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7.9 from 205 review(s)
Version: 21.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-06-06
Votes: 0
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I have a lenovo idea flex 5. Ubuntu: does not recognize touchpad, does not rotate the screen, etc. Pop Os: Everything works. Among other things, because it comes with a much more up-to-date kernel (right now 6.2). It is undoubtedly the best distro for laptops. And it not only works: it is also beautiful.
There's only one thing I don't like very much: its installer is very "invasive" and doesn't allow you to do things your way. It requires an EFI partition with a volume that they determine, which seems absurd to me.
But I love pop os! So much so that I have completely erased Windows because with Windows the Intel Iris graphics card does not work well. With Pop Os it's wonderful.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-05-16
Votes: 2
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I just got the current release of Pop Os installed and I'm enjoying it so far. I like the way it feels and works. I also like the way it has support. I've run other distros that have been hit and miss on the support aspect. I also like the os better than other distros that I have used because it is easy and understandable. I like ubuntu based distros such as this the best. I enjoy using Pop Os a lot. I don't like it when there is no support for something that exists. Pop Os Rocks. Pop Os Rules. Pop Os is King. Pop Os is god.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2023-05-14
Votes: 1
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Great distro. Works the way you would expect it to. Blue tooth, Wiifi, everything. But I uninstalled because you cannot copy older DVD archives, and the disk is encrypted so if you have a system crash and cannot reboot, a repair disk will do you no good because of everything being encrypted. Encryption is not as important to me as being able to recover lost files when and if the system crashes. You should have the option to encrypt the disk as other distros do, MINT, MXLINUX, FEDORA, etc. I really like the GNOME interface and
really didnt want to get rid of it. Maybe the dev's at POP will make a change and give you the option of NOT encrypting your disk drive should you not want to.
Specifically, the DD command would not work, no matter what I tried.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 2
Date: 2023-05-09
Votes: 6
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Pop!_OS is a Linux-based operating system that offers a sleek and modern user interface with a range of useful features. I have used Pop!_OS for several months, and overall, I found it to be a decent operating system.
One of the best features of Pop!_OS is its user interface, which is clean, minimalist, and easy to navigate. The OS offers a range of customization options, allowing users to personalize the interface according to their preferences.
Another notable feature of Pop!_OS is its focus on productivity. The OS comes with a range of productivity tools, such as the Tiling Window Manager, which allows users to easily manage their windows and multitask efficiently. The OS also offers seamless integration with popular software tools such as Visual Studio Code, making it an ideal choice for developers and programmers.
However, I stopped using Pop!_OS due to some of the issues I see with the developers. While the operating system itself is solid, I found the behavior of some of the developers to be immature and unprofessional. They often bring politics into Linux, which I found to be a turn-off.
In conclusion, Pop!_OS is a decent operating system that offers a range of useful features and a modern user interface. However, the behavior of some of the developers can be a drawback for some users. Ultimately, it's up to individual users to decide whether the features of Pop!_OS outweigh any concerns they may have about the development team.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-04-18
Votes: 3
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The best distro I have tried yet. It lacks some customizability options, but makes up for with their modification to workspaces, launcher, and window tiling. Beyond this it has all the conveniences we would expect from a Ubuntu based distro in terms of hardware compatibility. Elementary OS has a slightly better front end, but that was it. This distro is ultimately the best customization of Gnome and you can install it without worrying about the details because Pop OS already have figured it out for you. While Pop OS is currently creating a rust based DE we might see this distro rapidly improve, or fade into irrelevance, so realize this exciting yet risky direction before you invest. As for me - I'm all in!
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-04-11
Votes: 0
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This is the best linux distro hands down. If you are running anything other than a debian distro dont read any further. For compatibility and stability coming from windows for the 10th time in my life to linux, this has everything out of the box. My install script shrunk to almost nothing just by switching from ubuntu to pop. Not to mention nvidia support out of the box, no confusing tutorials to leave you to decide which source/build of a singular driver that you need is built. It also comes with features that render many gnome extensions you would otherwise need in ubuntu compeletely useless. The pop shop for software is just amazing. I have __always__ used apt until meeting this fun little guy.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2023-03-21
Votes: 4
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It's a solid distro and generally works pretty nicely, but it's more or less just Ubuntu with some nice quality of life improvements.
I was coming from Ubuntu 22.04 with Regolith 2 on my work laptop, and Manjaro KDE on my home desktop. I wanted something that felt a bit more fresh than Ubuntu, that gave me the option of a tiling set-up, and didn't require as regular updates and maintenance as Manjaro. Desktop is an i7-4790, NVIDIA GTX-1070 on an older (~2012) MSI board. I've used linux exclusively for ~7 years, but am not a sysadmin or IT professional - so tend to not want to spend a lot of time fiddling and getting things to work (though I'm usually willing to invest a little bit of time to figure out some issues).
I found Pop_OS! to be slightly frustrating for some things that were simple in both those other distros. For example, it seems like the default Plex packages in Pop Shop are Flatpaks, and if you have a secondary HDD, it's a hassle to get Plex set-up properly with the correct permissions. For a 'plug and play' distro, I don't want to have to go through and manually set a bunch of permissions and fiddle around to get common apps to work well. I understand the motivation of flatpaks, but for a 'beginner friendly' distro they're a pain. Out of the box, I had trouble with audio (I have a Scarlett 2i2 that acts as the main output), and the default video player wouldn't launch any of my media files (VLC worked fine when installed). I haven't had any of these issues on Ubuntu 22.04 or Manjaro which are both plug and play for all my hardware.
The Pop Shop itself was crashing very regularly. I ended up using apt via CLI for everything rather than Pop shop, but you ultimately run into the same issue as Ubuntu - I ended up installing snapd on top of apt as an alternative to flatpaks, then you need to have a bunch of third party PPAs or download and install from tar to just get everything set-up. I think I've just gotten too used to pacman and the AUR nowadays and find this type of package management experience very frustrating and convoluted.
The tiling features are nice, but are missing what truly makes tiling WMs worthwhile - independent workspaces per screen/screen group (rather than changing the entire multi-monitor view for each workspace). I also had inconsistent performance with some UI features (e.g. occasionally couldn't access settings menu from the top-right context bar button).
Overall, I felt like it was fairly comparable to Ubuntu 22.04, but has some nice default theming and extensions. I can definitely see the appeal, and it's a very solid alternative to Ubuntu, but I've switched back to Manjaro KDE for now. For my system and workflow, I can't see the benefit of Pop over Ubuntu - but it's still a very well made distro overall.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-03-15
Votes: 1
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Very stable and enjoyable distro, seems that UX is definitely a priority for distro devs.
Pop Shop is the weakest point overall in this distro in terms of speed and it is a bit unstable, but there are many apps available which is good, and it is better than Ubuntu's Store.
It is especially useful for software devs.
Stopped hopping after PopOs and forgot about distrowatch website for years :D.
Don't know about the power usage optimizations, since i am mostly using my laptop connected to power in one place
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-03-06
Votes: 0
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This distro is already worth it to me for the desktop enhancements over vanilla GNOME, and it is exciting to know that they are coding their own version of COSMIC in Rust that will be entirely independent (rather than simply GNOME with extensions). The weakest part of the distro is the Pop!_Shop, but when you're mostly just installing flatpaks in the command line anyway it's not much of an issue. Keep in mind that you can set Pop! to update itself; I feel safe doing this because System76 thoroughly tests their releases, and I haven't run into any big issues after many months of use.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-02-24
Votes: 0
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I am very satisfied with it, there are regular updates, everything works on it. I have tried many distributions, this is the best and fastest. It recognized all hardware elements, I never experienced a freeze. I used Deepin for a long time, but it didn't go well. Individual settings are very easily accessible and easy to manage. It's a perfect choice instead of Windows, it's also very usable for beginners. Forget all the windows versions, don't be afraid of it, try it, I guarantee you will like it.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-02-16
Votes: 0
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Nooby Linux user of 10+ years, and uses other OSs. Asus vivobook laptop with Intel i3 and 8gb Ram and UHD graphics. Used Pop-os for two months.
Positives:
Easy to install (love the encryption option)
Easy to navigate as a new user
Easy to update and easy to download software through app store
Bluetooth worked of of the box, as did wifi
No annoying issues with gui's or functionality. Pretty solid distro that could be used by a noob coming into Linux from another OS. But...
Cons: one update just 'broke' the update functions so that I couldn't update through the Pop-os store gui nor on the command line. To be fair, my Ubuntu system had the same problem, but Ubuntu has a gui utility which automatically detected the issue and allowed for new update and an auto fix. Second update reset my GNOME settings to square one. Annoyed (ie my user-errors) I mucked and compounded through my own fault the entire GNOME interface. Went back to Mint (which is far from perfect).
TDLR; will be going back to Pop-os after they revamp their desktop. I will definitely contribute during Beta and Alpha (if I can find a way to do so.) I intend to make it my laptop distro and will be patient to as they introduce their new desktop this year. I also used Ubuntu for my desktop machine - good but, again, far from perfect distro.
MacroView: These are the only two distros (pop & ubuntu) that meat-heads like me could really suggest for the average user who migrates from windows - people who simply view computers as low-level tools and have little interest about what happens under the hood. But with a modicum of work, there are many great distros in the top 10 or 15+ that work pretty well also. Get to intermediate Linux user status, and the computer world is your oyster with Linux.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-02-14
Votes: 3
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Positives:
+Nice looking gnome implementation
+Pop shell and workspaces is great for managing workflow
+performance is also great
Negatives:
-My bluetooth broke and I can't fix it, spend half a day researching and trying solutions.
-also the wifi driver update is not compatible with the kernel and my laptop is only 1 year old and I also tried many hours to find solution
-The pop os store is laggy and buggy, its better to just use sudo apt install
in conclusion the concept is good, but the hardware support is broken.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2023-02-12
Votes: 0
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This is my first long term daily driver distro. I have used a few distros on live usb and virtualbox before. Overall i really enjoyed POP. It has easy to use/understand installer, good looking ui (imo) and good features like window tiling, vertical workspaces, good keyboard shortcuts by default, out of the box flatpak support and no snaps. İts really functional by default and not that much bloated. The major problem for me is that i have suspend issues on my system with pop. Literally i have tried everything but it didnt work and i give up. It's just super annoying.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-02-11
Votes: 3
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Holy cow is this ugly... it functions and feels like a Frankenstein desktop environment out of the box.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it really feels like its assaulting both of mine.
Even though I can't get past the aforementioned, under the hood is another story.
This was a very easy no fuss install. It found all my hardware so no issues there.
Performance seems to be OK with no telling issues that I experienced.
Used this for three weeks (goal was a month) and no issues from updates either by command line or the App Center.
Unfortunately this is a no go for me. The aesthetics and functionality is just way too far off for me. I don't believe in spending a ton of time customizing the interface. I want to install it and go. PopOS does not deliver in that area. For the time I spent using it however it did feel like a solid system.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-02-02
Votes: 0
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After I saw new Cosmic DE news, I decided to try out Pop!_OS and fell in love with it.
What I liked:
- Codecs are installed out of the box.
- Unlike Ubuntu LTS, they're using up-to-date kernels, which means better DE experience and game performance.
- Tiling manager feels AMAZING, you can be more productive with Cosmic environment.
- No matter which application you install, dark theme will be enabled. I personally care about this because white color hurts my eyes, especially when you're sitting in front of a laptop for a long time.
- Even though Pop!_OS uses X11, multitouch workspace gestures works on it.
- It's easy to add Chinese/Japanese inputs.
- It comes with Appindicator out of the box.
- Flatpak enabled by default, no Snaps.
- It's App Launcher is perfect.
What I didn't like:
- Fonts and orange color were ugly.
- Pop!_Shop looks outdated, and it doesn't show extensions of some Flatpak apps. For example: you can install Fcitx 5, but it doesn't show which extensions it has, and without those extensions Fcitx 5 doesn't work properly. I like how Gnome Software handles this, and that kind of integration would make user experience better.
- There isn't any application launch animation on Dock, an animation for indicating that an application being launched/clicked would be nice.
Pop!_OS is the perfect choice for the ones that want to try Linux. I can't wait to try new Cosmic DE, thank you Pop!_OS team.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-01-28
Votes: 0
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Excellent ease of use, especially the Tiling Window Manager integration.
The downside is that it is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, which makes the included software older and requires the use of flatpak to install newer packages. However, the packages installed by flatpak are limited by the container.
I used an ASUS PN51-E1 to install Pop_OS 22.04 and it worked very well without any hardware issues.
I am using two monitors, an HP 22" 1080p monitor and an LG 34" 3440x1440 monitor. After choosing to enable Larger Text in Accessibility, I get perfect text display.
In this system I use VSCode for golang development and everything is perfect, I Love Pop_OS !
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Of course, there are still some bugs in Pop_OS's custom Gnome, but I'm sure System76 will fix those little problems soon.
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In the future, I hope the new COSMIC desktop environment developed by System76 using Rust will be stable and available soon.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-01-21
Votes: 0
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Pro:
no SNAPD
Gnome
Firefox
APT package manager
For the past year or two I have moved between Ubuntu, Pop! and Mint, and have tried altering the installed utilities until I have what I think is the perfect setup. I found that Ubuntu/Snapd ran HOT all the time, like around +80C, and I got tired of snapd taking up resources and giving me tiny type and pointers as a default. I learned how to remove, entirely, snapd, and accidentally discovered the tremendous temperature drop sans SNAP.
I tried Mint and LMDE because they did not have SNAP but with Cinnamon I could not run my gnome extensions which I considered half the fun of wasting time on my laptop, so I went back to Ubuntu. I grew weary of stripping Ubuntu of things I didn't like (snap, again) and being on my guard for OS backsliding. After much searching and reading I discovered Pop! and it seemed an answer to my dreams: No snap, Gnome, Ubuntu-derived.
Con: smaller support community, but no less dedicated to finding solutions as one will find on Ask Ubuntu. Besides, of the issues I've had the answers can sometimes be found at Ask Ubuntu.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-01-19
Votes: 0
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I've used dozens of distros and know every distro under the sun. I switched from Linux Mint to it, and I'm quite satisfied. Been using it for the last 4 months. I thought I'd never like Gnome, but to my surprise, it's actually customisable enough for me. Just install "GNOME Shell Extensions". I recommend the extensions named "Applications Menu", and "Arrange Windows".
