Slant community chat on Discourse| 11 Recommended Products | Recommendations | Based On | Default Desktop Environment | Release Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 KDE Neon· · · | 62 | 23 | Ubuntu LTS | KDE | follows KDE releases |
| #2 openSUSE· · · | 24 | 23 | SLS Linux>Slackware>SuSE>openSUSE | KDE, GNOME, Xfce, LXDE | 12 Months |
| #3 Arch· · · | 8 | 6 | NA | NA | Rolling |
| #4 Manjaro· · · | 36 | 27 | Arch | Xfce , KDE, GNOME, Budgie, Cinnamon, MATE | Rolling Release |
| #5 Kubuntu· · · | 14 | 17 | Ubuntu | KDE | 2 Year LTS/6 Months Releases |
| #6 Fedora· · · | 4 | 1 | Fedora | Gnome Shell | 6 Months |
Pro It's about as close as you can get to being an official KDE distro
KDE as it should be from the KDE Community
Pro Solid core, latest features
Uses the stable Ubuntu long-term release as its core, packaging the hottest software fresh from the KDE Community.
Pro Based on Ubuntu
It is based on the rock solid base of Ubuntu and all the goodness of KDE.
Con Very buggy
Running KDE Neon, VLC crashes, the wallpaper changer does not work properly. There are too many issues to fix.
Con Barebones install
Not a very significant con, but it could have a bit more installed by default (LibreOffice, etc) to make it more usable out of the box. Luckily, if you're missing something you need you can easily install it from the software center.
Pro Stable and efficient upgrading process
openSUSE has an unmatched stable and efficient upgrading process. Both removing and adding new repos, or editing existing ones, run smoothly.
Pro Reliable
The packaging team is dependable resulting in system updates that come in a timely fashion and systems which rarely, if ever, break due to packaging. The versions of software that are selected and the configuration of them is typically extremely high quality.
Con Software resources could use improvement
Its software resources are still a few steps behind the populous Arch User Repository (AUR). Not really a con, but there's room for improvement.
Pro Cutting edge rolling release
The latest version of the software and the OS itself.
Pro As slim or copious as you want it
Arch keeps its core repositories slim and free of unnecessary dependencies. At first installation, only a bare system is set up. You can easily get the other applications through the package manager. The repositories are nearly as full as those of Ubuntu, while they are often more up to date. That...
Con Requires expert Linux and command-line knowledge to setup
Going in with zero Linux knowledge is not really recommended when wanting to install Arch, though it can be a good learning experience for those that are dedicated to trial and error as well as reading many faqs.
Con Manual install process
Installing archlinux must be done manually from the command line.
Pro Excellent documentation
The Manjaro community is very helpful, and there are lots of tutorials.
Con Extremely buggy
Updating causes the OS to collapse completely.
Pro Access to Debian and Ubuntu repositories
Kubuntu has the largest package repositories and arguably the most well-maintained ones in all of desktop Linux, by virtue of being a derivative of Debian and Ubuntu.
Pro Long term support
Thanks to Ubuntu's LTE releases.
Pro Very stable
You will likely encounter some issues with other distros running KDE, but Fedora works flawlessly.
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Con BECAUSE KDE plasma 5 is bad joke, work for work ?
Chakra Do not save bad and worthless work KDE team ...
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