Using Budgie for several Years i decided to try Plasma.
Mainly because of 2.5 minor issues Budgie has :
• Requires toggling DesktopIcons everytime
• Krusader cannot edit Bookmarks due to some missing and unavailable KDE Deps
• Occasional Freeze/Crash with only Remedy a forced Reboot
Now in Plasma, first Thing You see are severe graphical Glitches on the LogIn Screen
Moving on, it is relatively stable apart from occasional Unresponsiveness.
Yet now over 2 Days it managed to FUBAR itself FIVE Times :
• Twice, the Desktop turned Black with no Panels. Only Thing left is kRunner
• Twice, the ApplicationsMenu has vacated itself, only leaving the Power/Session Options
• Once, a previously working Installation boots to Black with just a Cursor. No F-KeyCombos respond
Interestingly running from LiveUsb is far more stable than Installations to Disk
Lessons learned :
• Never ever click something like "Get new Themes"
(Not worth the Risk, better avoid theming totally)
• Disable LoginScreen (another Troublemagnet)
• Do NOT use Settings while Sync is ongoing
• Backup Daily (until it is proven reliable)
• Reboot after Sync
Takeaway :
Why is this not labeled as Beta ?
Why are those severe Pitfalls not mentioned as better avoided ?