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The new Mepis Antix 7.0 Linux is an ultralight MEPIS, available today in its final version.

Antix 7.0, codename Lysistrata is based on MEPIS Linux 7.0, uses the same kernel version (2.6.22) but uses Fluxbox instead of KDE in order to make the load on the computer much lighter. The available apps in this distro are also chosen with high efficiency in mind so that Antix 7.0 can run in a a variety of legacy systems –according to the release announcement, this Linux runs in system as old as a Pentium II (but not on k5 or k6 processors) with as little RAM as 32 MB after installation.

The .iso image for download is 301 MB which you can get in the /released/antix directory from the MEPIS public mirrors. It’s an installation and LiveCD so you can just try it an play with it before commiting to it.

MEPIS is well known for making the transition from Windows to Linux quite agreeable and even if this particular MEPIS flavor may not do that trick because of the Fluxbox window manager I am always ready to welcome a new distro capable of bringing any of my old computers back from the dead with a LiveCD. Besides, LiveCD minidistros are a good way to try a bunch of different kernel versions without compiling it for yourself.