<s>
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
,	O
based	O
upon	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
featuring	O
a	O
customized	O
GNOME	B-Application
desktop	I-Application
environment	I-Application
known	O
as	O
COSMIC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
distribution	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
American	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
computer	O
manufacturer	O
System76	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
provides	O
full	O
out-of-the-box	B-General_Concept
support	O
for	O
both	O
AMD	O
and	O
Nvidia	O
GPUs	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
an	O
easy	O
distribution	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
for	O
gaming	O
,	O
mainly	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
built-in	O
GPU	B-Architecture
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
releases	O
also	O
have	O
packages	O
that	O
allow	O
for	O
easy	O
setup	O
for	O
TensorFlow	B-Language
and	O
CUDA	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
is	O
maintained	O
primarily	O
by	O
System76	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
version	O
source	O
code	O
hosted	O
in	O
a	O
GitHub	B-Application
repository	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
many	O
other	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
community-driven	O
,	O
although	O
outside	O
programmers	B-Application
can	O
contribute	O
,	O
view	O
and	O
modify	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
also	O
build	O
custom	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
images	I-General_Concept
and	O
redistribute	O
them	O
under	O
another	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
primarily	O
uses	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
with	O
some	O
proprietary	B-Application
software	I-Application
used	O
for	O
hardware	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
for	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
discrete	B-Device
GPU	I-Device
and	O
media	B-General_Concept
codecs	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
default	O
software	O
,	O
including	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
,	O
Firefox	B-Application
and	O
Geary	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
uses	O
APT	B-Application
as	O
its	O
package	O
manager	O
and	O
initially	O
did	O
not	O
use	O
Snaps	B-Application
or	O
Flatpak	B-Language
,	O
but	O
Flatpak	B-Language
support	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
version	O
20.04	O
LTS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
packages	O
are	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
repositories	B-General_Concept
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
_OS	O
's	O
own	O
repositories	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
features	O
a	O
customized	O
GNOME	B-Language
Shell	I-Language
interface	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
GUI	B-Application
toggle	O
in	O
the	O
GNOME	B-Application
system	O
menu	O
for	O
switching	O
between	O
different	O
video	O
modes	O
on	O
dual	O
GPU	B-Architecture
laptops	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
power	O
management	O
package	O
developed	O
from	O
the	O
Intel	O
Clear	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
currently	O
uses	O
Xorg	B-Operating_System
as	O
its	O
display	B-Device
manager	I-Device
,	O
with	O
Wayland	B-Language
available	O
optionally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TensorFlow	B-Language
and	O
CUDA	B-Architecture
enabled	O
programs	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
by	O
installing	O
packages	O
from	O
the	O
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
repositories	B-General_Concept
without	O
additional	O
configuration	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
a	O
Recovery	B-Operating_System
Partition	I-Operating_System
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
'	O
refresh	O
 '	O
the	O
system	O
while	O
preserving	O
user	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
21.04	O
release	O
,	O
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
customized	O
GNOME	B-Application
desktop	I-Application
environment	I-Application
called	O
COSMIC	O
,	O
an	O
acronym	O
for	O
"	O
Computer	O
Operating	O
System	O
Main	O
Interface	O
Components	O
"	O
developed	O
by	O
System76	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System76	O
stated	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
desktop	O
environment	O
not	O
based	O
on	O
GNOME	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
desktop	O
environment	O
will	O
be	O
written	O
in	O
Rust	B-Application
and	O
developed	O
to	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
COSMIC	O
desktop	O
used	O
since	O
version	O
21.04	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System76	O
cites	O
limitations	O
with	O
GNOME	B-Application
extensions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
disagreements	O
with	O
GNOME	B-Application
developers	B-Application
on	O
the	O
desktop	O
experience	O
as	O
reasons	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
new	O
desktop	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
provides	O
two	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
images	I-General_Concept
for	O
download	O
:	O
one	O
with	O
AMD	O
video	O
drivers	O
and	O
another	O
with	O
Nvidia	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
appropriate	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
file	I-General_Concept
may	O
be	O
downloaded	O
and	O
written	O
to	O
either	O
a	O
USB	O
flash	O
drive	O
or	O
a	O
DVD	O
using	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
Etcher	B-Application
or	O
UNetbootin	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
it	O
switched	O
to	O
a	O
custom	O
installer	O
built	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
elementary	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
offering	O
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
,	O
System76	O
had	O
shipped	O
all	O
its	O
computers	O
with	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
pre-installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
was	O
commenced	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
after	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
decided	O
to	O
halt	O
development	O
of	O
Unity	B-Device
and	O
move	O
back	O
to	O
GNOME	B-Application
as	O
its	O
desktop	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
release	O
of	O
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
was	O
17.10	O
,	O
based	O
upon	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
17.10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
release	O
was	O
a	O
customized	O
version	O
of	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
GNOME	B-Application
,	O
with	O
mostly	O
visual	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
Pop	O
theme	O
was	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Adapta	O
GTK	O
theme	O
,	O
plus	O
other	O
upstream	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
17.10	O
also	O
introduced	O
the	O
Pop	O
!	O
_Shop	O
software	O
store	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
the	O
elementary	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
app	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bertel	O
King	O
of	O
Make	O
Use	O
Of	O
reviewed	O
version	O
17.10	O
,	O
in	O
November	O
2017	O
and	O
noted	O
,	O
"	O
System76	O
is	O
n’t	O
merely	O
taking	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
and	O
slapping	O
a	O
different	O
name	O
on	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
users	O
who	O
may	O
want	O
to	O
try	O
it	O
on	O
existing	O
hardware	O
he	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
now	O
that	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
17.10	O
has	O
embraced	O
GNOME	B-Application
,	O
that	O
’s	O
one	O
less	O
reason	O
to	O
install	O
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
over	O
Ubuntu.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
18.04	O
added	O
power	O
profiles	O
;	O
providing	O
easy	O
GPU	B-Architecture
switching	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
Nvidia	B-Application
Optimus	I-Application
equipped	O
laptops	B-Device
;	O
HiDPI	O
support	O
;	O
full	O
disk	O
encryption	O
and	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
repository	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
reviewer	O
Phillip	O
Prado	O
described	O
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
18.04	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
beautiful	O
looking	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
,	O
graphic	O
stack	O
,	O
theme	O
changes	O
and	O
updated	O
applications	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
Pop	O
!	O
_Shop	O
software	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
19.04	O
was	O
mostly	O
an	O
incremental	O
update	O
,	O
corresponding	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
!	O
</s>
<s>
reviewed	O
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
19.04	O
in	O
April	O
2019	O
and	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
do	O
n’t	O
see	O
any	O
appreciable	O
value	O
in	O
Pop	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certainly	O
nothing	O
that	O
would	O
make	O
me	O
recommend	O
it	O
over	O
regular	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
19.04	O
...	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
incremental	O
updates	O
,	O
version	O
19.10	O
introduced	O
Tensorman	O
,	O
a	O
custom	O
TensorFlow	B-Language
toolchain	O
management	O
tool	O
,	O
multilingual	O
support	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
theme	O
based	O
on	O
Adwaita	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2019	O
comparison	O
between	O
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
and	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
,	O
Ankush	O
Das	O
of	O
It	O
's	O
FOSS	B-License
found	O
that	O
while	O
both	O
distributions	O
have	O
their	O
advantages	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
overall	O
color	O
scheme	O
,	O
icons	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
theme	O
that	O
goes	O
on	O
in	O
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
is	O
arguably	O
more	O
pleasing	O
as	O
a	O
superior	O
user	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
20.04	O
LTS	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
April	O
2020	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
20.04	O
LTS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
added	O
Pop	O
!	O
_Shop	O
application	O
store	O
support	O
for	O
Flatpak	B-Language
and	O
introduced	O
a	O
"	O
hybrid	O
graphics	O
mode	O
"	O
for	O
laptops	B-Device
,	O
allowing	O
operation	O
using	O
the	O
power-saving	O
Intel	O
GPU	B-Architecture
and	O
then	O
providing	O
switching	O
to	O
the	O
NVidia	O
GPU	B-Architecture
for	O
applications	O
that	O
require	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firmware	B-Application
updates	O
became	O
automatic	O
and	O
operating	O
system	O
updates	O
could	O
be	O
downloaded	O
and	O
later	O
applied	O
while	O
off-line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
examining	O
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
20.04	O
beta	O
,	O
FOSS	B-License
Linux	B-Operating_System
editor	O
,	O
Divya	O
Kiran	O
Kumar	O
noted	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
its	O
highly	O
effective	O
workspaces	O
,	O
advanced	O
window	O
management	O
,	O
ample	O
keyboard	O
shortcuts	O
,	O
out-of-the-box	B-General_Concept
disk	O
encryption	O
,	O
and	O
myriad	O
pre-installed	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Evangelho	O
reviewed	O
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
in	O
FOSS	B-License
Linux	B-Operating_System
January	O
2020	O
and	O
