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Solus

Solus is a Linux distribution built from scratch. It uses a forked version of the PiSi package manager, maintained as "eopkg" within Solus, and its flagship edition uses the Budgie desktop environment.

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AerynOS

AerynOS is an independently-developed, rolling-release Linux distribution designed for general desktop use. Its main features include the GNOME desktop, a custom package manager called "moss", atomic updates with rollback options, a package build system called "boulder", and smart boot management with complex EFI configuration through a utility called "blsforme".

Technical Specs Comparison
SolusAerynOS
IndependentBaseIndependent
eopkg, flatpakPackage Managermoss / flatpak, moss
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelRolling Release
4.9Latest Version2026.01
BeginnerDifficultyIntermediate
April 18, 2026Release DateJanuary 31, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfceCOSMIC
Desktops
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfceCOSMIC