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Solus


Last Update: 2023-07-31 01:28 UTC

Solus is a Linux distribution built from scratch. It uses a forked version of the PiSi package manager, maintained as "eopkg" within Solus, and a custom desktop environment called "Budgie", developed in-house. The Budgie desktop, which can be set to emulate the look and feel of the GNOME 2 desktop, is tightly integrated with the GNOME stack. The distribution is available for 64-bit computers only.

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Average visitor rating: 7.43/10 from 169 review(s).

Solus Summary
Distribution Solus
Home Page https://getsol.us/
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2023-07-08: Distribution Release: Solus 4.4
 • 2021-07-11: Distribution Release: Solus 4.3
 • 2021-02-03: Distribution Release: Solus 4.2
 • 2020-01-25: Distribution Release: Solus 4.1
 • 2019-03-18: Distribution Release: Solus 4.0
 • 2017-08-15: Distribution Release: Solus 3
 • 2017-04-18: Distribution Release: Solus 2017.04.18.0
 • 2017-01-02: Distribution Release: Solus 2017.01.01.0
 • 2016-10-19: Distribution Release: Solus 1.2.1
 • 2016-09-07: Distribution Release: Solus 1.2.0.5
 • 2016-06-20: Distribution Release: Solus 1.2
 • 2016-03-02: Distribution Release: Solus 1.1
 • More Solus releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2023-04-18 Solus team planning a come-back
 • 2023-02-13 Solus project status updates
 • 2021-09-14 Solus to replace GTK in Budgie desktop
 • 2019-10-03 Solus updates supported desktops
 • 2019-03-21 Budgie 10.5 shipped with Solus 4.0
 • 2019-01-15 Solus roadmap for 2019
 • 2018-11-02 Solus team regaining account access
 • 2018-10-27 Solus founder out of contact
 • 2018-09-21 Solus updates install media
 • 2018-06-27 Solus polishes desktop tools
 • More Solus headlines...

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Feature 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.9999 3 2017.04.18.0 1.2.1 Feature
Release Date 2023-07-08 2021-07-11 2020-01-25 2019-03-17 2018-09-20 2017-08-15 2017-04-18 2016-10-19 Release Date
End Of Life                 End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 2200-2600 1800-2100 1600-1900 1400-1500 1400-1500 1100-1200     Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Installation
Default Desktop Budgie, GNOME, KDE Plasma, MATE Budgie, GNOME, KDE Plasma, MATE Budgie, GNOME, KDE Plasma, MATE Budgie, GNOME, MATE Budgie, GNOME, MATE Budgie, GNOME, MATE Budgie, GNOME, MATE Budgie, MATE Default Desktop
Package Management Flatpak, eopkg (pisi fork), Snap Flatpak, eopkg (pisi fork), Snap Flatpak, eopkg (pisi fork), Snap Flatpak, eopkg (pisi fork), Snap Flatpak, eopkg (pisi fork), Snap Flatpak, eopkg (pisi fork), Snap Flatpak, eopkg (pisi fork) eopkg (pisi fork) Package Management
Release Model Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Release Model
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice -- Office Suite
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 Processor Architecture
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd Init Software
Journaled File Systems                 Journaled File Systems
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes         Multilingual
Asian Language Support Yes Yes Yes Yes         Asian Language Support
Full Package List 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.9999 3 2017.04.18.0 1.2.1 Full Package List

