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SolydXK


Last Update: 2023-01-30 01:13 UTC



SolydX and SolydK are Debian-based distributions with the Xfce and KDE desktops respectively. SolydXK aims to be simple to use, providing an environment that is both stable and secure. SolydXK is an open-source alternative for small businesses, non-profit organisations and home users. The project started as an unofficial variant of Linux Mint's "Debian" edition with KDE as the default desktop, but it was later given its own identity as SolydK. SolydX was added after Linux Mint dropped its Debian-based flavour that used the Xfce desktop.

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Average visitor rating: 8.8/10 from 15 review(s).


SolydXK Summary
Distribution SolydXK
Home Page https://solydxk.com/
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User Forums https://forums.solydxk.com/
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Documentation https://solydxk.com/community/tutorials/
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2020-07-05: Distribution Release: SolydXK 10.4
 • 2019-09-27: Distribution Release: SolydXK 10
 • 2019-03-03: Distribution Release: SolydXK 201902
 • 2018-07-02: Distribution Release: SolydXK 201807
 • 2018-01-16: Distribution Release: SolydXK 201801
 • 2017-07-16: Distribution Release: SolydXK 9
 • 2017-06-26: Development Release: SolydXK 9 Beta
 • 2016-06-27: Distribution Release: SolydXK 201606
 • 2015-12-25: Distribution Release: SolydXK 201512
 • 2015-06-09: Distribution Release: SolydXK 201506
 • 2015-01-31: Distribution Release: SolydXK 201501
 • 2014-07-31: Distribution Release: SolydXK 201407
 • More SolydXK releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2020-09-30 SolydXK is going through a leadership change
 • 2018-05-10 Website migration
 • 2018-04-30 SolydXK repository URL fix
 • 2018-03-21 SoldyXK gains RPi3 images
 • 2018-01-23 SolydXK has 32-bit community ISOs
 • More SolydXK headlines...

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Feature 10-202108 201902 9 201701 201606 201411 201311 Feature
Release Date 2021-08-14 2019-03-03 2017-07-16 2017-01-24 2016-06-27 2014-11-18 2013-11-26 Release Date
End Of Life               End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 1600-2400 1500-2000 1400-1600         Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Installation
Default Desktop KDE, Xfce KDE, Xfce KDE, Xfce KDE, Xfce KDE, Xfce KDE, Xfce KDE, Xfce Default Desktop
Package Management DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB Package Management
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Release Model
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice GOffice, LibreOffice GOffice, LibreOffice Office Suite
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 Processor Architecture
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd SysV Init Software
Journaled File Systems               Journaled File Systems
Multilingual de, en, nl de, en, nl de, en, nl en, it, nl, jp en, it, nl, jp     Multilingual
Asian Language Support jp jp jp jp jp     Asian Language Support
Full Package List 10-202108 201902 9 201701 201606 201411 201311 Full Package List
Package 10-202108 201902 9 201701 201606 201411 201311 Package
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- -- 3.0.0 2.9.2 abiword (3.0.5)
alsa-lib (1.2.9) 1.1.8 1.1.3 1.1.3 1.0.28 1.0.28 1.0.28 1.0.27.2 alsa-lib (1.2.9)
amdgpu (23.0.0) 18.1.99 -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (23.0.0)
bash (5.2.15) 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 bash (5.2.15)
bind (9.18.15) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.18.15)
chromium (114.0.5735.90) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (114.0.5735.90)
cups (2.4.2) 2.2.10 2.2.1 2.2.1 1.7.5 1.7.5 1.7.5 1.6.3 cups (2.4.2)
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.1 4.3.5 4.3.5 4.3.1 4.3.1 4.3.1 4.2.4 dhcp (4.4.3-P1)
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.44.5 1.43.4 1.43.4 1.42.12 1.42.12 1.42.12 1.42.8 e2fsprogs (1.47.0)
firefox (113.0.2) 78.13.0 60.5.1 52.2.0 45.6.0 45.2.0 33.1.1 25.0 firefox (113.0.2)
freetype (2.13.0) 2.9.1 2.6.3 2.6.3 2.5.2 2.5.2 2.5.2 2.4.9 freetype (2.13.0)
gcc (13.1.0) 8.3.0 6.3.0 6.3.0 4.9.2 4.9.2 4.9.1 4.8.1 gcc (13.1.0)
gimp (2.10.34) -- -- -- -- -- 2.8.14 2.8.6 gimp (2.10.34)
glibc (2.37) 2.28 2.24 2.24 2.19 2.19 2.19 2.17 glibc (2.37)
gnome-shell (44.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (44.1)
gnucash (5.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (5.1)
gnumeric (1.12.55) -- -- -- -- -- 1.12.17 1.12.6 gnumeric (1.12.55)
grub (2.06) 2.02 2.02beta3 2.02beta3 2.02beta2 2.02beta2 2.00 1.99 grub (2.06)
gtk (4.10.3) 3.24.5 3.22.11 3.22.11 3.14.5 2.24.25 2.24.25 2.24.21 gtk (4.10.3)
httpd (2.4.57) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.57)
inkscape (1.2.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.2.2)
k3b (23.04.1) 18.08.1 2.0.3a 2.0.3 2.0.2 2.0.2 2.0.2 2.0.2 k3b (23.04.1)
kmod (30) 26 23 23 18 18 18 9 kmod (30)
krita (5.1.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.1.5)
libreoffice (7.5.3) 6.1.5 5.2.7 5.2.7 4.3.3 4.3.3 4.3.1 4.1.2 libreoffice (7.5.3)
linux (6.3.5) 4.19.118 4.9.144 4.9.30 3.16.39 3.16.7 3.16.7 3.10.11 linux (6.3.5)
Package 10-202108 201902 9 201701 201606 201411 201311 Package
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- lxpanel (0.10.1)
mariadb (10.11.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (10.11.3)
mate-desktop (1.26.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.26.1)
mesa (23.1.1) 1.0.0 13.0.6 13.0.6 10.3.2 10.3.2 10.2.6 9.2.2 mesa (23.1.1)
mysql (8.0.33) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (8.0.33)
nautilus (44.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (44.2)
NVIDIA (530.41.03) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (530.41.03)
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (20.0.1) 11.0.12 8u181 8u13 7u111 7u101 7u65 7u21 openjdk (20.0.1)
openssh (9.3p1) 7.9p1 7.4p1 7.4p1 6.7p1 6.7p1 6.6p1 6.2p2 openssh (9.3p1)
openssl (3.1.1) 1.1.1d 1.1.0j 1.0.2l 1.0.1t 1.0.1t 1.0.1j 1.0.1e openssl (3.1.1)
perl (5.36.1) 5.28.1 5.24.1 5.24.1 5.20.2 5.20.2 5.18.2 5.18.1 perl (5.36.1)
php (8.2.6) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.2.6)
plasma-desktop (5.27.5) 5.14.5.1 5.8.6 5.8.6 4.11.13 4.11.13 4.11.12 4.11.3 plasma-desktop (5.27.5)
postfix (3.8.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.8.0)
postgresql (15.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (15.3)
Python (3.11.3) 3.7.3 2.7.13 2.7.13 2.7.9 2.7.9 2.7.8 2.7.5 Python (3.11.3)
qt (6.5.1) 5.11.3 5.7.1 5.7.1 4.8.6 4.8.6 4.8.6 4.8.5 qt (6.5.1)
samba (4.18.3) 4.9.5 4.5.16 4.5.8 4.2.14 4.2.10 4.1.11 3.6.19 samba (4.18.3)
systemd (253.4) 241 232 232 215 215 208 -- systemd (253.4)
thunderbird (102.11.2) 68.9.0 60.5.1 52.2.1 45.6.0 45.1.1 31.2.0 24.1.0 thunderbird (102.11.2)
vim (9.0) -- -- 8.0 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 vim (9.0)
vlc (3.0.18) 3.0.12 3.0.6 2.2.6 2.2.4 2.2.4 2.1.5 2.0.8 vlc (3.0.18)
wayland (1.22.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- wayland (1.22.0)
xfdesktop (4.18.1) 4.12.4 4.12.3 4.12.3 4.10.1 4.10.2 4.10.2 4.10.2 xfdesktop (4.18.1)
xorg-server (21.1.8) 1.20.4 1.19.2 1.19.2 1.16.4 1.16.4 1.15.1 1.14.3 xorg-server (21.1.8)

