Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Released with New COSMIC Desktop
(https://i0.wp.com/www.omgubuntu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/pop_os.jpg?resize=406%2C232&ssl=1) Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS is available for download, the first version of the Ubuntu-based Linux distribution to use System76's all-new Rust-based COSMIC desktop environment. It's been a "long ride" to get here (building an entirely new Linux desktop, compositor, widget toolkit, and suite of first-party apps is no mean feat). System76 announced plans to build COSMIC in 2021, and a series of alpha and beta builds followed. Now, it's out in orbit, joining the constellation of Linux distros (cheesy, eh). Carl Richell, Founder and CEO of System76, says the company is "proud of this contribution to the open source ecosystem", and [...]
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Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/pop_os-24-04-lts-stable-release Dec 11, 2025, 08:49 PM