I’ve been using Manjaro with KDE for a few years now. It works smoothly, I never ran into any issues with it.
The pacman
package manager is pretty nice, too, I found it faster and easier to use than apt-get
, and the provided packages are always kept up-to-date. Updating the system (even installing a newer Linux kernel) is very simple and works reliably. So you always have the latest version of your apps, the kernel, and the DE.
In the rare occasion that a program is not available in the official repositories or the community-maintained AUR, you can also install snap
or flatpak
packages.
And since Manjaro is derived from Arch, you can use the Arch Wiki, which is very useful when you want to set up a database, use the android debug bridge, install another package manager, or do anything else less than trivial.
It is well supported in all browsers and operating systems. At least VS Code and IntelliJ support it, and even some terminals.