When comparing KDE Neon vs CRUX, the Slant community recommends CRUX for most people. In the question“What are the best Linux distros?” CRUX is ranked 26th while KDE Neon is ranked 35th. The most important reason people chose CRUX is:
It uses the BSD ports system as package manager.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Works out of the box
Since it's built on the strong Ubuntu base, KDE Neon works seamlessly with a huge variety of hardware.
Pro Configurability
KDE Neon uses KDE as its desktop environment, which is highly configurable, but also has great defaults.
Pro The best looking Linux OS
It really is a great and stunning looking OS.
Pro Works well on low-end computers
Pro Ports
It uses the BSD ports system as package manager.
Pro Very BSD/UNIX-like
Pro Learning
Nice if you want to learn some stuff about Linux.
Pro Very knowledgeable and helpful user comunity via IRC
Cons
Con Steep learning curve for beginners
It's a really sparse, bare-bones system, no automatic driver install for example. It can be quite hard for someone not used to Linux.
Con Very small user community
Con KISS
You have to do everything by yourself, there are no helpers!