the FUTURE of Desktop Linux - COSMIC

I'm going to be honest with you at least I'm going to be honest with you at least for me desktop Linux over the last year for me desktop Linux over the last year for me desktop Linux over the last year or so has been boring updates of the or so has been boring updates of the or so has been boring updates of the major Linux distributions have been major Linux distributions have been major Linux distributions have been uneventful a lot of the other dros uneventful a lot of the other dros uneventful a lot of the other dros release gimmick features that you're not release gimmick features that you're not release gimmick features that you're not actually going to use and just overall actually going to use and just overall actually going to use and just overall there's not much exciting going on but I there's not much exciting going on but I there's not much exciting going on but I am getting excited and I'm getting am getting excited and I'm getting am getting excited and I'm getting excited for the upcoming Alpha release excited for the upcoming Alpha release excited for the upcoming Alpha release of cosmic this has been in the works for of cosmic this has been in the works for of cosmic this has been in the works for quite a while and every once in a while quite a while and every once in a while quite a while and every once in a while I'll manually pull and build the desktop I'll manually pull and build the desktop I'll manually pull and build the desktop just to see if it is usable yet and last just to see if it is usable yet and last just to see if it is usable yet and last time I did it was but the first thing we time I did it was but the first thing we time I did it was but the first thing we need to do is actually install this I'll need to do is actually install this I'll need to do is actually install this I'll show you how to do this one I do not show you how to do this one I do not show you how to do this one I do not recommend doing this on like your main recommend doing this on like your main recommend doing this on like your main uh system at the moment I'm doing this uh system at the moment I'm doing this uh system at the moment I'm doing this on an extra little Cheapo Mini PC that I on an extra little Cheapo Mini PC that I on an extra little Cheapo Mini PC that I have just for testing purposes but if we have just for testing purposes but if we have just for testing purposes but if we go ahead and look up Cosmic desktop go ahead and look up Cosmic desktop go ahead and look up Cosmic desktop environment it's going to be this GitHub environment it's going to be this GitHub environment it's going to be this GitHub repository right here scroll down a repository right here scroll down a repository right here scroll down a little bit and we'll have some little bit and we'll have some little bit and we'll have some instructions well first a lot of instructions well first a lot of instructions well first a lot of information on all the different information on all the different information on all the different components and everything like that but components and everything like that but components and everything like that but if you keep going down we have some if you keep going down we have some if you keep going down we have some installation instructions so first installation instructions so first installation instructions so first things first we are going to grab these things first we are going to grab these things first we are going to grab these dependencies open up our terminal paste dependencies open up our terminal paste dependencies open up our terminal paste this in and boom that is done so from this in and boom that is done so from this in and boom that is done so from there we do have an option to test it by there we do have an option to test it by there we do have an option to test it by actually cloning and building the actually cloning and building the actually cloning and building the repository here but if we scroll down to repository here but if we scroll down to repository here but if we scroll down to installing the uh popos we're going to installing the uh popos we're going to installing the uh popos we're going to go ahead and proceed here which there is go ahead and proceed here which there is go ahead and proceed here which there is an actual package that we can install so an actual package that we can install so an actual package that we can install so the first thing we need to do is enable the first thing we need to do is enable the first thing we need to do is enable whand so we're going to grab this right whand so we're going to grab this right whand so we're going to grab this right here pseudo Nano and edit the gdm3 com

here pseudo Nano and edit the gdm3 com here pseudo Nano and edit the gdm3 com file so click this boom paste that in file so click this boom paste that in file so click this boom paste that in and all we need to do is change this and all we need to do is change this and all we need to do is change this whan enabled false to True crl o to whan enabled false to True crl o to whan enabled false to True crl o to Output that file crl X to get out of Output that file crl X to get out of Output that file crl X to get out of there now if you do have a Nvidia card I there now if you do have a Nvidia card I there now if you do have a Nvidia card I currently do not you're going to want to currently do not you're going to want to currently do not you're going to want to follow these instructions go to this follow these instructions go to this follow these instructions go to this file and comment out with a hash number file and comment out with a hash number file and comment out with a hash number sign depending on how old you are these sign depending on how old you are these sign depending on how old you are these two run commands so they don't run so two run commands so they don't run so two run commands so they don't run so now I'm going to go and restart my I now I'm going to go and restart my I now I'm going to go and restart my I believe display manager I could be wrong believe display manager I could be wrong believe display manager I could be wrong paste this in here restart gdm boom and paste this in here restart gdm boom and paste this in here restart gdm boom and now if I click