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System76 Pop!_OS 24.04 beta is now available.
COSMIC desktop is an out-of-this-world environment.
You can download and install the beta now for free.
Over 10 years ago, I purchased my first System76 desktop computer. That was a Leopard Extreme, and it was magnificent. Not only was it the most powerful desktop PC I'd ever used, but it powered a new Linux distribution, Pop!_OS, which was also created by System76.
Pop!_OS was a customized take on both Ubuntu and GNOME, and I immediately took to it. Pop!_OS was fast, reliable, easy to use, and (as always) customizable.
Over the years, Pop!_OS mostly stayed the same. Each release brought a bit more polish to the OS, but there was nothing really in the way of game-changing features.
Until now.
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