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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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EasyOS

EasyOS is an experimental Linux distribution which uses many of the technologies and package formats pioneered by Puppy Linux. The distribution features custom container technology called Easy Containers which can run applications or the entire desktop environment in a container.

Technical Specs Comparison
ParrotEasyOS
Debian (Stable)BaseIndependent
apt / deb, flatpakPackage Managerflatpak, PET
systemdInit SystemBusyBox
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
7.2Latest Version7.1
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
May 9, 2026Release DateDecember 21, 2025
ARM64ARMhfRISC-Vx86_64
Architecture
ARM64ARMhfRISC-Vx86_64
EnlightenmentKDE PlasmaLXQtMATEJWM
Desktops
EnlightenmentKDE PlasmaLXQtMATEJWM