Company , specializing in the production of laptops, PCs, and servers shipped with Linux, distribution release , developed for deployment on System76 hardware instead of the previously offered Ubuntu distribution, and shipped with a revamped desktop environment. Pop!_OS is based on a package base and is also claimed to be a long-term support (LTS) release. The project has made progress are licensed under GPLv3. ISO images for the x86_64 architecture in variants for NVIDIA and Intel/AMD graphics chips (2 GB).
Pop!_OS comes with the GNOME Shell interface, an original theme , set of icons, different fonts (Fira and Roboto Slab), and an extended set of drivers. The project includes three extensions for GNOME Shell: for modifying the shutdown/sleep button, for constantly displaying thumbnails of virtual desktops in overview mode, and to view detailed information about a program by right-clicking its icon.
The distribution is primarily aimed at people using their computers to create something new, such as those involved in content development, software products, 3D models, graphics, music, or scientific work. development of its own edit of the Ubuntu distribution after Canonical's decision to switch Ubuntu from Unity to GNOME Shell — the developers at System76 took on the task of creating a new GNOME-based theme but then realized they were ready to offer users a different desktop environment, providing flexible tools for customization to fit the current workflow.
In the new version:
- For new installations, a dark desktop theme is enabled by default. The light theme can be activated in the configuration under the appearance settings section.
- Full keyboard navigation capabilities have been implemented for desktop navigation without using a mouse. Keyboard shortcuts can be used to launch applications, switch between programs, and quickly change settings. In addition to the default hotkeys, a Vim-style navigation mode has also been offered. A 'View All Shortcuts' option has been added to the top right menu for viewing all hotkeys.
- An automatic window tiling mode (Auto-tiling) has been implemented to reorganize windows after opening an application. The position and size of the window can be adjusted using the keyboard without touching the mouse. This mode is activated through the system menu.
- Virtual desktops have been added to group related content together and separate unrelated active applications into distinct spaces. Keyboard shortcuts can be utilized to switch between virtual desktops and move windows within them.
- The Pop!_Shop application installation interface now includes support for standalone packages in the Flatpak format and the Flathub repository.
- Work has been simplified on systems with hybrid graphics. In addition to a toggle for rendering using either the integrated Intel graphics card or the discrete NVIDIA card, a 'Hybrid Graphics' mode has been added to the system menu. This mode allows the laptop to primarily operate using the energy-efficient Intel GPU and switch to the more powerful discrete NVIDIA GPU only for specific applications.
When launching a standalone program, the context menu now includes an option to 'Launch using Dedicated Graphics Card' to utilize the NVIDIA GPU. Application developers and package maintainers can also set the discrete GPU as default by specifying 'X-KDE-RunOnDiscreteGpu=true' in the .desktop file.
- A Firmware section has been added to the settings, allowing users to update firmware for hardware components with a single button press, not only for System76 hardware but also for any other vendors publishing updates through. (Linux Vendor Firmware Service).
- An applet has been added to the panel that uses indicators for quick access to application settings, such as Slack, Dropbox, and Discord.
- An offline system update mode has been introduced, which allows updates to be downloaded in the background first and then applied separately at a convenient time.
Source: opennet.ru
