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Pop!_OS 24.04 Alpha: A Quirky Mix of Promise and Pain for Linux Enthusiasts
System76 has launched the alpha version of Pop!_OS 24.04, featuring the new Rust-based COSMIC desktop. While it’s somewhat usable, expect some bugs and missing features. If you’re patient and enjoy experimenting, this Ubuntu remix might intrigue you. However, don’t expect it to redefine the Linux…
Hot Take:
System76’s Pop!_OS 24.04 is like that new hipster café down the street: it looks cool, has some unique offerings, but don’t be surprised if your order is missing half the ingredients and the barista crashes mid-sentence. Still, you might just love it if you’re into experimental flavors and don’t mind a few hiccups.
Key Points:
- System76 released alpha 1 of Pop!_OS 24.04, featuring the new Rust-based COSMIC desktop environment.
- Pop!_OS 24.04 is built on Ubuntu LTS but ditches Canonical’s Snap packaging for Flatpak and replaces GRUB with systemd-boot.
- The new desktop environment is reminiscent of GNOME, with some elements akin to Elementary’s Pantheon, but it’s still incomplete and somewhat buggy.
- Pop!_OS 24.04 is designed with full-disk encryption by default and uses zram for compressed swap in RAM.
- The alpha release is more stable than expected but still has some crashes and missing features, and it only supports Wayland.
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