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Add to SafariWhen comparing Devuan GNU+Linux vs solydK, the Slant community recommends Devuan GNU+Linux for most people. In the question“What are the best Linux distributions for KDE Plasma 5?” Devuan GNU+Linux is ranked 16th while solydK is ranked 40th. The most important reason people chose Devuan GNU+Linux is:
It is stable like Debian.
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Pros
Pro Stability
It is stable like Debian.
Pro It's Debian
Devuan is Debian just without systemd, it just mirrors the the Debian archive and repacks packages that have hard dependencies on systemd.
Pro Excellent for normal people
It is easy to use and is a good choice for beginners.
Pro No Systemd
Pro Most decent look amongst other XFCE distros
Default XFCE theme is unique of all the XFCE distos including MXLinux, Xubuntu etc.
Pro Solid
As the name would suggest, SolydXK is rock solid Debian.
Cons
Con Difficult to install on non-free hardware
Unlike Debian, Devuan offers no unfree netinstall media, so if your system needs unfree drivers (e.g a laptop or a tablet), you'll have to download the Debian firmware on a separate USB.
Con No systemd
Con Fragmentation
Forked distributions like Devuan and Artix fragment the Linux community and hurt the original project. Debian users who do not want systemd should use Slackware or BSD instead.
Con Installer doesn't recognise partition table SOMETIMES
On a couple of occasions the installer has told me one of my disks is missing a partition table but it definitely has one and other distros haven't presented this warning.
Con Default theming not to everyone's tastes
The default icon theme in particular is IMHO pretty ugly. Easily changed but if you like to just plug & play without changing themes it may not suit you.
