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When protonvpn is in tiling mode, it leaves a lot of unused space
these are flatseal and ungoogled chrome, as examples, somde flatpak work fine, others are white screen
The latest release includes more Settings pages, the bulk of functionality for COSMIC Files, highly requested window management features, and considerable infrastructure work for screen reader support, as well as some notable bug fixes. https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-alpha-2-press-release
blog.system76.com
> COSMIC’s Alpha 2 release builds upon that work with functionality built out for Files, additional Settings pages, considerable infrastructure work for screen reader support+, and some highly requested window management features. System76 is ecstatic at the level of excitement and collaboration so far with alpha testers and early app & applet developers, and we look forward to seeing what comes from these new additions. ... > The second COSMIC alpha will be released on September 26th. Those participating in Alpha 1 on Pop!_OS can simply update through the COSMIC App Store to transition. This alpha will be followed by monthly alpha releases until all core features have been built out. More coverage: - [COSMIC DE Alpha 2 Released, This is What’s New](https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/09/cosmic-desktop-alpha-2-pop-os-released) - [COSMIC Alpha 2 Released with Bluetooth Settings, Much-Improved File Manager](https://9to5linux.com/cosmic-alpha-2-released-with-bluetooth-settings-much-improved-file-manager) - [Cosmic Desktop Alpha 2: BIG PROGRESS for a month of work!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srXzV0hkjXI)
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> COSMIC Alpha 2 is landing on September 26th. Repositories will be tagged with the new release for distribution packagers. > Pop!_OS 24.04 Alpha 2 ISO's will also be available for download! #COSMICdesktop #COSMICDE
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> #Forecast has been shaping up nicely this last week! If I didn't know better I'd say I'm ready for some Alpha testers to find me some bugs to work on! Head on over to the repo below to test it out now! > > https://github.com/cosmic-utils/forecast
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the original dev of timeshift retired. so Linuxmint is the new maintainer.. please consider switching the source thank you
I mean, the cosmic de might be couple months or years away.. will system76 wait until cosmic de is ready to release Pop 24.04... or will they release Pop 24.04 with gnome Cosmic while working on the cosmic de ?
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Via https://social.ndlug.org/@BrodieOnLinux@mstdn.social/113085431469719912 > That's one more thing to knock off the checklist of things annoying me in COSMIC, now we have focus follows mouse as an option https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-settings/pull/560
I have a little one-line keyboard customization in my `~/.profile` that is intended to make my caps lock key function as escape when pressed or ctrl when held. ``` # Map Caps Lock to Esc/Ctrl setxkbmap -option 'caps:ctrl_modifier' && xcape -e 'Control_L=Escape;Caps_Lock=Escape' ``` It works… but only if I manually run `source ~/.profile`. The weird thing is that it kinda works without the manual intervention, but the caps lock also activates. This does not happen after manually sourcing. I thought this file was automatically sourced at login. If that's the case, shouldn't the customization work automatically without the file having to be manually sourced? Is there some service that needs to be running before this command fires that is not yet running when the file is automatically sourced? Struggling to understand what's happening here… 🤔
I installed Cosmic on my current system following steps here.. [https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch?tab=readme-ov-file#installing-on-pop_os](https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch?tab=readme-ov-file#installing-on-pop_os) BUT, I was reading somewhere else also, and that post said to not enable the Cosmic login screen, because it was buggy. So I didn't. I CAN NOT find that post, and i can't figure out what the *(!@&^%# I did. I want to know HOW to enable the Cosmic login screen. I believe I edited some config file.. don't know what... HELP please. Thanks!
cosmic-themes.org
> Community themes for the COSMIC™ desktop by System76. GitHub Repository: [cosmic-themes-org-py](https://github.com/Fingel/cosmic-themes-org-py/)
Hello! I'm pretty new to pop_os and linux, but am trying to switch over from windows. I've been having some sound issues where it seems like sounds get cut off. It seems to most noticeable with something like doing duolingo from my browser (lots of short sound clips of words and such; if I click on words quickly, then spotify playing in the background will stop playing briefly). I've tried disabling sleep, as described by https://support.system76.com/articles/audio/, without luck. I've also noticed that I [see errors](https://imgur.com/a/vtrU5Yg) listed in pw-top which sometimes correspond to sounds getting cut off. That is, sometimes I notice a cutoff without seeing an increase in the number of errors, but when I notice an increase in the number of errors it usually corresponds to something getting cut off. Is there a way to see what the errors from pw-top are? Or suggestions for other things I should look into? I've looked at dmesg and `systemctl status --user pipewire.service` (and pipewire-pulse) but the only error I see is a nvidia-drm thing which [seems to be innocuous](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/ubuntu-21-10-failed-to-grab-modeset-ownership-with-495-44/193867/37). I've also uploaded [my alsa-info results](http://alsa-project.org/db/?f=40bbff34ac448419f1c6c4ade06b28597ad078d1), if that's useful.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ndlug.org/post/1042162 > My first impressions with cosmic were terrible to say the least. Amongst the sea of complete dealbreaker issues (horrible stutter and lag, inability to use 240hz, mouse sensitivity not working, etc) the general implementations atm are janky to say the least, tons of empty menus, wasted space, small annoying bugs. > I do realize it's an alpha, though, so I won't focus on the "small bugs" that can probably be fixed in 15 mins and will be fixed... in the future. > The current design language, IMO, is one of the worst I've seen in a while, but I don't wanna focus on this as it's all subjective, after all. > In this blogpost I want to focus on the broader ideology behind it, the direction and selling points. ... > Are we out of our minds? It's a barely functional alpha. All those quotes (and those are just a few) are at best running on "hopes and prayers" and not the actual experience. What foundation? Moving floating windows? MS Windows 3.0 had that. What potential? To... add more code? Just like to... anything at this stage?! ... > Cosmic is a desktop that, for now, to me, has no goal. Is not catchy. Has not much to offer. I don't know where System76 wants to take it, but if this doesn't change, it's not difficult for me to imagine a future where Cosmic ends up like Unity or Mir. Forgotten and barely used. > It's receiving a lot of overly-positive reviews based on hopes and prayers, with little to be based on reality, or what we have right now. > This, adding to the aggresive marketing, makes the developers already quite hostile to negative feedback. > Cosmic is, in my opinion, on a not-so-good path at the moment, despite what those news outlets might claim. ... > Even though this is a quite negative blogpost, if any of the developers at Cosmic are reading this: Stop riding on the great reviews. Accept criticism, because you know full well Cosmic is very rough at the moment. Criticism is the thing that will drive your code forward.
I want to use the dark cosmic theme with kweather from flatpak. I've tried lots of stuff, but I don't understand how to determine what is a valid theme from terminal, or how to add to use it with a flatpak.   
blog.system76.com
> It’s happening! This is not a drill! The alpha version of COSMIC, our new desktop environment for Pop!_OS and other Linux distros, has been released. COSMIC adds new features, customization, performance, stability, and security. Its “alpha” state adds bugs. Bug reports are welcome, as are screenshots of your custom themes and panels. ... > We gave folks around the Linuxsphere some time to play with the Alpha COSMIC ISO. Feedback so far has overall been fairly glowing! ... > We’ve finalized an official app template for best practices on what to include in apps developed for COSMIC. Items like support for the Launcher, what types of icons to provide, and descriptions for app stores are listed in the app template. ... > The COSMIC alpha on Pop!_OS is also an alpha for the latest Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS. When COSMIC Epoch 1 is officially released, this will be made available as an upgrade through the normal upgrade path in the OS. An upgrade path will also be available in the second alpha for testers. ... > COSMIC Ambassadors are amazing people who contribute to COSMIC or promote it on social media. They also get free swag! You, too, can become an ambassador by filling out this short form.
