58
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 22 Jul 2023
58 points (95.3% liked)
Linux
48335 readers
399 users here now
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).
Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.
Rules
- Posts must be relevant to operating systems running the Linux kernel. GNU/Linux or otherwise.
- No misinformation
- No NSFW content
- No hate speech, bigotry, etc
Related Communities
Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0
founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
They take Ubuntu LTS and add their software on top of it. Ubuntu is the base. It's stable because it's unchanging, you only get security and bug fixes, no new versions except the Neon additions. It's implemented like it is because starting with a complete and freely available distro like Ubuntu is a lot less work than building from scratch.
I think it qualifies as a distro by any current definition, but maybe not one they expect to be in general use. It seems to be quite popular despite that. I've never used it though so I can't comment on how it is.
Thank you for explaninig what they mean by "base"! But then what's the difference with Kubuntu? In the FAQ they say "as there is vast overlap in the base offerings of both Kubuntu and KDE neon", but what do they mean with "base offerings"?
They are both based on Ubuntu so they mostly offer the same software. Neon has a more up to date KDE stack but you can get something similar by adding the backports ppa to Kubuntu although it may not always have the latest version.
Don't forget that Kubuntu is an official Ubuntu flavor while KDE Neon is not. Being an official flavor means that they have to follow certain rules for their design.
Yep. I'm running Neon instead of Kubuntu for this reason. I didn't want the hassle of dealing with snap, and I wanted the latest KDE stuff, so it's perfect for me and I'm enjoying the experience. May not be for everyone, though.
Also, KDE Neon only has versions built on the latest Ubuntu LTS, which (I think) only gets a distro upgrade every 2 years. So you're missing out on all of the interim releases.
OTOH, the longer support and less bugging about upgrading might be a positive to some.
Good to know, cheers.