the best KDE distro

[dante19992]

Is it rolling? I will give it a try. Is it faster than Mint 10 KDE?

I don't think it is rolling release. It repos is Debian Squeeze.

Just installed on intel core i3, wow, fast, snappy!! you should try it.

Well what kind of features does it include? Does it have custom tools like the Mint-tools or anything like that? And apps like Perfect world international. will they work in Wine on it?

[TBABill]

My only real issue here is speed. I literally can only do, at most, 3 or 4 tasks at once. and i have 3gb RAM and a 2.20ghz dual-core processor.

I'm not a fan of direct Debian based distros. Wine just will not work for me in them. Same with Debian itself.

I just downloaded Kanotix, 2011-03, just released, it is Debian 6 based, kde, kernel 2.6.38-5-generic.

Have not installed, just run USB stick on two computer, intel i3 and pentium4.

Have not played too much yet, first impression is Fast and good impression. did not have those issues I posts earlier in this forum..

It has wine, skype preinstalled.
Worth trying.

I just did something similar. I have tried and fought KDE for over a year but tonight I may have found something worth keeping around. Mepis 11 is currently in beta 2. It releases in a few days. It's based on Debian Squeeze so it will be stable, not rolling. I have a particular need for the next year for one Linux machine to be rock solid but I also want to like KDE.

Anyway, I first tried my old reliable PCLinuxOS and it did fine but still has no support for new Core i3/5/7 processors. No 3D support. So I tried openSUSE. What a pain just to get my Broadcom to actually work, but then realized I downloaded 11.4, not 11.3, so the drivers were an issue for me (and time). Remembered I had downloaded Mepis but had bad luck with it before, but gave it another go tonight with a little patience. SWEET!! Network tools and other Mepis specific tools. Very nice distro and the KDE desktop is nice. But, very similar to PCLinuxOS, the menu defaults to the older KDE 3.5 style instead of kickoff, but that's a simple change. Lancelot may be in order soon but I don't want to bork a new install yet.

I like it a lot, it's based on Debian like LMDE (although this is based on Stable, not testing) and it just feels familiar.

[dante19992]

Any more up-to date KDE distributions? Preferably Kubuntu based.

[TBABill]

https://wiki.kubuntu.org/KubuntuDerivedDistros

If that site is correct the only distro I recognize based on Kubuntu is Mint. Unless you venture outside the *buntu realm you're already running the derivative.

[MALsPa]

Mepis 11 is currently in beta 2. It releases in a few days.

Really? I haven't seen any mention of it being released in a few days, could you provide some info? From what I've seen at the forums, there might still be another beta and also an RC yet to come. Warren is well-known for taking his time on these things.

[dante19992]

https://wiki.kubuntu.org/KubuntuDerivedDistros

If that site is correct the only distro I recognize based on Kubuntu is Mint. Unless you venture outside the *buntu realm you're already running the derivative.

Well I just like the ease of use that *bunutu derivatives have. But I hate canonical for what they did to mint with the whole software manager thing so I refuse to use actual Ubuntu.

[TBABill]

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A posting mistake on my part

[TBABill]

Mepis 11 is currently in beta 2. It releases in a few days.

Really? I haven't seen any mention of it being released in a few days, could you provide some info? From what I've seen at the forums, there might still be another beta and also an RC yet to come. Warren is well-known for taking his time on these things.

Hmmmm....I would have sworn I saw a March 10 date for release while reading through the forums in a quote of an email from WW. But, now that I went back and searched, nothing is coming up that signifies a date specific to release. My apologies if I misled...drats!

[nukm]

Slackware is good, but I've never tried wine on it. Slack is great - either_32 or _64. I've used Pardus for nearly 2 years, and it is neat and slick - rolling distro of sorts. You can install 2009.2 and wait for the upgrade, which should be painless, as in the past. Or, you can install 2011 now. Pardus 2011 has a 64 bit version, and it is solid. Again, I don't use wine. You might check Phoronix to see if they have tested wine on any distros.

Both have package managers that are a bit different. Pardus Pisi has never broken any of my systems with updates/upgrades. The Deb derivatives need "protection" which is why Mint updater is so beloved. Actually, those who use it are simply not updating some critical programs, but that's another story. Course, one can always just use Debian and stay relatively safe.

Pardus 2009.2 x86_32 has a PAE kernel (with modules and headers) that actually works if you need it. Pardus repositories are a bit slim, as are Slackware. Might actually have to build from source if not in repos .

[dante19992]

Tht is why I was hoping for a Ubuntu derivative. I have yet to have to Compile from source.

[cpatrick08]

opensuse is great you can you use 4.5 4.6 or weekly snapshots of the next release of kde

[dante19992]

opensuse is great you can you use 4.5 4.6 or weekly snapshots of the next release of kde

But I hear that it is lacking in speed

[colyn]

I've been happy with Mint KDE but I also like Debian KDE..

Some of the distros mentioned don't have a lot of the software packages you may want so limited software could be an issue..

[dante19992]

I've been happy with Mint KDE but I also like Debian KDE..

Some of the distros mentioned don't have a lot of the software packages you may want so limited software could be an issue..

Exactly why I will not use Chakra linux. I love the idea and It looks great even if the installer could "Eat my hamster" but it does not have any emulators. VBA snes9x dolphin mupen64 pcsx-r these are all emulators I need for my favorite games that Chakra does not have.

[colyn]

A few years ago I built Gentoo linux. You had to do most of the work over the internet. If I recall it had quiet a lot of packages. I noticed a new release today on distro watch with a live DVD with several desktops available including KDE 4.6

It looks interesting so I am currently downloading it to install on my test machine.

I would advise though if you give it a try it has a slightly more intense learning curve than Mint and you can break it fairly easy..but with a live DVD you don't have to spend hours or days to get a fully working setup going like in the past..

[dante19992]

A few years ago I built Gentoo linux. You had to do most of the work over the internet. If I recall it had quiet a lot of packages. I noticed a new release today on distro watch with a live DVD with several desktops available including KDE 4.6

It looks interesting so I am currently downloading it to install on my test machine.

I would advise though if you give it a try it has a slightly more intense learning curve than Mint and you can break it fairly easy..but with a live DVD you don't have to spend hours or days to get a fully working setup going like in the past..

I am mainly just looking for something to use should kmint go to an LMDE base. being prepared

[colyn]

I am mainly just looking for something to use should kmint go to an LMDE base. being prepared

What do you not like about Debian?

I suspect if KDE goes to the Debian base it will be stable since Debian is rock solid.

I'm still running LMDE on a laptop and as yet have not had any problems..

[dante19992]

I am mainly just looking for something to use should kmint go to an LMDE base. being prepared

What do you not like about Debian?

I suspect if KDE goes to the Debian base it will be stable since Debian is rock solid.

I'm still running LMDE on a laptop and as yet have not had any problems..

I already explained this multiple times but I will again. WINE. WINE will not run some apps on LMDE that it WILL run on just about every other distribution. Including some games I can not live without as I have many friends on these games

[colyn]

I already explained this multiple times but I will again. WINE. WINE will not run some apps on LMDE that it WILL run on just about every other distribution. Including some games I can not live without as I have many friends on these games

That may be true at the moment but what about a year from now? I suspect there will be changes between now and when a LMDE KDE is released.

I have seen many changes in Linux since I started using it back in 1995..

[dante19992]

Until Wine picks up support for Debian agian (which considering how far behind they are I doubt they ever will) I will not use a debian based system. If you ever play perfect world international on Wine on a debian base and it works Let me know and I would be THRILLED to switch. I LOVE debian. But until then I will stick with the ubuntu base