Solus (operating system)

On September 20, 2015, Ikey Doherty announced that "Solus 1.0 will be codenamed Shannon, after the River Shannon in Ireland", indicating that "codenames for releases will continue this theme, using Irish rivers."{{cite web |last1=Doherty |first1=Ikey |title=Solus Project announcement on Google+ |url=https://plus.google.com/+Solus-Project/posts/3c4sKkHnRK9 |access-date=27 March 2017 |publisher=Solus Google+ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323125300/https://plus.google.com/+Solus-Project/posts/3c4sKkHnRK9 |archive-date=23 March 2019 }}

In July 2016, Solus announced the intention to discard the concept of fixed point releases and to embrace a rolling release model.{{cite web|url=https://getsol.us/2016/07/10/this-week-in-solus-install-31/|title=This Week In Solus -- Install #31|date=10 July 2016|publisher=Solus Project|access-date=27 March 2017}}

In January 2017, Doherty announced that Solus will adopt Flatpak to reassemble third party applications.{{cite web|url=https://getsol.us/2017/01/18/adopting-flatpak-to-reassemble-third-party-applications/|title=Adopting Flatpak To Reassemble Third Party Applications|date=18 January 2017|publisher=Solus Project|access-date=27 March 2017}} In August, Doherty announced that Solus also will adopt "Snaps" (next to Flatpak).{{Cite web|last=Doherty|first=Ikey|date=9 August 2017|title=Solus adopting snaps|url=https://plus.google.com/+IkeyDoherty/posts/QF86urMjkqo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323125252/https://plus.google.com/+IkeyDoherty/posts/QF86urMjkqo|archive-date=23 March 2019|access-date=8 September 2021|website=Google+}}

On June 13 the same year, it was announced that the developer team had been expanded with Stefan Ric, and Ikey Doherty – previously working for Intel on Clear Linux OS – started working full-time on Solus.{{cite web|url=https://getsol.us/2017/06/13/we-are-growing|title=We Are Growing!|date=13 June 2017|publisher=Solus Project|access-date=23 July 2017}}

On November 2, 2018, technology website Phoronix published an open letter from original founder Ikey Doherty confirming that he was stepping back from the project, assigning "any and all intellectual, naming and branding rights relating to the ownership of Solus" to the development team "with immediate and permanent effect, acknowledging them as the official owners and leadership of the project."{{Cite web|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Solus-Open-Letter|title=An Open Letter To Solus From Its Founder Ikey Doherty - Phoronix|website=www.phoronix.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-07}}

On January 1, 2022, experience lead Josh Strobl announced his resignation from Solus, after 6 years of involvement with the project.{{Cite web|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Joshua-Solus-Steps-Down|title=Joshua Strobl Steps Down From The Solus Project - Phoronix|website=www.phoronix.com|language=en|access-date=2022-01-02}} The Budgie desktop environment, originally created as a project internal to Solus, would be split out of Solus and developed independently under Strobl's newly founded Buddies of Budgie organization.

