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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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Ultimate Edition

Ultimate Edition, first released in December 2006, was a fork of Ubuntu and Linux Mint though recent versions (starting in 2024) have been based on Arch Linux. The goal of the project is to create a complete, seamlessly integrated, visually stimulating, and easy-to-install operating system.

Technical Specs Comparison
ParrotUltimate Edition
Debian (Stable)BaseArch
apt / deb, flatpakPackage Managerpacman / flatpak, pkg
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
7.2Latest Version5.5
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
May 9, 2026Release DateJune 25, 2017
ARM64ARMhfRISC-Vx86_64
Architecture
ARM64ARMhfRISC-Vx86_64
EnlightenmentKDE PlasmaLXQtMATECinnamonXfce
Desktops
EnlightenmentKDE PlasmaLXQtMATECinnamonXfce