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Hands On It's been a long time coming but version 1.0 of the first ground-up Rust-based desktop is here… and it is shaping up very well. Late last week, System76 officially released the long term ...

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Pop!_OS is a new Ubuntu-based Linux distribution from System76, flaunting the COSMIC Desktop Environment and available on either a PC of your choice or one of many US-made laptops or desktops. While ...

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System76 has released the Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS beta, featuring the completely rewritten, Wayland-native COSMIC Desktop Environment built with Rust, powered by Linux Kernel 6.16. COSMIC is the centerpiece ...