{"wikiid":615563,"langid":"en","namespace":"CATEGORY","title":"Solus","revisionid":1345600,"contents_raw":"== Background Information ==\n\nReleased in December of 2015, under the name Evolve OS, SolusOS is an independently developed Linux distribution designed for x86-64 processors. It is specifically tailored for personal computers and features the eopkg package managment system. Becasuse of this, the OS does not come with any server managmenet, or enterprise specific software.\n\n== Technical Specifications ==\n\n=== ***General Information*** ===\n\n* ***Developer:*** \n** Ikey Doherty\n** Joshua Strobl\n** Joey Riches\n** Reilly Brogan\n** Rune Morling et al\n* ***Licensing:*** \n** GPLv2\n** Apache\n** Freeciv\n** OpenTTD\n** Red Eclipse\n** Warzone 2100\n* ***OS Family:*** Linux (Unix-like)\n* ***Initial Release Date:*** December 27, 2015\n* ***Latest Release Date:*** October 14, 2024\n\n=== ***Availability Information*** ===\n\n* ***Languages:*** Multilingual\n* ***Platforms:*** x86-64\n\n=== ***System Information*** ===\n\n* ***Working State:*** Current\n* ***Source Model:*** Open Source\n* ***Update Method:*** Rolling Release\n* ***Package manager:*** eopkg\n* ***Default User Interface:*** \n** Budgie\n** GNOME\n** MATE\n** Plasma\n\n== Additional Information ==\n\n* [link|https:\/\/getsol.us|Official SolusOS Webpage]\n* [link|https:\/\/help.getsol.us|Official SolusOS Documentation]\n* [link|https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solus_(operating_system)|SolusOS Wikipedia Entery]","contents_json":{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Background Information"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Released in December of 2015, under the name Evolve OS, SolusOS is an independently developed Linux distribution designed for x86-64 processors. 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It is specifically tailored for personal computers and features the eopkg package managment system. Becasuse of this, the OS does not come with any server managmenet, or enterprise specific software.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"clearer\"><\/div><div class=\"headerContainer\"><a class=\"selfLink\" href=\"#Section_Technical_Specifications\" title=\"Link to this section\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span    class=\"fa-svg-icon\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" overflow=\"visible\"><!--! 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