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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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Vanilla OS

Vanilla OS, a fixed-release distribution based on Debian (formerly Ubuntu, prior to version 2) with the GNOME desktop, is an immutable operating system. The core parts of the system are locked down to prevent unwanted changes and corruption from third-party applications or a faulty update.

Technical Specs Comparison
SolusVanilla OS
IndependentBaseDebian
eopkg, flatpakPackage Managerdeb (APT)
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
4.9Latest Version22.10
BeginnerDifficultyIntermediate
April 18, 2026Release DateJuly 28, 2024
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfce
Desktops
BudgieGNOMEKDE PlasmaXfce