Why Pop!_OS 20.04 could change how you think about Linux | Linux Today

Why Pop!_OS 20.04 could change how you think about Linux

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Jack Wallen Tech Republic
May 7, 2020

It’s only been a few short days, but Pop!_OS 20.04 has quickly made its way up my list of all-time favorite Linux distributions. Although the operating system, created by System76, is based on Ubuntu 20.04 and contains a (mostly) generic GNOME desktop interface, there are certain things Pop!_OS does that keep it from being just another spin on Canonical’s baby.

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Jack Wallen Tech Republic

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