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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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PCLinuxOS

PCLinuxOS is a user-friendly Linux distribution with out-of-the-box support for many popular graphics and sound cards, as well as other peripheral devices. The bootable live DVD provides an easy-to-use graphical installer and the distribution sports a wide range of popular applications for the typical desktop user, including browser plugins and full multimedia playback.

Technical Specs Comparison
SolusPCLinuxOS
IndependentBaseIndependent
eopkg, flatpakPackage Managerdnf / flatpak, rpm
systemdInit SystemSysV
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelRolling Release
4.9Latest Version2023.07
BeginnerDifficultyBeginner
April 18, 2026Release DateJuly 30, 2023
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfceJWMlabwcLXDELXQtMATE
Desktops
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfceJWMlabwcLXDELXQtMATE