1. Highly optimized builds for x86 based on Intel's Clear Linux. Clear Linux is consistently the best performing Linux distro in Phoronix tests. Provides near-instant boot times on Solus.
2. A usable Gnome environment out of the box without the need for a lot of extensions to get things like a decent dock or system tray icons back.
3. A fast package manager that provides all standard Linux apps plus one-click access to third-party apps without bothering with snaps and flatpak.
As opposed to a distro like Arch which is bleeding edge rolling release.
Packages are tested and if they cause issues they are held back until patched. They are just rammed through. This recently happened with Gnome Web app (aka epiphany) on Solus, which is still on 3.26 because of issues with 3.28 upgrade.
It is the not same as CentOS, an old Ubuntu LTS, or Leap, but it strikes the right balance for me.
If you want, you can also disable app updates on Solus other than critical security updates, creating a de facto leap release.
Austin Rodriguez
Call me when they have Sol package manager and / or budgie 11
David Sanders
Because gnome isn't usable and is killing what makes the open source community worthwhile
Jack Sanders
Solus vs fedora? Lots of things are readily available in rpm and have guides with fedora.
