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DistroWatch.com: Solus

Solus

Last Update: 2024-02-02 02:44 UTC

OS Type: Linux
Based on: Independent
Origin: Ireland
Architecture: x86_64
Desktop: Budgie, GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce
Category: Beginners, Desktop, Live Medium
Status: Active
Popularity: 31 (267 hits per day)

Solus is a Linux distribution built from scratch. It uses a forked version of the PiSi package manager, maintained as "eopkg" within Solus, and a custom desktop environment called "Budgie", developed in-house. The Budgie desktop, which can be set to emulate the look and feel of the GNOME 2 desktop, is tightly integrated with the GNOME stack. The distribution is available for 64-bit computers only.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 25 (299), 6 months: 31 (267), 3 months: 34 (249), 4 weeks: 40 (244), 1 week: 41 (241)

Average visitor rating: 7.54/10 from 195 review(s).

Solus Summary
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Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the "nautilus" and "gnome-shell" packages. The Apache web server is listed as "httpd" and the Linux kernel is listed as "linux". The KDE desktop is represented by the "plasma-desktop" package and the Xfce desktop by the "xfdesktop" package.

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Feature	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.1	4.0	3.9999	3	2017.04.18.0	1.2.1	Feature
Release Date	2024-01-09	2023-07-08	2021-07-11	2020-01-25	2019-03-17	2018-09-20	2017-08-15	2017-04-18	2016-10-19	Release Date
End Of Life										End Of Life
Price (US$)	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Price (US$)
Image Size (MB)	2200-2600	2200-2600	1800-2100	1600-1900	1400-1500	1400-1500	1100-1200			Image Size (MB)
Free Download	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	Free Download
Installation	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Installation
Default Desktop	Budgie, GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce	Budgie, GNOME, KDE Plasma, MATE	Budgie, GNOME, KDE Plasma, MATE	Budgie, GNOME, KDE Plasma, MATE	Budgie, GNOME, MATE	Budgie, GNOME, MATE	Budgie, GNOME, MATE	Budgie, GNOME, MATE	Budgie, MATE	Default Desktop
Package Management	Flatpak, eopkg (pisi fork), Snap	Flatpak, eopkg (pisi fork), Snap	Flatpak, eopkg (pisi fork), Snap	Flatpak, eopkg (pisi fork), Snap	Flatpak, eopkg (pisi fork), Snap	Flatpak, eopkg (pisi fork), Snap	Flatpak, eopkg (pisi fork), Snap	Flatpak, eopkg (pisi fork)	eopkg (pisi fork)	Package Management
Release Model	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Release Model
Office Suite	LibreOffice	LibreOffice	LibreOffice	LibreOffice	LibreOffice	LibreOffice	LibreOffice	LibreOffice	--	Office Suite
Processor Architecture	x86_64	x86_64	x86_64	x86_64	x86_64	x86_64	x86_64	x86_64	x86_64	Processor Architecture
Init Software	systemd	systemd	systemd	systemd	systemd	systemd	systemd	systemd	systemd	Init Software
Journaled File Systems										Journaled File Systems
Multilingual	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes					Multilingual
Asian Language Support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes					Asian Language Support
Full Package List	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.1	4.0	3.9999	3	2017.04.18.0	1.2.1	Full Package List

Full Package List: Solus 1.2.1
Number of packages: 492 (download as TXT) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • aalib 1.4.0 • accountsservice 0.6.42 • acl 2.2.51 • adwaita-icon-theme 3.20 • alsa-firmware 1.0.27 • alsa-lib 1.1.1 • alsa-plugins 1.1.1 • alsa-utils 1.1.1 • appstream-data 3 • appstream-glib 0.4.1 • arc-firefox-theme 49.20160919 • arc-gtk-theme 20161005 • arc-icon-theme 20160605 • atkmm 2.24.1 • at-spi2 2.20.2 • at-spi2-atk 2.20.1 • attr 2.4.46 • avahi 0.6.32 • baobab 3.20.1 • baselayout 1.7.1 • bash 4.3.042 • bash-completion 2.1 • bc 1.06.95 • bluez 5.41 • breeze-snow-cursor-theme 5.6.1 • budgie-desktop 10.2.8 • budgie-desktop-branding 5 • budgie-desktop-branding-livecd 5 • bzip2 1.0.6 • ca-certs 1.87 • cairomm 1.12.0 • clutter 1.26.0 • clutter-gtk 1.8.0 • cogl 1.22.0 • colord 1.3.3 • comar 3.0.3 • comar-api 2.4.7 • coreutils 8.23 • cpio 2.11 • cracklib 2.8.22 • cryptsetup 1.7.0 • cups 2.1.0 • cups-filters 1.8.3 • cups-pk-helper 0.2.5 • curl 7.50.3 • cyrus-sasl 2.1.26 • db5 5.3.21 • dbus 1.10.8 • dbus-glib 0.106 • dconf 0.26.0 • dconf-editor 3.20.3 • dejavu-fonts-ttf 2.35 • desktop-file-utils 0.22 • dhclient 4.3.2 • disktype 9 • djvulibre 3.5.27 • docbook-xml 4.5 • doflicky 5 • dosfstools 4.0 • dotconf 1.3 • dracut 041 • e2fsprogs 1.42.13 • enca 1.18 • enchant 1.6.0 • eog 3.20.4 • espeak-ng 1.49.0 • evince 3.20.1 • evolution-data-server 3.20.5 • exfat-utils 1.2.3 • exiv2 0.25 • expat 2.1.1 • faac 1.28 • faad 2.7 • faba-icon-theme 4.0 • faba-icon-theme-mono 4.3 • ffmpeg 2.8.6 • file 5.22 • file-roller 3.20.2 • findutils 4.4.2 • firefox 49.0.1 • font-clear-sans-ttf 1.00 • fontconfig 2.11.94 • font-droid-ttf 1.00 • font-hack-ttf 2.019 • font-indic-ttf 0.5.14 • font-lateef-ttf 1 • font-symbola-ttf 8.0 • font-tlwg-ttf 0.6.3 • foomatic-db 4.0.20150819 • foomatic-db-engine 4.0.12 • freetype2 2.6.1 • freetype2-subpixel 2.6.1 • fribidi 0.19.7 • fuse 2.9.5 • fuse-exfat 1.2.0 • gawk 4.1.1 • gcab 0.7 • gcr 3.20.0 • gd 2.2.3 • gdbm 1.10 • gdk-pixbuf 2.34.0 • gedit 3.20.2 • geoclue 2.4.3 • gettext 0.19.8.1 • ghostscript 9.18 • gl-driver-switch 2 • glib2 2.48.1 • glibc 2.24 • glibmm 2.48.1 • glib-networking 2.48.2 • gmime 2.6.20 • gmp 5.1.2 • gnome-bluetooth 3.20.0 • gnome-calculator 3.20.2 • gnome-calendar 3.20.3 • gnome-color-manager 3.20.0 • gnome-control-center 3.20.1 • gnome-disk-utility 3.20.2 • gnome-doc-utils 0.20.10 • gnome-keyring 3.20.0 • gnome-online-accounts 3.20.2 • gnome-screensaver 3.6.1 • gnome-screenshot 3.20.1 • gnome-session 3.20.2 • gnome-settings-daemon 3.20.1 • gnome-system-monitor 3.20.1 • gnome-terminal 3.20.2 • gnome-themes-standard 3.20.2 • gnupg 2.0.30 • gobject-introspection 1.48.0 • goofiboot 51 • gparted 0.24.0 • gpgme 1.5.1 • gpm 1.20.7 • graphite2 1.3 • grep 2.25 • grilo 0.3.1 • groff 1.22.2 • grub2 2.0.2_beta2 • gsettings-desktop-schemas 3.20.0 • gspell 1.0.3 • gstreamer-1.0 1.8.2 • gstreamer-1.0-libav 1.8.2 • gstreamer-1.0-plugins-bad 1.8.2 • gstreamer-1.0-plugins-base 1.8.2 • gstreamer-1.0-plugins-good 1.8.2 • gstreamer-1.0-plugins-ugly 1.8.2 • gtk2-engine-murrine 0.98.2 • gutenprint 5.2.11 • gvfs 1.28.2 • gvfs-goa 1.28.2 • gzip 1.7 • harfbuzz 1.3.0 • hexchat 2.12.2 • hicolor-icon-theme 0.15 • hyphen 2.8.8 • ibus 1.5.14 • ijs 0.35 • inetutils 1.9.2 • inotify-tools 3.14 • inxi 2.3.1 • iproute2 3.19.0 • iptables 0.9.8.0 • iso-codes 3.46 • json-c 0.12 • kbd 2.0.3 • kerberos 5.1.14 • kernel 4.8.2 • kernel-modules 4.8.2 • kmod 17 • lame 3.99.5 • less 481 • liba52dec 0.7.4 • libaio 0.3.11 • libao 1.2.0 • libarchive 3.2.1 • libass 0.12.1 • libassuan 2.10 • libatasmart 0.19 • libatk 2.20.0 • libbluray 0.9.2 • libcairo 1.14.6 • libcanberra 0.3 • libcap2 2.22 • libcddb 1.3.2 • libcdio 0.92 • libcdio-paranoia 10.2.0.93.1 • libcolord-gtk 0.1.26 • libcroco 0.6.11 • libdaemon 0.14 • libdmx 1.1.3 • libdrm 2.4.71 • libdv 1.0.0 • libdvbpsi 1.3.0 • libdvdcss 1.3.0 • libdvdnav 5.0.1 • libdvdread 5.0.0 • libelf 0.159 • libepoxy 1.3.1 • libevdev 1.5.2 • libevent 2.0.22 • libexempi 2.3.0 • libexif 0.6.21 • libffi 3.0.12 • libflac 1.3.1 • libfontenc 1.1.3 • libgcc 6.2.0 • libgcrypt 1.6.6 • libgdata 0.17.5 • libgeocode-glib 3.20.1 • libgnome-desktop 3.20.2 • libgnomekbd 3.6.0 • libgnome-menus 3.13.3 • libgnutls 3.4.15 • libgomp 6.2.0 • libgpg-error 1.21 • libgphoto2 2.5.8 • libgpod 0.8.3 • libgtk-2 2.24.28 • libgtk-3 3.20.9 • libgtkmm-2 2.24.4 • libgtkmm-3 3.18.0 • libgtksourceview 3.20.4 • libgtop 2.34.0 • libgusb 0.2.9 • libgweather 3.20.3 • libhunspell 1.3.3 • libical 1.0.1 • libice 1.0.9 • libicu 57.1 • libidn 1.33 • libimobiledevice 1.2.0 • libinput 1.4.0 • libjpeg-turbo 1.5.1 • libjson-glib 1.2.0 • libkate 0.4.1 • libksba 1.3.0 • liblcms2 2.8 • libmad 0.15.1b • libmbim 1.12.2 • libmodplug 0.8.8.5 • libmpeg2 0.5.1 • libmtp 1.1.9 • libndp 1.6 • libnettle 3.2 • libnl 3.2.21 • libnotify 0.7.5 • libnspr 4.10.6 • libnss 3.16.2.1 • liboauth 1.0.3 • libogg 1.3.2 • libp11-kit 0.23.2 • libpaper 1.1.24 • libparted 3.2 • libpciaccess 0.13.4 • libpcre 8.38 • libpeas 1.18.0 • libpipeline 1.4.1 • libplist 1.12 • libpng 1.5.26 • libproxy 0.4.11 • libpth 2.0.7 • libpwquality 1.3.0 • libqmi 1.12.6 • librest 0.7.93 • librsvg 2.40.16 • libsecret 0.18 • libshout 2.4.1 • libsigc++ 2.8.0 • libsm 1.2.2 • libsndfile 1.0.26 • libsoup 2.54.1 • libspeex 1.2.1 • libstartup-notification 0.12 • libstdc++ 6.2.0 • libtasn1 4.8 • libtelepathy-glib 0.24.1 • libtheora 1.1.1 • libtiff 4.0.6 • libtimezonemap 0.4.3 • libtool 2.4.2 • libupnp 1.6.20 • libusb 1.0.20 • libusbmuxd 1.0.10 • libva 1.7.1 • libvdpau 1.1.1 • libvorbis 1.3.5 • libvpx 1.6.0 • libvte 0.44.2 • libwacom 0.22 • libwebkit3-gtk 2.4.11 • libwebkit-gtk 2.12.4 • libwebp 0.5.1 • libwnck 3.20.1 • libx11 1.6.4 • libxau 1.0.8 • libxcb 1.12 • libxcomposite 0.4.4 • libxcursor 1.1.14 • libxdamage 1.1.4 • libxdmcp 1.1.2 • libxext 1.3.3 • libxfixes 5.0.3 • libxfont 1.5.1 • libxft 2.3.2 • libxi 1.7.7 • libxinerama 1.1.3 • libxkbcommon 0.5.0 • libxkbfile 1.0.9 • libxklavier 5.3 • libxml2 2.9.4 • libxmu 1.1.2 • libxpm 3.5.11 • libxrandr 1.5.1 • libxrender 0.9.10 • libxres 1.0.7 • libxshmfence 1.2 • libxslt 1.1.29 • libxt 1.1.5 • libxtst 1.2.3 • libxv 1.0.11 • libxvmc 1.0.10 • libxxf86dga 1.1.4 • libxxf86vm 1.1.4 • lightdm 1.15.0 • lightdm-gtk-greeter 2.0.2 • linux-firmware 20160927 • llvm 3.9.0 • lsb-release 1.4 • lua 5.1.5 • lvm2 2.02.166 • lz4 131 • lzip 1.16 • lzo 2.09 • man-db 2.7.5 • mesalib 12.1.0 • mesalib-demos 12.1.0 • mlocate 0.26 • mobile-broadband-provider-info 20151214 • modem-manager 1.4.12 • moka-icon-theme 5.3.3 • mpc 1.0.1 • mpfr 3.1.2 • mtdev 1.1.5 • mutagen 1.29 • mutter 3.20.3 • nano 2.7.0 • nautilus 3.20.3 • ncurses 5.9 • network-manager 1.0.2 • network-manager-applet 1.0.10 • networkmanager-openconnect 1.0.2 • networkmanager-openvpn 1.0.2 • ntfs-3g 2016.2.22 • nvidia-304-glx-driver-modaliases 304.131 • nvidia-340-glx-driver-modaliases 340.96 • nvidia-glx-driver-modaliases 370.28 • openconnect 7.06 • openldap 2.4.44 • openssh 7.3_p1 • openssl 1.0.2j • openvpn 2.3.12 • opus 1.1.2 • orc 0.4.24 • orca 3.20.3 • os-installer 15.0 • os-prober 1.65 • pam 1.1.6 • pango 1.38.1 • pangomm 2.40.0 • parted 3.2 • pcaudiolib 1.0 • pciutils 3.1.10 • perl 5.22.1 • piksemel 1.3.1 • pinentry 0.8.4 • pisi 3.2 • pixman 0.34.0 • polkit 0.110 • poppler 0.34.0 • popt 1.16 • procps-ng 3.3.10 • psmisc 22.21 • pulseaudio 9.0 • pyatspi2 2.20.2 • pycups 1.9.73 • python 2.7.12 • python3 3.5.2 • python3-cairo 1.10.0 • python3-dbus 1.2.0 • python3-gobject 3.20.1 • python-cairo 1.10.0 • python-dbus 1.2.0 • python-geoip 0.2.7 • python-gobject 3.20.1 • python-magic 0.4.3 • python-parted 3.10 • python-pycurl 7.19.0 • python-pyliblzma 0.5.3 • python-requests 2.7.0 • python-urlgrabber 3.10.1 • qpdf 6.0.0 • qt5 5.6.1 • readline 6.3.008 • reiserfsprogs 3.6.24 • rfkill 0.5 • rhythmbox 3.4.1 • rhythmbox-alternative-toolbar 0.16.3 • samba 4.3.11 • sbc 1.3 • sdl1 1.2.15 • seahorse 3.20.0 • sed 4.2.2 • setxkbmap 1.3.0 • shadow 4.1.5.1 • shared-mime-info 1.5 • sharutils 4.13.3 • solus-artwork 15 • solus-hardware-config 6 • solus-sc 14 • sound-theme-freedesktop 0.8 • speech-dispatcher 0.8.5 • spidermonkey 1.0.0 • sqlite3 3.13.0 • sudo 1.8.14_p3 • swig 3.0.7 • system-config-printer 1.5.7 • systemd 218 • taglib 1.10.0 • tar 1.2.6 • tdb 1.3.7 • thermald 1.5.3 • thunderbird 45.4.0 • time 1.7 • tlp 0.9 • totem-pl-parser 3.10.3 • transmission 2.92 • tree 1.7.0 • twolame 0.3.13 • tzdata 2013c • udisks 2.1.7 • unixodbc 2.3.4 • unrar 5.4.5 • unzip 6.0 • upower 0.99.4 • usbutils 006 • util-linux 2.26 • v4l-utils 1.8.1 • vino 3.20.2 • vlc 2.2.4 • vo-aacenc 0.1.3 • vpnc 0.5.3 • wavpack 4.80.0 • wayland 1.10.0 • wget 1.18 • which 2.20 • wireless-tools 29 • wpa_supplicant 2.4 • x264 20141218.2245 • x265 2.1 • xauth 1.0.7 • xcb-util 0.4.0 • xcb-util-image 0.4.0 • xcb-util-keysyms 0.4.0 • xcb-util-renderutil 0.3.9 • xcb-util-wm 0.4.1 • xdg-user-dirs 0.15 • xdg-user-dirs-gtk 0.1 • xdg-utils 1.1.1 • xdpyinfo 1.3.0 • xinit 1.3.2 • xkbcomp 1.2.4 • xkeyboard-config 2.17 • xmodmap 1.0.9 • xorg-driver-input-libinput 0.19.0 • xorg-driver-input-wacom 0.33.0 • xorg-driver-video-amdgpu 1.1.1 • xorg-driver-video-fbdev 0.4.4 • xorg-driver-video-intel 2.99.917 • xorg-driver-video-nouveau 1.0.12 • xorg-driver-video-radeon 7.7.0 • xorg-driver-video-vesa 2.3.4 • xorg-driver-video-vmware 13.1.0 • xorg-server 1.18.4 • xrandr 1.5.0 • xvidcore 1.3.4 • xz 5.2.2 • yelp 3.20.1 • yelp-xsl 3.20.1 • zenity 3.20.0 • zip 3.0 • zlib 1.2.8

Full Package List: Solus 1.2.1

Number of packages: 492 (download as TXT)

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  •  aalib 1.4.0
  •  accountsservice 0.6.42
  •  acl 2.2.51
  •  adwaita-icon-theme 3.20
  •  alsa-firmware 1.0.27
  •  alsa-lib 1.1.1
  •  alsa-plugins 1.1.1
  •  alsa-utils 1.1.1
  •  appstream-data 3
  •  appstream-glib 0.4.1
  •  arc-firefox-theme 49.20160919
  •  arc-gtk-theme 20161005
  •  arc-icon-theme 20160605
  •  atkmm 2.24.1
  •  at-spi2 2.20.2
  •  at-spi2-atk 2.20.1
  •  attr 2.4.46
  •  avahi 0.6.32
  •  baobab 3.20.1
  •  baselayout 1.7.1
  •  bash 4.3.042
  •  bash-completion 2.1
  •  bc 1.06.95
  •  bluez 5.41
  •  breeze-snow-cursor-theme 5.6.1
  •  budgie-desktop 10.2.8
  •  budgie-desktop-branding 5
  •  budgie-desktop-branding-livecd 5
  •  bzip2 1.0.6
  •  ca-certs 1.87
  •  cairomm 1.12.0
  •  clutter 1.26.0
  •  clutter-gtk 1.8.0
  •  cogl 1.22.0
  •  colord 1.3.3
  •  comar 3.0.3
  •  comar-api 2.4.7
  •  coreutils 8.23
  •  cpio 2.11
  •  cracklib 2.8.22
  •  cryptsetup 1.7.0
  •  cups 2.1.0
  •  cups-filters 1.8.3
  •  cups-pk-helper 0.2.5
  •  curl 7.50.3
  •  cyrus-sasl 2.1.26
  •  db5 5.3.21
  •  dbus 1.10.8
  •  dbus-glib 0.106
  •  dconf 0.26.0
  •  dconf-editor 3.20.3
  •  dejavu-fonts-ttf 2.35
  •  desktop-file-utils 0.22
  •  dhclient 4.3.2
  •  disktype 9
  •  djvulibre 3.5.27
  •  docbook-xml 4.5
  •  doflicky 5
  •  dosfstools 4.0
  •  dotconf 1.3
  •  dracut 041
  •  e2fsprogs 1.42.13
  •  enca 1.18
  •  enchant 1.6.0
  •  eog 3.20.4
  •  espeak-ng 1.49.0
  •  evince 3.20.1
  •  evolution-data-server 3.20.5
  •  exfat-utils 1.2.3
  •  exiv2 0.25
  •  expat 2.1.1
  •  faac 1.28
  •  faad 2.7
  •  faba-icon-theme 4.0
  •  faba-icon-theme-mono 4.3
  •  ffmpeg 2.8.6
  •  file 5.22
  •  file-roller 3.20.2
  •  findutils 4.4.2
  •  firefox 49.0.1
  •  font-clear-sans-ttf 1.00
  •  fontconfig 2.11.94
  •  font-droid-ttf 1.00
  •  font-hack-ttf 2.019
  •  font-indic-ttf 0.5.14
  •  font-lateef-ttf 1
  •  font-symbola-ttf 8.0
  •  font-tlwg-ttf 0.6.3
  •  foomatic-db 4.0.20150819
  •  foomatic-db-engine 4.0.12
  •  freetype2 2.6.1
  •  freetype2-subpixel 2.6.1
  •  fribidi 0.19.7
  •  fuse 2.9.5
  •  fuse-exfat 1.2.0
  •  gawk 4.1.1
  •  gcab 0.7
  •  gcr 3.20.0
  •  gd 2.2.3
  •  gdbm 1.10
  •  gdk-pixbuf 2.34.0
  •  gedit 3.20.2
  •  geoclue 2.4.3
  •  gettext 0.19.8.1
  •  ghostscript 9.18
  •  gl-driver-switch 2
  •  glib2 2.48.1
  •  glibc 2.24
  •  glibmm 2.48.1
  •  glib-networking 2.48.2
  •  gmime 2.6.20
  •  gmp 5.1.2
  •  gnome-bluetooth 3.20.0
  •  gnome-calculator 3.20.2
  •  gnome-calendar 3.20.3
  •  gnome-color-manager 3.20.0
  •  gnome-control-center 3.20.1
  •  gnome-disk-utility 3.20.2
  •  gnome-doc-utils 0.20.10
  •  gnome-keyring 3.20.0
  •  gnome-online-accounts 3.20.2
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Version: 4.5
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-09-18
Votes: 37