In January 2023,{{cite tweet |author=Solus |user=SolusProject |number=1616025030533455872 |date=January 19, 2023 |title=As many have noticed, the Solus servers are down. I have confirmed that the data is intact. This appears to be a libvirt dnsmasq issue. I will be consulting with IT folks at work this afternoon to see if we can't figure this one out. Thank you for your patience. - Beatrice |language=en |access-date=May 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208211134/https://twitter.com/SolusProject/status/1616025030533455872 |archive-date=February 8, 2023 |url-status=live}} Solus infrastructure suffered an outage which lasted until April 2023. This outage brought down their website, forums, and development platform required to update the system. Their website was restored by moving it from internal infrastructure to GitHub Pages on February 27, 2023.{{cite tweet |author=Solus |user=SolusProject |number=1630117253210406913 |date=February 27, 2023 |title=In case anyone is worried: we are still very much alive! The main site is up and I have updated it with all of the work I had been doing to bring it up to date. This includes a brand new style for the Team page to accommodate our growing ranks. /1 |language=en |access-date=May 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315145737/https://twitter.com/SolusProject/status/1630117253210406913 |archive-date=March 15, 2023 |url-status=live}} On April 16, in a post on Reddit entitled "Righting the ship", Josh Strobl announced a series of measures aimed at restoring order to the project.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-16 |title=Righting the Ship |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/SolusProject/comments/12ndrvt/righting_the_ship/ |website=Reddit}} This was followed by a blog post "A New Voyage" which provided more detail about the new personnel, and announced the intention to explore re-basing Solus on Serpent OS.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-18 |title=A new voyage - Solus Blog |url=https://getsol.us/2023/04/18/a-new-voyage/}} Their development infrastructure and forums were restored alongside that announcement{{cite tweet |author=Solus |user=SolusProject |number=1648330052801576961 |date=April 18, 2023 |title=It is time for #Solus to embark on a new voyage. The journey ahead is incredibly exciting for users and contributors alike - the very foundations of our project, the ideas that held us together over the years, are finally coming to fruition. https://t.co/YAdamTIuBn https://t.co/X6e0nC1y6u |language=en |access-date=May 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425183022/https://twitter.com/SolusProject/status/1648330052801576961 |archive-date=April 25, 2023 |url-status=live}} and build infrastructure on April 20.{{cite tweet |author=Solus |user=SolusProject |number=1649191682636652545 |date=April 20, 2023 |title=Build to repo pipeline is now working! Huge team effort on this one, from tackling issues w/ solbuild to builder upgrades & configuration. 👏Ikey, Joey, Reilly, Staudey, Rune and myself. TODO: CDN for repo. Get RIT to rsync from our repo. Lots of updates! Coming soon TM - Josh https://t.co/a6veF2n0Xj |language=en |access-date=May 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425183029/https://twitter.com/SolusProject/status/1649191682636652545 |archive-date=April 25, 2023 |url-status=live}}

Solus 1.0 "Shannon" was released December 27, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://getsol.us/2015/12/27/solus-1-0-released/|title=Solus 1.0 Release announcement|publisher=Softpedia Linux News}} Jessie Smith reviewed the release as part of a feature story in DistroWatch Weekly, a weekly opinion column and summary of events from the distribution world. While he "ran into a number of minor annoyances"{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Jesse|title=DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 643, 11 January 2016|url=http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20160111#solus|access-date=28 March 2017|publisher=DistroWatch.com}} such as "Solus panicking and shutting itself down", he concluded that "Solus 1.0 represents a decent start".

Solus 1.1 was released February 2, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2016/03/an-everyday-linux-user-review-of-solus.html|title=An Everyday Linux User Review Of Solus 1.1 « Everyday Linux User|website=www.everydaylinuxuser.com|access-date=2 June 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/678352/|title=Solus: focusing on desktop Linux|publisher=LWN.net}} HecticGeek blogger Gayan has described Solus 1.1 as a "well optimized operating system",{{cite web|title=Solus 1.1 Mini Review – Lean & Fast, But Has a Long Way to Go|date=March 10, 2016 |url=http://www.hecticgeek.com/2016/03/solus-1-1-review/|publisher=HecticGeek.com|access-date=1 April 2017}} praising significantly faster boot and shutdown times than Ubuntu 15.10. Due to several usability challenges encountered, he recommended to wait another year before trying it out again.

Solus 1.2 was released on June 20, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://getsol.us/blog/|title=Blogs - Solus}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/solus-1-2-review.html|title=Solus review - The distro that could not|publisher=Dedoimedo}} Michael Huff has described Solus in his review 'Finding Solace in Solus Linux' as a unique and original project for "those who've been reluctant to travel the Linux galaxy".{{cite web|last1=Huff|first1=Michael|title=Finding Solace in Solus Linux|url=https://freedompenguin.com/articles/distro-review/finding-solace-solus-linux/|publisher=Freedom Penguin|access-date=1 April 2017|archive-date=April 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401233128/https://freedompenguin.com/articles/distro-review/finding-solace-solus-linux/}}

Solus 1.2.0.5 was released on September 7, 2016.{{cite web|title=Solus 1.2.0.5 Released|url=https://getsol.us/2016/09/07/solus-1-2-0-5-released/|publisher=Solus Project|access-date=27 March 2017}} Michael Huff, a programmer and data analyst, wrote in his second review of Solus in Freedom Penguin that "we finally have the power and ease-of-use of a Mac in a Linux distribution" and "that the only people who need to use Solus are those who value their happiness in computing", praising the operating system as only one of few independent projects assured of "a tight cult following with the potential for mass appeal."{{cite web|last1=Huff|first1=Michael|title=Solus Stands on Its Own|url=https://freedompenguin.com/articles/distro-review/solus-stands-on-its-own/|publisher=Freedom Penguin|access-date=27 March 2017|archive-date=March 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328021159/https://freedompenguin.com/articles/distro-review/solus-stands-on-its-own/}}

Solus 1.2.1 was released on October 19, 2016. This is the last fixed point release of Solus and all future releases will be based on the snapshot model (the OS is now following the rolling-release model).{{cite web|url=https://getsol.us/2016/10/19/solus-1-2-1-shannon-released/|title=Solus 1.2.1 Shannon Released|first=Joshua|last=Strobl}}

Solus is considered a curated rolling release. It is a rolling release in the sense that once installed, end-users are guaranteed to continuously receive security and software updates for their Solus installation. Updates become available every Friday.

Solus 2017.01.01.0, a snapshot following the recently adopted rolling release model, was released on January 1, 2017.{{cite web|title=Solus Releases ISO Snapshot 2017.01.01.0|url=https://getsol.us/2017/01/01/solus-releases-iso-snapshot-20170101-0/|publisher=Solus Project|access-date=27 March 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20170206#solus|title=DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 698, 6 February 2017|website=distrowatch.com}}

Solus 2017.04.18.0, was released on April 18, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://getsol.us/2017/04/18/solus-releases-iso-snapshot-20170418-0/|title=Solus Releases ISO Snapshot 2017.04.18.0|last=Strobl|first=Joshua|website=Solus|access-date=19 April 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/solus-2017-review.html|title=Solus 2017.04.18.0 review - Second time lucky?|publisher=Dedoimedo}}

Solus 3 was released on August 15, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://getsol.us/2017/08/15/solus-3-released/|title=Solus 3 Released |last=Strobl|first=Joshua|website=Solus|access-date=15 August 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.linux.com/learn/intro-to-linux/2017/9/solus-3-brings-maturity-and-performance-budgie|title=Solus 3 Brings Maturity and Performance to Budgie|date=September 15, 2017|publisher=Linux.com}}{{cite web|url=https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20180212#solus|title=DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 750, 12 February 2018|website=distrowatch.com}}

Solus 3.9999 (Solus 3 ISO Refresh) was released on September 20, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://getsol.us/2018/09/20/solus-3-iso-refresh-released/|title= Solus 3 ISO Refresh Released |last=Strobl|first=Joshua|website=Solus|access-date=21 September 2018}}

Solus 4.0 "Fortitude" was released on March 17, 2019. Announcing the release, Solus Experience Lead, Joshua Strobl stated that Solus 4.0 delivered "a brand new Budgie experience, updated sets of default applications and theming, and hardware enablement".{{cite web|url=https://getsol.us/2019/03/17/solus-4-released/|title= Solus 4 Fortitude Released |last=Strobl|first=Joshua|website=Solus|access-date=17 March 2019}}

Solus 4.1 was released on January 25, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://getsol.us/2020/01/25/solus-4-1-released/|title= Solus 4.1 Fortitude Released|last=Strobl|first=Joshua|website=Solus|date=25 January 2020|access-date=26 January 2020}}

Solus 4.2 was released on February 3, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://getsol.us/2021/02/03/solus-4-2-released/|title= Solus 4.2 Released |last=Strobl|first=Joshua|website=Solus|date=February 3, 2021|access-date=February 4, 2021}}

Solus 4.3 was released on July 11, 2021.{{Cite web|last=Strobl|first=Joshua|title=Solus 4.3 Released|url=https://getsol.us/2021/07/11/solus-4-3-released/|access-date=2021-07-11|website=Solus|language=en}}

Solus 4.4 "Harmony" was released on July 8, 2023.{{Cite web|last=Strobl|first=Joshua|title=Solus 4.4 Released|url=https://getsol.us/2023/07/08/solus-4-4-released/|access-date=2023-07-08|website=Solus|language=en}}

