TBH, as a previous Solus user, I don’t think I’d go back.
Part of the rise of the Linux desktop is that I have options that are stable, supported, and likely won’t vanish into the ether anytime soon. Feels bad to think, but, eh, I’m just too old for anything else. 😀
I never left. The problem before was access was limited to one person who went AWOL. Now the organization has redundancy and the crew of maintainers are motivated, dedicated, and hard working.
This crisis was exactly what Solus needed to gain lasting power.
Stable. Rolling. Independent. That’s what I want and Solus has been one of the few that really does this.
It is indeed a great distro. I can totally see myself going back to Solus if Fedora starts going downhill.
I think the website is having some issues… or is it just me?
I used to be an Arch guy, I had a pretty stable setup for a couple of years, until I had some problem with a printer and I just decided to toss the whole thing out and just go for a distro with neat defaults in which I wouldn’t be having problems with printers.
I’ve been using Solus since then and it’s been fine. Even during the “bad times” of no updates, my laptop kept working fine so I didn’t bother switching to something else and I keep using it since it’s been more stable than distros I’ve used in the past which were supposed to be stable. I’ve seen mentions of the possibility of it eventually having an AUR style thing which would honestly make it the perfect distro.
It’s very nice to see Solus back. I won’t be back there any time soon, as currently my Linux laptop isn’t in use (and is on Mint). I have a soft spot for Solus, though; it is the only distro not connected to Debian I’ve used as a daily driver. Hopefully the maintenance comes easier this time around, too.
