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KDE neon

KDE neon is a Ubuntu-based Linux distribution and live DVD featuring the latest KDE Plasma desktop and other KDE community software. Besides the installable DVD image, the project provides a rapidly-evolving software repository with all the latest KDE software.

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KaOS

KaOS is a desktop Linux distribution that features the latest version of the Noctalia desktop environment, the Calligra office suite, and other popular software applications that use the Qt toolkit. It was inspired by Arch Linux, but the developers build their own packages which are available from in-house repositories.

Technical Specs Comparison
KDE neonKaOS
Debian, Ubuntu (LTS)BaseIndependent
debPackage Managerpacman / pkg
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelRolling Release
5.8Latest Version2026.02
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
February 29, 2024Release DateFebruary 15, 2026
ARM64x86_64
Architecture
ARM64x86_64
KDE PlasmaniriNoctalia
Desktops
KDE PlasmaniriNoctalia