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Replace macOS with KDE on a rock-solid base

14 points by robertojohnson 10y ago

robertojohnson 10y ago
As a long-time user of KDE neon i can only say that it is a brilliant mix of Ubuntu Xenial and KDE. If you have questions about using it...just ask.
- flukus 10y ago
  I'm looking at putting together a gaming/multimedia pc soon. Would it be easy to use or configure the KDE environment to suit a TV screen?
  - mappu 10y ago
    What kind of gaming do you mean? Linux is still a somewhat... masochistic choice for that.
    - flukus 10y ago
      Most of my gaming is paradox games, which all run on linux. The rest I could live without. Might even be a good thing to end up buying less games that I don't play anyway.
Etheryte 10y ago
How does this differ from other distros in a way that people migrating from macOS (as the title suggests) should prefer this one?
- robertojohnson 10y ago
  Always the latest and greatest KDE applications und OS updates based on a rolling release (but the core is Ubuntu Xenial LTS). I guess there is no easy way to migrate a whole macOS system to a Linux based one (like having a iOS app that states "Click here and all data is being migrated to iOS from your old Android phone")
- paulryanrogers 10y ago
  Years ago I migrated from OS X to Kubuntu. Back then KDE was far and away the easiest to reconfigure to Mac's keyboard shortcuts. KDE apps used to be integrated well too which felt a lot like Mac. Some also lacked polish, but they made up for it in customization and theming options which put OSX to shame.
nwrk 10y ago
Looks like white Windows 8 ? The recent discussion about Elementary OS [1] showed good aesthetics and positive response [2]. Honest question, does it bring any significant benefits apart from being on 'The latest and greatest of KDE community software packaged on a rock-solid base.' ? [1] https://elementary.io/ https://elementary.io/ ( A fast and open replacement for Windows and macOS ) [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12830761 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12830761
- robertojohnson 10y ago
  I would recommend Elementary OS to non powerusers because of the easy look and feel. KDE neon is also based on Ubuntu (Xenial LTS) but has way more stuff and tweaks. Just try both
cmaxwell 10y ago
Cough.... Photoshop...Cough...Lightroom
kixpanganiban 10y ago
I've never actually considered using KDE (Plasma in the early days was really laggy), but seeing this posts makes me want to actually try KDE Neon. I guess it's time to dust off the trusty ol' netbook.
- robertojohnson 10y ago
  Pretty much the same for me but i went down the XFCE road until i switched again to KDE

As a long-time user of KDE neon i can only say that it is a brilliant mix of Ubuntu Xenial and KDE. If you have questions about using it...just ask.

flukus 10y ago
I'm looking at putting together a gaming/multimedia pc soon. Would it be easy to use or configure the KDE environment to suit a TV screen?
- mappu 10y ago
  What kind of gaming do you mean? Linux is still a somewhat... masochistic choice for that.
  - flukus 10y ago
    Most of my gaming is paradox games, which all run on linux. The rest I could live without. Might even be a good thing to end up buying less games that I don't play anyway.

Etheryte 10y ago

How does this differ from other distros in a way that people migrating from macOS (as the title suggests) should prefer this one?

robertojohnson 10y ago
Always the latest and greatest KDE applications und OS updates based on a rolling release (but the core is Ubuntu Xenial LTS). I guess there is no easy way to migrate a whole macOS system to a Linux based one (like having a iOS app that states "Click here and all data is being migrated to iOS from your old Android phone")
paulryanrogers 10y ago
Years ago I migrated from OS X to Kubuntu. Back then KDE was far and away the easiest to reconfigure to Mac's keyboard shortcuts. KDE apps used to be integrated well too which felt a lot like Mac. Some also lacked polish, but they made up for it in customization and theming options which put OSX to shame.

nwrk 10y ago

Looks like white Windows 8 ? The recent discussion about Elementary OS [1] showed good aesthetics and positive response [2]. Honest question, does it bring any significant benefits apart from being on 'The latest and greatest of KDE community software packaged on a rock-solid base.' ? [1] https://elementary.io/ https://elementary.io/ ( A fast and open replacement for Windows and macOS ) [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12830761 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12830761

robertojohnson 10y ago
I would recommend Elementary OS to non powerusers because of the easy look and feel. KDE neon is also based on Ubuntu (Xenial LTS) but has way more stuff and tweaks. Just try both

cmaxwell 10y ago

Cough.... Photoshop...Cough...Lightroom

kixpanganiban 10y ago

I've never actually considered using KDE (Plasma in the early days was really laggy), but seeing this posts makes me want to actually try KDE Neon. I guess it's time to dust off the trusty ol' netbook.

robertojohnson 10y ago
Pretty much the same for me but i went down the XFCE road until i switched again to KDE