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I've been using linux for some time now, i would still say i'm quite a noob but i've tried different desktop environments, for my experience i found GNOME to always be suited for me, anyway i heard many good opinions on KDE and i would love to try that too, i've tried cinnamon before and couldn't really see myself using it, i've seen Kubuntu and looks quite lovely, what's in your opinion the distro that best implements KDE on Debian or preferably Ubuntu?

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[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Q: "What's the best debian-based _____?"

A: "debian"

[–] eayavas@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] -spam-@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

Hmm yes this debian is made of debian

[–] dontblink@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I would say i never considered Debian seriously, but after learning a bit more about it the perspective of a highly stable / not buggy OS on which i can easily switch between DEs , and without snaps really tingles me.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

And if you want rolling release, Testing is a pretty decent experience, just be mindful that security updates come a little slower.

[–] noro_lim_asfaloth@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

IMHO, Debian is not the best choice for KDE, especially if you are on Wayland. KDE is a bit more buggy than GNOME, but bugs are fixed constantly at a fast pace, and Wayland support gets better. With Debian, you are stuck with the old version and have to wait 2 years for bugfixes. Kubuntu would be a better pick since it has interim releases with more recent KDE and also official backports with fresher KDE version.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes testing is probably better for KDE, it's great on workstations if you want a rolling release.