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antiX

antiX is a fast, lightweight and easy-to-install Linux live CD distribution based on Debian's "Stable" branch for x86 compatible systems. antiX offers users the "antiX Magic" in an environment suitable for old computers.

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Mageia

Mageia is a fork of Mandriva Linux formed in September 2010 by former employees and contributors to the popular French Linux distribution. Unlike Mandriva, which is a commercial entity, Mageia is a community project and a non-profit organisation whose goal is to develop a free Linux-based operating system.

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Debian (Stable)BaseIndependent
apt / debPackage Managerdnf, urpmi
dinit, runit, s6, s6-66, SysVInit Systemsystemd
Semi-RollingRelease ModelFixed Release
26Latest Version9
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
March 21, 2026Release DateAugust 27, 2023
i686x86_64ARM64ARMv7
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i686x86_64ARM64ARMv7
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