Pop! _OS 21.10 Released, developing the COSMIC desktop, company System76 , a specializing in the production of laptops, PCs and servers shipped with Linux, has released the distribution Pop! _OS 21.10 . Pop! _OS is based on the package base Ubuntu 21.10 and comes with its own desktop environment COSMIC . The developments of the project are distributed under the GPLv3 license. ISO images are generated for x86_64 and ARM64 architectures in variants for NVIDIA ( graphics chips 2.9 GB ) and Intel / AMD ( 2.5 GB ) , as well as for boards Raspberry Pi 4 ( 2.4 GB )
The distribution is primarily aimed at people who use a computer to create something new, such as developing content, software products, 3D models, graphics, music, or scientific work. The idea of developing its own edition of the Ubuntu distribution came after Canonical’s decision to transfer Ubuntu from Unity to GNOME Shell – the developers of System76 started creating a new theme based on GNOME, but then realized that they were ready to offer users a different desktop environment, providing flexible tools for customizing for the current desktop process.
The distribution kit comes with a desktop COSMIC , built on the basis of a modified GNOME Shell and a set of original add-ons to GNOME Shell, its own theme, its own set of icons, other fonts (Fira and Roboto Slab) and changed settings. Unlike GNOME, COSMIC continues to use a split view to navigate open windows and installed applications. For window manipulation, both the traditional mouse control mode, which is familiar to beginners, and the mosaic window layout mode, which allows you to control the work only with the keyboard, are provided. After the release of Pop! _OS 21.10 is formed, the developers intend to transform COSMIC into a self-contained project that does not use GNOME Shell and is developed in the Rust language.
What’s New In the Pop OS 21.10 new release:
1) Redesigned interface for navigating installed applications. Instead of a full-screen view, the list of available applications and tools for searching for programs are now displayed in a small window that is displayed over the contents of the desktop. The list of programs can be opened through the top panel, with a gesture on the touchpad (slide four fingers to the right) or the Super + A hotkey.
2) Among the features of the new interface for navigating applications, there is an improvement in work on systems with multiple monitors (the window opens on the screen in which the mouse cursor is located); sort alphabetically; the ability to group applications into subdirectories in drag & drop mode (separation resembles the use of tabs); support for filtering output by mask of both already installed applications and applications available for installation; layout that is more optimal for widescreen monitors.
3) The formation of experimental assemblies for Raspberry Pi 4 boards has begun.
4) Hardware support has been expanded. The system ships with Linux 5.15.5 kernel and fresh proprietary NVIDIA drivers. Before the release, the distribution was tested on a wide range of chipsets, processors and hardware components.
5) The process of updating the system has been simplified. During the launch of the installer, the presence of an already installed version of Pop! _OS is checked and, if detected, the option to update the system without completely reinstalling and saving user files is offered, which is available at the stage before the encrypted partitions are unlocked. To improve the reliability of the update, the spare disk partition (restore) is now updated separately and before the main operating system is updated, which allows you to remain operational in case of failures during the update. Improved handling of user-made changes to / etc / fstab. Disabled user-added PPA repositories.
6) Implemented distribution of package updates from its own repository. Launched its own continuous integration infrastructure for testing and assessing the quality of packages before putting them into the repository.
7) Ported fixes and improvements from the current GNOME codebase. Including the support for sorting by current and past connections, as well as signal strength, has been moved to the Wi-Fi settings interface. The ability to dynamically refine search results as you enter a search query has been moved to the file manager.
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