SolydXK

SolydXK
DeveloperArjen Balfoort and community members
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateActive
Source modelOpen source and closed source
Initial release28 February 2013; 11 years ago (2013-02-28)[1]
Latest release10-202108 Edit this on Wikidata[2] / 14 August 2021; 3 years ago (14 August 2021)
Marketing targethome users, small businesses and non-profit organizations
Available inMultilingual
Update methodAPT, custom UpdateManager, Synaptic
Package managerdpkg
Platformsi386, AMD64, ARM architecture (Raspberry PI2 and PI3)
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
UserlandGNU
Influenced byDebian Stable and testing
Default
user interface
KDE Plasma 5 (default in SolydK), Xfce (default in SolydX)
LicenseFree software, mainly the GNU GPL, and other licenses
Official websitesolydxk.com

SolydXK is a Dutch Linux distribution based on Debian.[3] It aims to be simple to use, providing an environment that is stable, secure, and ideal for small businesses, non-profit organizations and home users.[4]

SolydXK includes proprietary software such as Adobe Flash, Steam and optional closed-source drivers to provide initial multimedia usage and gaming on Linux.[5]

  1. ^ "About us — English". solydxk.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  2. ^ "SolydXK 10 Buster released — English". solydxk.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  3. ^ "DistroWatch.com: SolydXK". distrowatch.com.
  4. ^ "About SolydXK | SolydXK". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  5. ^ Watson, J.A. (9 December 2013). "SolydXK hands on: Two good Linux distributions with a solid base". ZDNet.