06-21-2021, 05:15 PM
Linux can use different desktop environments (DE), like ubuntu unity, then gnome, spin offs from gnome like MATE and cinnamon. Traditionally the alternative to gnome is KDE. KDE is the one that uses the name plasma, it is the latest version of the DE.
You can install plasma in a regular ubuntu: https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-k...ossa-linux but I once looked at this and thought - not so good. Most of the 'big' distributions come with a KDE version https://kde.org/distributions/ and you are better off using a version dedicated to KDE such as kubuntu or KDE Neon.
Wacom compatibility: Wacom support is part of the linux kernel see: https://linuxwacom.github.io/ and the required files for KDE ubuntu based versions are there.
No different from a regular ubuntu with the Unity DE you say.. KDE is a very configurable installation. Easy to set up a tablet, setting buttons as required, pressure settings, and saving those settings as alternative profiles.
This a screenshot from kubuntu 20.04 https://i.imgur.com/pJpN3fv.jpg
You can install plasma in a regular ubuntu: https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-k...ossa-linux but I once looked at this and thought - not so good. Most of the 'big' distributions come with a KDE version https://kde.org/distributions/ and you are better off using a version dedicated to KDE such as kubuntu or KDE Neon.
Wacom compatibility: Wacom support is part of the linux kernel see: https://linuxwacom.github.io/ and the required files for KDE ubuntu based versions are there.
No different from a regular ubuntu with the Unity DE you say.. KDE is a very configurable installation. Easy to set up a tablet, setting buttons as required, pressure settings, and saving those settings as alternative profiles.
This a screenshot from kubuntu 20.04 https://i.imgur.com/pJpN3fv.jpg