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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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SmartOS

SmartOS is an open-source UNIX-like operating system based on illumos, a community fork of OpenSolaris. It features four technologies - ZFS (a combined file system and logical volume manager), DTrace (a dynamic tracing framework for troubleshooting kernel and application problems), Zones (a lightweight virtualisation solution), KVM and bhyve (two full virtualisation solutions for running a variety of guest operating systems, including Linux, Windows, BSD and Plan9).

Technical Specs Comparison
antiXSmartOS
Debian (Stable)BaseSolaris
apt / debPackage Managerpkgsrc
dinit, runit, s6, s6-66, SysVInit Systemother
Semi-RollingRelease ModelFixed Release
26Latest Version
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
March 21, 2026Release DateJune 11, 2026
i686x86_64
Architecture
i686x86_64
FluxboxIceWMJWMNo Desktop
Desktops
FluxboxIceWMJWMNo Desktop