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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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Vendefoul Wolf

Vendefoul Wolf is a set of lightweight, Devuan-based Linux distributions featuring various popular desktop environments, including Budgie, Cinnamon, KDE Plasma, LXQt, Trinity and Xfce. As the init software, it offers a choice between SysV and runit.

Technical Specs Comparison
ParrotVendefoul Wolf
Debian (Stable)BaseDevuan
apt / deb, flatpakPackage Managerapt / deb, flatpak
systemdInit SystemOpenRC
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
7.2Latest Version
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
May 9, 2026Release DateApril 15, 2026
ARM64ARMhfRISC-Vx86_64
Architecture
ARM64ARMhfRISC-Vx86_64
EnlightenmentKDE PlasmaLXQtMATEbspwmBudgieCinnamonIceWMKatanaSonicDETrinityXfce
Desktops
EnlightenmentKDE PlasmaLXQtMATEbspwmBudgieCinnamonIceWMKatanaSonicDETrinityXfce