Should the Pre-Alpha phase be broken up into more milestones maybe?

Here's some sources for these:

• Alpha 1: https://www.reddit.com/r/pop_os/comments/1e9sf1r/carl_richell_system76s_ceo_announced_that_the/
• Alpha 1: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/system76-desktop-environment-cosmic-alpha-now-available-to-try/
• Alpha 2: https://www.reddit.com/r/pop_os/comments/1fjlwsz/cosmic_alpha_2_is_landing_on_september_26th/
• Alpha 2: https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-alpha2-released/
• Alpha 3 source: https://www.reddit.com/r/pop_os/comments/1ggrpsu/cosmic_alpha_3_has_been_released/
• Pre Alpha (2023-10-02): (https://www.reddit.com/r/pop_os/comments/16y2vor/how_to_install_alpha_version_of_cosmic_dev/)
• Pre Alpha (2024-03-07): https://www.reddit.com/r/pop_os/comments/1b8z1p4/will_the_cosmic_alpha_let_us_change_fonts_in/
• Pre Alpha (2024-03-28): https://www.reddit.com/r/pop_os/comments/1bq65y8/cosmic_alpha_update/kx6nvuc/
• Pre Alpha (2024-04-01): https://www.reddit.com/r/pop_os/comments/1bsvgoh/im_kinda_this_way_waiting_for_the_alpha_to_release/kxjodug/
• Pre Alpha (2024-04-12): https://www.reddit.com/r/pop_os/comments/1c2ab71/update_1_prealpha_rust_cosmic_desktop_on_pop_os/kzc2dnw/
• Pre Alpha (2024-04-20): https://www.reddit.com/r/pop_os/comments/1c8cysc/alpha/
• Pre Alpha (2024-05-05): https://www.reddit.com/r/pop_os/comments/1ckmlu0/is_the_prealpha_cosmic_worth_installing_now/
• Pre Alpha (2024-05-16): https://www.reddit.com/r/pop_os/comments/1ct7v14/i_know_cosmic_is_in_prealpha/
• https://github.com/orgs/pop-os/projects/23/views/1

How well would Pop run on it on your educated opinions? I’ve been researching my first Linux distro and it’s down to this one, or Mint. It’s the all AMD model.

For reference I’m a college student, got interested in Linux after having to use my Steam Deck for school for a week while my laptops keyboard got fixed. My friend who’s in a civil engineering course uses Ubuntu and suggested I make the switch full time since I enjoyed it so much.. So much so I’m finding myself using the Deck for daily stuff now over my laptop which is still running Windows 11..

I splurged, sorry! Title question yes, thank you!

For instance, Cosmic store runs great on it. Any other finished Cosmic apps to install on a clean pop install?

I have recently moved over from Windows and so far everything is great. The only issue I seem to have right now is that the login screen on my 4K TV does not match the scale I set in the display settings. I can just about manage to enter my password with everything being so small on the screen.

Is there anyway to get it to match the scale I have specified in the settings.

Treating me good so far 🙏🏽

Right now I can't change my display resolution in Cosmic DE. xrandr list all available outputs but cosmic-randr only list 1920x1080. When I tried COSMIC in a VM, i was able to change just fine, but when installing on my Acer laptop I can't.

https://preview.redd.it/p2jiwwdr9jyd1.png?width=859&format=png&auto=webp&s=d8537b2c29a47b75916387e96c75073d657c7aa0

https://preview.redd.it/y32dp93s9jyd1.png?width=547&format=png&auto=webp&s=90d54ef29833d35a1fd8448fd9b8deea1c1dee05

Edit: Resolved! BT was disabled in BIOS. Navigated to Security > I/O Port Access > Bluetooth

Hi all, I've scoured tons of Bluetooth posts for fixes, but I'm still not able to get my Bluetooth to work. It always says 'No Bluetooth Found: Plug in a dongle to use Bluetooth.' I can get the output of sudo systemctl status bluetooth to switch from inactive (dead) to active (running), but it never actually works, and then it reverts back to inactive after I power off and power back on.

Thank you in advance for any help! :)

Below are the details and the steps I've taken.

Machine: Lenovo ThinkPad P53s (should have Bluetooth 5.0)
OS: Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS

I reinstalled the OS, but the same problem is occurring.

Steps:

# Step 1:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo systemctl status bluetooth

# Output:
○ bluetooth.service - Bluetooth service
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/bluetooth.service; enabled; vendor pre>
     Active: inactive (dead)
       Docs: man:bluetoothd(8)

Nov 02 12:30:03 pop-os systemd[1]: Condition check resulted in Bluetooth servic

# Step 2:
lsmod | grep bluetooth
# This outputs nothing 

# Step 3:
sudo modprobe btusb
lsmod | grep bluetooth

# Output:
bluetooth            1028096  5 btrtl,btmtk,btintel,btbcm,btusb
ecdh_generic           16384  1 bluetooth

# Step 4:
sudo systemctl start bluetooth.service
sudo systemctl enable bluetooth.service

# Output:
Synchronizing state of bluetooth.service with SysV service script with /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install.
Executing: /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install enable bluetooth

# Step 5:
systemctl status bluetooth.service

# Output:
● bluetooth.service - Bluetooth service
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/bluetooth.service; enabled; vendor pre>
     Active: active (running) since Sat 2024-11-02 12:32:53 EDT; 3s ago
       Docs: man:bluetoothd(8)
   Main PID: 2603 (bluetoothd)
     Status: "Running"
      Tasks: 1 (limit: 18675)
     Memory: 1.9M
        CPU: 47ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/bluetooth.service
             └─2603 /usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd

Nov 02 12:32:53 pop-os systemd[1]: Starting Bluetooth service...
Nov 02 12:32:53 pop-os bluetoothd[2603]: Bluetooth daemon 5.64
Nov 02 12:32:53 pop-os systemd[1]: Started Bluetooth service.
Nov 02 12:32:53 pop-os bluetoothd[2603]: Starting SDP server
Nov 02 12:32:53 pop-os bluetoothd[2603]: Bluetooth management interface 1.22 in>

# Step 6:
rfkill list

# Output:
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no

# Step 7:
sudo dmesg |grep -i bluetooth

# Output:
[  164.163326] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.22
[  164.163357] NET: Registered PF_BLUETOOTH protocol family
[  164.163358] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized
[  164.163361] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized
[  164.163362] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
[  164.163365] Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized
[  197.671064] Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3
[  197.671067] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast
[  197.671070] Bluetooth: BNEP socket layer initialized

# Step 8:
lsusb

# Output:
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 05e3:0626 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB3.1 Hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04f2:b604 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Integrated Camera (1280x720@30)
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 046d:c534 Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 05e3:0610 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 3434:02a0 Keychron Keychron K10 Pro
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub


# Step 9:
At this point, the system says it's running, but it's not actually working. I then powered off and unplugged the power source for a couple minutes, but this takes me all the way back to beginning where 'lsmod | grep bluetooth' doesn't output anything and the system again says the Bluetooth is 'inactive (dead)'

Is there a way to change the colors of apps minimized in the top bar? In this case, I want the qBittorrent logo to be white to match the other icons.

https://preview.redd.it/jjcu2xv6fiyd1.png?width=225&format=png&auto=webp&s=4347912602da116556e69a7e2177360924060647

Hello, I'm new and I'm facing a problem.
For some reason I lost the ability to attach windows to different corners of the screen
Now I can only go to the left and right as in screenshot 1 and 2
also in tile mode, windows began to open vertically(pic3), and not as in picture 4 for example
pic5 with info that maybe needHello, I'm new and I'm facing a problem.
For some reason I lost the ability to attach windows to different corners of the screen
Now I can only go to the left and right as in screenshot 1 and 2
also in tile mode, windows began to open vertically(pic3), and not as in picture 4 for example
pic5 with info that maybe need

https://preview.redd.it/pveqfbbd4gyd1.png?width=640&format=png&auto=webp&s=001141039788254d1cc78c1b5444f42a5b7df8fa

