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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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Bluestar Linux screenshot

Bluestar Linux

Bluestar Linux is a GNU/Linux distribution that is based on Arch Linux. The Bluestar distribution features up to date packages, a full range of desktop and multimedia software in the default installation and a live desktop DVD.

Technical Specs Comparison
SolusBluestar Linux
IndependentBaseArch
eopkg, flatpakPackage Managerpacman / flatpak, pkg
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelRolling Release
4.9Latest Version
BeginnerDifficultyIntermediate
April 18, 2026Release DateJune 9, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfce
Desktops
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfce