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== Release history ==

Artix initially offered two installation environments, a base command-line ISO image and the graphical [[Calamares (software)|Calamares installer]] based on [[LXQt]] desktop,<ref>{{cite web |title=Early Artix Linux ISOs |url=https://sourceforge.net/projects/artix-linux/files/iso/ |access-date=8 April 2020}}</ref> with an [[I3 (window manager)|i3]] version following later.<ref>{{cite web |title=Early Artix Linux ISOs / i3 |url=https://sourceforge.net/projects/artix-linux/files/iso/archived/i3/ |access-date=8 April 2020}}</ref> Those early versions featured the OpenRC<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Main/OpenRC|title=OpenRC}}</ref> init system. The latest installation media are also available in a variety of [[desktop environment]]s like [[LXDE]], [[LXQt]], [[XFCE]], [[MATE (software)|MATE]], [[Cinnamon (desktop environment)|Cinnamon]] and [[KDE Plasma]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Artix Linux minimal ISOs |url=https://artixlinux.org/download.php#minimal |access-date=8 April 2020}}</ref> Additionally, two unofficial community editions featuring [[GTK]] (XFCE and MATE) and [[Qt (software)|Qt]] (KDE Plasma) desktops and a larger software base are offered, aiming at too-busy-to-customise or less experienced, novice users.<ref>{{cite web |title=Artix Linux community ISOs |url=https://artixlinux.org/download.php#community |access-date=8 April 2020}}</ref> All current installation media come in OpenRC, runit, s6, and dinit versions, with the exception of the community ISOs that offer OpenRC only.

== Reception ==

An early review published on [[DistroWatch]] on 27 November 2017 found a few bugs, but overall ''"Artix is working with a good idea [...] It's minimal, it is rolling and it offers a little-used init system. All of these I think make the project worthwhile."''<ref>{{cite web |title=First Artix Linux review at Distrowatch|url=https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20171127#artix |access-date=4 April 2020}}</ref> More critical, another review at the time from linux-community.de concluded ''"the results so far are not exactly motivating."''<ref>{{cite web |title=New Arch Linux variant without systemd|url=https://www.linux-community.de/ausgaben/linuxuser/2018/03/provisorium|access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref> Much more favourable reviews were later featured in both sites.<ref>{{cite web |title=Artix Linux 20200125|url=https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20200727#artix|access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Small and compact: Artix - Arch Linux without Systemd|url=https://www.linux-community.de/ausgaben/linuxuser/2020/10/klein-und-kompakt-artix-arch-linux-ohne-systemd/|access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref> A review from [[Softpedia]] gave Artix a 5 out of 5 stars rating, noting its "beautiful and pleasant graphical environments."<ref>{{cite web |title=A simple, fast, systemd-free operating system based on Arch Linux and OpenRC or Runit|date=July 2, 2019|url=https://linux.softpedia.com/get/Linux-Distributions/Artix-Linux-103831.shtml|access-date=27 April 2020}}</ref> Distrowatch readers' reviews on Distrowatch are mostly very favourable, with an average rating of 9.3 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reader supplied reviews for Artix Linux|url=https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=ratings&distro=artix |access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref>

== Notes ==