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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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Slackware Linux

The Official Release of Slackware Linux by Patrick Volkerding is an advanced Linux operating system, designed with the twin goals of ease of use and stability as top priorities. Including the latest popular software while retaining a sense of tradition, providing simplicity and ease of use alongside flexibility and power, Slackware brings the best of all worlds to the table.

Technical Specs Comparison
SolusSlackware Linux
IndependentBaseIndependent
eopkg, flatpakPackage Managertxz
systemdInit SystemSysV
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
4.9Latest Version15.0
BeginnerDifficultyAdvanced
April 18, 2026Release DateFebruary 3, 2022
x86_64armi586s390
Architecture
x86_64armi586s390
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfceBlackboxFluxboxFVWMKDElabwcWMaker
Desktops
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfceBlackboxFluxboxFVWMKDElabwcWMaker