Solus stands out to me as a unique and thoughtfully crafted operating system. It was seamless to install. No hardware compatibility issues. The Budgie desktop environment is clean and modern looking. Solus performance on my slightly older Lenovo laptop from 2019 operates very smoothly and efficiently. Their package repo is limited, but combined with Flatpaks there wasn't anything I needed that I couldn't find. Solus is a rolling release, and while it took some time for me to grasp the benefits of rolling releases, it has been very stable with no issues during updates over the past several months. The Solus community has decent documentation and a helpful online forum. Overall, I don't see a need to leave Solus having come from a Debian (Linux Mint) background. Very happy with Solus!

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Version: 4.5
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-08-07
Votes: 0

I've installed the XFCE version in VirtualBox. The installation process was fast, and the interface is clean and aesthetic.

However, when I opened the Software Manager to install Inkscape, downloading the dependencies and installing them took about seven minutes. Additionally, Google Chrome isn't in the repository, so you have to manually install and periodically upgrade it.

Sorry, but I'll stick to Debian-based distros with large repositories and a simple "click-on-DEB-file-enter-the-password" process for external software.

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Version: 4.5
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-15
Votes: 43

It went through a bit of a tumultuous journey there, but now we're on the other side of it and things have stabilized. Solus is still the only distro that feels like home to me. The combination of a carefully curated rolling release, built exclusively for the best desktop experience, and being an independent distro with its own desktop environment is unmatched. Budgie is perfect because it's got the simplicity of GNOME while still allowing for some easy customization and personalization.

Sure, if you demand a huge selection of software available in the repos, you might end up looking elsewhere. I think they've got the average user pretty well covered and then some though, plus there's always Flathub. So while Solus may not have the biggest library of software, here's an example of what it does have: apps for some of the best VPN providers out there. To be safe I won't name them, don't want my review getting flagged, but it's the ones located in Sweden and Switzerland.

If you're on Arch Linux you'd need to dive into the AUR to find those particular apps, but on Solus they're right there in the software manager GUI. So you may be surprised by all that you'll find here. Been using Solus for about five years and despite a little bump in the road it's better than ever now, being run by great people, and it's got a bright future.

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