Kubuntu?

Craig321 · 29 Jul 2016 at 20:08

I'd like to have a play with dual booting Linux and maybe using that as my main OS at home & only booting in to Windows for gaming/whatever. Don't know if I'll stick to it, but I've always wanted to see how I get on with it day to day.

I quite like Ubuntu and have worked with it a fair bit at work (servers, etc.), but HATE the standard desktop interface.

What's Kubuntu like? Is it a good alternative? Or are there better options?

Thanks.

Craig321 · 29 Jul 2016 at 20:28

Hmm, true, I've heard a few people mention Mint so will give it a go and another couple in a VM

Craig321 · 30 Jul 2016 at 18:11

Is that just a KDE environment on the latest LTS ubuntu?

Craig321 · 30 Jul 2016 at 19:08

Too many choices

I'd definitely like an Ubuntu core as I've been using Ubuntu since it was released, particularly the server environment. I was playing with KDE last night, but it kept crashing... not sure if that was just Hyper-V or what (installing VMWare Workstation now as it's simply better for Linux stuff). Neon sounds good as well, hopefully a more stable version of Xubuntu (basically).

Craig321 · 31 Jul 2016 at 10:31

Quite liking mint at the moment in a VM. I found anything KDE is slow when compared to Windows or Mint. It's a shame as I really like the Neon Distro, but it just felt really slow.

But then that's the problem with trying this stuff in a VM. Neon simply might not like being in a VM, or maybe the VMWare drivers didn't work properly.

Edit: well, that's a shame. Got Mint installed on my 2nd SSD, all running nicely (dual boot), install GTX970 drivers & now I find out that the Soundblaster Z card basically won't work at all, so no audio

Craig321 · 31 Jul 2016 at 20:40

Nope, but I've now got another cable from my speakers subwoofer to my on board sound card which works fine in Mint.