Pop OS – System76
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Pop OS – System76
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Re: Pop OS – System76
#2This tiling feature looks just like i3 or Sway.. pretty sure it is using it under the hood. Not sure why they changed the default shortcuts though, nor why they want to rename everything under the Pop OS brand.. rather than just give credit to the real contributors.
Re: Pop OS – System76
#3This tiling feature looks just like i3 or Sway.. pretty sure it is using it under the hood. Not sure why they changed the default shortcuts though, nor why they want to rename everything under the Pop OS brand.. rather than just give credit to the real contributors.
https://github.com/pop-os/shell
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Re: Pop OS – System76
#4This tiling feature looks just like i3 or Sway.. pretty sure it is using it under the hood. Not sure why they changed the default shortcuts though, nor why they want to rename everything under the Pop OS brand.. rather than just give credit to the real contributors.
Its neither i3 nor Sway. Its their own implementation on top of GNOME. i3, sway are too complicated for first time users and requires lot of configuration and tweaks. Personally I found Pop Shell is the best thing that can get anyone started with simple toggle on/off, customisation of shortcuts and available out of the box.
Re: Pop OS – System76
#5If you're interested in the tiling features of Pop OS, they're also available as a standalone extension for GNOME Shell. Very little friction to test them out (if you're already running GNOME).
Re: Pop OS – System76
#6This tiling feature looks just like i3 or Sway.. pretty sure it is using it under the hood. Not sure why they changed the default shortcuts though, nor why they want to rename everything under the Pop OS brand.. rather than just give credit to the real contributors.
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#7As far as I'm concerned, this is the current gold standard for out-of-box experience desktop Linux.
There are things I would do differently if I were building a system myself, but PopOS "Just Works", and is more polished than Win10 imho.
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#8Pop is my new favorite. I started using it at the urging of friends, and love it. I've written a couple reviews of it on my blog, as it's been my "daily driver" for my laptop for nearly a year.
I've been a Linux user since 1995/96, and a die hard Arch user for about 10 years. So why would I want a Linux distro that's super hands-off and easy to use?
It's incredibly stable. "Set it and forget it". If I want a bleeding edge version of software I can add it. It's performant, easy, and all my hardware works. It really just "stays out of my way" so I can get work done instead of tinkering. It's nice.
I still keep an Arch install around, but when I want to fire up a laptop and get to work without a single problem, Pop has been fantastic for it. I recommend it to new users, as well as old neckbeards like me.
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#9This is funny, I am literally in the middle of writing an ISO of this OS to a USB stick to try installing on my laptop. I've been trying to find a good linux distro for a "2-in-1" laptop that has a stylus (Surface, Yoga, etc.)... Pop!_OS came up as a strong contender in discussions/posts I could find online. Guess I'll find out shortly! :)
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#10I daily drive Pop OS on my Thinkpad and love it. It’s just… easy. Everything works out of the box and it’s a nice reliable system for general usage.
I used to be all about Arch and heavily modified OSes refined down to minute detail but these days I just want the OS to stay out of my way and let me get my work done, and that’s exactly what Pop OS is good for.