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Not sure which one you're talking about, but there are multiple copr repos that have very up to date packages.

Glad to be of help 💙 ! Feel free to inquire if you so desire 😉 .

And it’ll be segregated from the base system and from other containers, like toolbox installs are?

Exactly. It's even possible to segregate it beyond what Toolbx has been able to do (at least since the last time I checked) in that you can define another folder/directory as your HOME directory within the distrobox.

You can install Distrobox on Fedora (or any of the distros that support it), create a Debian distrobox on your Fedora install, and within the Debian distrobox you can use apt-get to install whichever Debian package you like. Or..., you could make an Arch distrobox and even install stuff from the AUR. Or really any package from any of your favorite distros as long as it's supported.

The one thing it does best is offering the capability to share the results so that people can refer/link to it while making an inquiry as such.

I likely would have encountered this as I try to take the approach of research, then do.

Props to you mate 👏 ! That's the way 😉 .

This is the first time I’ve ever posted for Linux help/or guidance.

Thankfully the community is very helpful in general, so you're in good company :blush: !

Searching forums has historically lead me to an answer close enough to resolve my not-so unique issue.

Yeah lol, we've all been there 🤣 .

A lot of negatives seem to come up around Oracle and Canonical being involved with SUSE and Ubuntu

Fedora also has connections to Red Hat, so yeah 😅. I didn't even know Oracle had anything going with SUSE before the recent 'alliance' of sorts in reaction to what Red Hat has done recently. Was that what you meant or has SUSE being working with Oracle for a longer time?

EDIT: I think what I’m wanting is something that gets new features more frequently, yet doesn’t become unstable. I feel drawn to the desktop eye-candy that I see getting featured with KDE desktops. I seem to believe I’m missing out on something, but can’t directly state what. Ultimately, I think I simply want to move to a more core/upstream version of Linux so that I get new functionality faster. I’m trying to find what I desperately need but never knew it existed.

Thank you OP for clarifying! Distros that are closer to upstream, but still accomplish 'stability' (often through hand-holding) and on which KDE has great support would be (in alphabetical order):

• Fedora's KDE Spin: Has a semiannual point release cycle, but still continues to get updates to kernel etc almost as soon as they come. Therefore it's sometimes referred to as semi-rolling release. In the middle out of these three in regards to how close it is to upstream.
• openSUSE Tumbleweed: Sets out to be the stable rolling release; thus receiving a constant stream of updates without foregoing stability. Perhaps surprisingly to some, it accomplishes this rather gracefully. Being on a rolling release enables it be the closest to upstream between these three.
• Ubuntu (their KDE flavour is more popularly known as Kubuntu): Also has a semiannual point release cycle, but mostly foregoes updates besides security-related ones and the ones received for snaps. It is the furthest away from upstream out of these three.

A lot more can be said concerning the differences between these three distros. However, working with them either from inside a VM or through a Live USB is probably a lot more valuable. All three are great picks, so you should be fine regardless.

Please feel free to inquire if you so desire!

You can even install KDE on Mint, and configure it however you want.

Personally, I'd advice against this as KDE is not supported on Linux Mint. While this doesn't have to mean much, it does mean a lack of polish and sophistication you might expect on Kubuntu or Fedora's KDE Spin or openSUSE (on which KDE is the default DE). This might result in some edge-case bugs and other mishaps that might trample your experience; thus giving you the wrong idea about KDE. Instead; consider booting into a Live USB of any distro that comes with KDE by default.

Distrobox exists, so one is not bound to use a specific distro just because it packages some of the apps/binaries they require.

I agree that the documentation leaves a lot to be desired. If I may ask, do you remember which things caused the mental gymnastics?

Yeah lol 🤣 . Consider reporting back after testing your findings. Thanks in advance!