Solus 4.5 "Resilience" was released on January 8, 2024, and included the new Calamares installer, PipeWire as a replacement for PulseAudio, and a version using the Xfce desktop environment.{{Cite web |last=Harder |first=David |date=2024-01-08 |title=Solus 4.5 Released |url=https://getsol.us/2024/01/08/solus-4-5-released/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=Solus |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Rudra |first=Sourav |date=2024-01-09 |title=Upgrade Alert! Solus Linux 4.5 Adds New Calamares Installer and XFCE Flavor |url=https://news.itsfoss.com/solus-4-5-release/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=It's FOSS News |language=en}}

Solus 4.6 "Convergence" was released on October 14, 2024.{{Cite web|last=Harder|first=David|title=Solus 4.6 Released|url=https://getsol.us/2024/10/14/solus-4-6-released/|access-date=2025-05-13|website=Solus|language=en}}

Solus 4.7 "Endurance" was released on January 26, 2025.{{Cite web|last=Harder|first=David|title=Solus 4.7 Released|url=https://getsol.us/2025/01/26/solus-4-7-released/|access-date=2025-05-13|website=Solus|language=en}}

Solus is available in four editions:

• Budgie edition,{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/news/solus-operating-system-interview |title= Solus OS interview with founder Ikey Doherty |last= Thomas |first= Gavin |date= 8 February 2016 }} "A feature-rich, luxurious desktop using the most modern technologies";{{r|DOWNLOAD}}
• GNOME edition, "A simple, streamlined desktop for more modern hardware.";{{r|DOWNLOAD}}
• Xfce edition, " A lightweight desktop that aims to be fast while still being friendly";{{r|DOWNLOAD}}
• KDE Plasma edition, "a sophisticated desktop experience for the tinkerers".{{Cite web|url=https://getsol.us/download/|title=Download|website=Solus|language=en|access-date=2020-04-30}}

Ikey Doherty stated that, regarding Budgie, he "wanted something that was a modern take on the traditional desktop, but not too traditional",{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} aiming to keep a balance between aesthetics and functionality.

This group is responsible for researching, guiding and influencing matters of technical development in the larger arc of evolution for Solus. The overarching goal is to ensure that Solus remains relevant in a constantly changing computing landscape. As part of its responsibility, it will carefully listen to input from the community and the various stakeholders in Solus.

This group consists of Ikey Doherty, Joshua Strobl, Joey Riches, Reilly Brogan and Rune Morling.

Solus brings updates to its users by means of a curated rolling release model. It is a rolling release in the sense that once installed, end-users were guaranteed to continuously receive security and software updates for their Solus installation without having to worry that their operating system will reach end-of-life. The latter is typically the case with fixed point releases of operating systems such as Fedora and Ubuntu but also Microsoft Windows. Marius Nestor at Softpedia has argued that all operating systems should use the rolling release model in order to decrease development and maintenance workload for developers and to make the latest technologies available for end users as soon as these are ready for the market.{{cite web|last1=Nestor|first1=Marius|title=Why a Rolling Release Model is the Way to Go for Any OS|date=May 24, 2015|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Why-a-Rolling-Release-Model-is-the-Way-to-Go-for-Any-OS-482089.shtml|publisher=Softpedia|access-date=3 April 2017}}

Compared to other rolling release operating systems such as Arch Linux - which provides bleeding edge software, i.e. software so new that there is a relatively high risk that software breakages might occur and render the system partially or completely unusable, Solus took a slightly more conservative approach to software updates, hence the term curated rolling release. In contrast to Arch, Software on Solus was commonly referred to as cutting edge, typically excluding beta software, and was released after a short period of testing (in the unstable software repository) to end users in order to provide a safer, more stable and reliable update experience. By prioritizing usability (curated rolling release) over availability (pure rolling release), Solus intends to make the operating system accessible to a wider target market than Arch Linux, which is mainly aimed at more advanced users possessing in-depth technical knowledge about their system.