on my username go down now if I click on my username go down now if I click on my username go down here there should be an option pop on here there should be an option pop on here there should be an option pop on Wayland I'm not going to do that quite Wayland I'm not going to do that quite Wayland I'm not going to do that quite yet if you don't see Pop on Wayland you yet if you don't see Pop on Wayland you yet if you don't see Pop on Wayland you did something wrong and you need to try did something wrong and you need to try did something wrong and you need to try again so now we need to grab the cosmic again so now we need to grab the cosmic again so now we need to grab the cosmic package it is pseudo app install Cosmic package it is pseudo app install Cosmic package it is pseudo app install Cosmic session paste that on in there hit enter session paste that on in there hit enter session paste that on in there hit enter and let it do what it needs to do so and let it do what it needs to do so and let it do what it needs to do so here this is kind of important they have here this is kind of important they have here this is kind of important they have their new C mic greeter it's not really their new C mic greeter it's not really their new C mic greeter it's not really working too well quite yet uh here's a working too well quite yet uh here's a working too well quite yet uh here's a clip that I recorded earlier when I clip that I recorded earlier when I clip that I recorded earlier when I tested it out now this is what their tested it out now this is what their tested it out now this is what their greeter looks like it's a little cooked greeter looks like it's a little cooked greeter looks like it's a little cooked right now here let me zoom in here now right now here let me zoom in here now right now here let me zoom in here now when I try to log in it just kind of when I try to log in it just kind of when I try to log in it just kind of stands and doesn't really let me into stands and doesn't really let me into stands and doesn't really let me into the system but here you can see we have the system but here you can see we have the system but here you can see we have our profile picture we have our place to our profile picture we have our place to our profile picture we have our place to put our password there's a drop down put our password there's a drop down put our password there's a drop down here so pop pop on whand those are my here so pop pop on whand those are my here so pop pop on whand those are my current options and then of course we current options and then of course we current options and then of course we have some widgets we have our date time have some widgets we have our date time have some widgets we have our date time and then we have some stuff down here it and then we have some stuff down here it and then we have some stuff down here it doesn't really tell you what these are doesn't really tell you what these are doesn't really tell you what these are but we have accessibility if if I tap on but we have accessibility if if I tap on but we have accessibility if if I tap on this I feel like it might be a virtual this I feel like it might be a virtual this I feel like it might be a virtual keyboard we have our users here we have

keyboard we have our users here we have keyboard we have our users here we have settings you can see when I'm clicking settings you can see when I'm clicking settings you can see when I'm clicking on these nothing is happening I'm pretty on these nothing is happening I'm pretty on these nothing is happening I'm pretty sure they're not really I wasn't paying sure they're not really I wasn't paying sure they're not really I wasn't paying attention to the buttons I hit but attention to the buttons I hit but attention to the buttons I hit but apparently some of them work o I think apparently some of them work o I think apparently some of them work o I think that was the suspend button I'm going to that was the suspend button I'm going to that was the suspend button I'm going to tap my power button again these four are tap my power button again these four are tap my power button again these four are not working these ones probably are and not working these ones probably are and not working these ones probably are and booting into Cosmic doesn't work through booting into Cosmic doesn't work through booting into Cosmic doesn't work through this but let's see if this works yeah no this but let's see if this works yeah no this but let's see if this works yeah no we're being held up again so I'm gon to we're being held up again so I'm gon to we're being held up again so I'm gon to have to uh reinstall all this so do not have to uh reinstall all this so do not have to uh reinstall all this so do not select theirs until it is done or at select theirs until it is done or at select theirs until it is done or at least actually in an alpha or beta least actually in an alpha or beta least actually in an alpha or beta channel so with that we're going to hit channel so with that we're going to hit channel so with that we're going to hit okay and we're going to keep it at gdm3 okay and we're going to keep it at gdm3 okay and we're going to keep it at gdm3 for now I'm excited for that to work but for now I'm excited for that to work but for now I'm excited for that to work but we're going to have to stick with this we're going to have to stick with this we're going to have to stick with this all right we are done and now we could all right we are done and now we could all right we are done and now we could instead of having to restart our system instead of having to restart our system instead of having to restart our system we should just be able to restart gdm so we should just be able to restart gdm so we should just be able to restart gdm so let's go ahead and run this command let's go ahead and run this command let's go ahead and run this command again and then we're back onto our login again and then we're back onto our login again and then we're back onto our login so let's click here go over to the so let's click here go over to the so let's click here go over to the little gear and we can see Cosmic little gear and we can see Cosmic little gear and we can see Cosmic absolutely beautiful let's sign in and absolutely beautiful let's sign in and absolutely beautiful let's sign in and if all is well it will drop us in now if all is well it will drop us in now if all is well it will drop us in now this is a 4K capture card so hopefully this is a 4K capture card so hopefully this is a 4K capture card so hopefully scaling works oh scaling works that's scaling works oh scaling works that's scaling works oh scaling works that's that's good so here we go it didn't that's good so here we go it didn't that's good so here we go it didn't bring up a little dialogue asking if bring up a little dialogue asking if bring up a little dialogue asking if we'd like to keep these settings which we'd like to keep these settings which we'd like to keep these settings which that could be not that great of a thing that could be not that great of a thing that could be not that great of a thing due to if it screws up your displays due to if it screws up your displays due to if it screws up your displays usually 10 seconds later it usually 10 seconds later it usually 10 seconds later it automatically reverts itself so that's automatically reverts itself so that's automatically reverts itself so that's one thing they should probably add but one thing they should probably add but one thing they should probably add but boom this is the desktop here we have a boom this is the desktop here we have a boom this is the desktop here we have a little dock on the bottom with our little dock on the bottom with our little dock on the bottom with our various applets up here we have access various applets up here we have access various applets up here we have access to to our applications which just looks to to our applications which just looks to to our applications which just looks pretty familiar and then right here we pretty familiar and then right here we pretty familiar and then right here we have our workspaces now again not

have our workspaces now again not have our workspaces now again not everything is going to be absolutely everything is going to be absolutely everything is going to be absolutely perfect as they are still working on it perfect as they are still working on it perfect as they are still working on it and let's see if dragging no can't drag and let's see if dragging no can't drag and let's see if dragging no can't drag maybe open this up can we drag Windows maybe open this up can we drag Windows maybe open this up can we drag Windows between no we cannot the window's not between no we cannot the window's not between no we cannot the window's not showing up right there we go there's showing up right there we go there's showing up right there we go there's some Kinks for sure but before we get some Kinks for sure but before we get some Kinks for sure but before we get into anything I do want to dive through into anything I do want to dive through into anything I do want to dive through all the settings here so let's open that all the settings here so let's open that all the settings here so let's open that back up and start off with desktop now back up and start off with desktop now back up and start off with desktop now here we have our desktop and panel here we have our desktop and panel here we have our desktop and panel settings this right here is the Super settings this right here is the Super settings this right here is the Super Key the default is the launcher uh I Key the default is the launcher uh I Key the default is the launcher uh I don't see any toggles or anything but don't see any toggles or anything but don't see any toggles or anything but you'll eventually be able to change that you'll eventually be able to change that you'll eventually be able to change that we have some window control options and we have some window control options and we have some window control options and then we have the desktop panels and then we have the desktop panels and then we have the desktop panels and applets so if I go to Doc for example we applets so if I go to Doc for example we applets so if I go to Doc for example we have our dock we can enable disable it have our dock we can enable disable it have our dock we can enable disable it whatever you want we have hiding options whatever you want we have hiding options whatever you want we have hiding options styling options so for example I can put styling options so for example I can put styling options so for example I can put a gap between the edges uh extend the a gap between the edges uh extend the a gap between the edges uh extend the dock to the edges of the screen change dock to the edges of the screen change dock to the edges of the screen change that maybe make it a little bit bigger that maybe make it a little bit bigger that maybe make it a little bit bigger not very many options when it comes to not very many options when it comes to not very many options when it comes to the size here but that's okay and then the size here but that's okay and then the size here but that's okay and then we have some opacity settings so you it we have some opacity settings so you it we have some opacity settings so you it has some initial customization options has some initial customization options has some initial customization options definitely not a lot but it's getting definitely not a lot but it's getting definitely not a lot but it's getting there one thing they need to add some there one thing they need to add some there one thing they need to add some spacing in between the letters for the spacing in between the letters for the spacing in between the letters for the buttons cuz that looks kind of weird so buttons cuz that looks kind of weird so buttons cuz that looks kind of weird so doc applets let's click on this we have doc applets let's click on this we have doc applets let's click on this we have various segments so for example let's go various segments so for example let's go various segments so for example let's go ahead and add an applet and see some of ahead and add an applet and see some of ahead and add an applet and see some of our options we have Network applets uh our options we have Network applets uh our options we have Network applets uh the app Library button and sound the app Library button and sound the app Library button and sound launcher button tiling so let's go ahead launcher button tiling so let's go ahead launcher button tiling so let's go ahead and add this one for example so now we and add this one for example so now we and add this one for example so now we have this button right here to launch

