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Solus (operating system): History & Products

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…

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Solus (operating system) topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Products as prominent areas in the source structure around Solus (operating system).

Related topics
47
Source areas
7
Connected nodes
54
Extracted relationships
25
Concept neighborhoods
17
Bridge connections
54

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Features · 16 topics
Overview · 13 topics
Security · 7 topics
History · 6 topics
Releases and reception · 3 topics
Critical reception · 1 topics
Popularity · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Available in
multilingual
Default user interface
Budgie, GNOME, Plasma, Xfce
Developer
Ikey Doherty, Joshua Strobl, Joey Riches, Reilly Brogan and Rune Morling et al
Initial release
December 27, 2015; 10 years ago (2015-12-27)
Kernel type
Monolithic (Linux)
Latest release
4.9 / 18 April 2026; 4 months ago (18 April 2026)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Releases and reception

Features

Security

Popularity

Critical reception

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Solus (operating system) connects Entity context

The extracted context around Solus (operating system) shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Solus (operating system) → DistroWatch Free, Official Another extracted example is Solus (operating system) → multilingual. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Solus (operating system)

Top relations

related to External links · 2
Solus (operating system) → DistroWatch Free, Official
Available in · 1
Solus (operating system) → multilingual
Default user interface · 1
Solus (operating system) → Budgie, GNOME, Plasma, Xfce
Developer · 1
Solus (operating system) → Ikey Doherty, Joshua Strobl, Joey Riches, Reilly Brogan and Rune Morling et al
Initial release · 1
Solus (operating system) → December 27, 2015; 10 years ago (2015-12-27)
Kernel type · 1
Solus (operating system) → Monolithic (Linux)
Latest release · 1
Solus (operating system) → 4.9 / 18 April 2026; 4 months ago (18 April 2026)
License · 1
Solus (operating system) → Free software: mainly GPLv2, Apache
Marketing target · 1
Solus (operating system) → Desktop
Official website · 1
Solus (operating system) → getsol.us

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

solus release software released linux rolling budgie operating system announced doherty desktop package manager model january project updates gnome ikey

Solus (operating system) relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 25 structured relationships around Solus (operating system). Examples in this analysis include Solus (operating system) → Available in → multilingual and Solus (operating system) → Default user interface → Budgie, GNOME, Plasma, Xfce. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Solus (operating system)Available inmultilingual1.00infobox
Solus (operating system)Default user interfaceBudgie, GNOME, Plasma, Xfce1.00infobox
Solus (operating system)DeveloperIkey Doherty, Joshua Strobl, Joey Riches, Reilly Brogan and Rune Morling et al1.00infobox
Solus (operating system)Initial releaseDecember 27, 2015; 10 years ago (2015-12-27)1.00infobox
Solus (operating system)Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)1.00infobox
Solus (operating system)Latest release4.9 / 18 April 2026; 4 months ago (18 April 2026)1.00infobox
Solus (operating system)LicenseFree software: mainly GPLv2, Apache1.00infobox
Solus (operating system)Marketing targetDesktop1.00infobox
Solus (operating system)Official websitegetsol.us1.00infobox
Solus (operating system)OS familyLinux (Unix-like)1.00infobox
Solus (operating system)Package managereopkg1.00infobox
Solus (operating system)Source modelOpen source1.00infobox
Solus (operating system)Supported platformsAMD641.00infobox
Solus (operating system)Update methodRolling release1.00infobox
Solus (operating system)UserlandGNU1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Solus (operating system) bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Systems, Released and Release. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Solus (operating system)
    • Systems
    • Released
    • Release
    • Linux
    • Software
    • Solus
    • Rolling
    • System
    • Announced
    • Ubuntu
    • January
    • Os
  • solus (operating system)
    • System
    • Systems
    • Released
    • Linux
    • Rolling
    • Software
    • Release
    • Curated
    • Manager
    • User
    • Package
    • Updates
  • operating system
    • System
    • Systems
    • Linux
    • Rolling
    • Software
    • Release
    • Curated
    • Manager
    • User
    • Package
    • Updates
    • Users
  • linux kernel
    • System
    • Operating
    • Os
    • Eopkg
    • Curated
    • Manager
    • Solus
    • Package
    • Software
    • Release
    • Doherty
    • Announced
  • budgie
    • Desktop
    • Gnome
    • Xfce
    • Joshua
    • Experience
    • Strobl
    • Announced
    • Team
    • Ikey
    • Os
    • Software
    • Project
  • gnome
    • Xfce
    • Desktop
    • Team
    • Os
    • Software
    • Announced
    • Eopkg
    • Linux
    • Joshua
    • July
    • User
    • Curated
  • xfce
    • Desktop
    • Gnome
    • Budgie
    • Os
    • Eopkg
    • Linux
    • Joshua
    • July
    • New
    • Team
    • User
    • Curated
  • desktop environment
    • Xfce
    • Gnome
    • Joshua
    • Experience
    • Ikey
    • Os
    • Strobl
    • January
    • Project
    • Doherty
    • Announced
    • Linux

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Solus (operating system), one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Solus (operating system) with Features. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Solus (operating system) — Features · splits 38 ⟂ 17
Solus (operating system) — Overview · splits 41 ⟂ 14
Solus (operating system) — Security · splits 47 ⟂ 8
Solus (operating system) — History · splits 48 ⟂ 7
Solus (operating system) — Releases and reception · splits 51 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

Solus (operating system)

Nodes55
Edges54
Triples25
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.036364
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Solus (operating system) to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Products, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Solus (operating system) · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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