14 DAY TRIAL // The Solus operating system now has a release date, and its developers have made a firm commitment to it. So, if you want to get the stable version of Solus, you'll have to wait until October 1.
The Solus developers took everyone by surprise with their operating system because it looks like a traditional desktop experience, but the truth is that it's nothing like that. If you use it even for a few minutes, you'll notice that it's actually a very modern OS hidden under a simple and efficient desktop design. In fact, the founder and main developer of Solus, Ikey Doherty, said this on many occasions. He wants a desktop operating system and nothing else.
Ikey wasn't satisfied with the current selection of distributions, so he created something for him. Incidentally, it's also a nice choice for an ever-increasing user base. Keep in mind that the OS is still under development, but it already has a hefty following.
Solus is not Solus OS
The distribution changed its name recently, but that's all behind now. The new name that was chosen is Solus, and some of you might confuse it with the old Solus OS. It's easy to get confused since we’re talking about the same developer here, but the new distro dropped the OS part from the name. However, you should expect the same quality that you found in the first one.
"Yeah, we decided one of these would be kinda handy. We used to have one, but then we hit these things called 'setbacks' and 'renames'. So, we’re announcing our new release date for our final version of Solus Operating System 1! Solus v1 will be supported for 2 years. Solus v2 will be released 1 year after Solus v1, supported for 2 years, and well, you get the idea. You'll be able to upgrade from v1 to v2 without a reinstall, so don’t worry yourself about that stuff," wrote Ikey Doherty in a blog post.
So here you have it, Solus is coming to a mirror near you on October 1. In the meantime, you can give the latest build of Solus a shot. It's a Live CD, and it works very well on any configuration.