Solus
We build open source desktop experiences and the Solus operating system that is designed for home computing.

About

Solus is an open source project dedicated towards building a cohesive desktop experience with our Linux-based operating system, which is curated, designed, and optimized for home computing platforms.
- Brisk Menu: A modern menu for the MATE Desktop.
- Optimized Gaming Experience leveraging our custom Steam runtime environment and Linux Steam Integration project, responsible for intercepting library requests by games and serving optimized alternatives.
- Package Repositories built and managed by our open-source toolchain: Packaging (ypkg, solbuild), Management (Software Center, eopkg, sol), Distribution (ferryd), Configuration (usysconf, qol-assist)
Our team

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Financial Contributions
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Starts at$10 USD / month
Top financial contributors
Individuals
$875 USD since Jul 2021
$800 USD since Jun 2021
$725 USD since May 2021
$725 USD since May 2021
$725 USD since May 2021
$653 USD since May 2021
$625 USD since Oct 2021
$600 USD since Jul 2021
$575 USD since Jun 2021
$575 USD since Jun 2021
$575 USD since Jun 2021
$525 USD since Jun 2021
$440 USD since Jan 2022
$430 USD since May 2021
$420 USD since Jul 2021
Organizations
$230 USD since Nov 2021
Solus is all of us
Our contributors 569
Thank you for supporting Solus.
Tracey Clark
$653 USD
Joey Riches
Joshua Strobl
Reilly Brogan
Rune Morling
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Crew
$875 USD
Incognito
Crew
$800 USD
Collin
$725 USD
Reilly Brogan
Crew
$725 USD
Incognito
Crew
$725 USD
Phillip Melvin
Crew
$625 USD
Tom Scharbach
$600 USD

Budget
Transparent and open finances.
Credit from Incognito to Solus •
from Joshua Strobl to Solus •
$15,146.50 USD
$29,250.83 USD
$14,104.33 USD
$11,545.40 USD