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Artix Linux

Artix Linux is a fork (or continuation as an autonomous project) of the Arch-OpenRC and Manjaro-OpenRC projects. Artix Linux offers a lightweight, rolling-release operating system featuring the OpenRC init software.

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BigLinux

BigLinux is a Brazilian Linux distribution localised into Brazilian Portuguese (with support for English). It is was originally based on Kubuntu, but starting from 2017 the distribution was re-born based on deepin.

Technical Specs Comparison
Artix LinuxBigLinux
ArchBaseArch, Manjaro
pacman / pkgPackage Managerpacman / pkg, flatpak, snap
Dinit, OpenRC, runit, s6Init Systemsystemd
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelRolling Release
Latest Version12.04
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
April 2, 2026Release DateJuly 28, 2012
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
CinnamonLXDELXQtMATEKDE PlasmaXfce
Desktops
CinnamonLXDELXQtMATEKDE PlasmaXfce