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System76 Launches Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS With COSMIC Desktop
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I tried COSMIC for a couple months. It was very cool. But I just can't get by without GNOME's overview.
COSMIC now has a workspaces overview which is quite similar.
Yeah I used it. It's not nearly as versatile.
The Gnome overview is simple enough to use that people think there's nothing to it.
I've never had a better tool for interacting with apps, and I've worked with a lot of tools / DEs. There are some that are arguably more fun, or that clearly give better customization options.
..but just being a clean tool that works, provides what you need, looks good doing so, and gets out of your way? Gnome, hands down.