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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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GNOME OS

GNOME OS is an experimental, immutable Linux distribution that ships the latest in-development GNOME desktop, core applications and stack. It serves as a reference for developers and testers.

Technical Specs Comparison
ParrotGNOME OS
Debian (Stable)BaseIndependent
apt / deb, flatpakPackage Managerflatpak
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelRolling Release
7.2Latest Version
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
May 9, 2026Release DateJune 1, 2026
ARM64ARMhfRISC-Vx86_64
Architecture
ARM64ARMhfRISC-Vx86_64
EnlightenmentKDE PlasmaLXQtMATEGNOME
Desktops
EnlightenmentKDE PlasmaLXQtMATEGNOME