kde-standard is a good middle install that includes most of what you would expect in KDE. 

I personally prefer a KDE minimal install and installed kde-plasma-desktop and then installed what ever else I desired after that.  If you decide to go this route I can post what I installed. 

Something to be aware of is last I heard SDDM has problems, and its recommended to install and use LIGHTDM.  You may also have the infamous polkit problem so you will need to apt-get install libpolkit-backend-elogind-1-0 to fix that.

I am very happy with KDE and devuan, experienced no problems.  Basically I used:

apt-get install lightdm
apt-get install kde-plasma-desktop
encountered polkit problem
apt-get install libpolkit-backend-elogind-1-0
then my additional desired applications

Didnt know much about Kristofferson, then saw him on 1 of the early Farm Aids, liked what I saw.  Then when Highwaymen formed; thats when I was more exposed to his music.  A man of many talents.

Now I see.  I can use /usr/bin/X11/xvinfo, for example.  Yes, seems there once was an actual /usr/bin/X11 directory.  Just dont try to navigate into it.

I never noticed a link pointing in this particular configuration before, makes perfect sense now.

Siouxsie & The Banshees Melt

unique percussion, bass playing rhythm, Robert Smith (The Cure), and Siouxsie's eyes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-5mVUb1gqM

Radiohead.  so good with headphones.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng5D98rzGdY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhhWWGEzRL0

and thanks mirolinux and zephyr for a reminder of Boston, remember all that.

I have not used Hyperbola, but what a kool math subject name. 

From viewing your links,  I interpret Hyperbola as more of an ARCH based distro and from your post (http://without-systemd.org/wiki/index.p … ut_systemd) ;  "security/stability patches ported from Devuan".  That sounds to me like they are merely pulling in modified package from Devuan rather than basing their distro on Devuan.  And using pacman seems ARCH based.

If you are interested in an ARCH based non-systemd- Artix is based on open-rc.  I ran this system when it was an unofficial release of Manjaro, it was very good and stable; very Manjaro-like.

I know this is an old thread, but still relevant; I just encountered this problem.  Thanks to ralph.ronnquist, that was my very issue. 

I had performed an install without desktop and only later did I install NetworkManager along with KDE.  My etc/network/interfaces had a allow-hotplug eth0 in it.  Removing the config for eth0 fixed the boot delay and the "ifup: waiting for lock on /run/network/interfaces/ifstate.eth0" message is nolonger displayed.

figdev- the polkit version would be:

apt list --installed | grep libpolkit

After thinking about this, elogind must be production status.  There is no beta in the name.  I would assume Gentoo has something to do with it, thus its solid.

@fsmithred-
That seems to be the situation I encountered.  It was the lightdm install (done first, no desktop yet) that installed consolekit (and not elogind).  Then the kde-plasma-desktop install performed after didnt install/care about libpolkit. 

Perhaps in regards to golinux post; I have also installed desktop and kde "properly" by selecting them both at software install selection time and the correct elogind stuff does get installed, no issues there; so thats good.

@zephyr I recently discovered Brubeck.  Seeking a certain jazz sound, the '64 and '66 sessions are exactly what I was looking for.  Thanks for the Crimson Red link; revisited and enjoyed, so good!  And Led Zep Kashmir. 

Why Zeppelin is so good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZiN_NqT-Us

@yeti- thanks for the B52 Planet Claire link.  Punk-pogo-danced to that many times, downloaded the vid and its now part of my collection.