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[–] darkmogool@feddit.org 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children) Why shouldn't we use popos? Just curious… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kr4u7@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 5 months ago (2 children) You can realistically use whatever you want. But if you want a stable out of the box experience, choosing an OS that is in a beta testing phase of a new desktop environment, might lead to a less than optimal experience. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] darkmogool@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago Yeah, I agree. Popos` new DE is bad… permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nugscree@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) The LTS releases should not have that DE just yet, right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kr4u7@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) Yes but he didn't choose that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) He did grab the lts permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kr4u7@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) You are right. I assumed they wouldn't test a new DE in an LTS version, but they, in fact, do that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 point 5 months ago Yeah I was pretty shocked they were shipping it LTS with no warning or disclaimer permalink fedilink source parent [–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 3 points 5 months ago (3 children) Isn't popos just Ubuntu with more eyecandy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] mko@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 months ago It used to be, and is still based on Ubuntu the same way as Mint is. Their Cosmic DE used to be a tweaked Gnome, but the current Cosmic iteration is a ground up developed DE done in Rust. It has a lot of promise, but their v1 is basically still beta quality with lots of bugs. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nugscree@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago And preinstalled nvidea drivers (if you get that version) permalink fedilink source parent [–] darkmogool@feddit.org 1 point 5 months ago* (1 child) Not as i'm aware of it. It's clearly an Ubuntu branch, but they did other things to it. I don't an expert 😅 And imo popos is still better than Microslop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) Well that ain't hard to achieve :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] darkmogool@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago absolutely :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kr4u7@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 5 months ago (2 children) You can realistically use whatever you want. But if you want a stable out of the box experience, choosing an OS that is in a beta testing phase of a new desktop environment, might lead to a less than optimal experience. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] darkmogool@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago Yeah, I agree. Popos` new DE is bad… permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nugscree@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) The LTS releases should not have that DE just yet, right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kr4u7@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) Yes but he didn't choose that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) He did grab the lts permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kr4u7@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) You are right. I assumed they wouldn't test a new DE in an LTS version, but they, in fact, do that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 point 5 months ago Yeah I was pretty shocked they were shipping it LTS with no warning or disclaimer permalink fedilink source parent
[–] darkmogool@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago Yeah, I agree. Popos` new DE is bad… permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nugscree@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) The LTS releases should not have that DE just yet, right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kr4u7@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) Yes but he didn't choose that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) He did grab the lts permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kr4u7@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) You are right. I assumed they wouldn't test a new DE in an LTS version, but they, in fact, do that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 point 5 months ago Yeah I was pretty shocked they were shipping it LTS with no warning or disclaimer permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kr4u7@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) Yes but he didn't choose that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) He did grab the lts permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kr4u7@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) You are right. I assumed they wouldn't test a new DE in an LTS version, but they, in fact, do that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 point 5 months ago Yeah I was pretty shocked they were shipping it LTS with no warning or disclaimer permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) He did grab the lts permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kr4u7@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) You are right. I assumed they wouldn't test a new DE in an LTS version, but they, in fact, do that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 point 5 months ago Yeah I was pretty shocked they were shipping it LTS with no warning or disclaimer permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kr4u7@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) You are right. I assumed they wouldn't test a new DE in an LTS version, but they, in fact, do that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 point 5 months ago Yeah I was pretty shocked they were shipping it LTS with no warning or disclaimer permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 point 5 months ago Yeah I was pretty shocked they were shipping it LTS with no warning or disclaimer permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 3 points 5 months ago (3 children) Isn't popos just Ubuntu with more eyecandy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] mko@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 months ago It used to be, and is still based on Ubuntu the same way as Mint is. Their Cosmic DE used to be a tweaked Gnome, but the current Cosmic iteration is a ground up developed DE done in Rust. It has a lot of promise, but their v1 is basically still beta quality with lots of bugs. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nugscree@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago And preinstalled nvidea drivers (if you get that version) permalink fedilink source parent [–] darkmogool@feddit.org 1 point 5 months ago* (1 child) Not as i'm aware of it. It's clearly an Ubuntu branch, but they did other things to it. I don't an expert 😅 And imo popos is still better than Microslop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) Well that ain't hard to achieve :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] darkmogool@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago absolutely :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mko@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 months ago It used to be, and is still based on Ubuntu the same way as Mint is. Their Cosmic DE used to be a tweaked Gnome, but the current Cosmic iteration is a ground up developed DE done in Rust. It has a lot of promise, but their v1 is basically still beta quality with lots of bugs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nugscree@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago And preinstalled nvidea drivers (if you get that version) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] darkmogool@feddit.org 1 point 5 months ago* (1 child) Not as i'm aware of it. It's clearly an Ubuntu branch, but they did other things to it. I don't an expert 😅 And imo popos is still better than Microslop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) Well that ain't hard to achieve :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] darkmogool@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago absolutely :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) Well that ain't hard to achieve :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] darkmogool@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago absolutely :) permalink fedilink source parent