Solus (operating system)
| Solus | |
|---|---|
Solus 4.3 with Budgie desktop | |
| Developer | Ikey Doherty, Joshua Strobl, Joey Riches, Reilly Brogan and Rune Morling et al |
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | December 27, 2015 |
| Latest release | 4.8 / 29 November 2025 |
| Marketing target | Desktop |
| Available in | multilingual |
| Update method | Rolling release |
| Package manager | eopkg |
| Supported platforms | AMD64 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Userland | GNU |
| Default user interface | Budgie, GNOME, Plasma, Xfce |
| License | Free software: mainly GPLv2, Apache |
| Official website | getsol |
Solus (formerly named Evolve OS) is an independently developed operating system for the x86-64 architecture based on the Linux kernel and a choice of Budgie, GNOME, KDE Plasma or Xfce as the desktop environment. Its package manager, eopkg, is based on the PiSi package management system from Pardus Linux, and it has a semi-rolling release model, with new package updates landing in the stable repository every Friday. 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.