What ParrotOS supports (and doesn't)
NOTE: this list is a work in progress and not all inclusive.
Please email s1udge AT parrotsec DOT org or leave a comment on the forums here
Hardware
Processors
- x86_64 (64bit, not to include IA-64)
Hardware we know it works on:
- Purism systems
- System76 systems
- Dell XPS (most systems)
- MacBook Pro (2013)
- Tongfang GK5CN6Z (Modifications needed see here)
- Lenovo (Most Systems)
- Lenovo Ideapad 510 (needs modprobe thinkpad-acpi)
Software
Firmware
- Most BIOS/UEFI
- Coreboot
Virtual Machine Emulators and Containers
- Docker
- QEMU
- VirtualBox
- KVM
- QubesOS
Other
- NVMe
- Netinstall
- Snap
- Flatpak
- Wine
- HiDPi (part of MATE)
- KDE
- Xfce4
- Dual boot with other systems
Functions enabled by default.
- Firejail
- AppArmor
- uBlock Origin
- Noscript
- Privacy Badger
Functions disabled by default.
- automount
Experimental
Processors
Hardware overall
- Raspberry Pi 2 & 3
- Orange Pi PC
- Orange Pi Nano
- Pine64 (Rock64, Pinebook, Sopine)
Not Supported
- Mobile devices (Android, iPhone, iPad, Tablet, etc)
- Chromebooks (sometimes it will work but huge hit or miss depending on the manufacturer)
- Most IOT devices (e.g. Arduino)
- gnome software (no future plans to provide support, though community members are more than welcome to provide other desktop environments)
- All other Architectures not listed.
- Secure boot
- VMware
- Intel Optane (Only works with Windows)
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