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KDE neon


Last Update: 2025-06-16 03:38 UTC


KDE neon is a Ubuntu-based Linux distribution and live DVD featuring the latest KDE Plasma desktop and other KDE community software. Besides the installable DVD image, the project provides a rapidly-evolving software repository with all the latest KDE software. Two editions of the product are available - a "User" edition, designed for those interested in checking out the latest KDE software as it gets released, and a "Developer's" edition, created as a platform for testing cutting-edge KDE applications.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 14 (531), 6 months: 15 (522), 3 months: 17 (520), 4 weeks: 17 (568), 1 week: 23 (548)

Average visitor rating: 7.71/10 from 139 review(s).


KDE neon Summary
Distribution KDE neon
Home Page https://neon.kde.org/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums https://discuss.kde.org/tag/neon
Alternative User Forums
Documentation https://community.kde.org/Neon
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Download Mirrors https://neon.kde.org/downloadDistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker https://bugs.launchpad.net/
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2024-02-29: Distribution Release: KDE neon 20240228
 • 2018-09-26: Distribution Release: KDE neon 20180925
 • 2016-10-05: Distribution Release: KDE neon 5.8
 • 2016-07-05: Distribution Release: KDE neon 5.7
 • More KDE neon releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2024-10-12 KDE neon upgrades its base
 • 2021-09-07 Review of the KDE Slimbook
 • 2020-11-16 Plasma Mobile available on PinePhone
 • 2020-08-11 KDE neon updates base system to Ubuntu 20.04
 • 2019-11-25 New Snapcraft extension improves KDE apps
 • 2018-10-26 Pine64 plans PinePhone with Plasma
 • 2018-10-17 KDE neon dropping older Ubuntu-based versions
 • 2018-01-17 KDE to focus on Wayland features
 • 2017-01-22 KDE neon to use Calamares
 • 2016-12-10 KDE neon gets LTS branch
 • More KDE neon headlines...

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Feature 20250616 20240929 20231214 20221020 20201231 20191226 20180906 20171228 Feature
Release Date 2025-06-16 2024-09-29 2023-12-14 2022-10-20 2021-12-30 2020-12-31 2019-12-26 2018-09-06 Release Date
End Of Life                 End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 2700-2800 2700-2800 2400-2500 2000-2100 1600-1700 1600-1700 1400-1500 1700-1800 Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Installation
Default Desktop KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma Default Desktop
Package Management DEB (apt) DEB (apt) DEB (apt) DEB (apt) DEB (apt) DEB (apt) DEB (apt) DEB (apt) Package Management
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Release Model
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Office Suite
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 Processor Architecture
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd Init Software
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Journaled File Systems
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Multilingual
Asian Language Support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Asian Language Support
Full Package List 20250616 20240929 20231214 20221020 20201231 20191226 20180906 20171228 Full Package List
Package 20250616 20240929 20231214 20221020 20201231 20191226 20180906 20171228 Package
alsa-lib (1.2.14) 1.2.11 1.2.6.1 1.2.6.1 1.2.2 1.2.2 1.2.2 1.1.3 1.1.0 alsa-lib (1.2.14)
amdgpu (23.0.0) 23.0.0 22.0.0 22.0.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 18.0.1 18.0.1 amdgpu (23.0.0)
apparmor (4.1.1) 4.0.1 3.0.4 3.0.4 2.13.3 2.13.3 2.12 2.10.95 2.10.95 apparmor (4.1.1)
apt (3.1.2) 2.8.3 2.4.13 2.4.11 2.0.9 2.0.6 2.0.2 1.6.12 1.2.27 apt (3.1.2)
bash (5.2.37) 5.2.21 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.4.18 4.3 bash (5.2.37)
bind (9.20.9) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.20.9)
chromium (137.0.7151.103) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (137.0.7151.103)
cinnamon (6.4.10) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- cinnamon (6.4.10)
cups (2.4.12) 2.4.7 2.4.1 2.4.1 2.3.1 2.3.1 2.3.1 2.2.7 2.1.3 cups (2.4.12)
e2fsprogs (1.47.2) 1.47.0 1.46.5 1.46.5 1.45.5 1.45.5 1.45.5 1.44.1 1.42.13 e2fsprogs (1.47.2)
ffmpeg (7.1.1) 6.1.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ffmpeg (7.1.1)
firefox (139.0.4) 139.0.4 130.0.1 121.0 106.0 95.0.1 84.0 71.0 61.0.1 firefox (139.0.4)
flatpak (1.16.1) 1.14.6 1.12.7 1.12.7 1.12.4 1.10.2 1.6.5 1.0.9 -- flatpak (1.16.1)
freetype (2.13.3) 2.13.2 2.11.1 2.11.1 2.10.1 2.10.1 2.10.1 2.8.1 2.6.1 freetype (2.13.3)
gcc (15.1.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gcc (15.1.0)
gimp (3.0.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gimp (3.0.4)
git (2.50.0) -- 2.34.1 2.34.1 2.25.1 -- -- -- -- git (2.50.0)
glibc (2.41) 2.39 2.35 2.35 2.31 2.31 2.31 2.27 2.23 glibc (2.41)
gnome-shell (48.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (48.2)
grub (2.12) 2.12 2.06 2.06 2.04 2.04 2.04 2.02 2.02beta2 grub (2.12)
gtk (4.18.6) 3.24.41 3.24.33 3.24.33 3.24.20 3.24.20 3.24.20 3.22.30 3.18.9 gtk (4.18.6)
httpd (2.4.63) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.63)
inkscape (1.4.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.4.2)
kmod (34.2) 31 29 29 27 27 27 24 22 kmod (34.2)
krita (5.2.9) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.2.9)
LibreOffice (25.2.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LibreOffice (25.2.4)
Package 20250616 20240929 20231214 20221020 20201231 20191226 20180906 20171228 Package
libselinux (3.8.1) 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.4 libselinux (3.8.1)
linux (6.15.2) 6.11 6.8 6.2 5.15 5.11 5.4 5.0 4.15 linux (6.15.2)
mariadb (11.8.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (11.8.2)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (25.1.3) 24.2.8 23.3.1 23.0.4 21.2.6 21.0.3 20.0.8 19.0.8 18.0.5 mesa (25.1.3)
mysql (9.3.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (9.3.0)
nautilus (48.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (48.2)
NVIDIA (575.57.08) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (575.57.08)
openjdk (24.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (24.0.1)
openssh (10.0p1) 9.6p1 8.9p1 8.9p1 8.2p1 8.2p1 8.2p1 7.6p1 7.2p2 openssh (10.0p1)
openssl (3.5.0) 3.0.13 3.0.2 3.0.2 1.1.1f 1.1.1f 1.1.1f 1.1.1 1.0.2g openssl (3.5.0)
perl (5.40.2) 5.38.2 5.34.0 5.34.0 5.30.0 5.30.0 5.30.0 5.26.1 5.22.1 perl (5.40.2)
php (8.4.8) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.4.8)
plasma-desktop (6.4.0) 6.3.5 6.1.5 5.27.10 5.26.0 5.23.4 5.20.4 5.17.4 5.13.5 plasma-desktop (6.4.0)
postfix (3.10.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.10.2)
postgresql (17.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (17.5)
Python (3.13.5) 3.12.3 3.10.12 3.10.12 3.8.2 3.8.2 3.8.2 3.6.9 2.7.12 Python (3.13.5)
qt (6.9.1) 6.9.0 6.7.2 5.15.11 5.15.5 5.15.2 5.15.2 5.13.2 5.11.1 qt (6.9.1)
samba (4.22.2) 4.19.5 4.15.13 4.15.13 4.13.17 4.13.14 4.11.6 4.7.6 -- samba (4.22.2)
systemd (257.6) 255.4 249.11 249.11 245.4 245.4 245.4 237 229 systemd (257.6)
thunderbird (139.0.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (139.0.2)
vim (9.1) 9.1 8.2 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.0 7.4 vim (9.1)
vlc (3.0.21) 3.0.20 3.0.16 3.0.16 3.0.9.2 3.0.9.2 3.0.9.2 3.0.8 2.2.2 vlc (3.0.21)
wayland (1.23.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- wayland (1.23.1)
xfdesktop (4.20.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.20.1)
xorg-server (21.1.17) 21.1.12 21.1.4 21.1.4 1.20.13 1.20.13 1.20.8 1.19.6 1.19.6 xorg-server (21.1.17)

