antiX

Installing antiX Linux did everything I wanted it to do for my old de-googled Chromebook (Batman). It was easy to install, all the windows open up in a snappy fashion, and it boots quicker than Mint. And because it is still in the Deb family, I was able to use apt to easily restore my command-line comforts [1].

Also, it has surprised me in a lot of pleasant ways. I love the aesthetic choices; the theme that comes out of the box is beautiful, and icewm rules. It was just so easy to customize with a file simply called keys in the .icewm directory[2]. But the most pleasant surprise was how quick the shutdown is. I have always found long boot up time to being annoying, but I didn't realize how much time in my life I have allowed systemd to waste, when the processes can just be knocked down, end.  

So here is a rite of passage (mind you, not an attempt at gate-keeping): you have achieved "deep Linux" when you have an informed opinion on systemd.

[1] acpi, aspell (which doesn't do me any good without aspell-en), lynx, vitetris, freesweep

[2] So easy to get all of the modifications that I want that I now don't see the benefit in putting on Suckless's DWM and having to recompile each time I want to make a change..