COSMIC

How to Try Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS in 2026: COSMIC Desktop on Linux Pop!_OS is the Ubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution made by System76, a Linux computer manufacturer based in Colorado. The 24.04 LTS release, which landed in December 2025, is the first Pop!_OS to ship with COSMIC as its default desktop environment. COSMIC is System76’s in-house,... » read more

How to Try Alpine Linux 3.24 in 2026: musl, Limine, COSMIC Alpine Linux 3.24 is the release that turned this minimal, container-oriented distribution into something you can plausibly put on a desktop. Released on 2026-06-09, it ships with a refreshed toolchain (LLVM 22, Rust 1.96, Go 1.26, Qt 6.11), a much-improved installer that finally supports... » read more