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# Solus Reviews
**Vendor:** Solus  
**Category:** [Operating Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/operating-system)  
**Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 18
## About Solus
Solus is a modern operating system for consumer-grade systems.




## Solus Reviews
  ### 1. Fine, but underwhelming

**Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** November 14, 2020

**What do you like best about Solus?**

The Budgie desktop looks great and is fast, and it's cool that it was made from scratch and not based on a mainstream distro.

**What do you dislike about Solus?**

Overall, it was boring. Nothing made me go "wow, THIS is why I wanna use Solus!" That, and the relative lack of software available for install that didn't require me to build programs myself and hope for the best.

**Recommendations to others considering Solus:**

Give it a shot, you may like it. My opinion is purely based on personal preference and not anything wrong with Solus itself.

**What problems is Solus solving and how is that benefiting you?**

It helped me figure out what I do and don't like/need in a desktop environment and distro.


## Solus Discussions
  - [What packages does Solus use?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-packages-does-solus-use) - 1 comment
  - [What is Solus used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-solus-used-for) - 1 comment

- [View Solus pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/solus/reviews?filters%5Bnps_score%5D%5B%5D=3&section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-08-12+16%3A42%3A30+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=6698055b-b8a8-4f81-abdb-1cb11d5a7586&secure%5Btoken%5D=e5c2dde30fd0828e6ad04e1aee13771b02d0e7af911af9e293aaa29824ed24de&format=llm_user)
## Solus Integrations
  - [Agentforce Sales (formerly Salesforce Sales Cloud)](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-sales-formerly-salesforce-sales-cloud/reviews)

## Solus Features
**Memory Management - Operating System**
- RAM management
- App Management
- File Management

**Device Management - Operating System**
- I/O management

**Backup and Recovery - Operating System**
- Data backup

**Error Detection - Operating System**
- System operations monitoring

**Additional Functionality**
- Generative AI
- Data Security
- User Interface
- Resource Allocation
- System Updates
- For Developers
- AI Copilot
- Desktop Interface

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