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Version: 10-202108
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-10-26
Votes: 10


It's difficult to decide what the "perfect" system is, but this one surely comes close for general purpose use. I’m not a programmer/developer or a gamer. I just need a regular home office type computer. And yes, there are several nice distributions based on Debian-Stable KDE, but this one stands out to me as awesome.

If there's a "con", maybe it's the uncertainty you get about its continued development, since there are so few announcements or image releases on Distrowatch and it gets so little attention. The development team must be small, maybe even one person - I don't know. Regardless, I’m enjoying it now, satisfied that I’m getting security updates straight from Debian, and hoping the best for its future.

I'm using version 11 KDE, installed a long time ago (probably spring of 2021) by way of a testing or "ee" image obtained through solydxk.com. It's absolutely fabulous ! beautiful, snappy, and glitch-free. I liked it so much that I cloned the installation to two other drives to run on other hardware: an old HP laptop from 2009 with dual-core Intel and 4GBs of RAM, an old home-built tower with quad-core AMD and 4GBs of RAM, and primarily on a 2019 Dell Optiplex with eight cores and 32GBs of RAM. Each system is standout-good compared to other distributions I run on that hardware.

I have accumulated several inkjet printers, and last week I made an assessment of them, plugging in to test function and if any ink remained. On SolydK, every one functioned without any troubleshooting on my part. Their identification and driver selection was simple in the “Print Settings” utility. No headache whatsoever. For reference, they were: HP Deskjet 2540 and 3550, OfficeJet Pro 6968, 1350 All-In-One, Cannon MG2522, and an Epson NX300

In summary, I applaud the work done in crafting this OS and say thank you! I enjoy my computer-time just a little bit more because of SolydK.


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Version: 10-202108
Rating: 5
Date: 2022-09-28
Votes: 2


I installed this distro with high expectations ... by good references like "Mint" "Stable" "Secure" "Small-business" "KDE"... but... found none of that...
Installed on a Acer Swift 3 laptop (4yrs old and "normal" hardware), and in a couple hours got a lot of problems like:
-Not shutting down or logout (just freezes)
-SolydXK system configuration freezes right after open it
-SolydXK Welcome freezes too
-Installed Kdevelop and QT but icons don't show on menu
-Start up takes "forever"... just like "doors"...
-not much info on forums...

It has "good looks" but is a distro for testing, not for daily use. Far away from a "serious" distro...



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Version: 10.4
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-04-10
Votes: 28


This distro is a hidden gem I found by accident years ago and recently rediscovered. Wow this is so polished light and responsive, and yet doesn't feel stripped in any way. The software selection is the best of any debian-based distro. This distro deserves to be in the top five. It is very sturdy so far with no kind breakage. Just try it and you will not be shortchanged.This is a keeper! There is one improvement the devs could make, the installer could be more intuitive, other than that this is one of the best I have ever used. Good work devs.


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