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Add to SafariWhen comparing Kubuntu vs Arch Linux ARM, the Slant community recommends Arch Linux ARM for most people. In the question“What Linux distros look the best (nicest) out of the box?” Arch Linux ARM is ranked 15th while Kubuntu is ranked 19th.
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Pros
Pro Full featured desktop environment that is actively developed
Unlike some abandoned, unfinished distros, Kubuntu is up to date and offers a fully functional desktop environment that targets workstation users.
Pro Stable as hell
Super stable, never crashes.
Pro Good hardware recognition
Pro Everything is highly customizable
Pro It also has paid technical support available
Pro Comes preinstalled in several laptops and desktops
Comes preinstalled in several laptops and desktops. (Tuxedo, Slimbook, laptopWithLinux.com, Kubuntu Focus, Vant and other companies).
Pro An outstanding number of packages and PPAs, backports PPA
Pro Kubuntu Focus Suite provides highly tested, curated ecosystem for pros
Pro Very stable
Kubuntu is very stable, you can easily install the appropriate Nvidia drivers for your machines, and not have dependency problems whatsoever. KDE offers a great user experience, and Dolphin is a great file manager.
Pro Customizable
You can easily adjust the workspace to your needs.
Pro Light
Pro Simple to use
Pro Easy to use
Pro Configure how you want it
Cons
Con Often unstable
There have been several bugs reported. Some of these bugs are: shutting down randomly, refusing to boot, refusing to shut down, menus may act strange, icons may disappear, etc.
Con Restrict required packages to x86_64
Debian can install wine on ARM and qemu but Arch cannot.
Con Hard to use
Con Unstable
Arch's port is fairly immature and suffers some stability issues on many ARM platforms.
Con It does take about 30 min tops to know how to use if new to Linux
Con Spotty package ports
Some packages are updated regularly, but many get well out of sync with upstream and upstream Arch, leading to stability problems.
