"In short, this is the best Linux workstation I've ever seen." www.zdnet.com/article/syst...

I tested the System76 Thelio Mira: it's the custom Linux desktop of my dreams

The System76 Thelio Mira Custom is a whisper-quiet 'boutique" Linux workstation that actually feels practical.

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COSMIC has been out for seven months and a lot has happened in that short time. The blog was written as a six month progress report but Frosted Glass took a tad bit longer to refine and I really wanted it in there 😅 system76.com/blog/post/co...

COSMIC DE’s First Seven Months

A visual tour of the features and improvements of System76's COSMIC DE

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The new System76 Adder Pro is stunning. Great keyboard, large touchpad, premium build all while being lightweight with nice screen real estate. COSMIC elevates the entire experience.

On Pop!_OS 24.04 * COSMIC Store > Install Updates * Logout/Login * Settings > Desktop > Appearance > Frosted Glass under Style Arriving for other distros once we tag the release next Tuesday. Have a great weekend!

Happy Independence Day!

Our collagen now comes with 90% less plastic.

The COSMIC team is getting together in Poland. If you're in the area, join us in Warsaw August 1st for food, drinks and COSMIC chat. It's an informal get together and everyone is welcome. www.meetup.com/system76-com...

COSMIC Convergence: Warsaw 2026, Sat, Aug 1, 2026, 10:00 AM | Meetup

Join the COSMIC team and community for an informal evening of conversation, demos, and good company during our time in Warsaw. Whether you're a COSMIC user, curious about

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Intel's Panther Lake CPUs are headed to System76 laptops. First is the Lemur Pro, released today. The Adder Pro w/ nvidia 5060/5070 arrives in a couple weeks. Battery life is impressive as are Battlemage graphics on the U7 processor. Check it out here: system76.com/laptops/lemu...

Check out the new COSMIC System Monitor app. system76.com/blog/post/co...

COSMIC Hits Keep Coming With New System Monitor

When we build a product, everything is created with the System76 signature quality and polish — even the utilities! See how our new System Monitor in COSMIC takes performance tracking to the next leve...

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Happy Father's Day to the dads out there. We went to the late Disclosure Day showing last night. It's a great movie with enough intrigue and action to make the 2.5 hrs fly by. Today's hiking, video games and hanging with friends. What are y'all up to for Father's Day?

COSMIC 1.0.15 has been released. This update significantly levels up COSMIC gaming. Steam Big Picture to a game and back is smooth. Games launch fullscreen as intended. Wayland pointer constraints protocol fixes the FPS games experience. Available in Pop!_OS now and your favorite distro soon.

COSMIC Frosted Glass is getting closer. The effect is subtle by default but can get very glassy if that's your thing. Or turn the effect off all together. Toggles and sliders in Settings fine tune the look to the style you want.

COSMIC 1.0.14 has been released. Key features and improvements include the ability to reorder folders in the Applications Library, key bind support for non-latin layouts, X11 games opening fullscreen correctly, and a fix for nvidia multi-display setups. Details here: github.com/pop-os/cosmi...

Release COSMIC Epoch 1.0.14 · pop-os/cosmic-epoch

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see epoch-1.0.13...epoch-1.0.14 Translation updates and dependency updates for many projects libcosmic (applies to many progr...

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California amended their AB-1856 Age Attestation law to exclude open source software using the Colorado exemption example. Thank you to the folks in California advocating for open source. leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTe...

If you use "Show desktop", when do you use it (for what purpose). What do you do after showing the desktop? Thinking about the feature for COSMIC.

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is getting closer to shipping pre-loaded on @system76.bsky.social hardware. DDOS attacks on Ubuntu infra slowed things down. We built new infrastructure to remove our Launchpad dependency and speed up releases moving forward.

PC Gamer: "My time with Linux has been eye-opening, genuinely. Pop! OS is such a beautiful place to be. There was never a day when I got back to the office that I wasn't looking forward to booting up my PC and getting to do some work in the Cosmic environment." www.pcgamer.com/software/lin...

I've spent 30 years with Microsoft but Linux and Pop! OS might have converted me

Linux has saved me from the grubby claws of Windows hell, but it comes with a catch.

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COSMIC updates this week: linuxiac.com/cosmic-deskt... Large features are also in the works.

COSMIC Desktop 1.0.13 Improves Compositor, Files, and Setup

COSMIC Desktop 1.0.13 brings compositor, Files, setup, OSD, media player, and workspace fixes, plus translation and dependency updates.

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"The new System76 Thelio Major delivers immense performance capabilities while operating more energy efficient and with noticeably better thermals... The improved thermals also led to the Thelio Major being quieter than its predecessors." www.phoronix.com/review/syste...

Redesigned Thelio Major Elevates System76's All-AMD, Open-Source Linux Workstation: More Performance, Much Improved Thermals Review

A few weeks back we reviewed the redesigned System76 Thelio Mira with a brand new chassis design and powered by the AMD Ryzen 9000 series.

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Beautiful day in Colorado.

Native COSMIC printer setup and dialog were accepted for GSOC! Big thanks to Till Kamppeter for leading the initiative. summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/202... summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/202...

The amended CO SB51 bill with a strong exemption for open source distros and apps was passed in the house committee. THIS ARTICLE 30 DOES NOT APPLY TO: AN OPERATING SYSTEM PROVIDER OR DEVELOPER THAT DISTRIBUTES AN OPERATING SYSTEM OR APPLICATION UNDER LICENSE TERMS...

Congrats to the Ubuntu team on another great release!

COSMIC 1.0.11 has been tagged. There's now a toggle for workspace wrapping, file names are selected up to the extension when renaming plus many more improvements. See the change summary at: github.com/pop-os/cosmi... Released on Pop and coming to your distro soon.

Release COSMIC Epoch 1.0.11 · pop-os/cosmic-epoch

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see epoch-1.0.10...epoch-1.0.11 Translation updates and dependency updates for many projects cosmic-app-library Enable wgpu:...

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I received the amended Colorado Age Attestation bill. * Open source OS's and apps are excluded * Code repos are excluded (github/gitlab) * Containers are excluded (docker/podman) Now to work on getting the bill passed with these amendments.

Join me on a tour of the @system76.bsky.social Denver factory where people transform raw materials into premium desktops and keyboards. youtu.be/9366taDty-k?... Thanks Pavel Dmitriev for visiting and recording the tour.

Carl Richell - Full Factory Tour of System76

YouTube video by Pavel Dmitriev

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The latest COSMIC frosted glass WIP.

COSMIC 1.0.9 has been released. It includes performance improvements, input method support, text ellipsizing, wifi network search in settings, screenshots saved in a separate folder, and more polish and quality of life improvements. github.com/pop-os/cosmi...

Release COSMIC Epoch 1.0.9 · pop-os/cosmic-epoch

Here is a summary of the changes since the last tag. For full details, see epoch-1.0.8...epoch-1.0.9 iced has been updated to a new upstream version, which brings performance improvements and addi...

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One of the coolest things about living in Breckenridge is the mining town history. You can casually hike up to a historic mine and browse through an old blacksmith shop.

To the moon!