which Distro provides or uses kernel 3.2.2 and kde 4.8?

BlackTooth900 · 02-01-2012, 03:03 PM

I've been trying out several distros recently and got frustrated that none are using the latest kernel, 3.2.2 and latest KDE, 4.8. Any suggestions???

suicidaleggroll · 02-01-2012, 03:06 PM

Fedora 16 is using the 3.2.2 kernel, not sure about the KDE version

TobiSGD · 02-01-2012, 03:51 PM

Arch has both of them.

snowpine · 02-01-2012, 04:04 PM

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...-4-8-a-926996/

Short answer: Arch

Ion Silverbolt · 02-01-2012, 04:05 PM

Arch is the easiest way out of the box. Gentoo has both if you unmask them.

As for the rest, you will probably have to use a 3rd party repo, or testing branch of some kind.

BlackTooth900 · 02-01-2012, 04:08 PM

how about distros using .deb packages?

theW · 02-01-2012, 05:23 PM

I don't think that any of the big .deb based distros have these things in official repos yet. You can always compile them from source and install them on your current system. If you want binary package managing and to switch distros than arch will work very well, gentoo has issues.

Knightron · 02-01-2012, 05:43 PM

if you want bleeding edge software, arch is probably the best way to go. you could use Eric's packages and compile your own kernel to get what you want fairly easily in slackware

mreff555 · 02-01-2012, 07:25 PM

Debian derivatives aren't the best choice for bleeding edge. However, they have very few problems. I'd say it's a good tradeoff.
You could always upgrade the kernel and install KDE yourself.

DavidMcCann · 02-02-2012, 11:48 AM

You can check the versions of major components here:
http://distrowatch.com/search.php

craigevil · 02-02-2012, 12:29 PM

Debian has kernel 3.2.2 still waiting for KDE 4.8 to hit Sid.