Full Package List:   Solus 3.9999
  Number of packages: 780 (download as TXT)
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  •  aalib 1.4.0_5
  •  aa-lsm-hook 0.0.2
  •  accountsservice 0.6.45
  •  acl 2.2.52
  •  adapta-gtk-theme 3.94.0.149
  •  adwaita-icon-theme 3.28.0
  •  alsa-firmware 1.0.29
  •  alsa-lib 1.1.5
  •  alsa-plugins 1.1.5
  •  alsa-utils 1.1.5
  •  apparmor 2.11.0
  •  appstream-data 17
  •  appstream-glib 0.6.13
  •  arc-gtk-theme 20180715
  •  arc-icon-theme 20160605
  •  atkmm 2.24.2
  •  atril 1.20.2
  •  at-spi2 2.28.0
  •  at-spi2-atk 2.26.2
  •  attr 2.4.47
  •  audit 2.8.1
  •  avahi 0.7
  •  babl 0.1.56
  •  baobab 3.28.0
  •  baselayout 1.8.0
  •  bash 4.4.019
  •  bash-completion 2.8
  •  bc 1.07.1
  •  bind-utils 9.11.4_p1
  •  binutils-libs 2.31.1
  •  blueman 2.0.6
  •  bluez 5.48
  •  breeze-cursor-theme 5.11.0
  •  brisk-menu 0.5.0
  •  brotli 1.0.5
  •  bubblewrap 0.2.1
  •  budgie-desktop 10.4
  •  budgie-desktop-branding 18
  •  budgie-desktop-branding-livecd 18
  •  budgie-desktop-branding-material 18
  •  budgie-screenshot-applet 0.4.3
  •  bzip2 1.0.6
  •  ca-certs 20180516
  •  cairomm 1.12.2
  •  caja 1.20.2
  •  caja-extensions 1.20.1
  •  canon-ufriilt-common 3.80
  •  caribou 0.4.21
  •  chromaprint 1.4.2
  •  chrome-gnome-shell 10.1
  •  clr-boot-manager 1.5.5
  •  clutter 1.26.2
  •  clutter-gtk 1.8.4
  •  cogl 1.22.0
  •  coinmp 1.8.3
  •  colord 1.3.5
  •  comar 3.0.3
  •  comar-api 2.4.7
  •  compiz 0.9.13.1
  •  coreutils 8.29
  •  cpio 2.12
  •  cracklib 2.8.22
  •  cryptsetup 1.7.5
  •  cups 2.2.8
  •  cups-filters 1.21.1
  •  cups-pk-helper 0.2.6
  •  curl 7.61.1
  •  cyrus-sasl 2.1.26
  •  db5 5.3.21
  •  dbus 1.12.8
  •  dbus-glib 0.110
  •  dbus-launch 1.12.8
  •  dconf 0.28.0
  •  dconf-editor 3.28.0
  •  dejavu-fonts-ttf 2.37
  •  desktop-file-utils 0.23
  •  dhclient 4.4.1
  •  disktype 9
  •  djvulibre 3.5.27
  •  dleyna-core 0.6.0
  •  dleyna-renderer 0.6.0
  •  dmidecode 3.1
  •  dnsmasq 2.78
  •  docbook-xml 4.5
  •  doflicky 6
  •  dosfstools 4.1
  •  dotconf 1.3
  •  e2fsprogs 1.44.4
  •  enchant 1.6.0
  •  engrampa 1.20.1
  •  eog 3.28.3
  •  eom 1.20.1
  •  espeak-ng 1.49.2
  •  evince 3.28.2
  •  evolution-data-server 3.28.5
  •  exfat-utils 1.2.8
  •  exiv2 0.26
  •  expat 2.2.6
  •  faad 2.8.3
  •  faba-icon-theme 4.3
  •  faba-icon-theme-mono 4.3
  •  fdk-aac 0.1.5
  •  ffmpeg 3.4.4
  •  ffmpegthumbnailer 2.2.0
  •  fftw 3.3.8
  •  file 5.32
  •  file-roller 3.28.1
  •  findutils 4.6.0
  •  firefox 62.0
  •  fluidsynth 1.1.11
  •  font-clear-sans-ttf 1.0
  •  fontconfig 2.13.0
  •  font-droid-ttf 1.00
  •  font-hack-ttf 3.003
  •  font-indic-ttf 0.5.14
  •  font-lateef-ttf 1
  •  font-roboto-ttf 2.136
  •  font-symbola-ttf 10.03
  •  font-tlwg-ttf 0.6.5
  •  foomatic-db 4.0.20171217
  •  foomatic-db-engine 4.0.12
  •  freeglut 3.0.0
  •  freetype2 2.8
  •  freetype2-subpixel 2.8
  •  fribidi 1.0.5
  •  fuse 2.9.8
  •  fuse-exfat 1.2.8
  •  gawk 4.2.1
  •  gcab 0.7
  •  gcr 3.28.0
  •  gd 2.2.5
  •  gdbm 1.14.1
  •  gdk-pixbuf 2.38.0
  •  gdm 3.28.4
  •  gedit 3.28.1
