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What is KDE Neon, in simpler or more practical terms? How's your experience with it? (neon.kde.org)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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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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[–] [S] 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child)

OK I'm confused. They say it isn't "quite" a distro. So what's missing to make it a distro without the "quite"?

Thank you for sharing your experience! I love KDE's customizability and that's why I'm interested in KDE Neon too.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I think the meaning behind this is that the largest amount of work doesn't go into the distro itself and mostly into the KDE software. The Ubuntu base is not developed or maintained by the KDE team, they basically just "borrow" it as a platform for their KDE suite.

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