Bittixlinux

Bittixlinux is an open source distribution of Linux designed only for the 64-bit architecture and based on the award winning Debian GNU/Linux operating system. It is built around the lightweight Xfce desktop environment.

Boot options and availability

It is available for download as a single and hybrid Live DVD ISO image that can be written to a DVD disc or deployed on a USB flash drive of 2GB or more. It provides users with a boot prompt that includes several useful options.

For example, users will be able to try the operating system without installing anything on their computers, with default settings or with two different screen resolutions. It is also possible to boot the live environment with a Slax kernel, using the VESA framebuffer, or by copying the entire contents of the Live DVD to RAM.

As mentioned, it can run only on machines that support the 64-bit instruction set architecture. Please keep in mind that the Live DVD uses the username bittix and the password bittixlinux9 for login.

Default applications and other interesting desktop features

The graphical session is powered by the Xfce desktop environment, which uses a single taskbar located on the upper part of the screen and designed to be used for accessing the main menu, launching applications and interacting with running programs.

Among the pre-installed applications, we can mention the Geany IDE, PlayOnLinux, Ristretto image viewer, SMPlayer video player, Xfburn CD/DVD burning software, Quod Libet audio player, Iceweasel web browser, Calibre e-book library management utility, ePDFViewer PDF viewer, and many more.

Bottom line

In conclusion, Bittixlinux is a fast and lightweight Debian-based operating system that can be used on 64-bit machines with low hardware specs. However, we believe that it includes way too many applications, and that the developers can trim them a bit before the final release.