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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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Linux Lite

Linux Lite is a beginner-friendly Linux distribution based on Ubuntu's long-term support (LTS) release and featuring the Xfce desktop. Linux Lite primarily targets Windows users.

Technical Specs Comparison
SolusLinux Lite
IndependentBaseDebian, Ubuntu (LTS)
eopkg, flatpakPackage Managerapt / deb
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
4.9Latest Version8.0
BeginnerDifficultyBeginner
April 18, 2026Release DateJune 1, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfce
Desktops
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfce