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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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Puppy Linux

Puppy Linux is yet another Linux distribution. What's different here is that Puppy is extraordinarily small, yet quite full-featured.

Technical Specs Comparison
Artix LinuxPuppy Linux
ArchBaseIndependent
pacman / pkgPackage Managerppm / deb, flatpak, pet
Dinit, OpenRC, runit, s6Init SystemBusyBox
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
Latest Version22.12
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
April 2, 2026Release DateDecember 10, 2022
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
CinnamonLXDELXQtMATEKDE PlasmaXfceJWMlabwcOpenbox
Desktops
CinnamonLXDELXQtMATEKDE PlasmaXfceJWMlabwcOpenbox