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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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Exton Linux

Exton Linux is a set of over 15 Linux distributions based on Arch Linux, CRUX, Debian, deepin, Fedora, openSUSE, Puppy Linux and Slackware Linux. They are designed to be lightweight, fast and easy to use.

Technical Specs Comparison
ParrotExton Linux
Debian (Stable)BaseArch, CRUX, Debian, deepin, Fedora, Gentoo, openSUSE, Puppy, Slackware
apt / deb, flatpakPackage Managerportage / src
systemdInit SystemOpenRC
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
7.2Latest Version
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
May 9, 2026Release DateJune 2, 2026
ARM64ARMhfRISC-Vx86_64
Architecture
ARM64ARMhfRISC-Vx86_64
EnlightenmentKDE PlasmaLXQtMATEBudgieDeepinGNOMELXDEPIXELXfce
Desktops
EnlightenmentKDE PlasmaLXQtMATEBudgieDeepinGNOMELXDEPIXELXfce