rocky7x wrote:

raddison wrote:Also, KDE Neon software repository is rolling free of any restraints imposed by Canonical's release schedule or regulations. That's why I like it so much.

Indeed, but there is a downside to it: As the Neon FAQ page states, NO applications from the Ubuntu repository are guaranteed to work, ONLY Plasma and KDE apps. So from this perspective, Neon is really only a testing play-ground for Plasma apps and definitely cannot be used as a complete and working system, because at any time, parts of the repository (non-KDE apps) might stop working. And due to this, it cannot be compared to Kubuntu at all, since it is not a usable production system, while Kubuntu is. And that is the main reason why there are Ubuntu policies and why it is GOOD that those policies are in place. Similar policies that Maui has in contrast to Neon - Maui is fully usable as a production system (pity if it goes away), while Neon can crash at any point in time after each upgrade.

rocky7x wrote:If the maintainers explicitly state in their FAQ that any application from the repository can stop working at any time and that they will not provide support for it, it is NOT something that can be used in a production environment, no matter whether it has an LTS suffix or anything else. Period. Such system can be used for testing, for development, as a playground, but production environment is out of question. Of course any system can have problems after an upgrade, but maintainers of a complete system are responsible for helping out with any problem, especially if it is related to an application from its repository.

KDE neon focuses on KDE software, most other software is not supported and you should not be surprised if you can not install it or it stops working at any point in time due to an update.

rocky7x wrote:I'm still trying to find it, I'm currently using Maui, but since they plan to discontinue it, and Mint KDE is stopped as well, I'm afraid we are losing options.. I don't want a non-deb distro since a I don't have time to fiddle with it and learn the new type of system..

I think I'm going back to Kubuntu once 18.04 is released..

rocky7x wrote:Just to answer your last question: during my short experience with Neon, I have indeed not encountered an app that would not install due to some dependency issues or not work because of a Plasma update. But I also am not going through the whole repository trying to install each and every app.. So what I haven't encountered, someone else might and in that case that one is left alone without any support or help (of course if that is not a KDE app).