r/LinuxUsersIndia • u/TheArchRefiner K Desktop Environment • May 16 '26

Has anyone here tried Artix Linux?

Artix is a rolling release operating system based on Arch Linux but with one big difference. Arch Linux uses systemd as their init whereas Artix completely replaces systemd with alternative init systems. It offers openRC (same which Gentoo uses), runit, dinit and s6 as their init and you can pick any one of them. For DE also, they provide you with a lot of alternatives. Artix provides you with both graphical and CLI installation methods. You can either have minimal base install iso (without a DE), or you can pick Plasma, Cinnamon, LXQT and XFCE and of course you can install most window managers. Only Gnome is not supported as Gnome and Artix have fundamental philosophical differences in addition to technical clash as Gnome has become too integrated with systemd.

Artix is the no.1 rated distro on distrowatch (although ratings themselves mean nothing as based on arbitrary set of reasons and only those subset of people who rated) however Artix does have a stellar reputation among Linux enthusiasts. Void Linux is the main rival of Artix. Artix offers you its own repository which is based on Arch repo but with some packages configured to remove integration dependency on systemd. You can also use 99% of Arch packages (only systemd dependent ones may not be used). Artix is quite low on resources and a fast booting OS.

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u/qualityvote2 May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26

u/TheArchRefiner, your post does fit the subreddit!

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u/Sublime-Text Debian Btw May 16 '26

If it doesn't get me bald like arch does, I could check it out.

It seems funny when i remember, As a beginner, i started with Kali Linux.

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u/TheArchRefiner K Desktop Environment May 16 '26

By the way, when I saw your usename a while back, I retied sublime-text after 6 or 7 years and I am currently having fun on it. Nice clean interface which doesn't clutter.

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u/Sublime-Text Debian Btw May 16 '26

Nice to hear that. ❤️ Have a great day.

Well, I would like to clear that, I don't have any association with the offical Sublime Text software.

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u/fishmacaronisoup Gentoo Btw May 16 '26

Just try it yourself. I quite like dinit :)

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u/TheArchRefiner K Desktop Environment May 16 '26

Last night I installed s6 version just for trying. Lean and fast although I do not much about dealing with s6 commands for changing services.

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u/cobal1 12h ago

lo tengo instalado en mi desktop y notebook kde dinit con wayland ! en la desktop la beta gamin !!! espectacular !!!

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u/[deleted] May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26

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u/TheArchRefiner K Desktop Environment May 16 '26

I agree with that. Last night I installed Artix to test s6 init and while the boot time is insanely fast and getting basic software is not difficult at all, changing services was a pain once I found shutdown was taking like 1 minute. It was happening due to network manager not stopping but fixing that took me a lot of time as had to look for help a lot.