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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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NebiOS

NebiOS is an Ubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution with a custom Wayland compositor called NebiDE (based on Wayfire). It features various user interface enhancements, an initial setup module called OOBE, the NebiOS App Runtime (napp-runtime) portable application format with bubblewrap containerization, improved gaming performance with Steam Proton integration, a kernel switcher for easy multi-kernel installation, and the Wine compatibility layer for running some Windows applications.

Technical Specs Comparison
SolusNebiOS
IndependentBaseUbuntu (LTS)
eopkg, flatpakPackage Managerapt / deb, flatpak
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
4.9Latest Version10.2
BeginnerDifficultyIntermediate
April 18, 2026Release DateFebruary 25, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfceNebiDE (Wayfire)
Desktops
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfceNebiDE (Wayfire)