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Parrot

Parrot (formerly Parrot Security OS) is a Debian-based, security-oriented distribution featuring a collection of utilities designed for penetration testing, computer forensics, reverse engineering, hacking, privacy, anonymity and cryptography. The product, developed by Frozenbox, comes with MATE as the default desktop environment.

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ALT Linux

ALT Linux was founded in 2001 by a merge of two large Russian free software projects. By the year 2008 it became a large organization developing and deploying free software, writing documentation and technical literature, supporting users, and developing custom products.

Technical Specs Comparison
ParrotALT Linux
Debian (Stable)BaseIndependent (forked from Mandrake)
apt / deb, flatpakPackage Managerrpm (APT)
systemdInit Systemsystemd, SysV
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelRolling Release
7.2Latest Version11.0
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
May 9, 2026Release DateMay 1, 2025
ARM64ARMhfRISC-Vx86_64i586mipselppc64el
Architecture
ARM64ARMhfRISC-Vx86_64i586mipselppc64el
EnlightenmentKDE PlasmaLXQtMATEAfterStepBlackboxCinnamonFVWMGNOMEIceWMKDElabwcLXDEOpenboxWMakerWayfireXfce
Desktops
EnlightenmentKDE PlasmaLXQtMATEAfterStepBlackboxCinnamonFVWMGNOMEIceWMKDElabwcLXDEOpenboxWMakerWayfireXfce