System76 Launches Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS With COSMIC Desktop
System76 Launches Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS With COSMIC Desktop
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System76 Launches Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS With COSMIC Desktop

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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