System76 Launches Pop!_OS Linux Distro To Much Fanfare, Check It Out

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 the naming of Pop!_OS recalls a more distant era of computing, the operating system itself is quite modern, featuring all the core features you've come to expect from Windows plus some enticing additions. The tagline is to "Use an operating system built to work with you, not against you," so there's no forced AI bloat to worry about here, just modern Linux in a Desktop Environment meant to showcase all of its glory.

Among the most compelling features of Pop!_OS are app stacking and sticky windows. Multiple workspaces have become a standard feature of operating systems, but sticky windows allows you to keep certain windows present across workspaces, which can be especially useful ...