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openSUSE

The openSUSE project is a community program sponsored by SUSE Linux and other companies. Promoting the use of Linux everywhere, this program provides free, easy access to openSUSE, a complete Linux distribution.

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Solus

Solus is a Linux distribution built from scratch. It uses a forked version of the PiSi package manager, maintained as "eopkg" within Solus, and its flagship edition uses the Budgie desktop environment.

Technical Specs Comparison
openSUSESolus
IndependentBaseIndependent
rpm (zypper)Package Managereopkg, flatpak
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelRolling Release
16.0Latest Version4.9
IntermediateDifficultyBeginner
October 1, 2025Release DateApril 18, 2026
ARM64ARMhfi686ppc64ppc64els390xx86_64
Architecture
ARM64ARMhfi686ppc64ppc64els390xx86_64
CinnamonEnlightenmentGNOMEIceWMKDE PlasmalabwcLXDELXQtMATEWayfireXfceBudgie
Desktops
CinnamonEnlightenmentGNOMEIceWMKDE PlasmalabwcLXDELXQtMATEWayfireXfceBudgie