Distros with a sweet KDE setup

[ErikTheRed]

I was just curious as to what other distros are out there that have great KDE setups. I've been using Kubuntu for a while and I'm pretty happy with it, but I was just curious as to what the rest of you have tried and what you like.

[floke]

Sabayon
PCLinuxOS
Knoppix

Don't like KDE though :)

[darksong]

OpenSuse
Sabayon

Both have really nice KDE setups

[ErikTheRed]

I tried Sabayon a couple weeks ago. Is there anyway to have it do a more minimal install? Instead of installing EVERYTHING?

[floke]

Don't know but WATCH OUT! Sabayon will install its own grub over the one you currently have, and will recognise only the Sabayon partition. You'll then need to manually edit the Sabayon grub (which isn't the menu.list system) to recognise ubuntu again. I tried this. Installed Sabayon. Got shafted grub-wise. Reinstalled ubuntu over it. Of course the problem could have been sorted, but really I can't be bothered with it. If it doesn;t want to recognise ubuntu then it ain't for me!

Enjoy, but be forwarned,

[darksong]

I tried Sabayon a couple weeks ago. Is there anyway to have it do a more minimal install? Instead of installing EVERYTHING?

The Mini CD

[justin whitaker]

I tried Sabayon a couple weeks ago. Is there anyway to have it do a more minimal install? Instead of installing EVERYTHING?

There is a mini version that lags somewhat behind the DVD releases. Check it out here:

http://www.sabayonlinux.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5631

PCLinuxOS is another great choice for KDE.

PC-BSD is a great non-Linux KDE choice. :)

[floke]

DesktopBSD might be better. Apparently its easier to set up.
The whole BSD thing has major wireless issues at the moment though - i.e. its pants for wifi.

You should also try enlightenment too and broaden your KDE horizons (am guessing you've already tried Gnome),

[justin whitaker]

The whole BSD thing has major wireless issues at the moment though - i.e. its pants for wifi.

And judging from this forum it is so much better for Linux?

:)

[floke]

Much much much much better believe it or not :)

[ErikTheRed]

DesktopBSD might be better. Apparently its easier to set up.
The whole BSD thing has major wireless issues at the moment though - i.e. its pants for wifi.

You should also try enlightenment too and broaden your KDE horizons (am guessing you've already tried Gnome),

Yeah I've tried Gnome before, not too crazy about it. I love too many of the native KDE apps (Amarok, K3B, Kopete, Krita). Maybe I'll give enlightenment a shot on my laptop.

[igknighted]

DesktopBSD might be better. Apparently its easier to set up.
The whole BSD thing has major wireless issues at the moment though - i.e. its pants for wifi.

You should also try enlightenment too and broaden your KDE horizons (am guessing you've already tried Gnome),

Really? I found the opposite with DesktopBSD. Atheros and linux don't get along well do to the non-free nature of MadWiFi, but since the BSD license doesn't have such qualms, my card works OOTB.

As far as KDE, I love the Sabayon layout. Other than that, its hard to find an original KDE layout. Mepis tried but it's bad. Suse has their kicker and some really nice tweaks (like run as root and other nice right-click options) as well.

[Rodneyck]

I think the award for the best and most thoughtout KDE layout goes to PCLinuxOS. Even the menus are categorized, very detailed.

Kubuntu I found to be very slow (as with all the *buntus), and a few bugs. I recommend PCLinuxOS or Sidux, the latter for sheer speed.

[darksong]

BSD's are very stable well built O/Ses

I personally think that PCBSD has a really good KDE. Its really fast, its speeds suggest it is less bloated than of the linux versions or the guys at PCBSD have changed it quite a bit. It does look really nice =)

[VCSkier]

Have any of you tried Arch linux's KDEmod (http://kdemod.ath.cx/)? Any opinions? It sounds and looks nice to me, but I can't get Arch to boot yet...

[RedDwarf]

Atheros and linux don't get along well do to the non-free nature of MadWiFi, but since the BSD license doesn't have such qualms, my card works OOTB.
OK, I don't know what "qualm" means (and translators aren't of much help). But this has little to do with licenses.
OpenBSD supports Atheros OOTB because they have reimplemented the closed-source part from the Linux driver ( http://team.vantronix.net/ar5k/ ). OpenBSD has a 100% free software driver for Atheros. The Linux project is working in porting this from OpenBSD to Linux, but the work is still unfinished.
At really OpenBSD is even more strict about licenses than Linux. Just search some quotes from Theo de Raadt, OpenBSD project leader.

