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!          !! Fedora KDE !! Kubuntu !! Debian KDE !! SteamOS
!          !! Fedora KDE !! Kubuntu !! Debian KDE !! SteamOS  
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| Installer process || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{no|Not easy}} || {{maybe|?}}
| Installer process || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{no|Not easy}} || {{maybe|?}}
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!          !! Fedora+ !! Ubuntu+ !! Linux Mint+
!          !! Fedora+ !! Ubuntu+ !! Linux Mint+ !! Pop!_OS
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| Installer || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}}
| Installer || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{maybe|?}}
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| Dual Boot || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}}
| Dual Boot || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{maybe|?}}
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| Multimedia codecs || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}}
| Multimedia codecs || {{no|Not easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{yes|Easy}} || {{maybe|?}}
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!            !! Fedora KDE !! Kubuntu !! Debian KDE !! SteamOS
!            !! Fedora KDE !! Kubuntu !! Debian KDE !! SteamOS
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| Popular with new users || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}
| Popular with new users || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}  
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| Low-spec HW || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}}
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!          !! Fedora+ !! Ubuntu !! Xubuntu/Lubuntu !! Linux Mint Cinnamon/Mate !! Linux Mint Xfce !! Debian Gnome/Mate !! Debian Xfce/LxQt
!          !! Fedora+ !! Ubuntu !! Xubuntu/Lubuntu !! Linux Mint Cinnamon/Mate !! Linux Mint Xfce !! Debian Gnome/Mate !! Debian Xfce/LxQt !! Pop!_OS
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| Popular with new users || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{maybe|?}}
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| Low-spec HW || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{yes}}
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| New user onboarding || {{no}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}}
| New user online documentation || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{maybe|?}}
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| Cutting edge software || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{maybe|?}}
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| Nvidia Driver Support (Gaming) || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}} || {{maybe|?}}
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Revision as of 21:11, 5 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.

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

Installation

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

Usage

KDE Plasma Distro
Fedora KDE Kubuntu Debian KDE SteamOS
Popular with new users No Yes No Yes
Low-spec HW ? ? ? ?
32-bit support No No Yes No
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
Popular with new users 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 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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