https://preview.redd.it/d0g1mnig4gyd1.png?width=640&format=png&auto=webp&s=64dd2a5d28e241f8da5217c3731cdd2e181e2ccc

https://preview.redd.it/sxdswqmh4gyd1.png?width=640&format=png&auto=webp&s=ece8027f8fa38aeed1d4bed742d2815335ad6d3c

https://preview.redd.it/v0qh5oki4gyd1.png?width=640&format=png&auto=webp&s=c1366222a159a8ab012ffd4c99ef839938319265

https://preview.redd.it/1oqd55cj4gyd1.png?width=640&format=png&auto=webp&s=5cf2e1a9deead847028c87918ad8a19f10bc6614

Comic-comp always using 80-90% one cpu, is this normal

https://preview.redd.it/kqkrfstg4gyd1.png?width=1577&format=png&auto=webp&s=69c924bee9a8fb8bfd8e9c0bdaef90cc226e9bfa

Hi, i'm using Pop 24 and i want using ibus for vietnamese keyboard. I using this repo: https://github.com/BambooEngine/ibus-bamboo . But i can't setup this, it show Can't connect to IBus. So popos 24 not using ibus right

I turned off the monitor on my notebook and was only using the second monitor. But I can't turn the laptop screen back on, the button just doesn't work, what could it be?

Edit: the pop with cosmic is very buggy, apart from that I had to solve several problems.

Hello! First post here. Sometimes I have a strange issue where my wifi stops working after booting up. Tried restarting the Network Manager without success. And running commands in the terminal while Firefox is open gets reeeally slow. Also when this happens, Firefox takes a good minute to even open. Kind of ran out of ideas what to do about it. Otherwise, amazing work on the OS, using it mostly for Stable Diffusion and some programming.

I'm only booting off of the live USB, but I have an AMD GPU (Radeon 6900XT) that I am testing with. I dunno if I am the only one with this, but whenever I move my mouse, there is flickering only at the top of the screen that is about an inch long. If I go into tilling mode, the flickering will be non stop if I have like two open applications side by side.

Anyone else have this? I know System76 tests mainly on Nvidia hardware, but I've seen this in the last 3 alphas.

EDIT: This May only happen due to 144hz or 165hz refresh rates instead of 60hz.

https://system76.com/cosmic

Are these two different thing called COSMIC DE? Should I wait to use Pop!_OS until COSMIC DE releases? Mostly I'm wondering: If I install Pop!_OS right now, will I have fancy COSMIC DE everyone raves about, or will I have the DE that people claim is outdated?

Hello !

I broke my sound parameters and I don't know how to fix it.

My goal was to have sound when screensharing with discord. I didn't find a lot of things but I found this post : https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/t0bkw7/psa_discord_screensharing_with_sound_is_possible/ I tried to get the prerequisites working (I had a very hard time installing pipewire, and I think that's when I broke everything but I can't be sure). After installing pipewire, helvum and Easyeffect, I reread the comments and decided that I looked easier to install Vesktop. I did that but then I realized that my audio settings were broken : I don't have the sliders for the mic and headphones at the top of my screen anymore, and in the parameters the sound settings are blank ? It looks like this :

https://preview.redd.it/88l6f3786cyd1.png?width=701&format=png&auto=webp&s=6aef199a2467796221e2f58dfcd7a446df9829f8

This is when I click Test

I tried a lot of things to try to correct it but I'm getting increasingly worried I'm just breaking it more. I tried to roll back on the installs I made but it seemed dangerous to uninstall pipewire, and I couldn't install pulseaudio either :

https://preview.redd.it/oid4datv6cyd1.png?width=798&format=png&auto=webp&s=f5dec32225fb5266f21668c900ac1a5b2d2a0e4a

Sorry it's all in French. I think the last error is this one in English :

E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.

I don't know what to do. Help ?

I have a Dell XPS 13 9380. Pop OS runs well but the battery life is pretty horrible and the ubder side of the laptop gets extremely hot. The fan spins pretty much constantly because it gets so hot. CPU usage is basically nothing (5%-15%) and power profile is sent to balanced.

Is there something that i may have missed? It seems the OS is just running the CPU at max capacity even if it's doing nothing.

I was working with LibreOffice Writer for the first time on a project and wanted to add a bibliography, but when I tried opening the database, nothing happened. I pressed the button, and then nothing.
I downloaded JRE and set LibreOffice Writer to use it, tried again, and still, nothing.
What should I do to fix this?

I was trying to install and use librewolf recently but saw that there was no official support for pop_os users available yet. Any Idea how would I use it now? or do I have to till its official release?

Sometimes, when I play Steam, Sober(Roblox on Linux) or emulate using VMs on COSMIC DE, the session crashes and restarts. Is there a reason for these crashes? It usually happens on Pop_OS 24.04 LTS

Please help..

So on my laptop which is around 15 years old tiny 11 works faster then pop_os any idea why? Also are there any good ways to run office in pop os?

Last LTS Pop!_OS lagging when pressing the super key and searching for something and it also happens on the PopOS App Store.
I was looking for a solution on GitHub Forums but it seems the problem is back :(
https://github.com/pop-os/shell/issues/1040

Hi! I apologise in advance for any stupid questions. I’m a first time Linux user, I installed it for the first time this morning. I’ve used windows all my life and I wanted to join the dark side.

I was using Pop!_OS just fine this morning, and I shut down my laptop for a while. I opened it back up and it went into emergency mode. I can’t get out of it without hard resetting.

This is a laptop with two drives in it, windows on 1 and Pop!_OS on the other. I’ve switched between them once today, then this happened when I switched back…

Any ideas? Thanks!

Can someone inlight me on this one? Trying to flatpack update and I get this.
Will this break my DE?

cptsnail@pop-os:~$ flatpak update

Looking for updates…

Info: runtime org.gnome.Platform branch 45 is end-of-life, with reason:

The GNOME 45 runtime is no longer supported as of September 18, 2024. Please ask your application developer to migrate to a supported platform.

Info: applications using this runtime:

net.lutris.Lutris

Info: runtime org.gnome.Platform.Compat.i386 branch 45 is end-of-life, with reason:

The GNOME 45 runtime is no longer supported as of September 18, 2024. Please ask your application developer to migrate to a supported platform.

Info: applications using this extension:

net.lutris.Lutris

ID Branch Op Remote Download

1. org.gnome.Platform.Compat.i386 45 u flathub < 206.9 MB

2. org.gnome.Platform.Locale 45 u flathub < 380.5 MB (partial)

3. org.gnome.Platform 45 u flathub < 382.2 MB

Proceed with these changes to the user installation? [Y/n]:

Hi there,

I'm trying to set a couple of key bindings through the terminal + GSettings, but one of them (custom0) fails, although its syntax is the same as the next binding's (custom1). I tried gsettings monitor + schema to see the changes while I was adding the key/value pairs. And it indeed does the same I'm trying to achieve with the below code.

Interestingly, the key with <Super>Insert works and is visible on the "Settings -> Keyboard" panel. But not <Super>f - the one for opening the ~/Downloads directory.

Here are the commands I insert from the terminal:

$ gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys custom-keybindings ['/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/']
$ gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/ name 'File Browser'
$ gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/ command 'nautilus $HOME/Downloads'
$ gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/ binding '<Super>f'
$ gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys custom-keybindings ['/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom1/']
$ gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom1/ name 'Change Wallpaper'
$ gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom1/ command 'styli.sh -g -d $HOME/Pictures/Wallpapers'
$ gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom1/ binding '<Super>Insert'

Any help? Thank you!

I recently installed Pop OS since i wanted to try linux but it doesnt seem like it is for me. I have windows installed on my C: drive and Pop OS on my D: drive. When installing Pop OS i accidentally selected encrypt drive and i dont really understand how i am supposed remove the encryption. Help would be greatly appreciated.