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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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Besgnulinux

Besgnulinux is a lightweight, desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's "stable" branch. Using the JWM window manager, it is designed to be fast, lightweight and easy to use, suitable for older and low-specification computers.

Technical Specs Comparison
SolusBesgnulinux
IndependentBaseDebian (Stable)
eopkg, flatpakPackage Managerapt / deb
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
4.9Latest Version4
BeginnerDifficultyIntermediate
April 18, 2026Release DateMay 24, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfceJWM
Desktops
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfceJWM