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This version is a follow-up to <strong>Solus 4.6<\/strong> and features the <strong>Linux 6.12 LTS<\/strong> kernel, <strong>Mesa 24.3<\/strong> graphics stack, and a variety of updated desktop environments, including <strong>Budgie 10.9.2<\/strong>, <strong>GNOME 47.3<\/strong>, <strong>KDE Plasma 6.2.5<\/strong>, and <strong>Xfce 4.20<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Dubbed &quot;Endurance,&quot; the Solus 4.7 release enhances user experience with out-of-the-box firmware support for a broader range of NVIDIA GPUs, especially catering to the RTX 4000 series. Furthermore, the team is promoting <strong>GNOME Software<\/strong> and <strong>Plasma Discover<\/strong> as replacement package managers to the original <strong>Solus Software Center<\/strong>, which now supports Flatpak and offers improved application descriptions.<\/p>\n<p>Developer David Harder encourages users to try these new software centers, highlighting the benefits they offer to enhance the overall user experience. 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