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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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Tiny Core Linux

Tiny Core Linux is a 16 MB graphical Linux desktop. It is based on a recent Linux kernel, BusyBox, Tiny X, Fltk, and Flwm.

Technical Specs Comparison
SolusTiny Core Linux
IndependentBaseIndependent (forked from Damn Small)
eopkg, flatpakPackage Managertce / tar.xz
systemdInit SystemBusyBox
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
4.9Latest Version17.0
BeginnerDifficultyIntermediate
April 18, 2026Release DateFebruary 11, 2026
x86_64i486
Architecture
x86_64i486
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfcedwmFluxboxflwmHackedboxi3IceWMJWMOpenboxWMFS
Desktops
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfcedwmFluxboxflwmHackedboxi3IceWMJWMOpenboxWMFS