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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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PikaOS Linux

PikaOS Linux is a Linux distribution based on Debian's cutting-edge "Unstable" branch, optimised for gaming. It is designed to provide out-of-the-box gaming experience, excellent performance with up-to-date drivers and custom-tweaked Linux kernel, and a choice of GNOME or KDE Plasma desktops, with separate editions that use the Hyprland Wayland compositor.

Technical Specs Comparison
SolusPikaOS Linux
IndependentBaseDebian (Unstable)
eopkg, flatpakPackage Managerdeb, flatpak
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
4.9Latest Version
BeginnerDifficultyIntermediate
April 18, 2026Release DateApril 4, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfceCOSMICHyprlandniri
Desktops
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfceCOSMICHyprlandniri