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| Multimedia codecs || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{no|Not easy}} || {{maybe|?}}
| Multimedia codecs || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{no|Not easy}} || {{maybe|?}}
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|+ KDE Plasma Distro
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!          !! Installer !! Dual Boot !! Multimedia codecs
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| Fedora KDE || {{no|Not easy}} || {{no|Not easy}} || {{no|Not easy}}
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| Kubuntu || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}}
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| Debian KDE || {{no|Not easy}} || {{no|Not easy}} || {{no|Not easy}}
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| SteamOS || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}}
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|+ Non-KDE Distro
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!          !! Installer !! Dual Boot !! Multimedia codecs
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| Fedora+ || {{no|Not easy}} || {{no|Not easy}} || {{no|Not easy}}
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| Ubuntu+ || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}}
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| Linux Mint+ || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}}
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| Cutting edge software || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{maybe|?}}
| Cutting edge software || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{maybe|?}}
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|+ KDE Plasma Distro
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!          !! Fedora+ !! Ubuntu !! Xubuntu/Lubuntu !! Linux Mint Cinnamon/Mate !! Linux Mint Xfce !! Debian Gnome/Mate !! Debian Xfce/LxQt
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| Widespread usage || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}}
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| Low-spec HW || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{yes}}
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| 32-bit support|| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
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| Proprietary software || {{maybe|?}}  || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}}  || {{maybe|?}}
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!            !! Widespread usage !! Low-spec HW !! Proprietary software !! New-user onboarding !! New-user online documentation !! Update stability !! Cutting edge software
| New-user onboarding || {{no}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}}
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| Fedora KDE || {{no}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}
| New-user online documentation || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}}
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| Kubuntu || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}
| Update stability || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
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| Debian KDE || {{no}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}
| Customization || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}}
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| SteamOS || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}}
| Cutting edge software || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}}
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Revision as of 10:02, 5 February 2025

 
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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.

The term "new user" is intended to mean those with little or even no experience with GNU/Linux.

Installation

KDE

KDE Plasma Distro
Fedora KDE Kubuntu Debian KDE SteamOS
Installer Not easy Easy Not easy ?
Dual Boot Not easy Easy Not easy ?
Multimedia codecs Not easy Easy Not easy ?

Non-KDE

Non-KDE Distro
Fedora+ Ubuntu+ Linux Mint+
Installer Not easy Easy Easy
Dual Boot Not easy Easy Easy
Multimedia codecs Not easy Easy Easy

Usage

KDE

KDE Plasma Distro
Fedora KDE Kubuntu Debian KDE SteamOS
Widespread usage No Yes No Yes
Low-spec HW ? ? ? ?
Proprietary software Not easy 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 ?

Non-KDE

Non-KDE Distro
Fedora+ Ubuntu Xubuntu/Lubuntu Linux Mint Cinnamon/Mate Linux Mint Xfce Debian Gnome/Mate Debian Xfce/LxQt
Widespread usage No Yes No Yes Yes No No
Low-spec HW ? ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes
32-bit support No No No No No Yes Yes
Proprietary software ? 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
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