  •  gegl 0.4.8
  •  geoclue 2.4.8
  •  gettext 0.19.8.1
  •  gexiv2 0.10.8
  •  gfbgraph 0.2.3
  •  ghostscript 9.23
  •  giflib 5.1.4
  •  gjs 1.52.3
  •  glib2 2.56.1
  •  glibc 2.27
  •  glibmm 2.56.0
  •  glib-networking 2.56.0
  •  gmime 3.2.0
  •  gmp 6.1.2
  •  gnome-autoar 0.2.3
  •  gnome-backgrounds 3.28.0
  •  gnome-bluetooth 3.28.2
  •  gnome-calculator 3.28.2
  •  gnome-calendar 3.28.2
  •  gnome-color-manager 3.28.0
  •  gnome-control-center 3.28.2
  •  gnome-desktop-branding 14
  •  gnome-desktop-branding-livecd 14
  •  gnome-desktop-branding-material 14
  •  gnome-disk-utility 3.28.3
  •  gnome-doc-utils 0.20.10
  •  gnome-icon-theme 3.12.0
  •  gnome-keyring 3.28.2
  •  gnome-mpv 0.14
  •  gnome-online-accounts 3.28.0
  •  gnome-online-miners 3.26.0
  •  gnome-photos 3.28.0
  •  gnome-screensaver 3.6.1
  •  gnome-screenshot 3.26.0
  •  gnome-session 3.28.1
  •  gnome-session-shell 3.28.1
  •  gnome-settings-daemon 3.28.1
  •  gnome-shell 3.28.3
  •  gnome-shell-extension-dash-to-dock 64
  •  gnome-shell-extension-impatience 0.4.5
  •  gnome-shell-extensions 3.28.1
  •  gnome-shell-extension-topicons-plus 21
  •  gnome-system-monitor 3.28.2
  •  gnome-system-tools 3.0.0
  •  gnome-terminal 3.28.2
  •  gnome-themes-standard 3.22.3
  •  gnome-tweaks 3.28.1
  •  gnome-user-docs 3.28.2
  •  gnupg 2.2.10
  •  gobject-introspection 1.56.1
  •  gom 0.3.2
  •  gpart 0.3
  •  gparted 0.32.0
  •  gpgme 1.11.1
  •  gpm 1.20.7
  •  gptfdisk 1.0.1
  •  graphite2 1.3.11
  •  grep 3.1
  •  grilo 0.3.6
  •  grilo-plugins 0.3.7
  •  groff 1.22.2
  •  grub2 2.02
  •  gsettings-desktop-schemas 3.28.0
  •  gspell 1.6.1
  •  gssdp 1.0.2
  •  gstreamer-1.0 1.14.2
  •  gstreamer-1.0-libav 1.14.2
  •  gstreamer-1.0-plugins-bad 1.14.2
  •  gstreamer-1.0-plugins-base 1.14.2
  •  gstreamer-1.0-plugins-good 1.14.2
  •  gstreamer-1.0-plugins-ugly 1.14.2
  •  gtk2-engine-murrine 0.98.2
  •  gupnp 1.0.2
  •  gupnp-av 0.12.10
  •  gupnp-dlna 0.10.5
  •  gutenprint 5.2.12
  •  gvfs 1.36.2
  •  gvfs-goa 1.36.2
  •  gzip 1.9
  •  harfbuzz 1.7.5
  •  hexchat 2.14.2
  •  hicolor-icon-theme 0.17
  •  hplip-drivers 3.18.6
  •  hunspell-en 2018.04.16
  •  hwdata 0.314
  •  hyphen 2.8.8
  •  ibus 1.5.19
  •  ijs 0.35
  •  ilmbase 2.2.1
  •  imagemagick 7.0.8_10
  •  imlib2 1.5.1
  •  indicator-application 17.04.20161201
  •  inetutils 1.9.4
  •  inotify-tools 3.14
  •  intltool 0.51.0
  •  inxi 3.0.21
  •  iproute2 4.17.0
  •  iptables 1.6.2
  •  isl 0.20
  •  iso-codes 3.78
  •  jansson 2.10
  •  jasper 2.0.14
  •  kbd 2.0.4
  •  kerberos 5.1.16.1
  •  kernel-glue 4
  •  kmod 25
  •  ladspa 1.13
  •  lame 3.100
  •  ldb 1.3.5
  •  less 530
  •  liba52dec 0.7.4
  •  libabw 0.1.2
  •  libaio 0.3.11
  •  libao 1.2.0
  •  libappindicator 12.10.0
  •  libarchive 3.3.2
  •  libass 0.14.0
  •  libassuan 2.5.1
  •  libatasmart 0.19
  •  libatk 2.28.1
  •  libblockdev 2.16
  •  libbluray 1.0.2
  •  libboost 1.66.0
  •  libbytesize 1.2
  •  libcaca 0.99.19
  •  libcairo 1.15.12
  •  libcanberra 0.3
  •  libcap2 2.25
  •  libcddb 1.3.2
  •  libcdio 2.0.0
  •  libcdio-paranoia 10.2.0.94.2
