"The version number isn't a typo: Pop!_OS is a third-party Ubuntu remix, and this is the Noble Numbat-based version - the Ubuntu release from April last year. The reason for the delay is that this release has a whole new desktop environment, COSMIC, that the company is building from scratch in Rust. We reported that this version went alpha last September and since then COSMIC has made its way into multiple other distros,"
"The thumbnail summary of COSMIC is that it's very much like recent versions of GNOME shell, but with more options and customizability built in. The layout is very like that of GNOME shell, defaulting to a top panel and a dock at bottom centre, with hamburger menus rather than menu bars. In the alpha versions the Reg FOSS desk has tried on CachyOS and Fedora, it feels very snappy and responsive"
FOSS vendors are preparing autumn releases and previews across several open source operating systems. FreeBSD, Pop!_OS, and a new KDE-based Linux are among projects announcing upcoming major updates. System76 scheduled Pop!_OS 24.04 and the in-house COSMIC desktop to enter beta on September 25. COSMIC is a Rust-built desktop environment developed from scratch after years of work and thousands of GitHub issues. COSMIC reached alpha last September and has appeared in multiple distributions, with Alpha 7 released in April and a screenshot gallery of the initial setup shared at the end of August. COSMIC resembles GNOME shell while adding more customization, a top panel, centred bottom dock, and hamburger menus.
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