Torn between CatchyOS and Kubuntu
Edit: Thanks all. I'm testing Fedora KDE now. While it's still early, I do see why it's recommended. I think I like it better than Kubuntu, but as I experiment with all three of them I just find myself gravitating towards CachyOS. Something about it just clicks with me. We'll see if that changed by the time my new computer arrives.
Hey all - I've been test driving both CatchyOS (with KDE) and Kubuntu on different test machines, and I like them both.
I have a new gaming desktop arriving soon (picked AMD hardware for higher compatibility), so it should run well under either environment.
I'm open to other distro suggestions, but I really like the KDE Plasma desktop.
I tried Bazzite for desktop, but I don't like the immutable OS experience.
My use cases:
- Gaming (mostly steam)
- Software development (node, .net, docker, godot and whatever else I decide to dabble in)
- Graphics (Inkscape, gimp, krita, Wacom tablet support)
My concerns are as follows:
- CachyOS has nice gaming perks built in, but it's a rolling release, and I've already had one or two minor situations where an update was a little wonky, but got fixed relatively quickly.
- CachyOS has a lot of software available through Shelly since it can access pacman, aur and flatpacks in one interface.
- Kubuntu seems more stable for the long run, but isn't tweaked for gaming. Might take more work to get the same performance.
- Kubuntu can install deb packages from the Internet, as well as having access to flatpacks. Most software that supports Linux has a deb package, but there's a gap left that's not filled by not having AUR.
Machine specs:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen™ 7 Processor 8700F 8C/16T 4.1GHz [Turbo 5.0GHz] 24MB Cache AM5 65W [NPU AMD Ryzen™ AI]
- MEMORY: 64GB (32GBx2) DDR5/6000MHz Dual Channel Memory
- MOTHERBOARD: ASUS X870 MAX GAMING WIFI7 DDR5 ATX w/USB4, Wi-Fi 7, 2.5GbT LAN, (4)PCIe x16, (3)M.2, (4)SATA
- VIDEO: AMD Radeon™ RX 9070 16GB GDDR6 Video Card
Thanks!