What’s everyones opinion of the two? I enjoy KDE Plasma and want to use an Ubuntu based system but don’t have any experience with these two distros.

  • Guenther_Amanita@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    24 days ago

    It’s mainly the release model.

    Kubuntu is Ubuntu. So, two major updates a year, where the state is basically “frozen” in between. This gives everyone time to fix bugs, giving you a more stable experience.

    Neon is rolling release on everything regarding KDE, but has a very stable base OS. Advantage: newest and hottest KDE stuff, but it maybe has some rough edges and doesn’t provide you with the newest kernel, which usually isn’t a big deal, but you might miss out on something.

    Is there a reason why you want something Ubuntu based?

    You also have a few other options:

    • Debian: older (still has KDE 5.27), but very stable and tested
    • Fedora KDE: similar to Kubuntu, but more vanilla and less shitty in my personal opinion (Snaps, etc.)
    • EndeavourOS: Arch based, beautiful customisations applied OOTB, sane defaults if you like Arch
    • Fedora Atomic KDE (Kinoite) or Aurora: the newest image based (immutable) variant. It’s what I use and would recommend. Very reliable!
    • MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml
      8·
      24 days ago

      I’ll add that Kubuntu is still on Plasma 5.27 and you’ll have to wait until 24.10 to get the Plasma 6 goodness.

      I’ll also add that everyone forgets openSUSE Tumbleweed as an alternative.

      • Guenther_Amanita@slrpnk.net
        6·
        24 days ago

        Oh yeah! Definitely!

        Tumbleweed is one of the best Plasma experiences you can get and not as widely known as it should be.

        • MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml
          2·
          24 days ago

          Maybe I was lucky but I didn’t experience many bugs with Plasma 6. One or two minor ones that were fixed quickly.

          What I like about it is that Plasma with Wayland is now mostly bearable with an Nvidia card. It just needs Tumbleweed to update the Nvidia drivers and I think it will there. To the point I am considering trying EndeavourOS which I’m sure already has the latest drivers.

          • aStonedSanta@lemm.ee
            1·
            23 days ago

            I’ve used endeavor and liked it a lot. Have you checked out cachyOS? That’s my personal choice recently.

            • MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml
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              23 days ago

              I have now. It looks quite interesting too. I’m still trying to convince myself that out of date Nvidia drivers are a reason to move, guess I’ll see if we get the 560 drivers.

    • sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
      1·
      23 days ago

      Ah okay. That makes sense. I have been using Fedora Kinoite on my test laptop and really enjoy Plasma 6 but I need it Ubuntu based so I can use Golden Cheetah with Ant+ devices. GC’s documentation focuses on Ubuntu based systems and I got it working on Linux Mint, my main laptop. I just like Plasma more than Cinnamon and am slowly changing all my systems over.

      Thank you!

      • Guenther_Amanita@slrpnk.net
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        23 days ago

        If the software you have to run is specifically designed for one distro (e.g. something that’s only in the AUR, or written for Debian) you can use Distrobox.

        This creates a small, lightweight container that allows you to run any software from all distros on your host.

        I, for example, use Fedora Atomic, and I mostly use an Arch container that’s fully customized for me, including having the AUR enabled.

        If you liked Kinoite, then you can still consider it and run your stuff via Distrobox