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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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Parrot

Parrot (formerly Parrot Security OS) is a Debian-based, security-oriented distribution featuring a collection of utilities designed for penetration testing, computer forensics, reverse engineering, hacking, privacy, anonymity and cryptography. The product, developed by Frozenbox, comes with MATE as the default desktop environment.

Technical Specs Comparison
SolusParrot
IndependentBaseDebian (Stable)
eopkg, flatpakPackage Managerapt / deb, flatpak
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
4.9Latest Version7.2
BeginnerDifficultyIntermediate
April 18, 2026Release DateMay 9, 2026
x86_64ARM64ARMhfRISC-V
Architecture
x86_64ARM64ARMhfRISC-V
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfceEnlightenmentLXQtMATE
Desktops
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfceEnlightenmentLXQtMATE