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PopOS

• satvikpendem 5mo ago
  This looks like it might be the best solution, no snap, maintained by an actual system integrator and laptop maker, and I also like the new Rust-based desktop environment. I wonder how well it runs on Framework laptops or MacBooks as well.
  • compounding_it 5mo ago
    Runs great on framework. Not sure about COSMIC on asahi.
• bboozzoo 5mo ago
  Isn't that essentially a release of Ubuntu with a different kernel, DE and maybe some userspace utilities?
  • lproven 5mo ago
    Yes. Linux Mint, Zorin OS, Linux Lite, Pop OS, and several less famous distros are all based on Ubuntu. New versions of all of them will follow this new LTS release in time. Mint forked GNOME 3 to make something more Windows-like. Zorin customised upstream GNOME with a lot of extensions. Pop removed it and replaced it with their own homegrown desktop, written in Rust. It's actually pretty good and works well.
  • panick21_ 5mo ago
    PopOS started as Ubuntu with better hardware enablment but it has evolved far beyond that. They have been removing all the snap stuff. The have done tons of work on DE (Cosmic) and in general don't go along with Gnome or Ubuntu strangness. But yes its Ubuntu and Debian derived.