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In this list only distros which may be suitable for new users are considered. This is a curated list focused on new users and distros for more advanced users such as Arch are omitted from the list. Distro variants with similar characteristics are grouped together and are represented by the + symbol in the column header next to the distro.
In this list only distros which may be suitable for users with no experience with GNU/Linux (i.e., "new user") are considered. This is a curated list. Distros for more advanced users such as Arch are omitted from the list.
 
The term "new user" is intended to mean those with little or even no experience with GNU/Linux.


== Installation ==
== Installation ==


=== KDE ===
Distro variants are grouped together with the + symbol when they exhibit similar characteristics.


{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: 0px;"
|+ KDE Plasma Distro
|+ style="text-align: left;" | KDE Plasma Distro
|-
|-
!          !! Fedora KDE !! Kubuntu !! Debian KDE !! SteamOS
!          !! Fedora KDE !! Kubuntu !! Debian KDE  
|-
|-
| Installer || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{no|Not easy}} || {{maybe|?}}
| Installer process || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{no|Not easy}}  
|-
|-
| Dual Boot || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{no|Not easy}} || {{maybe|?}}
| Dual boot || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{no|Not easy}}  
|-
|-
| Multimedia codecs || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{no|Not easy}} || {{maybe|?}}
| Multimedia codecs || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{no|Not easy}}  
|}
|}


{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: 0px;"
|+ KDE Plasma Distro
|+ style="text-align: left;" | Non-KDE Plasma Distro
|-
|-
!          !! Installer !! Dual Boot !! Multimedia codecs
!          !! Fedora+ !! Ubuntu+ !! Linux Mint+ !! Pop!_OS
|-
|-
| Fedora KDE || {{no|Not easy}} || {{no|Not easy}} || {{no|Not easy}}
| Installer process || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{maybe|?}}
|-
|-
| Kubuntu || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}}
| Dual Boot || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{maybe|?}}
|-
|-
| Debian KDE || {{no|Not easy}} || {{no|Not easy}} || {{no|Not easy}}
| Multimedia codecs || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{maybe|?}}
|-
|}
| SteamOS || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}}


|}
== Usage ==


=== Non-KDE ===
Distro variants are grouped together with the + symbol when they exhibit similar characteristics.


{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: 0px;"
|+ Non-KDE Distro
|+ style="text-align: left;" | KDE Plasma Distro
|-
|-
!           !! Fedora+ !! Ubuntu+ !! Linux Mint+
!             !! Fedora KDE !! Kubuntu !! Debian KDE
|-
|-
| Installer || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}}
| Health of the distro || {{yes|High}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{yes|High}}  
|-
|-
| Dual Boot || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}}
| Low-spec HW || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}}  
|-
|-
| Multimedia codecs || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}}
| 32-bit support|| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}  
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ Non-KDE Distro
|-
|-
!          !! Installer !! Dual Boot !! Multimedia codecs
| Proprietary software availability || {{maybe|?}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{maybe|?}}
|-
|-
| Fedora+ || {{no|Not easy}} || {{no|Not easy}} || {{no|Not easy}}
| New user onboarding || {{no}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{no}}  
|-
|-
| Ubuntu+ || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}}
| New user online documentation || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}}  
|-
|-
| Linux Mint+ || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}}
| Update stability || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}  
|}
 
== Usage ==
 
=== KDE ===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ KDE Plasma Distro
|-
|-
!            !! Fedora KDE !! Kubuntu !! Debian KDE !! SteamOS
| Customization || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
|-
| Widespread usage || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}
| Cutting edge software || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}}  
|-
|-
| Low-spec HW || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}}
| Nvidia Driver Support (Gaming) || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}}  
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: 0px;"
|+ style="text-align: left;" | Non-KDE Plasma Distro
|-
|-
| Proprietary software || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}}
!          !! Fedora+ !! Ubuntu !! Xubuntu/Lubuntu !! Linux Mint Cinnamon/Mate !! Linux Mint Xfce !! Debian Gnome/Mate !! Debian Xfce/LxQt !! Pop!_OS
|-
|-
| New-user onboarding || {{no}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{no}} || {{maybe|?}}
| Health of the distro  || {{yes|High}} || {{yes|High}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{yes|High}} || {{yes|High}} || {{yes|High}} || {{yes|High}} || {{maybe|?}}
|-
|-
| New-user online documentation || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}}
| Low-spec HW || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}}
|-
|-
| Update stability || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}}
| 32-bit support|| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}}
|-
|-
| Customization || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}}
| Proprietary software availability || {{maybe|?}}  || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}}  || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}}  
|-
|-
| Cutting edge software || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{maybe|?}}
| New user onboarding || {{no}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ KDE Plasma Distro
|-
|-
!            !! Widespread usage !! Low-spec HW !! Proprietary software !! New-user onboarding !! New-user online documentation !! Update stability !! Cutting edge software
| New user online documentation || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{maybe|?}}
|-
|-
| Fedora KDE || {{no}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}
| Update stability || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}}
|-
|-
| Kubuntu || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}
| Customization || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}}
|-
|-
| Debian KDE || {{no}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}
| Cutting edge software || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{maybe|?}}
|-
|-
| SteamOS || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}}
| Nvidia Driver Support (Gaming) || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}}
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 14:50, 7 February 2025

 
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In this list only distros which may be suitable for users with no experience with GNU/Linux (i.e., "new user") are considered. This is a curated list. Distros for more advanced users such as Arch are omitted from the list.

Installation

Distro variants are grouped together with the + symbol when they exhibit similar characteristics.

KDE Plasma Distro
Fedora KDE Kubuntu Debian KDE
Installer process Not easy Easy Not easy
Dual boot Not easy Easy Not easy
Multimedia codecs Not easy Easy Not easy
Non-KDE Plasma Distro
Fedora+ Ubuntu+ Linux Mint+ Pop!_OS
Installer process Not easy Easy Easy ?
Dual Boot Not easy Easy Easy ?
Multimedia codecs Not easy Easy Easy ?

Usage

Distro variants are grouped together with the + symbol when they exhibit similar characteristics.

KDE Plasma Distro
Fedora KDE Kubuntu Debian KDE
Health of the distro High ? High
Low-spec HW ? ? ?
32-bit support No No Yes
Proprietary software availability ? Easy ?
New user onboarding No ? No
New user online documentation Yes Yes ?
Update stability No Yes Yes
Customization Yes Yes Yes
Cutting edge software Yes No No
Nvidia Driver Support (Gaming) ? ? ?
Non-KDE Plasma Distro
Fedora+ Ubuntu Xubuntu/Lubuntu Linux Mint Cinnamon/Mate Linux Mint Xfce Debian Gnome/Mate Debian Xfce/LxQt Pop!_OS
Health of the distro High High ? High High High High ?
Low-spec HW ? ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ?
32-bit support No No No No No Yes Yes ?
Proprietary software availability ? Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ?
New user onboarding No ? ? Yes Yes ? ? ?
New user online documentation Yes Yes ? Yes Yes No No ?
Update stability No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ?
Customization ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Cutting edge software Yes No No No No No No ?
Nvidia Driver Support (Gaming) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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