have this button right here to launch have this button right here to launch our applications if you're more of a our applications if you're more of a our applications if you're more of a clicker over a pusher and then I could clicker over a pusher and then I could clicker over a pusher and then I could add like numbered workspaces here if I add like numbered workspaces here if I add like numbered workspaces here if I would like to and then move that close would like to and then move that close would like to and then move that close this out and then move it can I move it this out and then move it can I move it this out and then move it can I move it between segments I can cool so there we between segments I can cool so there we between segments I can cool so there we go so instead of using it up here we can go so instead of using it up here we can go so instead of using it up here we can switch our workspaces with this right switch our workspaces with this right switch our workspaces with this right here some actual uh customization of here some actual uh customization of here some actual uh customization of these specific applets would be nice I these specific applets would be nice I these specific applets would be nice I just see a delete button at the moment just see a delete button at the moment just see a delete button at the moment and with no way to like change the and with no way to like change the and with no way to like change the styling or size of these things other styling or size of these things other styling or size of these things other than maybe actually changing the than maybe actually changing the than maybe actually changing the settings of the dock so if I go back and settings of the dock so if I go back and settings of the dock so if I go back and then we scroll down and go to Doc then we scroll down and go to Doc then we scroll down and go to Doc applets so from there let's go to input applets so from there let's go to input applets so from there let's go to input devices check out these settings we just devices check out these settings we just devices check out these settings we just have our keyboard and mouse at the have our keyboard and mouse at the have our keyboard and mouse at the moment typical settings You' expect moment typical settings You' expect moment typical settings You' expect Mouse Spa uh speed acceleration and then Mouse Spa uh speed acceleration and then Mouse Spa uh speed acceleration and then keyboard just some language stuff so keyboard just some language stuff so keyboard just some language stuff so from displays I'm not going to change from displays I'm not going to change from displays I'm not going to change the resolution I want to screw up my the resolution I want to screw up my the resolution I want to screw up my capture card but we can see we're at% capture card but we can see we're at% capture card but we can see we're at% scaling and it's working pretty good scaling and it's working pretty good scaling and it's working pretty good let's test fractional scaling see if it let's test fractional scaling see if it let's test fractional scaling see if it just automatically Works which it does just automatically Works which it does just automatically Works which it does which is good so let's keep that on 200% which is good so let's keep that on 200% which is good so let's keep that on 200% so we can actually see what we're doing so we can actually see what we're doing so we can actually see what we're doing and then from there we have some sound and then from there we have some sound and then from there we have some sound settings it looks like they have all settings it looks like they have all settings it looks like they have all these set on a Todo which I that's fine these set on a Todo which I that's fine these set on a Todo which I that's fine does this work okay cool so we do have does this work okay cool so we do have does this work okay cool so we do have control of that just not actually within control of that just not actually within control of that just not actually within our settings and then system users and our settings and then system users and our settings and then system users and accounts if I go over two users here accounts if I go over two users here accounts if I go over two users here here um that's not done either about here um that's not done either about here um that's not done either about though will give us some details on our though will give us some details on our though will give us some details on our system this is running an Intel 100 8 system this is running an Intel 100 8 system this is running an Intel 100 8 gigs of RAM pretty base level system

gigs of RAM pretty base level system gigs of RAM pretty base level system here at Pop OS running the cosmic here at Pop OS running the cosmic here at Pop OS running the cosmic desktop environment with whent and of desktop environment with whent and of desktop environment with whent and of course some time and date stuff but not course some time and date stuff but not course some time and date stuff but not really too much going on there now let's really too much going on there now let's really too much going on there now let's check out some applications first we're check out some applications first we're check out some applications first we're going to open up the terminal this is going to open up the terminal this is going to open up the terminal this is the new cosmic terminal if I go to file the new cosmic terminal if I go to file the new cosmic terminal if I go to file and or the view about Cosmic terminal and or the view about Cosmic terminal and or the view about Cosmic terminal you can see they got their own now which you can see they got their own now which you can see they got their own now which is super cool I wish the about had more is super cool I wish the about had more is super cool I wish the about had more information right here but that's okay information right here but that's okay information right here but that's okay at the moment this is pretty basic if I at the moment this is pretty basic if I at the moment this is pretty basic if I go ahead and run