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Developer | Ikey Doherty, Joshua Strobl, Joey Riches, Reilly Brogan and Rune Morling et al |
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OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
Source model | Open source |
Initial release | December 27, 2015 |
Latest release | 4.5[1] / 8 January 2024 |
Marketing target | Desktop |
Available in | multilingual |
Update method | Rolling release |
Package manager | eopkg |
Platforms | AMD64 |
Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
Userland | GNU |
Default user interface | Budgie, GNOME, MATE, Plasma |
License | Free software licenses (mainly GPLv2 and Apache License) |
Official website | https://getsol.us |
Solus (previously known as Evolve OS) is an independently developed operating system for the x86-64 architecture[2] based on the Linux kernel and a choice of Budgie, GNOME, MATE or KDE Plasma as the desktop environment.[2] Its package manager, eopkg, is based on the PiSi package management system from Pardus Linux,[3] and it has a semi-rolling release model, with new package updates landing in the stable repository every Friday.[4] The developers of Solus have stated that Solus was intended exclusively for use on personal computers and will not include software that is only useful in enterprise or server environments.[5]