  •  libcdr 0.1.4
  •  libcmis 0.5.1
  •  libcolord-gtk 0.1.26
  •  libcroco 0.6.12
  •  libcue 2.1.0
  •  libdaemon 0.14
  •  libdazzle 3.28.4
  •  libdbusmenu 16.04.0
  •  libdc1394 2.2.3
  •  libde265 1.0.3
  •  libdmapsharing 2.9.39
  •  libdmx 1.1.4
  •  libdrm 2.4.94
  •  libdv 1.0.0
  •  libdvbpsi 1.3.1
  •  libdvdcss 1.4.1
  •  libdvdnav 6.0.0
  •  libdvdread 6.0.0
  •  libebml 1.3.5
  •  libe-book 0.1.3
  •  libedit 20180525.3.1
  •  libelf 0.168
  •  libepoxy 1.4.3
  •  libetonyek 0.1.8
  •  libevdev 1.5.9
  •  libevent 2.1.8
  •  libexempi 2.4.5
  •  libexif 0.6.21
  •  libexttextcat 3.4.5
  •  libffi 3.2.1
  •  libflac 1.3.2
  •  libfontenc 1.1.3
  •  libfreehand 0.1.2
  •  libgcc 8.2.0
  •  libgcrypt 1.8.3
  •  libgdata 0.17.9
  •  libgee 0.20.1
  •  libgeocode-glib 3.26.0
  •  libglade 2.6.4
  •  libglu 9.0.0
  •  libglvnd 1.0.0
  •  libgnome-desktop 3.28.2
  •  libgnomekbd 3.26.0
  •  libgnome-keyring 3.12.0
  •  libgnome-menus 3.13.3
  •  libgnutls 3.6.3
  •  libgomp 8.2.0
  •  libgpg-error 1.32
  •  libgphoto2 2.5.17
  •  libgpod 0.8.3
  •  libgrss 0.7.0
  •  libgsf 1.14.44
  •  libgtk-2 2.24.31
  •  libgtk-3 3.22.30
  •  libgtkmm-2 2.24.5
  •  libgtkmm-3 3.22.2
  •  libgtksourceview 3.24.7
  •  libgtop 2.38.0
  •  libgudev 232
  •  libgusb 0.3.0
  •  libgweather 3.28.2
  •  libgxps 0.3.0
  •  libheif 1.3.2
  •  libhogweed 3.4
  •  libhunspell 1.6.2
  •  libical 3.0.3
  •  libice 1.0.9
  •  libicu 61.1
  •  libieee1284 0.2.11
  •  libimobiledevice 1.2.0
  •  libindicator 12.10.1
  •  libinput 1.11.3
  •  libiptcdata 1.0.4
  •  libixion 0.13.0
  •  libjpeg-turbo 2.0.0
  •  libjson-glib 1.4.2
  •  libkate 0.4.1
  •  libksba 1.3.5
  •  liblangtag 0.6.2
  •  liblcms2 2.8
  •  libmad 0.15.1b
  •  libmatekbd 1.20.2
  •  libmatemixer 1.20.1
  •  libmateweather 1.20.1
  •  libmatroska 1.4.8
  •  libmbim 1.16.2
  •  libmediaart 1.9.4
  •  libmodplug 0.8.8.5
  •  libmpeg2 0.5.1
  •  libmspub 0.1.4
  •  libmtp 1.1.15
  •  libmwaw 0.3.11
  •  libndp 1.6
  •  libnettle 3.4
  •  libnfs 1.11.0
  •  libnice 0.1.14
  •  libnl 3.2.21
  •  libnotify 0.7.7
  •  libnspr 4.19
  •  libnss 3.37.3
  •  libnumbertext 1.0.4
  •  liboauth 1.0.3
  •  libodfgen 0.1.7
  •  libogg 1.3.3
  •  liboobs 3.0.0
  •  liborcus 0.13.4
  •  libosinfo 1.1.0
  •  libp11-kit 0.23.14
  •  libpagemaker 0.0.4
  •  libpaper 1.1.24
  •  libparted 3.2
  •  libpciaccess 0.14
  •  libpcre 8.42
  •  libpeas 1.22.0
  •  libpipeline 1.5.0
  •  libplist 2.0.0
  •  libpng 1.6.35
  •  libproxy 0.4.15
  •  libpwquality 1.4.0
  •  libqmi 1.20.2
  •  libquvi 0.9.4
  •  libqxp 0.0.1
  •  libraw 0.18.13
  •  libraw1394 2.0.5
  •  libreoffice-all 6.1.0.3
  •  libreoffice-base 6.1.0.3
  •  libreoffice-calc 6.1.0.3
  •  libreoffice-common 6.1.0.3
  •  libreoffice-common-dictionaries 6.1.0.3
  •  libreoffice-draw 6.1.0.3
  •  libreoffice-impress 6.1.0.3
  •  libreoffice-math 6.1.0.3
  •  libreoffice-writer 6.1.0.3
  •  librest 0.8.1
  •  librevenge 0.0.4
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Version: 4.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-09-24
Votes: 24