something like htop go ahead and run something like htop go ahead and run something like htop it'll show that I have some it'll show that I have some it'll show that I have some functionality here so if I click this functionality here so if I click this functionality here so if I click this little plus we got some tabs you can see little plus we got some tabs you can see little plus we got some tabs you can see it kind of spreads out between the it kind of spreads out between the it kind of spreads out between the entire window and I can add more I can entire window and I can add more I can entire window and I can add more I can add as much as I need to go back I do add as much as I need to go back I do add as much as I need to go back I do love how all these windows have this love how all these windows have this love how all these windows have this kind of Border going on and they do have kind of Border going on and they do have kind of Border going on and they do have the tiling integrated into this as well the tiling integrated into this as well the tiling integrated into this as well so if I do new workspace Behavior I so if I do new workspace Behavior I so if I do new workspace Behavior I switch it to tiled and I go over here switch it to tiled and I go over here switch it to tiled and I go over here open a different application oh that open a different application oh that open a different application oh that wasn't technically a new workspace so if wasn't technically a new workspace so if wasn't technically a new workspace so if I open up number three and then open up I open up number three and then open up I open up number three and then open up an application there we go it's going to an application there we go it's going to an application there we go it's going to tile so now if I open another instance tile so now if I open another instance tile so now if I open another instance of the cosmic terminal it's going to of the cosmic terminal it's going to of the cosmic terminal it's going to proceed to do the proper tiling just proceed to do the proper tiling just proceed to do the proper tiling just like that and there should be settings like that and there should be settings like that and there should be settings to configure how it actually works which to configure how it actually works which to configure how it actually works which I don't see any layout settings as of I don't see any layout settings as of I don't see any layout settings as of yet but we do have our active hint and yet but we do have our active hint and yet but we do have our active hint and our hot Keys as well as that new our hot Keys as well as that new our hot Keys as well as that new workspace behavior that I just uh workspace behavior that I just uh workspace behavior that I just uh switched switched switched I mean these workspaces are working I mean these workspaces are working I mean these workspaces are working pretty good pretty smooth when it comes pretty good pretty smooth when it comes pretty good pretty smooth when it comes to the Transitions and whatnot and it to the Transitions and whatnot and it to the Transitions and whatnot and it looks like if I drag around the actual looks like if I drag around the actual looks like if I drag around the actual Windows this is where it gives us a lot Windows this is where it gives us a lot Windows this is where it gives us a lot of really nice settings to actually

of really nice settings to actually of really nice settings to actually change how this is working for us and change how this is working for us and change how this is working for us and what was the hotkey to move them around what was the hotkey to move them around what was the hotkey to move them around so super shift and arrows so let's grab so super shift and arrows so let's grab so super shift and arrows so let's grab this Firefox super shift and this Firefox super shift and this Firefox super shift and arrows okay yeah so this gives us a lot arrows okay yeah so this gives us a lot arrows okay yeah so this gives us a lot of control and it's really natural on of control and it's really natural on of control and it's really natural on how these are moving and how you'd how these are moving and how you'd how these are moving and how you'd expect it to and how these are expect it to and how these are expect it to and how these are specifically grouping so yeah that's specifically grouping so yeah that's specifically grouping so yeah that's really nice I can see myself really really nice I can see myself really really nice I can see myself really getting a hang of this this right here getting a hang of this this right here getting a hang of this this right here this is their new cosmic editor we can this is their new cosmic editor we can this is their new cosmic editor we can see that if we go to about Cosmic editor see that if we go to about Cosmic editor see that if we go to about Cosmic editor again not a lot of information but we go again not a lot of information but we go again not a lot of information but we go to view and go to settings we have some to view and go to settings we have some to view and go to settings we have some general appearance settings including general appearance settings including general appearance settings including font type uh highlighting and all that font type uh highlighting and all that font type uh highlighting and all that if I go into our system and actually try if I go into our system and actually try if I go into our system and actually try to pull something for it can I edit this to pull something for it can I edit this to pull something for it can I edit this Boop let's open up FS tab with it Cosmic Boop let's open up FS tab with it Cosmic Boop let's open up FS tab with it Cosmic editor default there we go so we get a editor default there we go so we get a editor default there we go so we get a nice little look of what it actually nice little look of what it actually nice little look of what it actually looks like with the syntax highlighting looks like with the syntax highlighting looks like with the syntax highlighting and all that overall I'm very impressed and all that overall I'm very impressed and all that overall I'm very impressed with it visually it looks like a editor with it visually it looks like a editor with it visually