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Version: 20250605
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-06-08
Votes: 2


I think it's comfortable, fast, and clean. I would recommend it to beginners. It's based on Ubuntu and the latest stable version of the KDE desktop environment. So it's based.

I haven't come across any bugs or particularly bad features, and I think it's a much more comfortable, useful and clean distro than min.
I don't think the people who gave it a low score are unfounded, I can't say it's the best, but I think they've made something pretty sweet.

All in all, I like it and rate it 9 out of 10.


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Version: 20250522
Rating: 5
Date: 2025-05-30
Votes: 1


Easy to install, but has a lot of bugs, and there isn't a community large enough to provide support for those issues. I really wouldn't recommend this distribution for people who aren't seriously enthusiasts of KDE, as it doesn't offer any unique benefits to an average user. I love KDE Plasma, but KDE Neon has some weird hiccups, and you can get the same experience without those issues by using another distribution. I myself really like using Debian with KDE :-]

If you're here because you want a KDE-based *beginner's* distribution, I'd recommend checking out Kubuntu, as it is more geared toward beginners. It should supply you with a smooth experience and a large support community.

I disagree with the common claim that this is a "showcase distribution," but it definitely has a niche use case. A normal Linux user wouldn't notice another distro's version of Plasma being 'out of date' compared to Neon or anything.

I'm giving this a 5/10 because, although it is not inherently a bad distribution, I would not recommend it to people who want a normal KDE experience.


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Version: 20250511
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-05-18
Votes: 0


this is GOAT i love this distro looks cool easy to instal and it is easier than Debian or Fedora, more lighweight than other KDE plasma 6 distributions I DONT CARE about that it is a Debian fork 🤓 its easy to install more lightweight idk what is the problem there best distro that ive every tried this is my 2.distro beacuse the Mint Cinnamon just looks sh!tty manjaro can anyone broke arch is hard i dont need arch no EndavourOS is easier arch but im not good at any arch based distro Debian Bookworm does not have KDE 6 now Debian will have it in 13 version of it Fedora is good distro and i like it but it was not lighweight for my laptop 8GB of RAM 128GB of storage and it is not that easy for me


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