looking for half-stable Linux distro

Hello, i am currently looking for a Linux distribution with these criteria:

-it should be more or less stable, comparable to Ubuntu with or without LTS //
-it should not be related to IBM to any way (so no fedora/redhat) //
-it should not feature snaps (no Ubuntu or KDE neon) //
-KDE plasma should be installable manually (best case even installed by default) //
-no DIY Distros //

I've been thinking about using an immutable distro, but if anyone can recommend something to me, I'd be very grateful //

Edit: I'm sorry for the bad formatting, for some reason it doesn't register spaces

flx ,

Debian

sentient_loom ,
@sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works avatar

Yeah go straight to the source.

lemmyreader ,

Two come to mind. Have fun distro hopping :)

OsrsNeedsF2P ,

What does a DIY distro mean? Is typing archinstall out of the question?

Luffy879 OP ,

With diy distro I meant arch, gentoo, and nixOS
The distro is meant to run on a PC which is mainly used by non tech sawwy people. And even tho I will be doing all administration tasks on it, I would like it to be as easy to manage themselves as possible, so they become familiar with Linux more.

glibg10b ,

If it will be used by non-tech savvy people, why do you care about snap and IBM? Do the people care about that?

INeedMana , (edited )
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My mom and grandma are using Manjaro. With grandma I'm the only one doing the updates of course, but with mom she usually can do it herself just using pamac-tray. If that fails a phonecall is usually sufficient. Once in a few years I have to come and do something by myself

And when that happens I work with a distro that just works, instead of some broken crap
EDIT: I tried having Mint on their computers. Big mistake, it's as broken as Debian and Ubuntu

EDIT: Xfce is very nice in such cases. It looks familiar for them while being manageable for me

Dirk ,
@Dirk@lemmy.ml avatar

The distro is meant to run on a PC which is mainly used by non tech sawwy people. [...], so they become familiar with Linux more.

In this case I always suggest trying out Linux Mint. It is not "too heavy" and not "too specific/niche". It's a good all-purpose distribution for desktops/laptops where basic maintenance can be performed by the user.

Dehydrated ,

Opensuse Tumbleweed is pretty stable, even though it's a rolling release

MyNameIsRichard ,
@MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml avatar

Stable as in reliable and not as in unchanging

Veidenbaums ,

I second opensuse, there is also a non-rolling release option, i think.

My tumbleweed has been exceptionally stable, updates without problem.

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