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.
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!
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!
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
The program itself is an AppImage but I couldn’t figure out how to get Ant+ devices (cycle trainer and heartrate strap) working on a distro besides GC’s documentation for Ubuntu. It worked for me on Mint, I just want to transition to a Plasma DE. Does this look like something you would know how to get working on Kinoite?
I have this same question right now.
I’m going to try neon now (literally writing it to USB now). Not at the point to jump off of Ubuntu/Debian based distros right now
I think I’ll try Neon too
I have, seems nice so far. Plasma 6 is pretty slick, and I think Im going to like the up to date desktop.
Now I have to go through and reinstall everything. At the moment I am trying flatpaks, as I want to avoid the snaps.
If there issues, I’ll try and come back and comment