially rolling release (though security fixes are sometimes slow when compared to (un)stable).

    • This reply was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by sybok. Reason: Add stable/durable