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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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Solus

Solus is a Linux distribution built from scratch. It uses a forked version of the PiSi package manager, maintained as "eopkg" within Solus, and its flagship edition uses the Budgie desktop environment.

Technical Specs Comparison
KDE neonSolus
Debian, Ubuntu (LTS)BaseIndependent
debPackage Managereopkg, flatpak
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelRolling Release
5.8Latest Version4.9
IntermediateDifficultyBeginner
February 29, 2024Release DateApril 18, 2026
ARM64x86_64
Architecture
ARM64x86_64
KDE PlasmaBudgieGNOMEXfce
Desktops
KDE PlasmaBudgieGNOMEXfce