New epoch, here we come! (October 27th for all the stable user)
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I recently took a look at latest Solus, it's a nice distro and budgie a nice DE. I feel like it's a nice option for those making the jump from Windows. Wish more people came across it.
Funny, just a couple of nights ago, I was wondering if this distro still exists. I tried it some 5 years ago and I found it sleek, but its reliance on systemd made me migrate.
Is this project still a dumpster fire?
Not at all. This distro works really well for some time now. I mean the people around it changed and they changed the organisation structure, not depending on one person like it was before. If you are interested here is what has changed in 2023 to not be in same situation again: https://getsol.us/2023/04/18/a-new-voyage/
Do tell more...
Also the communication is great. I would say maybe even the best of all distros. They do a report like this every week regrading software updates and what is happening around Solus: https://discuss.getsol.us/d/12033-solus-update-post-for-week-42-2025