System76 Launches Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS With COSMIC Desktop

https://system76.com/pop/download/

Release Notes

• Pop!OS 24.04 LTS includes the new COSMIC Desktop Environment, designed and developed by System76.
• 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
• Pop!Shop is replaced by COSMIC Store
• Key components
  • COSMIC Epoch 1
  • Linux kernel 6.17.9
  • Mesa 25.1.5-1
  • NVIDIA Driver 580
• Some games may start partially off-screen. Press F11 or Super+F11 to fullscreen the game
• Display toggle hotkeys and an on-screen display is not supported yet
• 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
• COSMIC is not currently optimized for touch devices. An on-screen-keyboard is in development.
• The COSMIC Desktop will be continuously updated with new features and improvements after release
• Kernels and hardware support are continuously updated in Pop!OS
• You can follow COSMIC DE feature and improvement progress on the project board