Quote from the automated transcript: > So basically even though it's of course still very bare bones the foundation is here and it works surprisingly well. I of course wouldn't recommend it for daily use yet but it's already quite interesting what system 76 is cooking up. Its philosophy to bring more customization into a more streamlined desktop is admirable and I actually cannot wait to really give it a go once we start getting some more advanced features. It's probably still going to take a few years though.
www.phoronix.com
> The System76 Scheduler is their project that is a Rust-based scheduler aimed at increasing desktop responsiveness. Over the past few years this System76 Scheduler has landed various optimizations for gaming and desktop apps, performance optimizations, and other features. > As the first new release in more than one year (since May 2023), the System76 Scheduler 2.0.2 was released on Thursday. With this new version it adds the Hyprland Wayland compositor to the list of detected desktop environments. There are also a few bug fixes. Changelog: [2.0.2](https://github.com/pop-os/system76-scheduler/releases/tag/2.0.2)
Hey All, I'm looking for a good softphone in Linux. I tried Linphone, but it had the same issue I had in Windows where I could send texts ok, but can't send and receive calls. In Windows, I used Microsip since it worked as soon as I configured it. Linphone seems to be "special." Any suggestions? And I don't care about video calls.
I know it's early yet, but right now my laptop screen stays awake all day while I listen to streaming music. Is there no way to return to the login screen and blank that screen after a certain period of time?
Long story short, it is pretty solid as an alpha release! I would have installed it on bare metal, if I have another computer. If you are installing on 22.04, this post still valid, https://lemm.ee/post/25474700 if you are installing the official 24.04 Alpha iso, simply select to use QXL graphic on vm setup. no other changes needed in the OS level. @mmstick, any plan to support virtio graphic?
> A service for the Cosmic desktop that creates and apply themes from the current wallpaper. COSMIC Background Wallpaper: https://github.com/wash2/cosmic_ext_bg_t...
> The COSMIC Desktop recently dropped and whilst I did a first impressions stream I wanted to put together a more coherent review of the desktop so here it is, yes it's an alpha, yes it's buggy, but it has a lot going for it.
I've been waiting until the alpha release to try cosmic, so I haven't paid much attention to instructions for installing it alongside my current pop os 22.04. Now that the alpha is out, I see all instructions pointing to download and install the 24.04 alpha iso. But, that's a big hassle! Is there a way I can try the cosmic alpha along side my current install?
Hey everyone! I've been using the Cosmic DE Alpha since yesterday and have been enjoying it so far! What I've been wondering though - is there any place where I can see all the keyboard shortcuts that are used for the tiler and other features, and maybe even change them/set new ones? No matter if it's some piece of official documentation or a config file. Thanks for your help!
> RUST Cosmic Desktop on Pop!_OS made by System 76 is available and ready for testing. The ALPHA release has officially dropped. Let's do an in depth review about the latest updates on this Cosmic Desktop for Linux environment. Open source dev is great!
As the first alpha version of COSMIC Epoch 1, it is incomplete. You’ll most certainly find bugs. Testing and bug reports are welcome and appreciated. New feature requests will be considered for Epoch 2, COSMIC’s second release. [COSMIC Epoch 1 (alpha 1) on the Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS alpha ISO files are available ](https://system76.com/cosmic) Try COSMIC on other Linux distributions Fedora - See instructions NixOS - See instructions Arch - See instructions openSUSE - Coming soon Serpent OS - See instructions Redox OS - includes some COSMIC Components - See Progress https://system76.com/cosmic
Whenever I update a package or the system via the Pop! Shop, or downloading a game or updates from Steam, my desktop constantly freezes and hangs. It works perfectly fine otherwise. I was wondering whether this was common behaviour. It's a bit frustrating because it means I have to pick my moments to update to be when I can go do something else for a while and come back. If I'm on a Discord call and am doing an update or downloading a game on steam, the freezes mean that my friends can't hear me and I can't hear them. I've tried Googling it but haven't found anyone with this specific issue yet. I run a medium-power gaming desktop rig. Any advice on how to fix or improve this? Update: Here are my hardware specs. Sorry for not including them earlier; I was at work when I posted this. - Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. X570S GAMING X - RAM: 32 GiB - CPU: AMD® Ryzen 9 5900x 12-core processor × 24 - GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Does anyone have experience developing with **Unity 3D game engine** on Pop!_OS? I'm thinking of leaving Windows and Pop seems to be the most painless transition, but I want to get into developing for Unity so that's a must for me (I can't use Godot as the SDK I want to use is on Unity only). Does it work without issues? The Unity site says it works on Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, 22.04 so not sure if that translates over to Pop. Any advice would be appreciated :) Worst case, is developing on Unity via Wine an option? I don't know much about Linux so hopefully that's not a dumb question 😅
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