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Venom Linux
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Reader supplied reviews for Venom Linux
Average rating
9.5 from 8 review(s)
Version: 4.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-12-09
Votes: 1
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i have used venom in a VM i did try installing on bare metal but for some reason the installer wouldn't pick up my partition like the VM did. Anyways, this review is about scratchpkg itself. I've adopted it as my package manager on a LFS install. I will say this is on par with kiss linux's package manager. I absolutely love it and how it functionss. I've been recommending it to everyone that I know that runs linux. The creator is very helpful and active but its on a telegram channel. The community is great as well
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Version: 20210312
Rating: 6
Date: 2021-05-11
Votes: 5
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I would give it a good score if i could find decent documentation..
Only thing i can say is that installation went fine and it seems to be really responsive.
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Version: 20210312
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-05-06
Votes: 16
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Been using it for a while now, and it's my favorite distro ever. I've switched the default out with herbstluftwm and the idle ram usage with xterm open is only about 130MB! the default theme is beautiful, and I love scratchpkg a ton, because like everything else on venom it's super-fast, and it just works! the repos are a little small, but it's easy to work around, and it's definitely worth it. my computer is super slow, yet scratchpkg still compiles super-fast without errors. I absolutely recommend trying venom, even if you just try it in a VM. I first found it when my friend recommended Gentoo, but it was ultimately too much of a hassle for me, so I looked for other source-based distros and found venom, and I'm so happy I did!
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Version: 20210312
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-05-03
Votes: 10
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one of the best LFS distro I ever tried. Minimalist, light and amazing package manager
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Version: 20210312
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-04-13
Votes: 8
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Venom user for 18 months now I give it a heart rate of 10 points for the following reasons:
- the small development team is very attentive to the community to add new packages or to correct any bugs encountered
- compilation from source is set to the minimum required so no unnecessary effects are added (I also use Funtoo so I can easily compare two source based systems)
- the system is very responsive and light and it is a pleasure to use it on a daily basis
- creating or modifying package build files (spkgbuild) is very simple and easy to understand
Of course, we can blame the lack of documentation and the lack of depth of the software library, but we must know how to uncomment the "non-free" repository in the /etc/scratchpkg.repo file to have access to additional packages including LibreOffice!
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Version: 20210312
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-04-06
Votes: 5
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Up front: I would say that Venom is best suited for experienced Linux users.
I have followed Venom for a couple of years now. The project interested me, because it provided a source-based distro that was quick and easy to install. The installation can be done in +/- 10 to 15 minutes! The latest release of Venom is like a dream come true...a very minimal Openbox system that's just waiting for the user to customize it however they want. :)
As I have used it over the last 2 years, I have realized that I have a love/hate relationship with it...
What I love: source-based, easy to install, has its own package manager, the developer is super friendly and helpful, has a fantastic group on Telegram, and...it is free of systemd (if that matters to you).
What I hate: What I hate is my own fault...not the fault of Venom Linux! I don't have the best hardware! LOL! My computer only has 4 GBs of RAM and 2 CPUs. Despite that issue, I still use Venom Linux, because it is such a fantastic and enjoyable system. The developer has done something amazing here, and I would highly recommend Venom LInux.
If you want to try a source-based distro that you can install quickly and easily, try Venom Linux!!! As a final note, pay attention to the readme file on Sourceforge, so that you will get the basics down on how to manage your Venom Linux system.
Thanks Emmett! You have done something incredible for the world...and I mean that!
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Version: 20210312
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-03-19
Votes: 1
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The best source based distro I've tested. Venom is different because it is simple, minimalist and light. It takes the unix-like structure seriously. Its entire instruction tree for building packages is written in shell script in addition to using SysV.
Pros: -Scratchpkg is great, wonderful, the user installs everything by compilation with just easy command lines: scratch [search, install, remove, sysup ...].
-Just put the cpuflag -march of your processor and be happy: No stress, no circular dependence, no use flags for this or that. Scratchpkg will download the code, search for dependencies, compile and do everything for you with a single command.
-Easy quick and simple installation with live environment with openbox, installation is guided.
-Clean and light environment consumes approximately 150 of ram.
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Version: 20210312
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-03-16
Votes: 6
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Very interesting CRUX-like distro.
Some good things I noticed:
A bit more user-friendly with a much easier installer.