[igknighted]

OK, I don't know what "qualm" means (and translators aren't of much help). But this has little to do with licenses.
OpenBSD supports Atheros OOTB because they have reimplemented the closed-source part from the Linux driver ( http://team.vantronix.net/ar5k/ ). OpenBSD has a 100% free software driver for Atheros. The Linux project is working in porting this from OpenBSD to Linux, but the work is still unfinished.
At really OpenBSD is even more strict about licenses than Linux. Just search some quotes from Theo de Raadt, OpenBSD project leader.

I've never used OpenBSD, just various FreeBSD variants. And the way it was explained to me in their IRC channel is that they use a closed-source driver for it.


qualm (kwäm, kwôm)
n.
1. A sudden feeling of sickness, faintness, or nausea.
2. A sudden disturbing feeling: qualms of homesickness.
3. An uneasy feeling about the propriety or rightness of a course of action.


I was using it in the sense of definition #3

[Rumor]

Have any of you tried Arch linux's KDEmod (http://kdemod.ath.cx/)? Any opinions? It sounds and looks nice to me, but I can't get Arch to boot yet...

Yep, I have it running on a computer next to my office workstation. I think it is really slick. The menu system is so much nicer than standard KDE, and it is really in keeping with Arch's minimalist approach. You get a really polished KDE interface and then add the apps you want. When you install it, get the kdemod-kerry package too. It is a really slick front end for Beagle.

I very much prefer Gnome to KDE, but Arch's kdemod is the nicest implementation of KDE I've ever seen. I really like it.

[floke]

I'm transformed to the KDE side!
Pardus is strangely magical - go have a look here
http://www.pardus.org.tr/eng/

[ErikTheRed]

I got a chance to try ArchLinux with kdemod, it's pretty nice. But I guess I never realized how awesome Kubuntu was. With Arch I found myself really missing a lot of gui tools, systemsettings in particular. I haven't gotten a chance to give Pardus a spin yet though.

[ThinkBuntu]

I'd actually recommend a mini Sabayon CD. But order it, or be very careful with the one you download. I've had very bad luck burning Sabayon ISOs, and the CDs never work correctly (distro-specific, as I've never experienced this with any other ISOs). It allows you install KDE and only KDE. No GNOME or GNOME apps hogging space. It's taken me a couple hours to emerge openoffice, etc. but when working with portage, I think it might be better to build things from the ground-up whenever possible.

For the "sweet" setup though, with the SUSE-style kicker and what not, you'll want the DVD unless you're willing to get your hands dirty in portage.

[igknighted]

I'd actually recommend a mini Sabayon CD. But order it, or be very careful with the one you download. I've had very bad luck burning Sabayon ISOs, and the CDs never work correctly (distro-specific, as I've never experienced this with any other ISOs). It allows you install KDE and only KDE. No GNOME or GNOME apps hogging space. It's taken me a couple hours to emerge openoffice, etc. but when working with portage, I think it might be better to build things from the ground-up whenever possible.

For the "sweet" setup though, with the SUSE-style kicker and what not, you'll want the DVD unless you're willing to get your hands dirty in portage.

if you emerge openoffice-bin it installs the binary for a quick install... it wont be "gentoo fast", but the install will be quick.

[Raffo]

Pardus is fantastic. It has the best kde by default, right now...

[RAV TUX]

Oz oozes with KDE sweetness like honey.

;) z

[Adamant1988]

Oz oozes with KDE sweetness like honey.

;) z

Fixed. ;)

[darkenedday]

I haven't had a chance just yet to try Oz, want to badly tho rav

however for the absolute most polished, best, and sweetest KDE system I would have to say OpenSUSE 10.2 takes the cake, kickoff is amazing, and it has a multitude of other nice tweaks that make it the nicest, fastest and simplest kde experience I have ever encountered :)

[danny joe ritchie]

Give SimplyMEPIS a try ! MEPIS is based on ubuntu,it is a favorite of mine. just go to www.mepis.org:) :razz:

[.aku]

Now when I'm grown to actually like KDE, I would say:

1. Sidux (my new favourite, ahh, man, the speed! SPEED! and h2's scripts!) I especially digg the lite version)
1. Arch with KDEmod (Fast, sweet, modified KDE, but feeling too busy and lazy to mess with Arch all the time. (depends on the day))
2. Pardus (really nice graphics, lotsa python (which I digg))


//aku