Wanted to chime in and say Pop!_OS is the leader when it comes to HiDPI on Linux I believe.

Especially if you have 4K monitors or a 3K/4K mix where the monitors need a different DPI set.

PopOS uses a system to manage the scaling very well. https://support.system76.com/articles/hidpi-multi-monitor/

The closest comparison I've seen elsewhere is fractional scaling in Gnome 3.32+: https://wiki.gnome.org/Initiatives/FracionalScaling

If you have a configuration / workflow for HiDPI on Linux, it'd be nice to see if there were other options / any other things out there.

I have been using PopOS on my secondary, private laptop for two years. I installed it on a whim, and it just works for me. Nothing spectacular, just polished. Always been happy with it.

Perhaps that's the biggest compliment for an OS?

I'll chime in here to show my support for Pop!_OS. Simply put, I like it so much, that it's been the host OS on my 2013 Mac Pro tube since early this year: https://triosdevelopers.com/jason.eckert/blog/Entries/2019/3...

I recently installed CentOS 7.7 onto a Dell Latitude 5290 (Dell's equivalent of the ThinkPad x280) and found everything (audio, suspend wake, wifi, caméra, nvme) just works, and it gets twice the battery life as on Windows 10.

I'm happy to see really nice marketing on Linux as a desktop OS but it seems over the top these days.

Imagine Development as a First-Class Citizen

The cloud and devices of the future are running Linux. Accelerate your productivity by developing on the same platform that you deploy to. Your tools and programming languages are supported natively and only a command away.

??? I scrolled all the way down and I'm still not sure what the heck is this supposed to be. The selling points are window snapping, workspaces, and... a script to install tensorflow? It's all so bizarre.

We’re focusing on you in a different way than anyone else. Our approach centers on user testing and careful analysis with the singular goal of delivering the most productive and gorgeous platform for developing your next creation. It’s not just about making the easiest tool, it’s about making the best tool. And we’re just getting started.

Nope, still not making sense.

Discover what’s possible at the cross-roads of IOT and AI.

Oh, please just stop.

I wasn't sure what Pop!_OS was but found this page:

https://pop.system76.com/docs/difference-between-pop-ubuntu/

use it every day, very pleasant distribution for a scientific workstation, especially the great nvidia driver support.

the overall design seems to be for a knowledgeable computer user, but one who has no interest in configuring things.

I have found this to be a great option for local deep learning. Painless install of nVidia drivers, CUDA, tensorflow, etc. Also works well for playing games through Steam.

No real indictment on the quality of the OS nor on the effort that people have put into the project, but why, oh why, did they pick a name which has two different special characters in it?

It looks like they're trying hard to push this OS but they seem to have hurt their chances of SEO by creating a name which is both unpronouncable (pop exclamation mark underscore OS) and unsearchable.

Is it me or is it so weird that this "OS" (Linux distro) made by a laptop seller (admittedly, with a nerd clientele in mind) has for top selling point bundling a tool to manage your tensorflow installation?

Also mentions of blockchain and IoT make this page look like a buzzword bingo.

TBH, I took one look at the marketroid speak on the landing page and said "Hell no."

But then I skimmed the HN discussion and found the following links:

https://triosdevelopers.com/jason.eckert/blog/Entries/2019/3...

https://pop.system76.com/docs/difference-between-pop-ubuntu/

Now I'm intrigued, and will try installing it on my laptop today.

Is there someone here who migrated from Mac OS to Pop!_OS? If yes, what was your experience and what did you miss?

just popping in to say thank you to the dev team if youre seeing this. pop os is slick. i ditched win10 for it and it gives me a hope for the linux desktop i havent felt since 1999!

I have almost a violent reaction to gnome application UX. I find it terrible. It is so hard to figure out how to do anything.

I tried it last release. I don't see how it's any different than Ubuntu other than the company also makes laptops. I must be missing something.

Recently tried installing Ubuntu 19.04. The ISO thumb drive didn't work. Don't remember the details, but I tried nomodeset and some other usual(!) tricks. After 30 minutes I decided to just give Pop a whirl even though it's not as popular as Ubuntu. Worked with no fuss. That's the best argument I can think of. It's Pop OS for me from here on.

What is it with Desktop oriented Linux and the disgusting default brown/grey UI? Dear Ubuntu, you're not doing anyone a favour by having such a gross color as the default. I can guarantee a lot of Mac + Windows users looking to switch see that gross color and discard Linux as a whole because of it. Remember, when regular users ask what Linux to pick, or google it, the first one to show up is usually Ubuntu. (These aren't technical people I'm talking about, they probably don't know or don't care that you can change the colors).

How about a clean white, like OSX? or sleek, neat Black?

I get that Pop!_OS is nice, but Ubuntu 19.10 is super polished out of the box as well. Even though System76 is arguing it is much more than just a reskinned Ubuntu, my final verdict is that it is just a reskinned Ubuntu.

Styling it “Pop!_OS” seems like a bad idea if they want wide adoption. Should I type it like that every time? Or maybe omit the explanation mark, as in the HN submission title? Or just type it the same way as I am (presumably) supposed to pronounce it, “Pop OS”?

I bet all three variants will be used regularly (and probably other, erroneous ones like “Pop_OS!” and “Pop_!OS”). What is the point in making a name ambiguous and difficult to get right? Why not just call it Pop OS?

Lambda Stack is an alternative to Pop!_OS's tensorman, which doesn't use containers:

https://lambdalabs.com/lambda-stack-deep-learning-software

This is a one-line apt/aptitude installation for TensorFlow, PyTorch, CUDA, cuDNN, etc. When NVIDIA releases a new version of CUDA, you can simply apt-get upgrade to the latest version.

Disclosure: I work for Lambda Labs.

I'm seriously thinking about it. I'm just addicted to creative cloud for stuff. Anyone know how to get it working with after effects and adobe xd?

>We’re building an OS for the software developer, maker, and computer science professional who uses their computer as a tool to discover and create.

Then have a simpler website... This website doesn't look like it's trying to appeal to a computer scientist.

I've been using Mint and Ubuntu for the past 5 years. Installed Pop on a spare laptop 18 months ago, to experiment with.

Switched to Pop as my primary OS 3 months ago.

There isn't much that's radically different ... it's just better, cleaner, more polished, smooth.

I've been using Pop_OS for ~6 months and have found it to be very nice.

Hopefully this means navi is fully supported... already drained enough hours trying to get things all working. Wound up reverting to the last Ubuntu LTS.

Last time I've tried popos the installer didn't allow me to install with custom LVM on LUKS encrypted drive, is that fixed now?

Great project, but adjacent punctuation hurts me

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I would be interested if anyone has put Pop on a Pixelbook Go and used it for web development.

Since it's based on Ubuntu, can I just add a repo and install their desktop?

Just finished updating my laptop as I make this comment. Super smooth, loving it!

For anyone who has used Pop OS how does it compare to Mint?

Just support ubuntu.

Given how short the cycle is between the two ( < 48 hrs apparently) I find it hard to believe any real value is added here.

And no I'm not using a OS where just typing the OS name is dependent on keyboard layout. WTF is wrong with you people? Thats insane. No