 This is the best Linux distro I have seen so far. I have been distro hoping for some time and I have seen many distro's, but none of them gives me such a great experience as Solus.
This is just a perfect distro for everyday use, it has great support for a lot of apps and even gaming platforms, like steam works perfectly.
It is very user friendly and customizable, I think almost anyone can install Solus and learn how to use it, even if you have been using Windows or Mac OS for a long time.
I will always use and recommend Solus from now on, as long as nothing goes completely wrong with this distro.


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Version: 4.4
Rating: 6
Date: 2023-09-18
Votes: 0


 Solus is fine as a simple, lightweight and fast home OS. But for gaming purposes, I simply cannot recommend it. I will list 2 examples, I play games with Steam and switch between Arch and Solus frequently. Solus has an outdated glibc, meaning currently I cannot play games online that use EAC. Another example is, TF2 is sort of broken out the box on Linux, and workarounds have been shared that involve installing an AUR/COPR packages and using a launch option. For obvious reasons, a Solus user is left in the dark in this situation, an updated tcmalloc does not exist on this distro. Now when this issue happens on Arch or other more widely used distros, you can pretty much assure someone will go and report it or it will be a known issue. On Solus, if you experience an issue or a bug, you're likely among the first, and will have to go and report it. It's too much to worry about for a supposed suite-type operating system such as Solus that's supposed to handle everything in a curated fashion. If you don't care about games, it's a great fast desktop with actually unbelievably stable updates, just be sure to check its pulse every month or so.


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Version: 4.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-09-15
Votes: 8


 Great OS,very stable.fast and amazing!I am using the KDE version of it on wayland and i must say it works well.the only problem i found is TOR web browser not lauching in wayland session,but i do not know if its a problem with wayland or with the TOR web browser not supporting wayland.
Anyway thank you all SOLUS team members for all your hard work and for letting us users enjoy this wonderfull Linux distro.
I have tried many many linux distros but my heart belongs to Solus:)
Greetings from Portugal:)


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