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System76 COSMIC DE: June update (blog.system76.com)

submitted 1 year ago by knokelmaat@beehaw.org to c/foss@beehaw.org

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Just received a notification about the new June update for System76's own desktop environment: COSMIC DE. I was sceptical at first, but this seems pretty impressive. It might finally be the modern and user friendly i3/Sway that I've been dreaming of!

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[–] knokelmaat@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey, unity did some really nice and unique stuff!

But I believe more in System76 than Ubuntu to make this work. They seem to have a genuine focus on ease of use and streamlining stuff. It's also in their direct intrest as all there income comes from selling Linux pc's to real users. With Ubuntu the desktop became more and more of an afterthought as they focused more on servers.

[–] itmightbethew@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It did! I loved that DE. it was shortly before then that i first installed Ubuntu and Unity just felt fresh and futuristic.

But I think it's as you say - desktop is not the priority for Canonical. I'd add that because of their relative size they try and force their way onto the scene even if the consensus is the other way - see wayland and snaps.

still i after i made the rounds i settled on Pop Os and don't see myself switching any time soon