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Solus screenshot

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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Garuda Linux screenshot

Garuda Linux

Garuda Linux is a rolling distribution based on the Arch Linux operating system. Unlike Arch Linux, Garuda Linux comes with a graphical installer (Calamares) for easy installation, and other advanced graphical tools for managing your system.

Technical Specs Comparison
SolusGaruda Linux
IndependentBaseArch
eopkg, flatpakPackage Managerpacman / pkg
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelRolling Release
4.9Latest Version
BeginnerDifficultyIntermediate
April 18, 2026Release DateMarch 9, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfceCinnamonHyprlandi3MokkaSway
Desktops
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfceCinnamonHyprlandi3MokkaSway