Pop!_OS (Linux)

How safe it is to upgrade to Pop!_OS 24.04 by manually editing /etc/apt/sources.list (or whatever it was).

I tried doing it and running sudo apt update, and nothing suspicious seemed to appear. I used the Ubuntu 24.04 repos.

It is worth nothing that I have ran sudo apt remove with the --allow-remove-essential flag.

I want to upgrade; 22.04 is so old Debian stable is more up-to-date. There are also bugs with Sway and Mangohud that I am interested in getting rid of.

I am uninterested in the Rust desktop.

I'm on a Legion Lenovo Slim 5. The webcam shows too much area around me during video calls (the browser based teleconferencing tool that I use doesn't have settings to adjust this).

I tried the cameractrls app, but it doesn't offer any way to crop or zoom in. Any other suggestions?

I just installed Cosmic (Pop_OS! 22.04) into my second laptop, Thinkpad X270. Using it with bluetooth headphones is a bit annoying. It gives audio only on right side when using the high quality option. In hands-free mode audio comes out of both sides.

Is there a fix which I could apply by myself? Cosmic doesn't offer (yet) a built-in balance adjustment so I don't know if it's just the balance.

Still it's the best desktop and especially cosmic app store is best I've ever tried, including mobile.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/30765479

I updated my graphics drivers from nvidia 470 to nvidia 560 due to issues running certain games. It's fixed my gaming issue but reintroduced the problem that kept me from updating for so long.

After setting my computer to "suspend," it wakes up to this screen on all monitors. I am unable to scroll up or type further commands, my only option is to reboot the machine.

• My graphics card is: NVIDIA Corporation GP104 [GeForce GTX 1070]
• Nvidia driver version: 560.35.03
• My desktop environment is Cinnamon X11. (This does not occur on Wayland, but there is no Cinnamon Wayland.)

I can't make heads or tails of this error screen. The best I can understand is the "Fixing recursive fault but reboot is required!" line. How can I get more information? Does anyone have any ideas on how I can fix this? Thanks in advance.

Edit: It seems important to mention this is happening only on X11 (Pop default and Cinnamon), and not on Pop!_OS on Wayland.

And when aprohimatly we can expect stable version..? For a year or more?

will there be support for secure boot?

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Community driven applications and extensions written to extend the power of the COSMIC™ Desktop made by System 76.

COSMIC Utils Projects are all open source and as such welcome the spirit of open collaboration. Head over to the source code of any of the projects listed above and help however you feel necessary!

This is a collection of third party utilities designed for COSMIC. The organization is open to welcoming new projects and contributors.

I want to lock the screen and it should displey blured background with date and time in the middle. And thats what happends some times but other times screen goes off, like its in sleep mode. And i dont want that, also its confusing why it isnt consistant.. Any qlue why this is happening..? Its desktop pc with desktop monitor, not laptop..

A while back COSMIC entered its Alpha 1 and then Alpha 2 and now we have the CEO of System76 Carl Richell back on the show to talk about the project.

One notable comment (around minute 49) by Carl is that there will "soon" be a development option available for Pop!_OS 22.04 users to upgrade to 24.04 where some GNOME applications will be replaced by their COSMIC equivalents.

Also, Carl says he hopes Beta 1 will be released in January 2025. Until then, there will be a new Alpha every last Thursday of the month.

Just curious. No rush.

Hey All, When my desktop was Windows, I'd use my desktop to rip DVD/Blu-rays, move them to the movies folder, then use robocopy to copy just new files from my desktop to my Plex server. Used switches to copy just the new files and folders.

What is the Linux equivalent to do this?

When protonvpn is in tiling mode, it leaves a lot of unused space

Start tweaking your COSMIC desktop.

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

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.

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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

• COSMIC Alpha 2 Released with Bluetooth Settings, Much-Improved File Manager

• Cosmic Desktop Alpha 2: BIG PROGRESS for a month of work!

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

#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

the original dev of timeshift retired. so Linuxmint is the new maintainer..

please consider switching the source thank you