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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 10, 2024

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Solus 4.5 Released with Calamares Installer, PipeWire, Linux 6.6, and New Xfce Edition

The developers behind the Solus distribution announced today the release and general availability of Solus 4.5 as the latest installation and live media for this independently developed distro.

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