Solus is also a curated rolling release in allowing its users to participate in the actual curation process, broadly conceived as the process by which software is selected, maintained and updated (on the server side in the software repositories of the operating system as well as on the client side on the end users computer system). More specifically, and contrary to other operating systems with various 'enforced update mechanisms', a Solus user has the freedom to choose what gets updated and when updates are applied (if at all), except for mandatory security updates.

Solus comes pre-installed with a wide range of software that includes the latest Firefox, Thunderbird, LibreOffice, Transmission and Celluloid. Additional software that was not installed by default is able to be downloaded using the included Software Center. Wireless chips and modems were supported through optional non-free firmware packages.

Package management is done through eopkg.{{cite web|url=http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2013/02/everyday-linux-user-review-of-solusos.html|title=Everyday Linux User Review Of SolusOS|publisher=Everyday Linux User|date=17 February 2013}} Michael Huff has quoted project founder and lead developer Ikey Doherty that Solus will not be defined by its package manager. In a previous interview with Gavin Thomas from Gadget Daily on February 8, 2016, Doherty stated that as an end user the goal is to actually not interact with the package manager, sharply outlining the project's direction in terms of user experience.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} According to Doherty, the goal is "to actually get rid of it, so the user doesn't even know about it."{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} In Solus, the package manager is not intended to be used as a tool to deploy but to build software,{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} distinguishing it from less beginner-friendly practices on other Linux-based operating systems.

• eopkg: (Evolve OS Package) a fork of the PiSi package manager.{{cite web|url=https://www.linux.com/learn/solus-project-no-longer-just-chrome-os-alternative|title=Solus Project: No Longer Just A Chrome OS Alternative|website=Linux.com {{!}} The source for Linux information|date=January 14, 2016|access-date=2 June 2016}}
• ypkg: a tool to convert the build process into a packaging operation.{{cite web|url=https://github.com/solus-project/ypkg|title=solus-project/ypkg|website=GitHub|access-date=2 June 2016}}
• linux-steam-integration: Linux Steam Integration is a helper system to make the Steam Client and Steam games run better on Linux. In a nutshell, LSI automatically applies various workarounds to get games working, and fixes long standing bugs in both games and the client.
• usysconf: usysconf is a stateless binary to provide a centralised configuration system to replace "package hooks" and post-installation triggers.
• ferryd: the binary repository manager for Solus.
• Software Center: a graphical frontend to install software in Solus.{{cite web|url=http://ddnro.com/solus-os-linux-distro-review/|title=Solus OS {{!}} Linux distro review|date=12 March 2016|website=Linux distros|language=en-US|access-date=2 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613140501/http://ddnro.com/solus-os-linux-distro-review/|archive-date=2016-06-13}}
• Brisk Menu: a menu co-written with the Ubuntu MATE development team. {{cite web|url=https://getsol.us/2016/12/30/solus-announces-first-release-of-brisk-menu/|title=Solus Announces First Release Of Brisk Menu|last=Strobl|first=Joshua|website=Solus|access-date=7 March 2013}}

• Budgie desktop environment: a GTK 3 desktop that tightly integrates with the GNOME software stack, employing the underlying technology.{{cite web|url=http://www.webupd8.org/2016/03/how-to-install-budgie-desktop-in-ubuntu-ppa.html|title=How To Install Budgie Desktop In Ubuntu 16.04 Or 15.10 Via PPA|website=WebUpd8|date=March 3, 2016 |language=en-US|access-date=2 June 2016}} Starting with version 11, it was announced that Budgie will no longer be written in GTK, and the GNOME software stack will be fully replaced, due to unsolvable disagreements with the GNOME team.{{Cite web|url=https://joshuastrobl.com/2021/09/14/building-an-alternative-ecosystem/|title=r/Building an Alternative Ecosystem|website=joshuastrobl.com|language=en|access-date=2021-11-10}} In January 2022, the former Experience Lead of Solus, Joshua Strobl, announced that he would be resigning from Solus and forking Budgie Desktop into its own organization, separate from the Solus project.

