Solus Alternatives

Apps similar to Solus include Linux Mint, which is free and open source. Other options are Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and Arch Linux. There's no shortage of Operating Systems like Solus, with more than 100 alternatives for Linux, self-hosting, Mac, Windows and the web.

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  1. A privacy-focused, AI-ready Debian system featuring the shadow and gold Umbra theme, KDE Plasma 6, preinstalled creative, audio, and 3D tools, agent workspaces for secure local AI, robust updates and recovery controls, browser migration, and strong local-first security.

    53 Shadowfetch Linux alternatives

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    ALT Linux is a set of RPM-based, APT-managed operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel and Sisyphus package repository branches. ALT Linux Rescue is, well, the disaster recovery tool.

    207 ALT Linux alternatives

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    • Open Source

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  3. Pardus icon
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    Pardus is a GNU/Linux distribution funded and developed by the Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK). Pardus’ main focus is home use and office-related work with a user-friendly graphical interface using Gnome or Xfce desktop environments.

    125 Pardus alternatives

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  4. BunsenLabs icon
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    BunsenLabs Linux is a distribution offering a light-weight and easily customizable Openbox desktop. The current release is Helium, built on top of Debian (stable). The project is a community continuation of CrunchBang Linux.

    128 BunsenLabs alternatives

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  5. Ubuntu Server icon
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    The leading platform for scale-out computing, Ubuntu Server helps you make the most of your infrastructure. Whether you want to deploy an OpenStack cloud, a Hadoop cluster or a 50,000-node render farm, Ubuntu Server delivers the best value scale-out performance available.

    191 Ubuntu Server alternatives

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  6. GLF OS icon
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    GLF OS is a gaming-oriented live Linux distribution based on NixOS. Developed by a French-speaking community called Gaming Linux France (GLF), the distribution includes everything one would need for gaming on Linux, including Steam, Lutris, Heroic Games Launcher, as well as...

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    • Open Source (MIT)

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  7. RebornOS icon
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    The unofficial successor of Antergos, RebornOS is an Arch-based distro that focuses on allowing the user to decide exactly how they want their system while making it easy for anyone to do so - both during installation and afterwards.

    136 RebornOS alternatives

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  8. Regolith Linux is a distro for people that prefer a spartan interface with polished and consistent system management. It brings together a trifecta of Ubuntu’s ubiquity, i3 -wm’s efficient and productive interface, and Gnome’s system...

    199 Regolith Linux alternatives

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    • Ubuntu
    • i3
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  9. GNOME OS icon
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    With the release of GNOME 3.38.0, we started producing and distributing bootable VM images for debugging and testing features before they hit any distribution repository. We called the images GNOME OS. The name itself is not new, and what it stands for has not changed...

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