Also, some programs I recommend for gaming:
sudo apt install goverlay gamemode protontricks lutris -y
ProtonUp-Qt (Flatpak)
Heroic Games Launcher
Wine Staging
ProtonGE (via ProtonUp-Qt)
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-01-18
Votes: 0
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All rounder distribution suitable for any kind of user. Gamers can use it, Former windows users can use it (Thanks for the dock). Normal desktop users can use it. Disk encryption can be enabled with ease while installing. Tiling window manager users can have it handy as it also supports tiling just with one click. Another great thing is we can find all the apps inside pop shop including flatpaks by default which makes normal users easy to use. Good development approach. Waiting for their rust based COSMIC desktop.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-01-10
Votes: 0
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This is my go-to distro where I want a computer to run smoothly, easy to use and and is not a hassle to setup. I have been using Linux for about 15 years. I have tried and used all the distros in the top 20 list. If I want a non-Arch distro then I always end up coming back to Pop OS. It's that good. The OS is super easy to setup and use and is stable. It is so easy to use, my child who never used Linux before was quickly flying through the screens and using the computer with zero Linux experience. In fact, he uses Pop OS as the distro of choice for his gaming computer whereas he used to rely on Windows. The OS is good that if I ever buy a Linux laptop again it will certainly be from System 76 because they clearly know what they are doing as evident by their OS. Pop OS is for any level user. It does not have a "noob" attached label such as Mint or Ubuntu. Pop OS is perfect for any type of user whether you're using it for home computing; development; writing; gaming; video production; graphic design or whatever else you can think of.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-12-31
Votes: 0
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A beginner friendly "Gaming on Linux" Distribution - if you change the Desktop Environment (when you come fresh from Windows)
Cons:
- not for old hardware
- not without dGPU
- only one DE to beginn with it(...but you can easily install others (pros))
- "Flatpak" (and "Snap"-support)
- No "Bloody Edge"
Pros:
- 20 minutes and the installation is done
- just try it, really: only 20 minutes to install
- a Terminal + >>sudo apt install kde-standard
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2022-12-25
Votes: 0
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Thank you so much for Pop!_OS Linux!!!.
- I like it has the Nvidia drivers included.
- I like it is based on Ubuntu which is used in many companies.
- I like the optimized shell.
- It would be great to optimize use of the screen size by using Dash to Panel or something similar.
- Also Custom Hot Corners extended functionality would be bery useful to have by default.
- Last but not least, a terminal like fish which has the functionality of not displaying by default all the path but only when needed to see it by doing pwd.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2022-12-20
Votes: 2
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Well, as they say, "it's not my cup of tea". I tried to like Pop OS, but it is almost too different to not find it frustrating to use. I sometimes think System 76 made changes just to make Pop OS stand out from the crowded Linux distros. Reminds me of how Ubuntu sort of went different directions as well, some good and some not so good. This is not just an issue with Pop OS, it is an issue with having so many distros and they all do things slightly different with no real uniformity. Can you imagine the mess if Windows had hundreds of slightly different takes on the original. Pop OS is probably as good as any other distro if you get used to how to interact with the OS. I had no issues installing it was very painless process and all the hardware worked. But it was the little annoyances using the OS that bugged too much to continue to use it. From someone who has used Windows PC's and Mac's for years. I was not feeling the intuitiveness of Pop OS over using Windows or Mac OS. It felt foreign to me and never got better with use.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2022-12-19
Votes: 1
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Earlier this year I realised that rolling-release is not my thing. Installed debian, but it was a hell. (default gnome experience isn't how I remember it I guess)
There are great things about Pop! It's really stabel, it feels like debian+good parts of ubuntu, cosmic is as fast as xfce was, I wonder what rust rewrite will give to this experience.
But I had issues.
Issues regarding default keybidings, and the behaviour of the start key.
I like to keep everything fullscreen, and when I press super, I like to see the top-bar, and applications I have opened. Default gnome shipps with this kind of behaviour, bot not Pop! It only opens up an application search in the middle of the screen, and I have to exit from every full-screen app to see the top-bar.
Tile-windows feature is fun, unitl I use stuff fullscreen, like my browser, and my terminal, and that's where I live.
Stable os with not so good desktop enviornment defaults.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-12-09
Votes: 0
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I tried the distributions for a week, I stayed with the one where everything works immediately. I had problems with all other distros, only POP! OS worked perfectly, viber, messenger, telegram run immediately, all hardware works. The design is also very good. Modern, clear, nothing unnecessary, fast. The window management system is good, it can be customized. Does not freeze, reliable operating system.The window management is good, it can be customized. Does not freeze, stable operating system. It is expressly recommended for those who do not want to suffer with Windows.I highly recommend it to everyone. It gets twenty points from me. :-)
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-12-06
Votes: 0
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Awesome distro, i’ve Been on Opensuse Leap for many years and really did not want to leave but they are developing the new ALP system to replace it next year and it is immutable which is basically read only and I was involved in initial testing on MicroOS which last I heard will be the new ALP late next year. It is a great system and well thought out but aimed at container workflows in the corporate world. The main issue for me was a couple programs I use will not work on it. I used Debian for many years and figured I would go back with no issues. I recently built a new desktop and went to load Debian on the second SSD and it was getting firmware errors not recognizing the Ethernet port so I downloaded the drivers and got them installed then was getting kernel errors; Debian is still on 5.10, opensuse was fine on 5.15 so I tried loading 5.15 and it loaded 6 stable and then had other issues I worked through and decided Debian was too far downlevel to put a bunch of bandaids on. I’ve been using Linux for 23+ years and tired of having to fix stuff all the time. I thought about Kubuntu and like it but don’t like snapd at all! I had Kubuntu running in a vm and left the only snap Firefox installed. I looked in the snap folder and it was almost 2GB in size and I wondered why? It looks like snapd not only installs programs similar to flatpak but it is also tied to many services as well, then I tried to de-install it all by following removal instructions which really does not remove it and the stuff you get uninstalled will get reinstalled on another update so Ubuntu is really trying to make sure it can’t be installed! (Huge red flag). The whole snap folder is read only and changing permissions does not work, snap has its tenacles all over the system doing god knows what just like systemd LOL. I had tried PopOS and always kept a kvm around and never had any issues to speak of so I installed it and it came up perfectly and recognized everything, I like their optimizations and glad they did away with the flappy desktop going in and out when you hit the super key, just stupid. I actually prefer plasma but use both and may try adding that and see what happens, past experience with adding plasma to an installed gnome setup resulted in some kde apps bleeding over to gnome and gnome into kde which screws up some stuff but will see. Overall, very pleased with PopOS, it just works and very speedy on a fast system, I was kind of disappointed I did not have any bugs to fix, NOT! System76 keep up the great work! Looking forward to trying out the upcoming new desktop they are working on.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-12-04
Votes: 0
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Great distribution for new linux users. The OS is easy to follow and a lot of hardware just works so you can get started using your computer vs trying to fix technical problems out of the gate. The distribution runs on newer hardware out of the box and uses a newer kernel than what Ubuntu 22.10 uses currently. The installed software is purposeful and not overwhelming and the Pop!Shop is full of options. If you want to install other environments, it is easy to add other environments to work in.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-12-03
Votes: 0
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IT guy here. I've been using GNU/Linux for 5+ years now, I'm quite familiar with it but up until recently I've been prone to distro-hopping (like many of you reading this, I reckon). I've tried dozens of distributions, and most of them felt okay-ish but incomplete when compared to PopOS. For instance, Arch linux is a good distro, it has a huge repository and great wiki, however you're pretty much left on your own once you encounter an issue. The "elitist" Arch community as they consider themselves are often just plain a**holes towards new users, or generally anyone who wants to learn something new/solve a problem. Not to mention how unstable it can be considering it's rolling release type of thing, so pretty much you can kiss your OS goodbye if something goes wrong during update (yeah, you can use snapshots but managing that and/or system crash when it occurs is just not practical). It's especially vulnerable if you haven't updated Arch in a while, so basically every time you update, you play russian roulette.
I've tried Fedora, it's alright but not my cup of tea, OpenSUSE I consider an even better option, especially for system administration.
What I love the most is the good old Debian and stuff based on it. I like stability and plenty of resources/packages if need be, plus it's one of the eldest linuxes out there so it's well supported and community is big.
That why I love PopOs. It feels modern, stable, and very well designed. On top of that, it's using Gnome desktop which is very customizable and reliable. Just loving how things have been going on with this project, I surely hope it will stay like that.
So if you're someone with needs like mine (Needs stable OS, good development team with big community, and lots of apps at the hand) then this is perfect for you. It's great for pretty much any task, whether it's daily casual usage, gaming, audio/video editing, pen-testing and ethical hacking (yeah those are an option too, you basically just need to add Kali's repo and install stuff you need)..
Cheers!
Miloš
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-12-02
Votes: 0
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I've distrohopped so many times that I've lost track, but everytime I did, I found myself wanting to go back to Pop!_OS again. Everything about this distro is perfect and is great for both beginners and veterans, and is good in pretty much any scenario.
- Great GPU support
- Very stable, haven't ran into major issues.
- Good Desktop, It's using a custom Gnome DE, but they are actually making their own from scratch right now!
- Encryption enabled by default
After years of trying to find the perfect distro. This one takes the cake.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2022-11-28
Votes: 0
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I have used Red Hat, Fedora, Ubuntu, Suse, Zorin, Mint all over many these years. So far
I have been using Ubuntu for quite some time now. So I decide to give POP OS 22.04 a try.
The Desktop is clean, and the design of the desktop is well done. Their package manager is well done , and it easy to fine any software you would like.
During the installation you see a lot of message that are printed out on the screen, POP OS 22.04 should consider removing these message,
The file manager does a very good job in accessing all my network drives. And POP OS 22.04 even added my network printer all by it self nice job.
But with some disadvantages , I loaded pyqt5 in the usual way using the “sudo apt-get install”. I found that on PyCharm Community Edition, and visual studio code , both editors could not fine the development library’s for pyqt5. So I had to point to the development library’s for pyqt5 on PyCharm Community Edition. But I have not figure out how to point to development library’s for pyqt5 on visual studio code at this time.
If you are not going to do any development work then the above is not a disadvantage. The only thing that I found wast the default Movie player did not work, It crashed. So I went to my all time player VLC, Not a problem any more.
Overall I would give POP OS 22 a “** 8.98 stars “ out of 10 . For the developers of POP OS 22.04 a job well done. Thank you.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-11-22
Votes: 4
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I've been using Pop! OS for more than 5 years.
- Excellent Rescue System and Live System for tests and data and system recovery.
- Brilliant support for difficult graphic cards: I used to spend/waste days by trying to get the graphic card in the new laptop running to be able to use the external HDMI port. Those days are gone, thanks to Pop OS. :-)
- Regular and stable software updates.
I wished, there were more distributions like Pop! OS. :-)
All of our laptops are using Pop! OS as main OS.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-11-20
Votes: 1
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Love it!
Fast, clean, looks great, all the advantages if Ubuntu without the disadvantages. Great Job.
I Used Red Hat, Fedora, Ubuntu, Suse with KDE, all over many years, all nice but with some disadvantages.
If POP OS is for you depends on what you need it for. You want a problem free fast and save machine for private use?
For Mails and Browsing, Photo editing, Music etc. and not care about details. POP OS is yours! And it's self explaining.
No Terror no Problems, just changed the icons after installation. Beautiful and performant!
Also I use it on a systems76 Lemur Pro. Same thing. No Problems light and clean and robust as long as you're using external speakers/headphones but who doesn't?
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-11-15
Votes: 2
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Love PopOS and all the optimizations compared to regular buntu. I like the changes to the desktop vs regular gnome but not a big gnome fan. Was looking at their system76 laptops and desktops and would probably pick up a few if they had an official PopOS KDE Plasma version. I know I could load Kubuntu or Neon but might as well go with a Kubuntu Focus or vanilla Clevo laptop at that point. Come on System76 give us a KDE version and let us help boost your computer sales, but if not keep up the great work!
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2022-11-13
Votes: 0
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I have spent the last two (2) years looking for a Linux distro, that my family could use. That would run smoothly and with little geek interaction or configuration and now I think I have found it. Like many of the other reviewers here, POP!_OS is so easy to install and use. Everything to date runs with smoothness and good efficiency and zero errors to hack out. I have only been using this as a VM for testing purposes, but I am ready to install and test on my wife's Dell Inspiron 15R SE 7520, 3rd Gen Intel Core i5- 3210M Processor 2.5 GHz, 6gb DDR3 RAM. I will be pleased as I can be, if the install goes as well as I think it will. I am a semi-retired systems engineer and know Linux and Unix all to well. But, my family is tied to Windows and the issues that come with using that product. I will update this review after the Laptop installation.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-11-02
Votes: 3
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Runs smoothly on an updated 2009 Dell laptop (dual core 2.3GHZ, 4gb ram, 128gb ssd and integrated video card). It didn't install the wifi card driver with the OS installation, but after an update it did install it. It's like an optimized Ubuntu, with all the benefits of that distribution (easy to use and great support) and without unnecessary software or visual effects. And it has a clean Mac OS look, running better than Elementary. I've read some criticism for leaving gnome, but the actual desktop works great.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-10-19
Votes: 1
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I've been in the linux community for close to 20 years, and have tried 100's if not thousands of distros. This is by far my favorite one. Easy to install, Easy to use, and a clutter free desktop. Very good for gaming! Hmmmmm. 500 characters to submit a review seems really long but ok. Upgrades and making rescue disks is easy to do with pop os! Pop OS allowed me to break free from windows. Steam runs much better on linux then windows for many games! I highly recommend it. Give it a try and see for yourself.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-10-02
Votes: 7
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I'm a new linux user and I've tried a good amount of distros (Fedora, Ubuntu, Manjaro, Zorin OS) but by far my favorite is Pop OS. I love the simplicity of it, I love the layout of it, I love the COSMIC Desktop, there's just so many great things about it and I don't plan to move away from it anytime soon. Since it's based on Ubuntu, there's already a lot of information out there that applies to Pop OS. The Pop Shop is great and has pretty much everything you would need, in a nice clean interface. I barely need to use the command line to install things since the Pop Shop already has almost all the things I want. I also love the launcher so that when you press the super key, a search prompt comes up similar to Mac OS Spotlight where you can just type in what you want, press enter, and it'll open it for you. It's a really quick, easy, and efficient way to open programs, especially for a fast typer like me. I also really like the built in dock since I've always found opening applications in stock gnome to be weird without using Gnome Extensions. I also have a NVIDIA graphics card but Pop OS makes it really easy to work with since I can just download an ISO with all the NVIDIA drivers preinstalled for me so I don't have to do anything to get it to work, which is very convenient.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2022-09-19
Votes: 0
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Too bad that they moved away from Gnome desktop. This was my go to distribution for Gnome. I also liked the features they added to the desktop experience. However, their move to Cosmic was a bog disappointment and the workflow now resembles more that of KDE, which for me does not work at all. So a pitty that they decided to develop their own desktop instead of contributing to upstream Gnome. Maybe in the future when Cosmic is a fully rewritten desktop environment in rust I give it another try.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-09-12
Votes: 3
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- Its interface is very versatile, light, fast and at the same time modern.
- The best thing it has is the tile windows
- Excellent hardware utilization and power efficiency, crystal sharp fonts, and additional desktop environment features that alleviate GNOME anti-desktop designs, there are a couple of more things I like to point out when compared to other Linux distributions
- I was able to install development tools very easily.
highly recommended.
It works for both basic and advanced users.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2022-08-13
Votes: 6
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I can see why Pop!_OS has been trending on top 10 Linux distributions for the past year, excellent hardware utilization and power efficiency, crystal sharp fonts, and additional desktop environment features that alleviate GNOME anti-desktop designs, there are a couple of more things I like to point out when compared to other Linux distributions:
1. Audio: Even though Fedora or Arch Linux (optional) uses the latest Linux audio software implementation PipeWire, they sound terrible, Pop!_OS uses PulseAudio and yet it beats PipeWire by 3 years ahead, sound stage is amazing, sound objects separation are super clear, overall on par with Windows, NO other Linux distribution could surpass Pop!_OS in this aspect! I repeat, NO other Linux distribution could surpass Pop!_OS in this aspect. (Debian, Arch Linux, Fedora, OpenSUSE and Ubuntu, basically all major Linux distribution out there.)
2. Hardware Acceleration: Everyone knows hardware acceleration on Linux out of the box is a joke, almost all Linux distributions consume huge chunk of CPU power when playing videos, opening apps or simply web browsing If not manually configured properly, but not Pop!_OS, does exactly what it should just like Windows, out of the box. Does Fedora have that? no. Debian? no. Not even Ubuntu has that even though Pop!_OS is based on it.
3. User Interface: User interface is very clear, the fonts are super sharp, again, all other major Linux distributions out there look terrible, blurry, especially for Qt apps. (Yes I'm talking about Fedora) Except for those that have KDE by default, or SolusOS.
Now why Pop!_OS deserve 8 out of 10?
Partially because of the name of the distribution has an exclamation point and an underscore, and I preferred vanilla GNOME, the developers should just add additional features that mitigate GNOME anti-desktop designs without changing the interface. Also, after years of using Linux on and off with open source software, I came to a realization, and chose to stick with Windows with free or paid closed source software, which I'm not gonna elaborate here. I installed Pop!_OS only on out of date hardware that no longer runs Windows well.
One more thing, people should ask themselves why Android is more popular than GNU/Linux, both based on the Linux kernel and both are open source, and yet GNU/Linux is struggling to gain market in the desktop race. And I have a really unpopular opinion that Google's Fuchsia OS will become more popular than GNU/Linux if Linux distribution developers keep ignoring what made Android successful in the first place.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-08-05
Votes: 5
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I use pop!_os as my daily operating system and I am fully satisfied with its performance.
I cannot speak to the Nvidia drivers and the related issues mentioned under a few reviews below as I do not have one.
What makes pop!_os one of the best distros are:
1. Ease of installation and use;
2. Can be used by beginners and advances Linux users to accomplish tasks;
3. Combines the stability of Debian and relatively the most updated applications adopted by distributions like Arch;
4. Does not adopt the Ubuntu direction of imposing snaps even though it is based on Ubuntu;
5. Has its own desktop environment that is expected to be even better when fully developed using Rust;
6. Is backed by System 76. This can also be a drawback if System 76 decide to go the same Ubuntu direction;
7. Rolls back the updates to previous releases;
8 and many more.......
A few things pop!_os may need to improve:
1. Giving the user the option to select Ext4 or BTRFS during the installation;
2. A server version even though it is not needed as Ubuntu shines in this area.
Overall, pop!_os is a great distribution thanks to its team. It can be even better if combined with the hardware provided by System 76.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-08-02
Votes: 1
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This is a really beautiful distro that is great for beginners looking to escape from Micro$ and Apple. I love the window management and window tiling features. Everything worked on my 2015 MBP out of the box, very nice graphics card support. The Pop shop has a great selection of apps without the need to add repositories. This is a really user friendly distro for non-hackers, better than Ubuntu.
Pros: icon set, pop shop, window management, night mode (blue light filter), graphics card support (including retina displays).
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-08-02
Votes: 1
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Very good and bug-free distro.
Now used as daily driver. I installed pop-os on both my laptop and office desktop.
Occasionally have some issue with input method while using Chrome browser.
Occasionally have the fan running fast on laptop, but quiet for the most of the time.
One thing I like pop-os is that it has built-in nvidia graphic card driver, and user does not need to worry about it.
I wonder whether system76 is going to release a pop-os server version without desktop environment. And this could be useful for people doing scientific computing or other services, because the desktop environment occupies a lot of GPU ram. Or is it really necessary that one may consider ubuntu server?
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 3
Date: 2022-07-24
Votes: 0
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Large memory leaks, Keep my intel machine fans always racing. A Frankenstein OS, which used to be decent os 2 years ago, but now just biting their own behind.
Pop OS users are just crazy fans they wont accept that better solutions are available!
The only thing pop os does better is to include Nvidia image by default which is frankly nothing new now a days.
I will say - pop os is most overhyped among all Debian based distros!
If you are a baby use - Mint instead and if beast then - Debian and all others in between should use ubuntu.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-07-21
Votes: 1
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I have been distro-hopping for a couple of years, now. I've had great success with several different distros, but then I decided to upgrade my Intel i7 desktop PC with an nvidia card (GTX-1650). Suddenly, I couldn't get a good smooth performance on my favorite distros. It didn't matter what distro or desktop environment I used. I have two drives. One boots into Windows 10, and the nvidia card is smooth as silk. So, yeah...I got a little spoiled by that. I had tried Pop!_OS before, and it didn't really perform well with my integrated Intel GPU. So, after a week of trying several distros a day for over a week, I decided to try Pop!_OS on my second SSD again. Wow! Everything works great! I've only added a few Gnome extensions and use the Adwaita Dark theme with the standard Paprius icon theme. Videos, audio recordings, OBS-Studio...everything works perfectly! I know...this might be just my rig, but Pop!_OS is exactly what I've been looking for. No more distro-hopping for me.
YMMV
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Version: 20.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-07-21
Votes: 1
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20.04 was my first distribution. I think fondly of Pop!_OS. I don't really like the new Cosmic stuff, but hopefully the desktop based on Rust will be better. Nowadays I hop between Arch, Gentoo, Void, NixOS, and Debian, but Pop!_OS has a special place in my heart.
Nvidia drivers preinstalled are very convenient for a new-to-Linux user and I would definitely recommend Pop!_OS to someone with a Nvidia GPU who's just starting to get into Linux.
Overall, Pop is very clean and stable, it's like the better version of Ubuntu.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-07-20
Votes: 1
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If I had to sum up Pop!_OS in one word, it'd be "convenient".
I am new to Linux. I have only used Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Debian, and Pop!_OS. But I run Pop_OS as my daily driver on both my gaming desktop and my (not gaming) laptop.
Having the nvidia drivers come pre-installed (and the repo pre-configured) is a godsend. I was able to smoothly transition from gaming on Windows to gaming on Pop with hardly any issue.
The Gnome-based DE is a delight to use, and I'd say the best thing about Pop is the tiling and the launcher. Sure, you can configure both of these things on your own (that's the best part of Linux), but the fact that it works so goddamn well out of the box on any system you've got is incredible. For laptops, gnome's touch support is currently better than KDE's.
Apparently, a lot of people use Pop Shop. I personally dislike it, and it's where my 9/10 comes from. I stopped using it when I went from 21.10 to 22.04, but the experience I remember was clunky, and over-reliant on flatpaks. Don't get me wrong, I see the value of flatpaks, and use them whenever I need something more sandboxed. However, searching for an application within Pop Shop often took way too long, and the application would seemingly freeze when trying to update things. Additionally, it would prioritize flatpaks over adding the dev's ppa (or however else you get their .debs), which... I dunno. Odd. It's built with electron, so I ended up uninstalling it entirely.
Were it not for the clunky pop shop, Pop!_OS gets a 10/10. I highly recommend this as a first time distro. It solves a lot of stupid issues with Ubuntu, and retains the compatibility with debian we know and love.
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 4
Date: 2022-07-20
Votes: 0
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After running Knoppix in 2003, Debian, CentOS, and Ubuntu of course, PopOS is a nice distro overall.
I installed it for the NVIDIA drivers.
But NVIDIA updates are totally messed up, layering drivers unto drivers so you stop updating.
Globally, PopOS didn't think outside US and updates are slow, and you get 2 notifications per day to upgrade your distro.
PopShop will soon have paid apps, so I wonder if it's Linux anymore.
Finally, help is non-existant (I never got a reply) and Ubuntu forums kick out PopOS users so you're on your own.
Dual boot using grub will break at each update and Refind is kicked out by grub updates (really too bad). So think of removing grub ASAP.
Synaptic, Snap, Flatpak, PopShop, ... far too much. Flatpak is awful on memory management.
Not for newbies for now.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2022-07-19
Votes: 0
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It's fine but has some performance issues. Like the icon's in dock are slow to launch if they are not pinned as Favorites. The app launches long before you see the icon launch in Dock. Just a tell tale sign of a poorly functioning system. This has been a issues for awhile now so not sure why it cannot be fixed?? The font smoothing on a 1080 panel looks awful, almost to the point of being out of focus appearing. After awhile it hurts my eyes to look at the screen. I know its not my Viewsonic screen because Windows and Mac OS look crisp and perfectly fine. I want to like a Linux distro such as Pop OS especially when its developed in the US. But this has not impressed me in several ways.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-07-08
Votes: 2
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As a newer in linux environment, I am learning and I already installed in dual boot with windows some linux distros. This time, I decided to give a try to POP-OS. After installing it carefully, after rebooting, the system landed directly to pop os. There is no option to choose between windows and pop os.
I think pop-os prefers to be installed alone. I do not know what is the importance of choosing ‘’custom (advanced)” instead of “clean install” that erase everything and install pop-os alone on the disk, If the system ignores all and starts pop-os only?
If I configured the disk and gave space for root, swap and home is for the system to give the choice between windows and pop-os installed in the reserved space.
After research in internet, through the forced pop-os, I resolved the problem and came back to windows, and deleted pop-os.
Other remark, linux mint is based on ubuntu, pop-os also. The installation of linux mint is easy, as installing ubuntu, no change in the installation procedure. Why this pop-os is making the installation more complicated?
My advice to the newer as me, to avoid losing your bootloader for windows and headache to resolve the problem, it is better to install Ubuntu or Linux mint in dual boot, for testing.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-07-04
Votes: 1
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I've tried numerous Linux distros and for some reason I always come back to Pop! OS. Simple to install. Very user friendly. A clean, effective user interface with Gnome,COSMIC and their tiling and window-management. Great hardware support (probably because they manufacture their own computers) and a good selection of starting software and lots more is easily installable through Pop! Shop. With the great NVIDIA support it's so much easier to run games with Steam or Lutris. If I was to recommended a friendly beginner Linux-distro then Pop! OS is my pick. Two thumbs up!
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-06-25
Votes: 0
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This distro is simply amazing. It does everything right, and it's not just another "ubuntu", because Ubuntu doesn't do everything right. On my old imac (2012) it works perfectly, faster than other distros despite consuming a lot of RAM; it has pre-installed tools (such as the scanner), its software center is much faster than Ubuntu's, it comes with kernel 5.17 in its LTS edition (Ubuntu still has 5.15 which gives me many problems for wifi and ethernet), it opens firefox much faster than Ubuntu, it is prettier than Ubuntu and takes care of the aesthetics, it has no bugs or failures. oh! And wine works perfectly (I have a great time playing sid meier's civilization II) something that does not happen in other Ubuntu distros. In short: it is infinitely better than Ubuntu. Let's see if you get smart, Ubuntu!
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-06-22
Votes: 2
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Pop!_OS is my favorite distro. For my setup (a laptop with hybrid nvidia/intel graphics) it just works, no additional setup required. At this stage, I like the fact that people smarter than me have made most choices about the distro - less tinkering required.
Battery life is decent, and after a while, I've grown to love the Cosmic workflow as well. I don't always use the tiling, but it's nice to have. It's stable. Heck, I even like the Pop colors and theme now! Pop shop is kind of meh and worse than gnome software, but it gets the job done.
It's in constant evolution
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2022-06-09
Votes: 3
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Pop! OS is my favorite distro, it is the best implementation of gnome so far; it has a really big usable set of preinstalled app and also uses the pop shop. My only complain is about RAM consumption: the prior version (21.10) was around 0.9 Gigs, but after updating to the last release, and a couple a big updates the initial RAM consumption is about 1.5 Gigs, My device has only 8 GB of ram and 2 for the are reserve for the iGPU, so a quarter of it is used up by the OS. After opening a couple of programs the swap memory has to be used because the RAM is totally or almost totally full, and after close them its consumption continues high.
I decided to uninstall it due to its hi use of resources and hope the System 76 will correct this issues soon. And also to be more clear with the actual system requirements.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2022-06-09
Votes: 3
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The default desktop setup, in my opinion, isn't the nicest looking, but thanks to GNOME extensions it's very easy to modify into something that's more enjoyable.
Pop's Tiling WM is amazing! Very intuitive for a user who's never had a tiling manager before, and makes using my computer a lot more enjoyable.
PopShop is great for new users, but it feels very bare compared to my windows/mac experience - No popularity or user ratings/reviews can make it feel risky picking software, especially if you're a newer user.
Terminal isn't needed for most users, but it's there if you do. I've only ever needed to run a handful of commands.
Hybrid graphics mode is amazing for a laptop user -- I don't need to mess about with setting the active gpu when I open apps, it's just like Windows or Mac in that sense. The proper experience for a gaming laptop.
Does it have hitches? rough edges? a couple in my experience. BUT, I'm happy with using Pop over windows, and its by far the most unified hardware-software experience out of the box. Pop is probably one of the best distros for new linux users right now, and that's more than enough reason to pick it up!
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-06-07
Votes: 2
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Pop!_OS stands apart from other distros because of its' auto-tiling window feature. Recently I tested another distro (Ultramarine) that had the same auto-tiling feature. Of the two comparable distros POP!_OS is still number one for me as it operates much faster than Ultramarine. Boot time is less than one-third that of Ultramarine. Additionally, installation is faster than any other distro I've tested. The speed improvement is noticeable in nearly every function within this distro too. POP!_OS is simply the best in my book!!
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 3
Date: 2022-06-07
Votes: 1
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I did a dual-boot install, alongside Ubuntu. The install went well, and was pretty quick.
Only one big problem, after choosing "American English", and standard US, querty keymap all of the keys on my Asus "Vivobook" were off. There is no onboard keyboard available, and no way to enter a wifi password to get support.
My laptop has no number keypad, to the right of the standard querty keys, Just number keys below the "f/keys", pretty standard stuff, you would think.
I find it strange that I must use a minimum of 500 characters, in order to leave a review
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-06-03
Votes: 2
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Ease of use
Why do you consider Ubuntu one of the best Linux distributions?
It has been offering an easy-to-use modern desktop for many years.
It's impressive that System76 has managed to polish the user experience on Pop!_OS to the level of Ubuntu.
So Pop!_OS is not just another Ubuntu distribution, but having an application launcher, an application library, a dock, workspace customization, and various other optimizations results in a unique desktop experience.
For my use case, it's better than Ubuntu. Don't forget that it also includes some tools like Popsicle that might come in handy later on.
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 5
Date: 2022-05-31
Votes: 0
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Has FATAL ERROR when upgrading to 22.04!! Follow all the instruction in the screen but NOT SOLVED TOO. Everything goes haywire.
Once a Visually and functionally beautiful OS, but has deteriorated overtime.
even with stable Ubuntu/Debian base most of the apps are very unstable.
the very basic thing like wireless does not work, always shows low signal and disconnects frequently.
Looked nice...wasn't able to get sound to work with Pipewire and Firefox. The process would start using a lot of CPU and RAM, but sound was only making a noise every several seconds for a single burst and then silence for another several seconds. After a bit of browsing I found a couple of different blogs that talked about checking PulseAudio. Then found out that PA was replaced by Pipewire in this version. Followed a couple of suggestions about trying to reinstall that one, but came up short. I wasn't able to remove it either since there were other dependencies. Seemed to be turning into a bit of a pain in the behind for a distro that folks have lauded as an easy driver out of the box. Oh well, on to another distro to see if there is something that causes less brow knitting out there these days.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-05-28
Votes: 0
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Once a Visually and functionally beautiful OS, but has deteriorated overtime.
even with stable Ubuntu/Debian base most of the apps are very unstable.
the very basic thing like wireless does not work, always shows low signal and disconnects frequently.
encouraging to use Flathub is very good move but how does it help if the Plank or Pantheon DE does not support out of the box.
File manager crashes frequently,especially when copying >5 GB files.
there are huge number of open issues in stackexchange which remains still unanswered.
so had to uninstall it.
maybe next release all these issues will be fixed.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 2
Date: 2022-05-25
Votes: 0
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Looked nice...wasn't able to get sound to work with Pipewire and Firefox. The process would start using a lot of CPU and RAM, but sound was only making a noise every several seconds for a single burst and then silence for another several seconds. After a bit of browsing I found a couple of different blogs that talked about checking PulseAudio. Then found out that PA was replaced by Pipewire in this version. Followed a couple of suggestions about trying to reinstall that one, but came up short. I wasn't able to remove it either since there were other dependencies. Seemed to be turning into a bit of a pain in the behind for a distro that folks have lauded as an easy driver out of the box. Oh well, on to another distro to see if there is something that causes less brow knitting out there these days.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-05-21
Votes: 1
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With the base of Ubuntu 22.04, for me the best distro. At this moment. Everything works fine without any problems and features that i'm missing in Ubuntu 22.04 --> flatpak, working Firefox.... As a Linux-Beginner, i had tested many Distros in the past. Pop_Os and Linux Mint are on the first place in the point of "easy to use". I'll give Mint 21 a try, when it's ready. The only thing in Pop i don't really like is the Applications-Menu. You can create Folders, but not like known from Gnome. My english is not the best... ;-)
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-05-19
Votes: 1
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I have been hopping around many linux distros for years. The past year and a half, I keep coming back to Pop Os. It just simply works! Other distros just run very slow over time and I end up frustrated. Pop Os, though not perfect as a single OS, is pretty tricky to dual boot with windows 10 for some reason. So, I have decided to just use Pop Os solely on my spare laptop. It does take a couple of tweaks to get it where I like it but easily remedied. The mere fact that they don't use bloatware is a plus!. I can still play DVD's with VLC and easily download my music from a USB drive. Even though you can install other desktops, it seems to work best with Gnome.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-05-17
Votes: 1
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I've been using Ubuntu Studio for a couple of years until I upgraded to 22.04LTS. Sadly Snaps got in the way and had to launch up to 4 times (!!) each app in order to get it started. I found no solutions online so I started looking for alternatives. I tried Ubuntu standard but Snap Kdenlive, one of the programs I usually use, crashed exporting. I know I could have removed Snaps and installed Deb packages... but Ubuntu = Snaps, and there was no other reason for keep using Ubuntu. Tried Manjaro Kde and Gnome and both DEs broke within 48hs. I tried to repair the damage but no option was easy enough, and I want a system I can use, not one I have to fight to keep working as intented. Finally I remembered Pop!_OS, which came with a newer Kernel than stock Ubuntu and even Pipewire, which is awesome. Pop!_OS just worked after the install, loved its Gnome "tweaks" and the user experience it proposes. I even got DAWs working great with no low-latency kernel! I think I just found my favorite Linux distro.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-05-13
Votes: 2
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Excellent OS. You get the latest and the stablest software always. Ubuntu based and un-snapped. Great for beginners and COSMIC shell is more user friendly than GNOME. Pop!_Shop works like a charm. The tiling/stacking feature is also very useful. Pipewire replaced pulseaudio in the recent release. Now my headphones work very nicely. The animations, however, are a little jarring and not very smooth. Wayland support is not here yet. No proper solution for dual booting. You will have to create a boot menu entry in systemd-boot or replace systemd-boot completely with GRUB. Although, I don't need to dual boot, others who would want to would be disappointed. The refresh install is also very useful just in case you break anything...And you can also create a recovery partition!
All in all Pop!_OS is just an amazing distro... I have completed 1 year with Pop!_OS, making it the distro with which I have sticked to for the longest period of time. They are doing a great job and they fix any issues instantly when you report it. Any other shortcomings are apparently going to be fixed in future; probably with the COSMIC release.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2022-05-06
Votes: 7
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Sadly, as a big fan of Pop!_OS, I find the newest version disappointing. It feels like presenting the same thing but with a different number. It is still really good I mean most of the good things about it are still there, but 22.04 does not feel like what Ubuntu did to 22.04 for many people.
Pros:
- Seperate image for NVIDIA Graphic Cards: This is sooooo important because many people switching from Windows to Linux mostly use NVIDIA Graphic Cards and it can be a pretty hard drawback on Distros installing the drivers and potentially bricking the OS.
- Installer is pretty easy: The only thing that may not be understood well is the "demo mode", but that's what most people don't pick when they install Pop!_OS.
- Not bloated: It installs things, that you actually use and even then it is pretty easy to remove it unlike Garuda or MX Linux where they are not only bloated, but also do not list applications well in their package managers.
- Feels responsive: I can't explain it well. Unlike say Xfce (which is still good don't get me wrong), the desktop reacts to thing very well. It may be because of the animation.
Cons:
- Performance issues: Now I don't know about anyone else but 22.04 was lagging more than before. I mean my PC is quite old, but never has my screen frozen before.
- Systemd: I don't like it. I like runit more.
- Waiting for COSMIC: It may come out at the end of the year, but waiting for that is what people don't want to.
- Pop!_Shop Packages: Since the new version, the Pop!_Shop does not show if it's a flatpak or a deb which now will be more confusing taking into account that now you get to see two different things that look the same.
Even though this distro is very good, the newest version ruined most of the good things about Pop!_OS.
Would recommend to wait.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 6
Date: 2022-05-05
Votes: 0
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first: i tried installing both 20.04 and 21.10 but after installation all i got was a blank screen.
i tried on different PCs and also in a virtual machine.
so I had given up on PopOS although i really like the design.
no when 22.04LTS was released i thought I'd give it a last chance, so i installed it and this one worked.
but: if I choose wayland, the cursor suddenly stops sometimes or the whole screen freezes, so i had to go back to x11.
also, in the application launcher i deleted all folders so i have all applications together in one screen.
but after every reboot the 'Utilities' folder appears again and also an empty folder called 'suse-yast.directory'.
what is this?
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 4
Date: 2022-05-05
Votes: 0
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Seems strange that a live boot immediately wants to install with a demo link in fine print off in the corner, that being said, I was surprised that after playing around for a few hours that the settings app decided not to load anymore, so I tried to reboot, only to find that my USB drive no longer was visible on my boot loader.... no idea why, once I rebooted to my daily driver the drive is present but... wtf :) Pop shop is nice to use, but, never found any VPN packages and some other apps I prefer either. Also, since I could not get back into settings I could not alter the default programs for music playback as the built in Video player failed every time...
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-05-05
Votes: 1
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Since upgrading to 22.04 I've had to do a clean install 3 times due to bugs, crashes and just general unreliability. And when I say clean install I mean USB boot because the OS recovery in the settings didn't work. It's difficult to tell why 22.04 is so unreliable on my laptop (Alienware m15), my main issue is constant freezing/crashes or DNS issues. Hardware scans reveal everything to be running as it should and Windows 11 runs much more stable so my assumption is the OS being the issue.
I will be moving back to 21.10 or switching distros entirely as this release is far to unreliable.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-05-04
Votes: 0
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Pop!_OS attempts to cater to a sizeable chunk of Linux users who have 1. NVIDIA cards, 2. Are beginners.
If you are a beginner, you literally cannot go wrong with Pop even if you do not have an NVIDIA graphics card. Everything that you would want in a beginner friendly distro is here. The environment might be confusing in the beginning if you are a Windows convert, because it is more or less based on Gnome, which is very different from Windows. But you'll quickly get used to it. It is nevertheless a better desktop environment than, say, Ubuntu in my opinion.
But if you also have an NVIDIA card apart from no Linux experience, this distro is what you should absolutely choose without any forethought. Everything will be handed down to you, from driver installations to Graphics switchers. Particularly, if you have hybrid graphics, Pop needs zero setup to get it to work while every other distro under the sun, even the more beginner friendly ones, need some sort of setup. This is even better than Windows itself.
The app center can be improved, however. It is often not up to par with the Ubuntu software center in terms of performance. But it does make it very easy to install flatpaks (or debs) from the same app, which is neat.
There is also a ton of very good, reliable and easy to understand first party documentation from system76 too. Unlike the archWiki, you need not learn to read post graduate level esoteric text in order to trouble shoot any problems if they arise.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-05-04
Votes: 0
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I used a lot of Linux Distro for many years. And a few years ago, I stared to use POP OS Distribution. POP OS is my favorite Linux distribution. I used 20.04 intel AMD version. And I upgraded from 20.04 to 22.04. I have no problem after upgrade. espessially upgrade is awesome. one year ago, I used NVIDIA version(20.04). Actually it was good. First of all, I could not install, Manjaro, Ubuntu, Mint vb.. on my laptop. My laptop is ThinkPad. I could not understand. But I installed POP OS comfortable. Than I started to recommend POP OS with my friends.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 4
Date: 2022-04-29
Votes: 0
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I have tried everything but the installer just won't boot on my laptop, LG Gram. I have had zero issues with Ubuntu, Fedora and Manjaro booting and running really well. There's also no messaging as to why it's not working. Just a blank screen and poof, it restarts. Even tried using ventoy but sadly no luck. I finally gave up after a day of browsing the forums and reddit. Now I'm waiting for the new release of Fedora which also have gnome out of the box. I had used Pop OS previously, the experience was good but releasing an OS when the installer is not just booting, that's bad.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2022-04-29
Votes: 2
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Well, the Pop! OS developers certainly didn't see Ubuntu 22.04 and think "golly gosh, here it is and we'll have to slap together Pop! 22.04 in a couple of days". It is a lot more considered than that and, unlike Ubuntu, Pop! appears to have made the least change from 20.04 to 22.04 between the last interim release and the LTS - which is how it should be. Ubuntu took risks with the large degree of change between 21.10 and 22.04, although there appear to be no serious issues as a result.
That said, what change there is is certainly tackling the issues. The biggest is to the Pop! Shop, which was previously flaky to the extent that a flagged update might or might not happen on occasion. Not any more - as far as I can determine all that has gone and it is, now, a reliable "software store" much better than the GNOME default. Linked to that is a useful theft from Linux Mint - being able to put off updates and also warn only periodically when updates are available. (Even though the ISO was only five days old when I downloaded it, there were 48 candidate updates including some to Pop! Shell and related functions, a welcome result of Pop! decoupling such updates from those to GNOME Shell).
I have a 4K screen, and there have been quite a few fixes to unduly small icons or windows in older versions. In fact, the 4K handling is better than Ubuntu 22.04, which has a strange tendency to unexpectedly display windows or popups at the top left of the screen.
The release notes describe "better performance" in about six places and, indeed, there is a marked improvement (9th generation i5, 16GB RAM, inbuilt Intel video). Pop! could be sluggish previously, but that appears to have gone. I am not qualified to comment other than to note its supposed virtues, but Pipewire is now the audio subsystem.
All the old usefulness (tiled window manager, firmware updater built in, recovery partition so no need to have pen drives hanging around, much more predictably behaving application view and launcher than GNOME, new kernels) is still there.
The themes haven't changed. I think they are Pop!'s major weakness, as they are definitely an acquired taste with bright teal and orange highlights and there is a general move, largely a result of GNOME's direction of travel, to remove colour from user interfaces. (Of course, they can be replaced, but there is some awkwardness in doing so). The Fira user interface font is also looking dated - it is too distinctive for the multiple tasks it is performing and the bold face comes across as blurry, even on my 4K screen.
Pop! was heading close to 10/10, but I knock 2 off because of the theming.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-04-29
Votes: 0
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Another win for System76, POP_OS 22.04 is great. The install was simple and flawless. There were not new features that I noticed but the overall performance is just rock solid. I use POP_OS for work and I am grateful to have a reliable distro that doesn't keep waffling back and forth between reliable and unusable. The auto tiling and keyboard windows navigation is more useful than I originally imagined it would be, and POP_SHOP! is superior in every way. I can't think of a single suggestion I would make to try and improve it. Thank you System76.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 2
Date: 2022-04-25
Votes: 0
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Usually the appeal of PopOS is sort of like a "better Ubuntu." Times are changing. Idk who Pop is for anymore.
The new Ubuntu LTS is magnificent. Pop's LTS came only 2 days later. As a result the final product feels it has 0 effort, unpolished, disposable quality, with no significant upgrades from the previous version. Everything that used to draw Pop users to Pop is now in Ubuntu LTS. There is no need to middleman what is already fine. Not to mention, what on earth is the default UI/layout?? It's beyond uglY! Too many navigation methods and pointless UI features in one screen, it all just gets it your way! Who thought this was a productive interface..?
Unless you have the same hardware or a commitment to System76, there is literally no reason for Pop OS to exist or for a user to consider using it over Ubuntu. I feel like no longer has a place in the saturated world of distros based on distros based on distros- nothing sets it apart anymore.
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-04-20
Votes: 3
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I really enjoy Pop_OS 21.10. I think it is really solid and I use it for work so it has to be able to perform for me. I think the window navigation and tiling hot keys are great. I also like the Launcher and the Applications menu, but the Pop!_Shop is very well made in my opinion and it contributes a lot to being able to get the software I need and keeping it up to date. As a part of my work I have to use VS Code and MS Teams, both of which are found in Pop!_Shop and kept current for me. My hats off to System 76 for a great contribution to the Linux community.
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-04-16
Votes: 4
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I bought a new Lenovo Legion 5 Pro laptop and was looking forward to installing UBUNTU on it. However, from the first moment I had many problems on Ubuntu.
- Brightness settings not working
- only 2 hours of battery life
- non-functioning WiFi
After a few hours I managed to set everything up correctly, but still the system didn't work as I would have imagined.
I finally gave up on Ubuntu and told myself I would try PopOs!
And I have to say, it was the best decision ever. Everything has been working perfectly from the beginning.
- Battery life up to 11 hours
- switching graphics cards
- brightness adjustment
- etc.
PopOs! has become my favorite and I recommend it to everyone!!
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 8
Date: 2022-04-14
Votes: 3
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I think this is a great distro. I like the features for Nvidia, because I am relying on Cuda/Cudnn for pytorch and Jax to do machine learning. It has some bugs, but which distro doesn't.
I like the idea with the workjspaces. That's great.
Here are some suggestions for further improvements:
- More support for snapshots (e.g. Time machine)
- Consider including auto-cpufreq for Laptops. I can save a lot of battery with it.
- Add more support for other keyboad layouts. Thinkpads have the Ctrl/Fn keys and it is difficult to find a keyboard layout for this in GNOME. This was onec much easier in the good days of FVWM.
My verdict: One of the best distros, especially if you want switchable graphics on your laptop. Very nice and great for productive work.
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Version: 21.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-04-09
Votes: 2
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Excellent distro. Gone are the days where I want to mess with every aspect of the DE to get thing 'just right' so PopOS checks all the boxes for me for providing a stable environment where everything works well and looks good doing it. Could use a few things such as an improved software center and some extra control over settings during install but overall it's just about perfect.
Cant wait to see what the next LTS has in store. Hope to see this distro and it's creative company, System 76 around for a long time. Thanks!
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-03-29
Votes: 2
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What's not to like? My favorite thing is that when you screw it up its very recoverable.
I used to use Mint Mate with Compiz and found it excellent and very configurable, but Mate isn't as common as Gnome, and sadly Compiz is slowly dying. The cube was a great way to expand the desktop. Mint though wasn't as easy to recover from a disaster, and after all thats more important than anything.
Pop is by far the best Gnome Distro, and is still very configurable! The desktop switcher is the best alternative to Compiz desktop switching, and the tweak tool and menu system make Gnome, well... survivable, even with the migration to Gnome 40. Gnome needs to get their head out of their ___ about Pop fixing their shit and not feeding it back fast enough, and recognize that Gnome 40 was/is at best an advanced beta in its base form.
One of the beauties of Pop is how up-to-date most of the repo is. Unlike some Linux, The kernel isn't 2 Versions behind!
The weak link of this distro is the *almost* excellent Pop Shop. Its great, has great software, and the repos have great software until the shop breaks and then you're back to the CLI to fix it. I have faith S76 will get this worked out though, and its mostly annoying.
Overall, this is a far better Ubuntu!
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-03-27
Votes: 6
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Decided to finally ditch Windows cause my specs weren't enough for Winfows11 and I haven't looked back. After many minutes of searching I came to a crossroads Mint or Pop. For a first timer Pop!_OS seems to be one of the most accessible and easiest distro to newcomers into the Linux scene.
Having only previously having experience in Windows and MacOS (and a test with Tails on a USB) I found it suprisingly easy and fun to get into even more distros.
The Pop shop does have a solid selection of apps/programs but are usually not the most current version of the app/program, minor annoyance but it is nice to see what possible things you can install on this whacky new OS.
It's not the best out there but the learning curve seems to be welcoming to beginners and personally I found it to be a great starting point to find good distros. I'd recommend Pop or Mint to people who want to get into and learn about Linux. It generally has what you'd want and expect, I've run into no glitches or broken stuff and using the terminal to install anything (like TorBrowser) is very easy and makes me feel like I know what I'm doing :p
TLDR
It is easy to install, use and learn how fun Linux can be whilst also giving you access to a high level of customization. If you are new and looking for suggestions I'd recommend Pop or Mint, they are great for daily PC use without having to learn everything about an OS.
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-03-26
Votes: 2
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I've been using Linux for 13 years now and recently switched my wife's computer to Pop!_OS.
Pop!_OS is fast to install and runs very fast. Adding zswap makes it even faster.
My wife is a research scientist and she appreciates how Pop!_OS stays out of her way so that she can work.
The biggest thing that I don't like about Pop!_OS is using the older repositories for R. For R-base packages, you have to update often - which is true for all Ubuntu based distros. Fedora has been the best experience in this regard.
I do like that Pop!_OS has started using newer kernels which are not available on other Ubuntu based distros yet.
I also don't like the default teal color and default fonts, but these are easy to change, and I use Cantarell & JetBrains Mono respectively now.
Both my wife and I use auto tiling, and she likes the default enabled dock which extends to the edges. I don't use a dock at all myself.
Pop!_OS installed smoothly on an older laptop, and the System76 Scheduler technology solved the computer's performance issues.
In order to reduce eye strain, I have an extension that automatically changes my theme from light to dark at sunset.
Finally, the Pop!_OS team has done a fantastic job of making their operating system as easy to use as possible while still providing users with a high level of customization.
Thank you, System76, for providing such a great OS that is constantly being improved.
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-03-25
Votes: 0
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Pop!_OS has a clean design and I have yet to find a glitch/lag. I like its launcher and windows tiling function. Really productive for software engineers like me and other people who want a clean and an alternative desktop. Also, in my spare time I like to game and Pop!_OS is really optimal compared to other distros I have used for gaming (only Zorin OS so far).
It comes with an option to change the graphics (whether you use GPU, Hybrid etc) and battery modes (Battery life, Balanced and High Performance)
The only thing I hate is that Pop!_Shop has outdated software. Flatpak packages are not always the way to go and it is kinda annoying.
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-03-21
Votes: 0
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Pop Os is solidly built system with no lags and glitches. Comparing to KDE Plasma its of course less customizable due to Gnome behind it but Pop Os is much more stable for sure.
It looks professional and I am totally fine with it default looks. I haven't changed a anything in terms of visuals and that still looks pleasant.
KDE Plasma for instance gives you more opportunities to change things but I have faced crashes on KDE when disconnecting monitors.
So I definitely recommend Pop Os, which gives you more Mac'full experience in Linux world.
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-03-20
Votes: 1
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Pop OS is a cartoon distribution that feels more like an experiment rather something to use in a production environment. That being said, a fresh install out of the box is a bit confusing for a Linux beginner such as myself (coming from Windows and MacOS). It looks very childish and unprofessional. Using it is not a pleasant one in my opinion… I have since moved on to a different distribution but I used Pop OS for 2 weeks. Performance and stability were my main two issues. I do not have those problems with what I’m running now on the same hardware. The other thing I struggled with was the interface. Even after using it for 2 weeks it just doesn’t feel natural. For beginners there are other distribution that will be way easier dipping your toes into the Linux world. Thank you.
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-03-14
Votes: 1
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Okay so I have decided to write another review of Pop!_OS because later on I looked a this distro deeply. First of the new Nvidia Drivers from the Pop!_Shop bricked my display setting which I could not change. I am not sure about this one, but if a easy to use distro does not gave me real help on their website, then it is in my opinion a bad principle of software design since if you won't tell me how to fix something, then you will give me a reason to not use yout distro. Moving forward Pop!_OS is still a great distro for beginners and may set your first footstep on distro hopping (lol).
Cosmic is not as bad as I thought, but I prefer Xfce still. I felt more comfortable with a Xfce Desktop. While it looks alright I still hate GNOME kinda and while Pop!_OS tries to fix it with their Cosmic, It still felt weird even after using Pop!_OS longer.
Systemd still bugs me and it won't change. When a distro gives you only one init system, that has bad architecture, then I won't look further at it. At least that is the problem with systemd, that no matter how good or bad you find it, it still affects way too many distros, which used different init software before, but now removed their support fully.
Now I will mention this way too much, but it is its best strength so it is important more than ever is, that it is simple. I asked my friends about how they felt about Linux, they always replied, that it is way too hard. Seeing a distro like Pop!_OS makes me happy because it introduces you very slowly to the Linux world. Taking into account how Steam tries to make their Games possible to be played on Linux and the mixed feeling, that Windows 11 gives, I can only give it such a high rating since I bet most people don't care about systemd or the user interface anyway. When I tried out other distros I thought about how simple it was on Pop!_OS. So its simple design still makes it great for new users. So that is how I have my final view of Pop!_OS: Still great, but not for me, but for most people.
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 8
Date: 2022-02-27
Votes: 0
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This is the first distro, that I tried out and worked.
I knew about Linux for a while and after I was done with Windows 10, I have tried to use one. Pop!_OS is one, that people told me about a lot and promised, that it is user-friendly and quick. Now that impressed me more and more after I had with installing other distros (Slackel, Devuan). So I installed it and it worked.
This is where I was blown away. Installing was simple and straight forward. No complicated information, no clutter, no problems (at least for me). After some time I thought... Is this Linux? Is it as hard as people told me? Is this really what I wanted? Like I did and still do not care if Linux is complicated because I can just learn no matter how hard it is since it is my plan. After that I relised, that it may not be the distro, that I want.
Before I started to leave Windows 10, I have looked about Linux more and set some standarts. With that being said, Pop!_OS failed to get to the standarts I have set for my usage. My standarts for my usage were:
No systemd
Not based on Ubuntu
Xfce Desktop
No clutter user interface
Lightweight
Somewhat private
So Pop!_OS is based on systemd, is based on Ubuntu and uses GNOME.
The user interface is cluttered. Throwing everything in "Applications" or the "dock" and gives you a huge window showing big icons. For me at least, I do not like this type of user interface and I do not want to change it.
It takes a lot of usage. I have a Computer made back in 2019 and on Windows, it took a while to boot it up, however using it more with more tasks was fine enough. Now I do not know about anyone else but fore me I had some lags. Using Applications, that worked perfect on Windows 10 was not the case for Pop!_OS. Installing stuff was one of the reasons, so I am forced to restart the Computer, so that I could do tasks without any lags.
In the privacy department it is a massive improvement to what I have used. It is fine, but I still don't trust it too much. "Minimal OS and hardware data is used—not stored—to provide updates and connectivity verification." Yea not explained further. Their Privacy Policy does not inform me more. At least nothing is shared to third-parties. It also allows you to pair your Google Account to save it in cloud. Google of course tracks you. Whatever somewhat decent.
That does not mean, that the distro is bad. It is really good for beginners and is very stable. They really trimmed that complicated stuff down, that scares people to use Linux. The Pop!_Shop does it perfect: One click and you got your software, that you like. It makes downloading stuff less of a pain and does not require you to open a browser. Nevertheless they use Firefox as its default browser, proving, that they don't really care about privacy. That is just nitpicking so not harsh on that really since you can uninstall it unlike Windows 10, where you are forced to use Edge, a browser, that is just terrible in my opinion.
So is it bad? No. If somebody asked what they should use as they Linux daily driver, then I would definitly recommend using Pop!_OS. It keeps everything palin and simple and I just can not get over it how simple it was to install it. It has some flaws though. In my case I will try to search something else, but I guess if I fail to find something that fits me perfectly, then this would be the distro I would come back to. I applaud their effort to make something for a basic, normal person.
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-02-23
Votes: 1
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One of the most stable systems out there, with scrupulous attention to detail, interaction with users, including own subreddit, ease of use, and available features. It may be not as feature-rich and updated as rolling releases but it is definitely a trouble-free distro designed with making the user-life hassle-free in the long-term in mind.
I particularly like its Launcher, which helps you find programs and open directories easily, solve simple math expressions without calculator (although System76 ships the system with a very sophisticated calculator anyway), etc. As a beginning programmer, I decided to switch from Windows to Pop!_OS because it offered a few tools for programmers out of the box, such as GCC/GDB for programming in C, Python, etc.
It also comes in two flavours - with and without NVidia drivers, which is one of its strongest sides compared to other distros.
Also, the team is said to be developing its own desktop system different from GNOME, which it currently uses.
I don't remember making lots of changes to the system after installation, as was the case each time I installed Windows on my rig. Just a few personal touches here and there, like installing a few additional apps I often use, dock location and parameters, adding extra keyboard languages (I speak four languages), etc.
Don't miss it, Pop!_OS is really a neat system for beginner and more advanced Linux users. I was so excited that I made a donation to the team right after I installed and began using the new system on my rig.
All the best to the team!
Regards,
Victor Quebec
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 7
Date: 2022-02-19
Votes: 4
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Pop OS had been my daily driver for about a year before I finally gave up on 21.10. At some point, after updates, I couldn't keep the wifi working. Every time I went to download a file over 500mb, it seemed, the internet signal would drop. I wasn't able to watch a movie, or even finish a ten minute video on YouTube. I know it's not my wifi, because my wife's windows 10 Lenovo doesn't even hiccup when streaming something, and never has dropped the signal as far as I know. On a positive note, the system was snappy, and outside of the wifi issue, I didn't have any other problems. It's 2022, and a distro that can't hold on to a wifi signal just isn't going to work for me. Maybe I'll give the next LTS a go.
It's also worth adding here that this particular issue seems to be limited to Debian/Ubuntu derivatives. I'm currently using Manjaro, and haven't had a single issue with connectivity. I've been a Linux user since 2004, and I'm past the point of having fun tweaking this and that just for something as simple and necessary as getting connected to the internet.
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-02-07
Votes: 1
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I give credit to System 76 for investing the effort to make their own Linux Desktop release.
Ubuntu is perfectly fine and isn't terrible by any stretch. But I think Pop OS addresses some things Ubuntu ignores. If you're using Nvidia graphics the Pop OS version will save you some headaches. I have never been a fan of the Ubuntu user interface. I think Pop OS looks way more modern and I just like using it better.
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-02-07
Votes: 1
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As a beginner for the Linux system which running on an old laptop (Hp Probook 4540s) I really enjoy using Pop!_OS . Requirements are more balanced ,comparing with Windows OS .Good privacy.Smooth experience .Amazing productivite desktop enviroment .I got some issues but i've managed to resolve them .Even its fun to fix issues .Doing so i am getting deeper with free open source world .Good Job! I definetly recommend it.
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-02-07
Votes: 0
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I tried Pop! in a VM a while back and liked it well enough to commit it to a spare desktop with a 960 GTX Nvidia graphics card. It was brilliant. Pop! handled the drivers wonderfully well. Installed Steam and every game I tried worked like it was a native Linux game. In fact, it ran a couple of games better and more smoothly than Win10 ever did. Now I have it on a laptop as well.
Only minor complaint is that the Pop! Shop freezes up briefly every once in a while but that's small potatoes; I imagine the devs already know about that. System76 devs are working to rewrite Pop! in Rust instead of running it on top of GNOME so that is a major plus for me.
All in all, and from a guy who in the past couldn't be bothered with GNOME, I can't recommend this distro highly enough. The COSMIC desktop in Pop! is great to work with.
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-02-03
Votes: 0
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It's one of the best options for beginners and those who want to switch from Windows. It's efficient but I guess it is not light enough to revive your old devices. Cosmic desktop is getting better and better. The gestures and shortcuts make your life easier especially on laptops. I found the new app menu format causes less distraction comparing to gnome that takes all over your screen.
Pop OS works better with Nvidia GPUs out of the box and gaming or GPU accelerated computing like coding in tensorflow-gpu is much more easier to set up on Pop OS. I think after using it on my main device since 18.04 it deserved my positive review.
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 4
Date: 2022-01-30
Votes: 3
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Just some criticizing, no offense,
This is a make up of Ubuntu, nothing else.
I installed it alongside windows (as I did installing Ubuntu before), after installation and restart, there was no grub menu. Later found out that os-prober was not installed! Installing it and sudo update-grub resolved this issue, and grub menu appeared correctly. Ubuntu never had this issue.
It may be a useful distribution for a gamer, bur I'm not a gamer. So that part is out of my interest.
When you right click an application and select Add to Favorites, nothing happens. Where are the favorites?
In the settings menu, I couldn't find out how to change fonts.
Relying on the information in this site I assumed that pop is using linux-image 5.15.5 and hence decided to try. But pop is now using linux-image 5.15.15. This slows down my qt application 15 times as compared to running under linux-image 5.15.5. This is not pop's fault but some kernel issue. my qt app works very fast (15 times faster) under 5.15.5. This also happened on Debian testing when kernel was upgraded 5.15.5 to 5.15.15.
Sorry, I have to return to Debian testing (of course with XFCE) and wait for a kernel version on which my qt application runs fast again.
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Version: 20.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-01-23
Votes: 0
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I use the Pop_OS 20.04 i prefer the Gnome enviroment with main bar at left side, I've a laptop Intel quad-core 1,95 GHz, MMS 32 GB and RAM 2 GB. The system run very well and the memory manager is better than Ubuntu or Linux Mint. I also prefer the debian packges for to install aplications.
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 4
Date: 2022-01-20
Votes: 14
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PopOS is a disposable operating system.
There are too many deeply-rooted changes and wishywashy UI reconstructing between versions (not to mention consideration for what parent, and grandparent distro are doing) to be reliable overtime through upgrades. PopOS's main desktop layout changes so significantly between their nonLTS 6 month versions that there's no point in getting used to whatever the new defaults are. This is why I consider PopOS to be "disposable"- the UI is ever-changing, they can't seem to make their minds up, and the point release is treated with carelessness for future stability.
I also have a few personal gripes about the desktop layout. The multitasking and window management don't make much sense, there are so many navigation methods in your face on the default main screen that making your way around is like driving with the windshield wipers on at full blast. They do a decent job at providing options that aren't in upstream Gnome that you would probably tweak yourself anyway. But they throw them all in your face, butchering the main point of Gnome's productive interface- to not get in your way.
All that said, I do understand why Pop is liked, especially by the instant-gratification enthusiast crowd. The main selling point of Pop in my experience is how gaming ready it is out the box, and how responsive games themselves seem to run. Not as snappy as Solus, but maybe the most snappy Ubuntu based out of the box. Perhaps for beginners this could be a selling point, but getting drivers and applying performance tweaks could be done to any distro in seconds. I don't believe these out-of-the-box enhancements are worth dealing with the other woes that Pop will bring your desktop over the course of time.
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-01-14
Votes: 0
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I haven't used Linux for about 15 years, and that was only a brief experience with RedHat for work. I basically was very tired of the bloat of Windows and the privacy concerns re: Google, and so wanted to give Linux another try. I got an old laptop (8gb RAM, i5, 128gb SSD) and after much research and kicking the tires on various distros, went with Pop!_OS.
I've heard people say re: Pop!_OS it "just works", and I am happy to affirm the same. I did a clean install using a USB (flashed with Balena Etcher), and after a failure the first time, it installed right away. Adding GnomeTweaks and various customization was a breeze. I was especially worried I'd have issues with audio or bluetooth, but both have worked without issue.
Pop!_OS came with enough basics to keep me busy checking everything out, but I was glad the Pop!_Shop was there when I was ready to install some more programs to get the experience I wanted. Everything has been so much *easier* than I anticipated. After a couple days of tinkering around, I have a laptop that runs faster than its Windows counterpart (exact same laptop except for operating system installed), and doesn't have a ton of bloat. It's fast, simple, and has been a great introduction to Linux. I couldn't be happier with the experience so far.
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-01-13
Votes: 0
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Simple, easy on the eyes, performs great and just an overall pleasure to use.
I started off on one laptop and now it's on all my machines. Full upgrades have never been an issue. I'm a fan of GNOME and never had an issue with it. The whole ecosystem has a good feel. But I'm not a developer so I don't know all the behind the scenes stuff. Interested to see how COSMIC plays out.
Highly recommended.
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Version: 21.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-01-11
Votes: 0
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i tried nearly all popular distros but it's being my favorite. I use for 1 year and never had a problem
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Version: 21.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-01-11
Votes: 0
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Great distro, my personal choice.
Still something to improve but at the moment, if you want an OS ready for gaming it's the best oprion right there.
Just install it's done.
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Latest Reviews
Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 21.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-06-06
Votes: 0
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I have a lenovo idea flex 5. Ubuntu: does not recognize touchpad, does not rotate the screen, etc. Pop Os: Everything works. Among other things, because it comes with a much more up-to-date kernel (right now 6.2). It is undoubtedly the best distro for laptops. And it not only works: it is also beautiful.
There's only one thing I don't like very much: its installer is very "invasive" and doesn't allow you to do things your way. It requires an EFI partition with a volume that they determine, which seems absurd to me.
But I love pop os! So much so that I have completely erased Windows because with Windows the Intel Iris graphics card does not work well. With Pop Os it's wonderful.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-05-16
Votes: 2
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I just got the current release of Pop Os installed and I'm enjoying it so far. I like the way it feels and works. I also like the way it has support. I've run other distros that have been hit and miss on the support aspect. I also like the os better than other distros that I have used because it is easy and understandable. I like ubuntu based distros such as this the best. I enjoy using Pop Os a lot. I don't like it when there is no support for something that exists. Pop Os Rocks. Pop Os Rules. Pop Os is King. Pop Os is god.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2023-05-14
Votes: 1
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Great distro. Works the way you would expect it to. Blue tooth, Wiifi, everything. But I uninstalled because you cannot copy older DVD archives, and the disk is encrypted so if you have a system crash and cannot reboot, a repair disk will do you no good because of everything being encrypted. Encryption is not as important to me as being able to recover lost files when and if the system crashes. You should have the option to encrypt the disk as other distros do, MINT, MXLINUX, FEDORA, etc. I really like the GNOME interface and
really didnt want to get rid of it. Maybe the dev's at POP will make a change and give you the option of NOT encrypting your disk drive should you not want to.
Specifically, the DD command would not work, no matter what I tried.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 2
Date: 2023-05-09
Votes: 6
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Pop!_OS is a Linux-based operating system that offers a sleek and modern user interface with a range of useful features. I have used Pop!_OS for several months, and overall, I found it to be a decent operating system.
One of the best features of Pop!_OS is its user interface, which is clean, minimalist, and easy to navigate. The OS offers a range of customization options, allowing users to personalize the interface according to their preferences.
Another notable feature of Pop!_OS is its focus on productivity. The OS comes with a range of productivity tools, such as the Tiling Window Manager, which allows users to easily manage their windows and multitask efficiently. The OS also offers seamless integration with popular software tools such as Visual Studio Code, making it an ideal choice for developers and programmers.
However, I stopped using Pop!_OS due to some of the issues I see with the developers. While the operating system itself is solid, I found the behavior of some of the developers to be immature and unprofessional. They often bring politics into Linux, which I found to be a turn-off.
In conclusion, Pop!_OS is a decent operating system that offers a range of useful features and a modern user interface. However, the behavior of some of the developers can be a drawback for some users. Ultimately, it's up to individual users to decide whether the features of Pop!_OS outweigh any concerns they may have about the development team.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-04-18
Votes: 3
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The best distro I have tried yet. It lacks some customizability options, but makes up for with their modification to workspaces, launcher, and window tiling. Beyond this it has all the conveniences we would expect from a Ubuntu based distro in terms of hardware compatibility. Elementary OS has a slightly better front end, but that was it. This distro is ultimately the best customization of Gnome and you can install it without worrying about the details because Pop OS already have figured it out for you. While Pop OS is currently creating a rust based DE we might see this distro rapidly improve, or fade into irrelevance, so realize this exciting yet risky direction before you invest. As for me - I'm all in!
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-04-11
Votes: 0
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This is the best linux distro hands down. If you are running anything other than a debian distro dont read any further. For compatibility and stability coming from windows for the 10th time in my life to linux, this has everything out of the box. My install script shrunk to almost nothing just by switching from ubuntu to pop. Not to mention nvidia support out of the box, no confusing tutorials to leave you to decide which source/build of a singular driver that you need is built. It also comes with features that render many gnome extensions you would otherwise need in ubuntu compeletely useless. The pop shop for software is just amazing. I have __always__ used apt until meeting this fun little guy.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2023-03-21
Votes: 4
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It's a solid distro and generally works pretty nicely, but it's more or less just Ubuntu with some nice quality of life improvements.
I was coming from Ubuntu 22.04 with Regolith 2 on my work laptop, and Manjaro KDE on my home desktop. I wanted something that felt a bit more fresh than Ubuntu, that gave me the option of a tiling set-up, and didn't require as regular updates and maintenance as Manjaro. Desktop is an i7-4790, NVIDIA GTX-1070 on an older (~2012) MSI board. I've used linux exclusively for ~7 years, but am not a sysadmin or IT professional - so tend to not want to spend a lot of time fiddling and getting things to work (though I'm usually willing to invest a little bit of time to figure out some issues).
I found Pop_OS! to be slightly frustrating for some things that were simple in both those other distros. For example, it seems like the default Plex packages in Pop Shop are Flatpaks, and if you have a secondary HDD, it's a hassle to get Plex set-up properly with the correct permissions. For a 'plug and play' distro, I don't want to have to go through and manually set a bunch of permissions and fiddle around to get common apps to work well. I understand the motivation of flatpaks, but for a 'beginner friendly' distro they're a pain. Out of the box, I had trouble with audio (I have a Scarlett 2i2 that acts as the main output), and the default video player wouldn't launch any of my media files (VLC worked fine when installed). I haven't had any of these issues on Ubuntu 22.04 or Manjaro which are both plug and play for all my hardware.
The Pop Shop itself was crashing very regularly. I ended up using apt via CLI for everything rather than Pop shop, but you ultimately run into the same issue as Ubuntu - I ended up installing snapd on top of apt as an alternative to flatpaks, then you need to have a bunch of third party PPAs or download and install from tar to just get everything set-up. I think I've just gotten too used to pacman and the AUR nowadays and find this type of package management experience very frustrating and convoluted.
The tiling features are nice, but are missing what truly makes tiling WMs worthwhile - independent workspaces per screen/screen group (rather than changing the entire multi-monitor view for each workspace). I also had inconsistent performance with some UI features (e.g. occasionally couldn't access settings menu from the top-right context bar button).
Overall, I felt like it was fairly comparable to Ubuntu 22.04, but has some nice default theming and extensions. I can definitely see the appeal, and it's a very solid alternative to Ubuntu, but I've switched back to Manjaro KDE for now. For my system and workflow, I can't see the benefit of Pop over Ubuntu - but it's still a very well made distro overall.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-03-15
Votes: 1
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Very stable and enjoyable distro, seems that UX is definitely a priority for distro devs.
Pop Shop is the weakest point overall in this distro in terms of speed and it is a bit unstable, but there are many apps available which is good, and it is better than Ubuntu's Store.
It is especially useful for software devs.
Stopped hopping after PopOs and forgot about distrowatch website for years :D.
Don't know about the power usage optimizations, since i am mostly using my laptop connected to power in one place
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-03-06
Votes: 0
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This distro is already worth it to me for the desktop enhancements over vanilla GNOME, and it is exciting to know that they are coding their own version of COSMIC in Rust that will be entirely independent (rather than simply GNOME with extensions). The weakest part of the distro is the Pop!_Shop, but when you're mostly just installing flatpaks in the command line anyway it's not much of an issue. Keep in mind that you can set Pop! to update itself; I feel safe doing this because System76 thoroughly tests their releases, and I haven't run into any big issues after many months of use.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-02-24
Votes: 0
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I am very satisfied with it, there are regular updates, everything works on it. I have tried many distributions, this is the best and fastest. It recognized all hardware elements, I never experienced a freeze. I used Deepin for a long time, but it didn't go well. Individual settings are very easily accessible and easy to manage. It's a perfect choice instead of Windows, it's also very usable for beginners. Forget all the windows versions, don't be afraid of it, try it, I guarantee you will like it.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-02-16
Votes: 0
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Nooby Linux user of 10+ years, and uses other OSs. Asus vivobook laptop with Intel i3 and 8gb Ram and UHD graphics. Used Pop-os for two months.
Positives:
Easy to install (love the encryption option)
Easy to navigate as a new user
Easy to update and easy to download software through app store
Bluetooth worked of of the box, as did wifi
No annoying issues with gui's or functionality. Pretty solid distro that could be used by a noob coming into Linux from another OS. But...
Cons: one update just 'broke' the update functions so that I couldn't update through the Pop-os store gui nor on the command line. To be fair, my Ubuntu system had the same problem, but Ubuntu has a gui utility which automatically detected the issue and allowed for new update and an auto fix. Second update reset my GNOME settings to square one. Annoyed (ie my user-errors) I mucked and compounded through my own fault the entire GNOME interface. Went back to Mint (which is far from perfect).
TDLR; will be going back to Pop-os after they revamp their desktop. I will definitely contribute during Beta and Alpha (if I can find a way to do so.) I intend to make it my laptop distro and will be patient to as they introduce their new desktop this year. I also used Ubuntu for my desktop machine - good but, again, far from perfect distro.
MacroView: These are the only two distros (pop & ubuntu) that meat-heads like me could really suggest for the average user who migrates from windows - people who simply view computers as low-level tools and have little interest about what happens under the hood. But with a modicum of work, there are many great distros in the top 10 or 15+ that work pretty well also. Get to intermediate Linux user status, and the computer world is your oyster with Linux.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-02-14
Votes: 3
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Positives:
+Nice looking gnome implementation
+Pop shell and workspaces is great for managing workflow
+performance is also great
Negatives:
-My bluetooth broke and I can't fix it, spend half a day researching and trying solutions.
-also the wifi driver update is not compatible with the kernel and my laptop is only 1 year old and I also tried many hours to find solution
-The pop os store is laggy and buggy, its better to just use sudo apt install
in conclusion the concept is good, but the hardware support is broken.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2023-02-12
Votes: 0
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This is my first long term daily driver distro. I have used a few distros on live usb and virtualbox before. Overall i really enjoyed POP. It has easy to use/understand installer, good looking ui (imo) and good features like window tiling, vertical workspaces, good keyboard shortcuts by default, out of the box flatpak support and no snaps. İts really functional by default and not that much bloated. The major problem for me is that i have suspend issues on my system with pop. Literally i have tried everything but it didnt work and i give up. It's just super annoying.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-02-11
Votes: 3
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Holy cow is this ugly... it functions and feels like a Frankenstein desktop environment out of the box.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it really feels like its assaulting both of mine.
Even though I can't get past the aforementioned, under the hood is another story.
This was a very easy no fuss install. It found all my hardware so no issues there.
Performance seems to be OK with no telling issues that I experienced.
Used this for three weeks (goal was a month) and no issues from updates either by command line or the App Center.
Unfortunately this is a no go for me. The aesthetics and functionality is just way too far off for me. I don't believe in spending a ton of time customizing the interface. I want to install it and go. PopOS does not deliver in that area. For the time I spent using it however it did feel like a solid system.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-02-02
Votes: 0
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After I saw new Cosmic DE news, I decided to try out Pop!_OS and fell in love with it.
What I liked:
- Codecs are installed out of the box.
- Unlike Ubuntu LTS, they're using up-to-date kernels, which means better DE experience and game performance.
- Tiling manager feels AMAZING, you can be more productive with Cosmic environment.
- No matter which application you install, dark theme will be enabled. I personally care about this because white color hurts my eyes, especially when you're sitting in front of a laptop for a long time.
- Even though Pop!_OS uses X11, multitouch workspace gestures works on it.
- It's easy to add Chinese/Japanese inputs.
- It comes with Appindicator out of the box.
- Flatpak enabled by default, no Snaps.
- It's App Launcher is perfect.
What I didn't like:
- Fonts and orange color were ugly.
- Pop!_Shop looks outdated, and it doesn't show extensions of some Flatpak apps. For example: you can install Fcitx 5, but it doesn't show which extensions it has, and without those extensions Fcitx 5 doesn't work properly. I like how Gnome Software handles this, and that kind of integration would make user experience better.
- There isn't any application launch animation on Dock, an animation for indicating that an application being launched/clicked would be nice.
Pop!_OS is the perfect choice for the ones that want to try Linux. I can't wait to try new Cosmic DE, thank you Pop!_OS team.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-01-28
Votes: 0
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Excellent ease of use, especially the Tiling Window Manager integration.
The downside is that it is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, which makes the included software older and requires the use of flatpak to install newer packages. However, the packages installed by flatpak are limited by the container.
I used an ASUS PN51-E1 to install Pop_OS 22.04 and it worked very well without any hardware issues.
I am using two monitors, an HP 22" 1080p monitor and an LG 34" 3440x1440 monitor. After choosing to enable Larger Text in Accessibility, I get perfect text display.
In this system I use VSCode for golang development and everything is perfect, I Love Pop_OS !
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Of course, there are still some bugs in Pop_OS's custom Gnome, but I'm sure System76 will fix those little problems soon.
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In the future, I hope the new COSMIC desktop environment developed by System76 using Rust will be stable and available soon.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-01-21
Votes: 0
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Pro:
no SNAPD
Gnome
Firefox
APT package manager
For the past year or two I have moved between Ubuntu, Pop! and Mint, and have tried altering the installed utilities until I have what I think is the perfect setup. I found that Ubuntu/Snapd ran HOT all the time, like around +80C, and I got tired of snapd taking up resources and giving me tiny type and pointers as a default. I learned how to remove, entirely, snapd, and accidentally discovered the tremendous temperature drop sans SNAP.
I tried Mint and LMDE because they did not have SNAP but with Cinnamon I could not run my gnome extensions which I considered half the fun of wasting time on my laptop, so I went back to Ubuntu. I grew weary of stripping Ubuntu of things I didn't like (snap, again) and being on my guard for OS backsliding. After much searching and reading I discovered Pop! and it seemed an answer to my dreams: No snap, Gnome, Ubuntu-derived.
Con: smaller support community, but no less dedicated to finding solutions as one will find on Ask Ubuntu. Besides, of the issues I've had the answers can sometimes be found at Ask Ubuntu.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-01-19
Votes: 0
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I've used dozens of distros and know every distro under the sun. I switched from Linux Mint to it, and I'm quite satisfied. Been using it for the last 4 months. I thought I'd never like Gnome, but to my surprise, it's actually customisable enough for me. Just install "GNOME Shell Extensions". I recommend the extensions named "Applications Menu", and "Arrange Windows".
Also, some programs I recommend for gaming:
sudo apt install goverlay gamemode protontricks lutris -y
ProtonUp-Qt (Flatpak)
Heroic Games Launcher
Wine Staging
ProtonGE (via ProtonUp-Qt)
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-01-18
Votes: 0
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All rounder distribution suitable for any kind of user. Gamers can use it, Former windows users can use it (Thanks for the dock). Normal desktop users can use it. Disk encryption can be enabled with ease while installing. Tiling window manager users can have it handy as it also supports tiling just with one click. Another great thing is we can find all the apps inside pop shop including flatpaks by default which makes normal users easy to use. Good development approach. Waiting for their rust based COSMIC desktop.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-01-10
Votes: 0
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This is my go-to distro where I want a computer to run smoothly, easy to use and and is not a hassle to setup. I have been using Linux for about 15 years. I have tried and used all the distros in the top 20 list. If I want a non-Arch distro then I always end up coming back to Pop OS. It's that good. The OS is super easy to setup and use and is stable. It is so easy to use, my child who never used Linux before was quickly flying through the screens and using the computer with zero Linux experience. In fact, he uses Pop OS as the distro of choice for his gaming computer whereas he used to rely on Windows. The OS is good that if I ever buy a Linux laptop again it will certainly be from System 76 because they clearly know what they are doing as evident by their OS. Pop OS is for any level user. It does not have a "noob" attached label such as Mint or Ubuntu. Pop OS is perfect for any type of user whether you're using it for home computing; development; writing; gaming; video production; graphic design or whatever else you can think of.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-12-31
Votes: 0
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A beginner friendly "Gaming on Linux" Distribution - if you change the Desktop Environment (when you come fresh from Windows)
Cons:
- not for old hardware
- not without dGPU
- only one DE to beginn with it(...but you can easily install others (pros))
- "Flatpak" (and "Snap"-support)
- No "Bloody Edge"
Pros:
- 20 minutes and the installation is done
- just try it, really: only 20 minutes to install
- a Terminal + >>sudo apt install kde-standard
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2022-12-25
Votes: 0
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Thank you so much for Pop!_OS Linux!!!.
- I like it has the Nvidia drivers included.
- I like it is based on Ubuntu which is used in many companies.
- I like the optimized shell.
- It would be great to optimize use of the screen size by using Dash to Panel or something similar.
- Also Custom Hot Corners extended functionality would be bery useful to have by default.
- Last but not least, a terminal like fish which has the functionality of not displaying by default all the path but only when needed to see it by doing pwd.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2022-12-20
Votes: 2
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Well, as they say, "it's not my cup of tea". I tried to like Pop OS, but it is almost too different to not find it frustrating to use. I sometimes think System 76 made changes just to make Pop OS stand out from the crowded Linux distros. Reminds me of how Ubuntu sort of went different directions as well, some good and some not so good. This is not just an issue with Pop OS, it is an issue with having so many distros and they all do things slightly different with no real uniformity. Can you imagine the mess if Windows had hundreds of slightly different takes on the original. Pop OS is probably as good as any other distro if you get used to how to interact with the OS. I had no issues installing it was very painless process and all the hardware worked. But it was the little annoyances using the OS that bugged too much to continue to use it. From someone who has used Windows PC's and Mac's for years. I was not feeling the intuitiveness of Pop OS over using Windows or Mac OS. It felt foreign to me and never got better with use.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2022-12-19
Votes: 1
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Earlier this year I realised that rolling-release is not my thing. Installed debian, but it was a hell. (default gnome experience isn't how I remember it I guess)
There are great things about Pop! It's really stabel, it feels like debian+good parts of ubuntu, cosmic is as fast as xfce was, I wonder what rust rewrite will give to this experience.
But I had issues.
Issues regarding default keybidings, and the behaviour of the start key.
I like to keep everything fullscreen, and when I press super, I like to see the top-bar, and applications I have opened. Default gnome shipps with this kind of behaviour, bot not Pop! It only opens up an application search in the middle of the screen, and I have to exit from every full-screen app to see the top-bar.
Tile-windows feature is fun, unitl I use stuff fullscreen, like my browser, and my terminal, and that's where I live.
Stable os with not so good desktop enviornment defaults.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-12-09
Votes: 0
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I tried the distributions for a week, I stayed with the one where everything works immediately. I had problems with all other distros, only POP! OS worked perfectly, viber, messenger, telegram run immediately, all hardware works. The design is also very good. Modern, clear, nothing unnecessary, fast. The window management system is good, it can be customized. Does not freeze, reliable operating system.The window management is good, it can be customized. Does not freeze, stable operating system. It is expressly recommended for those who do not want to suffer with Windows.I highly recommend it to everyone. It gets twenty points from me. :-)
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-12-06
Votes: 0
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Awesome distro, i’ve Been on Opensuse Leap for many years and really did not want to leave but they are developing the new ALP system to replace it next year and it is immutable which is basically read only and I was involved in initial testing on MicroOS which last I heard will be the new ALP late next year. It is a great system and well thought out but aimed at container workflows in the corporate world. The main issue for me was a couple programs I use will not work on it. I used Debian for many years and figured I would go back with no issues. I recently built a new desktop and went to load Debian on the second SSD and it was getting firmware errors not recognizing the Ethernet port so I downloaded the drivers and got them installed then was getting kernel errors; Debian is still on 5.10, opensuse was fine on 5.15 so I tried loading 5.15 and it loaded 6 stable and then had other issues I worked through and decided Debian was too far downlevel to put a bunch of bandaids on. I’ve been using Linux for 23+ years and tired of having to fix stuff all the time. I thought about Kubuntu and like it but don’t like snapd at all! I had Kubuntu running in a vm and left the only snap Firefox installed. I looked in the snap folder and it was almost 2GB in size and I wondered why? It looks like snapd not only installs programs similar to flatpak but it is also tied to many services as well, then I tried to de-install it all by following removal instructions which really does not remove it and the stuff you get uninstalled will get reinstalled on another update so Ubuntu is really trying to make sure it can’t be installed! (Huge red flag). The whole snap folder is read only and changing permissions does not work, snap has its tenacles all over the system doing god knows what just like systemd LOL. I had tried PopOS and always kept a kvm around and never had any issues to speak of so I installed it and it came up perfectly and recognized everything, I like their optimizations and glad they did away with the flappy desktop going in and out when you hit the super key, just stupid. I actually prefer plasma but use both and may try adding that and see what happens, past experience with adding plasma to an installed gnome setup resulted in some kde apps bleeding over to gnome and gnome into kde which screws up some stuff but will see. Overall, very pleased with PopOS, it just works and very speedy on a fast system, I was kind of disappointed I did not have any bugs to fix, NOT! System76 keep up the great work! Looking forward to trying out the upcoming new desktop they are working on.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-12-04
Votes: 0
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Great distribution for new linux users. The OS is easy to follow and a lot of hardware just works so you can get started using your computer vs trying to fix technical problems out of the gate. The distribution runs on newer hardware out of the box and uses a newer kernel than what Ubuntu 22.10 uses currently. The installed software is purposeful and not overwhelming and the Pop!Shop is full of options. If you want to install other environments, it is easy to add other environments to work in.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-12-03
Votes: 0
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IT guy here. I've been using GNU/Linux for 5+ years now, I'm quite familiar with it but up until recently I've been prone to distro-hopping (like many of you reading this, I reckon). I've tried dozens of distributions, and most of them felt okay-ish but incomplete when compared to PopOS. For instance, Arch linux is a good distro, it has a huge repository and great wiki, however you're pretty much left on your own once you encounter an issue. The "elitist" Arch community as they consider themselves are often just plain a**holes towards new users, or generally anyone who wants to learn something new/solve a problem. Not to mention how unstable it can be considering it's rolling release type of thing, so pretty much you can kiss your OS goodbye if something goes wrong during update (yeah, you can use snapshots but managing that and/or system crash when it occurs is just not practical). It's especially vulnerable if you haven't updated Arch in a while, so basically every time you update, you play russian roulette.
I've tried Fedora, it's alright but not my cup of tea, OpenSUSE I consider an even better option, especially for system administration.
What I love the most is the good old Debian and stuff based on it. I like stability and plenty of resources/packages if need be, plus it's one of the eldest linuxes out there so it's well supported and community is big.
That why I love PopOs. It feels modern, stable, and very well designed. On top of that, it's using Gnome desktop which is very customizable and reliable. Just loving how things have been going on with this project, I surely hope it will stay like that.
So if you're someone with needs like mine (Needs stable OS, good development team with big community, and lots of apps at the hand) then this is perfect for you. It's great for pretty much any task, whether it's daily casual usage, gaming, audio/video editing, pen-testing and ethical hacking (yeah those are an option too, you basically just need to add Kali's repo and install stuff you need)..
Cheers!
Miloš
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-12-02
Votes: 0
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I've distrohopped so many times that I've lost track, but everytime I did, I found myself wanting to go back to Pop!_OS again. Everything about this distro is perfect and is great for both beginners and veterans, and is good in pretty much any scenario.
- Great GPU support
- Very stable, haven't ran into major issues.
- Good Desktop, It's using a custom Gnome DE, but they are actually making their own from scratch right now!
- Encryption enabled by default
After years of trying to find the perfect distro. This one takes the cake.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2022-11-28
Votes: 0
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I have used Red Hat, Fedora, Ubuntu, Suse, Zorin, Mint all over many these years. So far
I have been using Ubuntu for quite some time now. So I decide to give POP OS 22.04 a try.
The Desktop is clean, and the design of the desktop is well done. Their package manager is well done , and it easy to fine any software you would like.
During the installation you see a lot of message that are printed out on the screen, POP OS 22.04 should consider removing these message,
The file manager does a very good job in accessing all my network drives. And POP OS 22.04 even added my network printer all by it self nice job.
But with some disadvantages , I loaded pyqt5 in the usual way using the “sudo apt-get install”. I found that on PyCharm Community Edition, and visual studio code , both editors could not fine the development library’s for pyqt5. So I had to point to the development library’s for pyqt5 on PyCharm Community Edition. But I have not figure out how to point to development library’s for pyqt5 on visual studio code at this time.
If you are not going to do any development work then the above is not a disadvantage. The only thing that I found wast the default Movie player did not work, It crashed. So I went to my all time player VLC, Not a problem any more.
Overall I would give POP OS 22 a “** 8.98 stars “ out of 10 . For the developers of POP OS 22.04 a job well done. Thank you.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-11-22
Votes: 4
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I've been using Pop! OS for more than 5 years.
- Excellent Rescue System and Live System for tests and data and system recovery.
- Brilliant support for difficult graphic cards: I used to spend/waste days by trying to get the graphic card in the new laptop running to be able to use the external HDMI port. Those days are gone, thanks to Pop OS. :-)
- Regular and stable software updates.
I wished, there were more distributions like Pop! OS. :-)
All of our laptops are using Pop! OS as main OS.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-11-20
Votes: 1
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Love it!
Fast, clean, looks great, all the advantages if Ubuntu without the disadvantages. Great Job.
I Used Red Hat, Fedora, Ubuntu, Suse with KDE, all over many years, all nice but with some disadvantages.
If POP OS is for you depends on what you need it for. You want a problem free fast and save machine for private use?
For Mails and Browsing, Photo editing, Music etc. and not care about details. POP OS is yours! And it's self explaining.
No Terror no Problems, just changed the icons after installation. Beautiful and performant!
Also I use it on a systems76 Lemur Pro. Same thing. No Problems light and clean and robust as long as you're using external speakers/headphones but who doesn't?
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-11-15
Votes: 2
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Love PopOS and all the optimizations compared to regular buntu. I like the changes to the desktop vs regular gnome but not a big gnome fan. Was looking at their system76 laptops and desktops and would probably pick up a few if they had an official PopOS KDE Plasma version. I know I could load Kubuntu or Neon but might as well go with a Kubuntu Focus or vanilla Clevo laptop at that point. Come on System76 give us a KDE version and let us help boost your computer sales, but if not keep up the great work!
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2022-11-13
Votes: 0
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I have spent the last two (2) years looking for a Linux distro, that my family could use. That would run smoothly and with little geek interaction or configuration and now I think I have found it. Like many of the other reviewers here, POP!_OS is so easy to install and use. Everything to date runs with smoothness and good efficiency and zero errors to hack out. I have only been using this as a VM for testing purposes, but I am ready to install and test on my wife's Dell Inspiron 15R SE 7520, 3rd Gen Intel Core i5- 3210M Processor 2.5 GHz, 6gb DDR3 RAM. I will be pleased as I can be, if the install goes as well as I think it will. I am a semi-retired systems engineer and know Linux and Unix all to well. But, my family is tied to Windows and the issues that come with using that product. I will update this review after the Laptop installation.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-11-02
Votes: 3
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Runs smoothly on an updated 2009 Dell laptop (dual core 2.3GHZ, 4gb ram, 128gb ssd and integrated video card). It didn't install the wifi card driver with the OS installation, but after an update it did install it. It's like an optimized Ubuntu, with all the benefits of that distribution (easy to use and great support) and without unnecessary software or visual effects. And it has a clean Mac OS look, running better than Elementary. I've read some criticism for leaving gnome, but the actual desktop works great.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-10-19
Votes: 1
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I've been in the linux community for close to 20 years, and have tried 100's if not thousands of distros. This is by far my favorite one. Easy to install, Easy to use, and a clutter free desktop. Very good for gaming! Hmmmmm. 500 characters to submit a review seems really long but ok. Upgrades and making rescue disks is easy to do with pop os! Pop OS allowed me to break free from windows. Steam runs much better on linux then windows for many games! I highly recommend it. Give it a try and see for yourself.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-10-02
Votes: 7
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I'm a new linux user and I've tried a good amount of distros (Fedora, Ubuntu, Manjaro, Zorin OS) but by far my favorite is Pop OS. I love the simplicity of it, I love the layout of it, I love the COSMIC Desktop, there's just so many great things about it and I don't plan to move away from it anytime soon. Since it's based on Ubuntu, there's already a lot of information out there that applies to Pop OS. The Pop Shop is great and has pretty much everything you would need, in a nice clean interface. I barely need to use the command line to install things since the Pop Shop already has almost all the things I want. I also love the launcher so that when you press the super key, a search prompt comes up similar to Mac OS Spotlight where you can just type in what you want, press enter, and it'll open it for you. It's a really quick, easy, and efficient way to open programs, especially for a fast typer like me. I also really like the built in dock since I've always found opening applications in stock gnome to be weird without using Gnome Extensions. I also have a NVIDIA graphics card but Pop OS makes it really easy to work with since I can just download an ISO with all the NVIDIA drivers preinstalled for me so I don't have to do anything to get it to work, which is very convenient.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2022-09-19
Votes: 0
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Too bad that they moved away from Gnome desktop. This was my go to distribution for Gnome. I also liked the features they added to the desktop experience. However, their move to Cosmic was a bog disappointment and the workflow now resembles more that of KDE, which for me does not work at all. So a pitty that they decided to develop their own desktop instead of contributing to upstream Gnome. Maybe in the future when Cosmic is a fully rewritten desktop environment in rust I give it another try.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-09-12
Votes: 3
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- Its interface is very versatile, light, fast and at the same time modern.
- The best thing it has is the tile windows
- Excellent hardware utilization and power efficiency, crystal sharp fonts, and additional desktop environment features that alleviate GNOME anti-desktop designs, there are a couple of more things I like to point out when compared to other Linux distributions
- I was able to install development tools very easily.
highly recommended.
It works for both basic and advanced users.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2022-08-13
Votes: 6
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I can see why Pop!_OS has been trending on top 10 Linux distributions for the past year, excellent hardware utilization and power efficiency, crystal sharp fonts, and additional desktop environment features that alleviate GNOME anti-desktop designs, there are a couple of more things I like to point out when compared to other Linux distributions:
1. Audio: Even though Fedora or Arch Linux (optional) uses the latest Linux audio software implementation PipeWire, they sound terrible, Pop!_OS uses PulseAudio and yet it beats PipeWire by 3 years ahead, sound stage is amazing, sound objects separation are super clear, overall on par with Windows, NO other Linux distribution could surpass Pop!_OS in this aspect! I repeat, NO other Linux distribution could surpass Pop!_OS in this aspect. (Debian, Arch Linux, Fedora, OpenSUSE and Ubuntu, basically all major Linux distribution out there.)
2. Hardware Acceleration: Everyone knows hardware acceleration on Linux out of the box is a joke, almost all Linux distributions consume huge chunk of CPU power when playing videos, opening apps or simply web browsing If not manually configured properly, but not Pop!_OS, does exactly what it should just like Windows, out of the box. Does Fedora have that? no. Debian? no. Not even Ubuntu has that even though Pop!_OS is based on it.
3. User Interface: User interface is very clear, the fonts are super sharp, again, all other major Linux distributions out there look terrible, blurry, especially for Qt apps. (Yes I'm talking about Fedora) Except for those that have KDE by default, or SolusOS.
Now why Pop!_OS deserve 8 out of 10?
Partially because of the name of the distribution has an exclamation point and an underscore, and I preferred vanilla GNOME, the developers should just add additional features that mitigate GNOME anti-desktop designs without changing the interface. Also, after years of using Linux on and off with open source software, I came to a realization, and chose to stick with Windows with free or paid closed source software, which I'm not gonna elaborate here. I installed Pop!_OS only on out of date hardware that no longer runs Windows well.
One more thing, people should ask themselves why Android is more popular than GNU/Linux, both based on the Linux kernel and both are open source, and yet GNU/Linux is struggling to gain market in the desktop race. And I have a really unpopular opinion that Google's Fuchsia OS will become more popular than GNU/Linux if Linux distribution developers keep ignoring what made Android successful in the first place.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-08-05
Votes: 5
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I use pop!_os as my daily operating system and I am fully satisfied with its performance.
I cannot speak to the Nvidia drivers and the related issues mentioned under a few reviews below as I do not have one.
What makes pop!_os one of the best distros are:
1. Ease of installation and use;
2. Can be used by beginners and advances Linux users to accomplish tasks;
3. Combines the stability of Debian and relatively the most updated applications adopted by distributions like Arch;
4. Does not adopt the Ubuntu direction of imposing snaps even though it is based on Ubuntu;
5. Has its own desktop environment that is expected to be even better when fully developed using Rust;
6. Is backed by System 76. This can also be a drawback if System 76 decide to go the same Ubuntu direction;
7. Rolls back the updates to previous releases;
8 and many more.......
A few things pop!_os may need to improve:
1. Giving the user the option to select Ext4 or BTRFS during the installation;
2. A server version even though it is not needed as Ubuntu shines in this area.
Overall, pop!_os is a great distribution thanks to its team. It can be even better if combined with the hardware provided by System 76.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-08-02
Votes: 1
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Very good and bug-free distro.
Now used as daily driver. I installed pop-os on both my laptop and office desktop.
Occasionally have some issue with input method while using Chrome browser.
Occasionally have the fan running fast on laptop, but quiet for the most of the time.
One thing I like pop-os is that it has built-in nvidia graphic card driver, and user does not need to worry about it.
I wonder whether system76 is going to release a pop-os server version without desktop environment. And this could be useful for people doing scientific computing or other services, because the desktop environment occupies a lot of GPU ram. Or is it really necessary that one may consider ubuntu server?
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-08-02
Votes: 1
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This is a really beautiful distro that is great for beginners looking to escape from Micro$ and Apple. I love the window management and window tiling features. Everything worked on my 2015 MBP out of the box, very nice graphics card support. The Pop shop has a great selection of apps without the need to add repositories. This is a really user friendly distro for non-hackers, better than Ubuntu.
Pros: icon set, pop shop, window management, night mode (blue light filter), graphics card support (including retina displays).
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 3
Date: 2022-07-24
Votes: 0
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Large memory leaks, Keep my intel machine fans always racing. A Frankenstein OS, which used to be decent os 2 years ago, but now just biting their own behind.
Pop OS users are just crazy fans they wont accept that better solutions are available!
The only thing pop os does better is to include Nvidia image by default which is frankly nothing new now a days.
I will say - pop os is most overhyped among all Debian based distros!
If you are a baby use - Mint instead and if beast then - Debian and all others in between should use ubuntu.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 20.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-07-21
Votes: 1
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20.04 was my first distribution. I think fondly of Pop!_OS. I don't really like the new Cosmic stuff, but hopefully the desktop based on Rust will be better. Nowadays I hop between Arch, Gentoo, Void, NixOS, and Debian, but Pop!_OS has a special place in my heart.
Nvidia drivers preinstalled are very convenient for a new-to-Linux user and I would definitely recommend Pop!_OS to someone with a Nvidia GPU who's just starting to get into Linux.
Overall, Pop is very clean and stable, it's like the better version of Ubuntu.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-07-21
Votes: 1
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I have been distro-hopping for a couple of years, now. I've had great success with several different distros, but then I decided to upgrade my Intel i7 desktop PC with an nvidia card (GTX-1650). Suddenly, I couldn't get a good smooth performance on my favorite distros. It didn't matter what distro or desktop environment I used. I have two drives. One boots into Windows 10, and the nvidia card is smooth as silk. So, yeah...I got a little spoiled by that. I had tried Pop!_OS before, and it didn't really perform well with my integrated Intel GPU. So, after a week of trying several distros a day for over a week, I decided to try Pop!_OS on my second SSD again. Wow! Everything works great! I've only added a few Gnome extensions and use the Adwaita Dark theme with the standard Paprius icon theme. Videos, audio recordings, OBS-Studio...everything works perfectly! I know...this might be just my rig, but Pop!_OS is exactly what I've been looking for. No more distro-hopping for me.
YMMV
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 21.10
Rating: 4
Date: 2022-07-20
Votes: 0
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After running Knoppix in 2003, Debian, CentOS, and Ubuntu of course, PopOS is a nice distro overall.
I installed it for the NVIDIA drivers.
But NVIDIA updates are totally messed up, layering drivers unto drivers so you stop updating.
Globally, PopOS didn't think outside US and updates are slow, and you get 2 notifications per day to upgrade your distro.
PopShop will soon have paid apps, so I wonder if it's Linux anymore.
Finally, help is non-existant (I never got a reply) and Ubuntu forums kick out PopOS users so you're on your own.
Dual boot using grub will break at each update and Refind is kicked out by grub updates (really too bad). So think of removing grub ASAP.
Synaptic, Snap, Flatpak, PopShop, ... far too much. Flatpak is awful on memory management.
Not for newbies for now.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-07-20
Votes: 1
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If I had to sum up Pop!_OS in one word, it'd be "convenient".
I am new to Linux. I have only used Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Debian, and Pop!_OS. But I run Pop_OS as my daily driver on both my gaming desktop and my (not gaming) laptop.
Having the nvidia drivers come pre-installed (and the repo pre-configured) is a godsend. I was able to smoothly transition from gaming on Windows to gaming on Pop with hardly any issue.
The Gnome-based DE is a delight to use, and I'd say the best thing about Pop is the tiling and the launcher. Sure, you can configure both of these things on your own (that's the best part of Linux), but the fact that it works so goddamn well out of the box on any system you've got is incredible. For laptops, gnome's touch support is currently better than KDE's.
Apparently, a lot of people use Pop Shop. I personally dislike it, and it's where my 9/10 comes from. I stopped using it when I went from 21.10 to 22.04, but the experience I remember was clunky, and over-reliant on flatpaks. Don't get me wrong, I see the value of flatpaks, and use them whenever I need something more sandboxed. However, searching for an application within Pop Shop often took way too long, and the application would seemingly freeze when trying to update things. Additionally, it would prioritize flatpaks over adding the dev's ppa (or however else you get their .debs), which... I dunno. Odd. It's built with electron, so I ended up uninstalling it entirely.
Were it not for the clunky pop shop, Pop!_OS gets a 10/10. I highly recommend this as a first time distro. It solves a lot of stupid issues with Ubuntu, and retains the compatibility with debian we know and love.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2022-07-19
Votes: 0
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It's fine but has some performance issues. Like the icon's in dock are slow to launch if they are not pinned as Favorites. The app launches long before you see the icon launch in Dock. Just a tell tale sign of a poorly functioning system. This has been a issues for awhile now so not sure why it cannot be fixed?? The font smoothing on a 1080 panel looks awful, almost to the point of being out of focus appearing. After awhile it hurts my eyes to look at the screen. I know its not my Viewsonic screen because Windows and Mac OS look crisp and perfectly fine. I want to like a Linux distro such as Pop OS especially when its developed in the US. But this has not impressed me in several ways.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 22.04
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-07-08
Votes: 2
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As a newer in linux environment, I am learning and I already installed in dual boot with windows some linux distros. This time, I decided to give a try to POP-OS. After installing it carefully, after rebooting, the system landed directly to pop os. There is no option to choose between windows and pop os.
I think pop-os prefers to be installed alone. I do not know what is the importance of choosing ‘’custom (advanced)” instead of “clean install” that erase everything and install pop-os alone on the disk, If the system ignores all and starts pop-os only?
If I configured the disk and gave space for root, swap and home is for the system to give the choice between windows and pop-os installed in the reserved space.
After research in internet, through the forced pop-os, I resolved the problem and came back to windows, and deleted pop-os.
Other remark, linux mint is based on ubuntu, pop-os also. The installation of linux mint is easy, as installing ubuntu, no change in the installation procedure. Why this pop-os is making the installation more complicated?
My advice to the newer as me, to avoid losing your bootloader for windows and headache to resolve the problem, it is better to install Ubuntu or Linux mint in dual boot, for testing.
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