In the dynamic world of Linux a new Linux distribution is nothing new, but Pop!_OS is something special. Born out of necessity when Ubuntu announced the end of its Unity Desktop in 2017, Pop!_OS has not just filled the void left by Unity, but has carved out a distinct identity in the Linux community. This journey, from an alternative for disillusioned Unity users to the creation of the innovative COSMIC desktop has created a version of Linux that has been very well received. But to understand how we got to Pop! We have to look back at what happened to Unity.
I daily drive either Pop!_OS or pop-shell and it’s hard to use anything else now. All the people praising KDE seem nuts to me as possible it seems very similar to windows with more customisation. I want my workflows to be smooth and ideal, rather than having toggles for every tiny UI thing. I get that with Pop!.
Very much looking forward to seeing what they do with COSMIC. Will probably wait a little while to make sure the kinks are smoothed out before switching.
I loved pop os, but in the last 6 months gnome shell has been taking up tons of ram and performance has been trash. Moved to KDE on Fedora and I am back to less than a gig of ram used at idle, and smooth as all get out.
Sounds like it might be worth a try again when cosmic releases
I am thinking of switching to Fedora with KDE, but stopped because of the window tiling manager in PopOS (I tried Bismuth, but it’s not the same). What do you use for window tiling?
There are many advantages to using kde, VRR being a major reason. Not to mention valve directly contributes to kde for the steam deck. I’m looking forward to cosmic, but I’m on kde right now and ok going to wait until cosmic is stable before using it.
I’ve been daily driving popos for years on a work machine, and it’s pretty great. Very slick and smooth, and everything I want from a distro. It comes through in every way that Ubuntu has dropped the ball for me. I can’t recommend it enough!
