{"id":121497,"date":"2025-01-26T15:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T13:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/blog\/novosti-interneta\/reliz-distributiva-solus-4-7"},"modified":"2026-02-13T13:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T11:20:48","slug":"reliz-distributiva-solus-4-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/blog\/news\/reliz-distributiva-solus-4-7","title":{"rendered":"Release of Solus 4.7 Distribution","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

The release of the Linux distribution Solus 4.7 has been published, which is not based on packages from other distributions and is developing its own installer, package manager, and configurator. Previously, the Budgie desktop was part of the distribution, but it is now a standalone project. The next branch, Solus 5, is set to develop on the technologies of the SerpentOS distribution. The code of the project's developments is distributed under the GPLv2 license, and the development uses the C and Vala programming languages. Builds are provided with the Budgie, GNOME, KDE Plasma, and Xfce desktops. The size of the ISO images is 2.6-2.9 GB (x86_64). <\/p>\n

The package manager eopkg (a fork of PiSi from Pardus Linux) is used to manage packages, providing familiar tools for installing\/removing packages, searching the repository, and managing repositories. Packages can be categorized into thematic components, which in turn create categories and subcategories. For example, Firefox is categorized under component network.web.browser, which belongs to the network applications category and the Web applications subcategory. More than 2000 packages are available for installation from the repository. <\/p>\n

The distribution adheres to a hybrid development model, according to which significant releases are periodically issued, offering new technologies<\/a> and substantial improvements, while in between the major releases, the distribution is developed using a rolling model for package updates. <\/p>\n

The Budgie environment is based on GNOME technologies and its own implementation of the GNOME Shell (in the next Budgie 11 branch, they plan to separate the desktop functionality from the layer responsible for visualization and information output). The Budgie Window Manager (BWM), an enhanced modification of the base Mutter plugin, is used for window management. Budgie's core consists of a panel similar in functioning to classic desktop panels. All panel elements are applets, allowing flexible configuration of the content, repositioning, and replacing implementations of basic panel elements to personal preference. <\/p>\n

Among the available applets, one can note the classic application menu, task switcher, area with a list of open windows, and preview. virtual desktops<\/a>, power management indicator, volume control applet, system status indicator, and clock. For music playback in Budgie and GNOME desktop editions, the Rhythmbox player is offered with the Alternate Toolbar extension, providing an interface with a compact panel implemented using client-side window decoration (CSD). For video playback in Budgie and GNOME editions, Celluloid is utilized. In the KDE edition, Elisa is available for music playback, and for video, it's Haruna. In the Xfce edition, the Parole player is used for multimedia file playback. <\/p>\n

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