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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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Puppy Linux

Puppy Linux is yet another Linux distribution. What's different here is that Puppy is extraordinarily small, yet quite full-featured.

Technical Specs Comparison
ParrotPuppy Linux
Debian (Stable)BaseIndependent
apt / deb, flatpakPackage Managerppm / deb, flatpak, pet
systemdInit SystemBusyBox
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
7.2Latest Version22.12
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
May 9, 2026Release DateDecember 10, 2022
ARM64ARMhfRISC-Vx86_64
Architecture
ARM64ARMhfRISC-Vx86_64
EnlightenmentKDE PlasmaLXQtMATEJWMlabwcOpenbox
Desktops
EnlightenmentKDE PlasmaLXQtMATEJWMlabwcOpenbox