What Distribution has the best implementation of KDE? As in Less bugs, faster, etc....

Last time I tried Kubuntu, it was buggy and slow and packages sucked.

Thanks.

Well I use Kubuntu and it isn't buggy, it's fast and .deb packages rules

The problem with the question is that the responders will state what they use is best - so here goes: I use openSuse and it's the best

Why you say - well it must be 'cause it's my distro of choice BUT I will add that they provide 3 diff repositories so you can choose how bleeding edge you wish to be with kde4, the repos appear to be kept up to date and the maintainers backport some of the more usefull things found upstream

As to your experience with Kubuntu, if you were trying kde4.0 then it wasn't them it was kde4.0

Added advice - if you have a preference for how updates are provided (deb, rpm, tar) or other factors then restate your topic to reflect those preferences.

Dekkon wrote:What Distribution has the best implementation of KDE? As in Less bugs, faster, etc....

I would also say openSUSE, it works like a charm!

I will not put here the distro I'm using (Debian) since I don't know the quality of the Debian/KDE4 packages (I'm compiling my KDE). Last time I checked, they were good, but didn't test them thoroughly.

1. Fedora 11 (IMO) has nicely packaged KDE, but has some other issues (namely Pulse Audio).
2. Mandriva should have good packages (have tested one of the previous verisons briefly).
3. openSUSE also, but I have had a SuSE aversion for many years now, so I can not confirm this.
4. Kubuntu was (IMO) a disgrace since they started packaging 4.0. I've heard that the things are much better now, but I have yet to see that in order to believe.

@Pol666
Unfortunately, .deb doesn't guarantee quality of the packages, just the package system

I'm personally very happy with Arch Linux' KDE packages. There are vanilla packages and KDEmod which is modular and includes some patches.
Slackware taught me to appreciate vanilla packages because it often meant less problems. Still I've chosen to use KDEmod because of its modularity.

I have tested all of the releases mentioned here so far. My current KDE system of choice is the LinuxMint 7 KDE CE release candidate. This release has made me a KDE user again after using Gnome for many years.KDE 4.2.4 is quick and stable, not to mention attractive.

Fedora 11 would be my second choice and Mandriva would be third. This is my opinion only and different distributions will of course run different on different hardware.

It is best to compare for yourself and see what works best with your hardware.

I'll go with Hans, KDEmod is the best. And if you use their LiveCD the installation process isn't any harder than installing Kubuntu; plus thier LiveCD is packed with apps.

Another vote for Slackware. Gotta love the KISS philosophy.

Kubuntu is....well, rushed. That's it. I get a set of apps that arent tested properly, I get helpful pop-ups that tell me to enjoy my 'Ubuntu' system...

There are only two reason I'm still with the Ubuntu chain of distros;

1. Good use of non-free software (IE, provided if needed/wanted, not hidden away in a far off repo that only stores beta copies (like Fedora))

2. Deb packages are the norm, now that Ubuntu is Linux's public face. (I have never learnt to compile software, and I never will, and until some clever clogs writes up an app that does so automagically, I will be forever sticking with deb packages)