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Choosing a Linux Distro (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 days ago by Verax@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Hi there. I m changing away from windows. I already tested some stuff. I started with fedora GNOME. But GNOME wasn't for me I felt. So I did go with Linux mint cinnamon. That felt better but not as snappy and fast as fedora. Then I did go with fedora KDE plasma and man I like KDE plasma. That's a thing for me. Then I tried because of recommendations popos with cosmic. I don't know why but it didn't felt right. So another recommendation later I tried cachy is with KDE. KDE was good but catchy gave me some erros and problems so back to fedora with KDE.

Now my real question.

  1. Manjaro Linux is a European distro? Only I often see it with popos and Linux mint and fedora that these are good beginner distros? Is it stable? Customisation in KDE is the same everywhere I guess? Does many people use it? Is it really beginner friendly and snappy? Is it stable?
  2. Opensuse also has KDE but it seems that its not a beginner distro. Also online its not often spoken about. Is it harder to use? Or is it beginner friendly? Customisation KDE again. Is it stable or does it break often? Does many people use it.
  3. Fedora, manjaro, opensuse? Which off these with KDE is most beginner friendly and stable. Is used much so I can find help when something is going on. Customisable. Stable?

Or any other Good KDE Distros out there.

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[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (10 children)

there's:

  • KDE neon (sorta dodgy but always has the newest KDE release on top of ubuntu)
  • Kubuntu (KDE on ubuntu but a bit old)
  • Debian+KDE (KDE but a good few months old)

I wouldn't recommend manjaro, they're very dodgy

Opensuse is pretty good, iirc they have a GUI for most configuration items and you get the newest packages for everything. it's like easier arch

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

I don't like any distros where I have to fight the system to get it to do what I want. And to install GrapheneOS I needed a normal Chromium, not snap (because of USB access). You won't believe how much Ubuntu will fight you over this these days

If I wanted to scour the web for a .deb I'd still be using Windows

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago

same, that's why I like neon/debian a lot

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