需注意的是——Solus 的前身是 Evolve OS。
Solus（Solus Operating System） Beta 2 发布，即 Evolve OS Beta 2 发布。此版本可以用在 64 位操作系统中了，并且支持 EFI 机器。此次变更名字标志着很多的技术变化。现在，我们已经切换到仅使用 HTTPS 软件库，即可实现软件管理高度压缩包的增量更新；且此版本中所有的新开发包只使用了 ypkg 格式。
核心变化： Linux 4.0.3 GNOME Stack 3.16.3 Budgie Desktop 8.2 Firefox 38.0.1 UEFI support (boot and installation) NVIDIA proprietary driver support (346.xxx) – users simply install ‘nvidia-glx-driver’ from System/X.Org Drivers in Software Center Switched to Solus-specific artwork, EvoPop. X.Org 1.17.1 + Mesa 10.5.3 Completed rebrand.
技术上的变化：
All new packages developed for the Solus Operating System now use the ypkg format. Nearly 20% of our repository is now using the format. Switch to HTTPS-only software sources Buildbot based build system using efficient hardlink-centric repository management, with automatic deltas. Repo-wide ABI freeze in place prior to RC1 path. Long-standing Budgie performance and usability bugs addressed relating to X11 grab/focus cycles. Keybindings now work correctly across the board. Reduced memory footprint. VirtualBox and Qemu now using the modesetting driver 551 package repository commits: 1326 files changed, 53700 insertions(+), 34616 deletions
此版本现已提供下载： Solus-Beta2.iso (712MB). 更多内容请查看发行说明。
Solus（Evolve OS）是一款非常漂亮的 Linux 发行版，采用 Budgie 2.0 桌面环境和 Pisi 软件包管理器，Budgie 2.0 基于 GNOME 3.10。 | 
