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Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS includes the new COSMIC Desktop Environment, designed and developed by System76.
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Some GNOME apps are replaced by COSMIC apps
- GNOME Files (Nautilus) > COSMIC Files
- GNOME Terminal > COSMIC Terminal
- GNOME Text Editor > COSMIC Text Editor
- GNOME Media Player (Totem) > COSMIC Media Player
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Pop!_Shop is replaced by COSMIC Store
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Key components
- COSMIC Epoch 1
- Linux kernel 6.17.9
- Mesa 25.1.5-1
- NVIDIA Driver 580
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Some games may start partially off-screen. Press F11 or Super+F11 to fullscreen the game
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Display toggle hotkeys and an on-screen display is not supported yet
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COSMIC has a built-in screenshot tool. If you require annotations, we recommend Flameshot, which can be installed from Flathub via COSMIC Store. Version 13.1 or higher is required for COSMIC
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COSMIC is not currently optimized for touch devices. An on-screen-keyboard is in development.
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The COSMIC Desktop will be continuously updated with new features and improvements after release
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Kernels and hardware support are continuously updated in Pop!_OS
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You can follow COSMIC DE feature and improvement progress on the project board
I gave it a little test 2 days ago. It's lacking polish and a few options you'd expect to see.
The auto tiling works very well.
The PopOS theming often doesn't work on apps you download, often they don't even respect your dark/light mode preference.
I had one crash, but it was fine upon reboot.
Padding and visual consistency is a bit hit and miss.
Personally I'd say it's not quite ready for my tastes, but it's certainly usable. I can definitely see the complaints I have being rectified in pretty short order.
The not respecting light/dark mode would ruin it for me. I can see how in the future it'll be a very worthwhile DE though, thanks for sharing your experience