pronounced	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Ubuntu-based	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
of	O
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
20.04	O
by	O
Ankush	O
Das	O
in	O
It	O
's	O
FOSS	B-License
in	O
May	O
2020	O
termed	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
Ubuntu-based	O
distribution	O
"	O
and	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
window	O
tiling	O
feature	O
,	O
flatpak	B-Language
support	O
,	O
and	O
numerous	O
other	O
improvements	O
,	O
my	O
experience	O
with	O
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
20.04	O
has	O
been	O
top-notch	O
so	O
far.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
!	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
noted	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
fact	O
this	O
distro	O
does	O
n't	O
shy	O
away	O
from	O
indulging	O
power	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
somehow	O
manages	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
work	O
for	O
everyone	O
,	O
underlines	O
why	O
so-called	O
'	O
fragmentation	O
 '	O
is	O
n't	O
a	O
bad	O
thing	O
:	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
chameleonic	O
survival	O
skill	O
that	O
allows	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
to	O
adapt	O
to	O
whatever	O
the	O
task	O
requires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
lie	O
:	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
could	O
really	O
learn	O
a	O
few	O
things	O
from	O
this	O
approach.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
19	O
October	O
2020	O
review	O
in	O
FOSS	B-License
Bytes	O
by	O
Mohammed	O
Abubakar	O
termed	O
it	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Ubuntu-based	O
Distro	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
said	O
it	O
is	O
,	O
"	O
an	O
Ubuntu-based	O
Linux	B-Application
distro	I-Application
that	O
strikes	O
a	O
perfect	O
balance	O
between	O
being	O
beginner-friendly	O
and	O
professional	O
or	O
gaming	O
use	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
20.10	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
23	O
October	O
2020	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
20.10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beta	O
News	O
reviewer	O
Brian	O
Fagioli	O
in	O
particular	O
praised	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
fractional	O
scaling	O
and	O
stacking	O
and	O
noted	O
"	O
what	O
the	O
company	O
does	O
with	O
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
,	O
essentially	O
,	O
is	O
improve	O
upon	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
with	O
tweaks	O
and	O
changes	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
even	O
more	O
user	O
friendly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
21.04	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
29	O
June	O
2021	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
21.04	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
the	O
COSMIC	O
(	O
Computer	O
Operating	O
System	O
Main	O
Interface	O
Components	O
)	O
desktop	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
GNOME	B-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
custom	O
dock	O
and	O
shortcut	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
in	O
OMG	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
,	O
Joey	O
Sneddon	O
noted	O
,	O
"	O
COSMIC	O
puts	O
a	O
dock	O
on	O
the	O
desktop	O
;	O
separates	O
workspace	O
and	O
applications	O
into	O
individually	O
accessible	O
screens	O
;	O
adds	O
a	O
new	O
keyboard-centric	O
app	O
launcher	O
(	O
that	O
is	O
n’t	O
trying	O
to	O
search	O
all	O
the	O
things™	O
by	O
default	O
)	O
;	O
plumbs	O
in	O
some	O
much-needed	O
touchpad	O
gestures	O
;	O
and	O
—	O
as	O
if	O
all	O
of	O
that	O
was	O
n’t	O
enough	O
—	O
makes	O
further	O
refinements	O
to	O
its	O
unique	O
window	O
tiling	O
extension	O
(	O
which	O
you	O
’re	O
free	O
to	O
toggle	O
on/off	O
at	O
any	O
point	O
)	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
continued	O
,	O
"	O
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
21.04	O
is	O
sort	O
of	O
what	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
could	O
—	O
some	O
might	O
say	O
‘	O
should’	O
—	O
be	O
:	O
a	O
distro	O
that	O
does	O
n’t	O
patronise	O
its	O
potential	O
users	O
by	O
fixating	O
on	O
an	O
idealised	O
use	O
case	O
drawn	O
up	O
in	O
a	O
meeting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
21.10	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
14	O
December	O
2021	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
21.10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
GNOME	B-Application
40	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
Vertical	O
Overview	O
"	O
extension	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Applications	O
menu	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
22.04	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
25	O
April	O
2022	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
22.04	O
LTS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
GNOME	B-Application
42	O
base	O
with	O
System76	O
COSMIC	O
UX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
update	O
and	O
upgrade	O
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
automatically	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
OS	O
Upgrade	O
&	O
Recovery	O
panel	O
in	O
Settings	O
(	O
Supports	O
:	O
Debian	O
,	O
Flatpak	B-Language
,	O
and	O
Nix	O
packages	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
release	O
cycle	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
new	O
releases	O
every	O
six	O
months	O
in	O
April	O
and	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Pop	O
!	O
_OS	O
22.04	O
,	O
System76	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
skipping	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
22.10	O
to	O
better	O
focus	O
their	O
resources	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Cosmic	O
DE	O
based	O
on	O
Rust	B-Application
.	O
</s>
