Rising from Unity's Ashes: The Evolution of Pop!_OS and the Birth of the COSMIC DE

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Rising from Unity's Ashes: The Evolution of Pop!_OS and the Birth of the COSMIC DE
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ndlug.org/post/431129

In the dynamic world of Linux a new Linux distribution is nothing new, but Pop!_OS is something special. Born out of necessity when Ubuntu announced the end of its Unity Desktop in 2017, Pop!_OS has not just filled the void left by Unity, but has carved out a distinct identity in the Linux community. This journey, from an alternative for disillusioned Unity users to the creation of the innovative COSMIC desktop has created a version of Linux that has been very well received. But to understand how we got to Pop! We have to look back at what happened to Unity.

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