In July 2015, Solus announced integration of Clear Linux patches to deprecate insecure SSL ciphers, responding to a community post on Google+ by Arjan van de Ven.{{cite web |last1=van de Ven |first1=Arjan |title=Deprecating Old Crypto in a Linux Distro |url=https://plus.google.com/+ArjanvandeVen/posts/VAK1SRHjTZm |website=Google+ |access-date=3 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404132456/https://plus.google.com/+ArjanvandeVen/posts/VAK1SRHjTZm |archive-date=4 April 2017 }}{{cite web|last1=Doherty|first1=Ikey|title=Update to 1.0.2d, integrate Clear Linux patches to deprecate insecure ciphers|url=https://dev.getsol.us/R2257:295bd174ac1c11c52892db274ef1123b37b60739|publisher=Solus Project|access-date=3 April 2017|archive-date=July 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724174743/https://dev.getsol.us/R2257:295bd174ac1c11c52892db274ef1123b37b60739}}

In response to security concerns experienced by the Linux Mint project in late February 2016,{{cite web|last1=Mediati|first1=Nick|title=Linux Mint website hacked, ISO downloads replaced with backdoored operating system|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/3035682/security/hackers-planted-a-backdoor-inside-a-compromised-version-of-linux-mint.html|website=PCWorld|publisher=IDG Communications, Inc.|access-date=1 April 2017}} Solus introduced improvements by providing a global Solus GPG key on its download section.{{cite web|last1=Strobl|first1=Joshua|title=This Week In Solus -- Install #21|url=https://getsol.us/2016/02/22/this-week-in-solus-install-21/|publisher=Solus Project|access-date=1 April 2017}}{{cite web|title=Install today. Updates forever.|url=https://getsol.us/download/|website=Solus: Download|publisher=Solus Project|access-date=1 April 2017}} Joshua Strobl, Communications Manager at Solus, announced the separation of official and community mirrors on the download page with official mirrors "to be regularly audited and updated" and "daily integrity checks against every ISO mirror" to be performed.

Within its software center, Solus contains a wide variety of dedicated security software ranging from encryption software such as VeraCrypt to anonymization tools such as Tor.

Solus integrates AppArmor instead of SELinux for restricting programs' capabilities.{{cite web

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Because of user privacy, the Solus project doesn't track users so there isn't a direct and reliable way to measure popularity.

As of July 2021, the DistroWatch website, which records the frequency of page clicks on its own site, ranked Solus 13th in the 6-month page hit rankings,{{cite web|url=https://distrowatch.com|title=DistroWatch: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD.|publisher=DistroWatch|access-date=20 July 2021}} 6th among the most popular rolling release distributions{{cite web|url=https://distrowatch.com/search.php?rolling=Rolling|title=Search Distributions|publisher=DistroWatch|access-date=20 July 2021}} and achieved an average reader-supplied review score of 8.42 out of 10.{{cite web|title=Solus|url=https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=solus|publisher=DistroWatch|access-date=20 July 2021}}

Solus 3 was named one of the best Linux distributions of 2017 by OMG! Ubuntu!{{cite web|url=http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/12/list-best-linux-distros-apps-2017|title=The Best Linux Apps & Distros of 2017|last=Sneddon|first=Joey|date=14 December 2017|work=OMG! Ubuntu!|access-date=25 December 2017}}

Matt Hartley praised Solus in his overview of the best Linux-based operating systems of 2017, as "Perhaps the most interesting distro in recent years...taking a unique approach to a logical user workflow, package management and how they work with the community. I see them doing great things in the future."{{cite web|url=http://www.datamation.com/open-source/best-linux-distros-for-2017.html|title=Best Linux Distros for 2017|last1=Hartley|first1=Matt|publisher=QuinStreet, Inc.|access-date=4 April 2017|archive-date=June 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609152521/http://www.datamation.com/open-source/best-linux-distros-for-2017.html}}

Forbes contributor Jason Evangelho mentioned Solus favourably a few times, with respect to gaming{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2019/03/27/solus-4-linux-gaming-report-nvidia-amd-steam/|title=Solus 4 Linux Gaming Report: A Great Nvidia, Radeon And Steam User Experience|first=Jason|last=Evangelho|website=Forbes}} and about the 4.0 release.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2019/03/18/linux-desktop-news-solus-4-released-with-new-budgie-goodness/|title=Linux Desktop News: Solus 4 Released With New Budgie Goodness|first=Jason|last=Evangelho|website=Forbes}}

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