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What is KDE Neon, in simpler or more practical terms? How's your experience with it? (neon.kde.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have read the FAQ of KDE Neon: it is well made and answers ground questions like "Is it a distro?" or "Can I turn Kubuntu into KDE Neon?"

...And yet I'm confused, because I'm just a newbie in the Linux world. For instance, when they say "on top of a stable base" I don't know what's meant as a "base".

I think I understand that it isn't a distro, but it fascinates me that it's meant to be installed from an ISO or similar, just like a distro.

I wonder if any of you can explain:

What is it, in different words?
Why is it "implemented" as it is?
Are there any other "quasi-distros" like KDE Neon out there?
Do you use it? how has your experience with it been?

Cheers!

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you for explaninig what they mean by "base"! But then what's the difference with Kubuntu? In the FAQ they say "as there is vast overlap in the base offerings of both Kubuntu and KDE neon", but what do they mean with "base offerings"?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They are both based on Ubuntu so they mostly offer the same software. Neon has a more up to date KDE stack but you can get something similar by adding the backports ppa to Kubuntu although it may not always have the latest version.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't forget that Kubuntu is an official Ubuntu flavor while KDE Neon is not. Being an official flavor means that they have to follow certain rules for their design.

[–] Grangle1 3 points 1 year ago

Yep. I'm running Neon instead of Kubuntu for this reason. I didn't want the hassle of dealing with snap, and I wanted the latest KDE stuff, so it's perfect for me and I'm enjoying the experience. May not be for everyone, though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Also, KDE Neon only has versions built on the latest Ubuntu LTS, which (I think) only gets a distro upgrade every 2 years. So you're missing out on all of the interim releases.

[–] flontlocs 2 points 1 year ago

OTOH, the longer support and less bugging about upgrading might be a positive to some.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Good to know, cheers.