Scratch works well
System is minimal but a good starting point
Theming is quite nice
Very light on resources
Surprisingly complete repos that include common applications like discord and steam
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Latest Reviews
Project: Venom Linux
Version: 4.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-12-09
Votes: 1
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i have used venom in a VM i did try installing on bare metal but for some reason the installer wouldn't pick up my partition like the VM did. Anyways, this review is about scratchpkg itself. I've adopted it as my package manager on a LFS install. I will say this is on par with kiss linux's package manager. I absolutely love it and how it functionss. I've been recommending it to everyone that I know that runs linux. The creator is very helpful and active but its on a telegram channel. The community is great as well
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Project: Venom Linux
Version: 20210312
Rating: 6
Date: 2021-05-11
Votes: 5
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I would give it a good score if i could find decent documentation..
Only thing i can say is that installation went fine and it seems to be really responsive.
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Project: Venom Linux
Version: 20210312
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-05-06
Votes: 16
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Been using it for a while now, and it's my favorite distro ever. I've switched the default out with herbstluftwm and the idle ram usage with xterm open is only about 130MB! the default theme is beautiful, and I love scratchpkg a ton, because like everything else on venom it's super-fast, and it just works! the repos are a little small, but it's easy to work around, and it's definitely worth it. my computer is super slow, yet scratchpkg still compiles super-fast without errors. I absolutely recommend trying venom, even if you just try it in a VM. I first found it when my friend recommended Gentoo, but it was ultimately too much of a hassle for me, so I looked for other source-based distros and found venom, and I'm so happy I did!
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Project: Venom Linux
Version: 20210312
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-05-03
Votes: 10
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one of the best LFS distro I ever tried. Minimalist, light and amazing package manager
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Project: Venom Linux
Version: 20210312
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-04-13
Votes: 8
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Venom user for 18 months now I give it a heart rate of 10 points for the following reasons:
- the small development team is very attentive to the community to add new packages or to correct any bugs encountered
- compilation from source is set to the minimum required so no unnecessary effects are added (I also use Funtoo so I can easily compare two source based systems)
- the system is very responsive and light and it is a pleasure to use it on a daily basis
- creating or modifying package build files (spkgbuild) is very simple and easy to understand
Of course, we can blame the lack of documentation and the lack of depth of the software library, but we must know how to uncomment the "non-free" repository in the /etc/scratchpkg.repo file to have access to additional packages including LibreOffice!
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Project: Venom Linux
Version: 20210312
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-04-06
Votes: 5
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Up front: I would say that Venom is best suited for experienced Linux users.
I have followed Venom for a couple of years now. The project interested me, because it provided a source-based distro that was quick and easy to install. The installation can be done in +/- 10 to 15 minutes! The latest release of Venom is like a dream come true...a very minimal Openbox system that's just waiting for the user to customize it however they want. :)
As I have used it over the last 2 years, I have realized that I have a love/hate relationship with it...
What I love: source-based, easy to install, has its own package manager, the developer is super friendly and helpful, has a fantastic group on Telegram, and...it is free of systemd (if that matters to you).
What I hate: What I hate is my own fault...not the fault of Venom Linux! I don't have the best hardware! LOL! My computer only has 4 GBs of RAM and 2 CPUs. Despite that issue, I still use Venom Linux, because it is such a fantastic and enjoyable system. The developer has done something amazing here, and I would highly recommend Venom LInux.
If you want to try a source-based distro that you can install quickly and easily, try Venom Linux!!! As a final note, pay attention to the readme file on Sourceforge, so that you will get the basics down on how to manage your Venom Linux system.
Thanks Emmett! You have done something incredible for the world...and I mean that!
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Project: Venom Linux
Version: 20210312
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-03-19
Votes: 1
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The best source based distro I've tested. Venom is different because it is simple, minimalist and light. It takes the unix-like structure seriously. Its entire instruction tree for building packages is written in shell script in addition to using SysV.
Pros: -Scratchpkg is great, wonderful, the user installs everything by compilation with just easy command lines: scratch [search, install, remove, sysup ...].
-Just put the cpuflag -march of your processor and be happy: No stress, no circular dependence, no use flags for this or that. Scratchpkg will download the code, search for dependencies, compile and do everything for you with a single command.
-Easy quick and simple installation with live environment with openbox, installation is guided.
-Clean and light environment consumes approximately 150 of ram.
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Project: Venom Linux
Version: 20210312
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-03-16
Votes: 6
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Very interesting CRUX-like distro.
Some good things I noticed:
A bit more user-friendly with a much easier installer.
Scratch works well
System is minimal but a good starting point
Theming is quite nice
Very light on resources
Surprisingly complete repos that include common applications like discord and steam
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