it looks like a editor with a lot of features like Kate at the with a lot of features like Kate at the with a lot of features like Kate at the moment is very simplistic and it really moment is very simplistic and it really moment is very simplistic and it really doesn't have a lot going on other than doesn't have a lot going on other than doesn't have a lot going on other than what you you really need to do which is what you you really need to do which is what you you really need to do which is make some nice little quick make some nice little quick make some nice little quick configuration edits now while we're here configuration edits now while we're here configuration edits now while we're here in our little files application this is in our little files application this is in our little files application this is another new one that they've created so another new one that they've created so another new one that they've created so again if we go to view about Cosmic again if we go to view about Cosmic again if we go to view about Cosmic files again just a little brief bit of files again just a little brief bit of files again just a little brief bit of information and this works like your information and this works like your information and this works like your typical file manager if we right clicked typical file manager if we right clicked typical file manager if we right clicked on something we have all the typical on something we have all the typical on something we have all the typical options you can add everything to the options you can add everything to the options you can add everything to the sidebar if you'd like to right clicking sidebar if you'd like to right clicking sidebar if you'd like to right clicking in it you can create new folders just

in it you can create new folders just in it you can create new folders just all the features that you generally all the features that you generally all the features that you generally expect now does it support remote expect now does it support remote expect now does it support remote connections as of yet um so I'm not connections as of yet um so I'm not connections as of yet um so I'm not seeing any obvious remote connection seeing any obvious remote connection seeing any obvious remote connection thing let's go ahead and try this yeah I thing let's go ahead and try this yeah I thing let's go ahead and try this yeah I don't think remote connections is don't think remote connections is don't think remote connections is working yeah no no no remote connection working yeah no no no remote connection working yeah no no no remote connection functionality as of yet but it's functionality as of yet but it's functionality as of yet but it's probably coming that's a that's a pretty probably coming that's a that's a pretty probably coming that's a that's a pretty basic feature one thing I want to do basic feature one thing I want to do basic feature one thing I want to do real quick is I'm not really a fan of real quick is I'm not really a fan of real quick is I'm not really a fan of this background so let's go over here to this background so let's go over here to this background so let's go over here to wallpaper and see the options that they wallpaper and see the options that they wallpaper and see the options that they have okay so a lot of the pop stuff we have okay so a lot of the pop stuff we have okay so a lot of the pop stuff we expect honestly I'm not really a fan of expect honestly I'm not really a fan of expect honestly I'm not really a fan of a lot of their wallpapers but this one a lot of their wallpapers but this one a lot of their wallpapers but this one right here this one is an absolute right here this one is an absolute right here this one is an absolute goddamn classic can't go wrong with that goddamn classic can't go wrong with that goddamn classic can't go wrong with that absolutely beautiful of course you can absolutely beautiful of course you can absolutely beautiful of course you can enable slideshows and all that let's go enable slideshows and all that let's go enable slideshows and all that let's go back here go back to desktop and panel back here go back to desktop and panel back here go back to desktop and panel and here we kind of skipped this we do and here we kind of skipped this we do and here we kind of skipped this we do have some panel settings so the panel is have some panel settings so the panel is have some panel settings so the panel is going to be up there we can going to be up there we can going to be up there we can automatically hide it we're going to add automatically hide it we're going to add automatically hide it we're going to add gaps between so it's more like this gaps between so it's more like this gaps between so it's more like this floating thing but again the text is not floating thing but again the text is not floating thing but again the text is not does not look lined up properly so does not look lined up properly so does not look lined up properly so that's something that needs fixed or at that's something that needs fixed or at that's something that needs fixed or at least kind of the option to move this least kind of the option to move this least kind of the option to move this around to make it look a little bit around to make it look a little bit around to make it look a little bit better and then here we have some better and then here we have some better and then here we have some configurations for the applets a big configurations for the applets a big configurations for the applets a big thing that they're doing is you can add thing that they're doing is you can add thing that they're doing is you can add and remove applets and customize these and remove applets and customize these and remove applets and customize these applets however you want and apparently applets however you want and apparently applets however you want and apparently at least in the presentation that I was at least in the presentation that I was at least in the presentation that I was watching that they did at the uh uh watching that they did at the uh uh watching that they did at the uh uh Northwest Linux conference I believe it Northwest Linux conference I believe it Northwest Linux conference I believe it should be fairly easy to create your should be fairly easy to create your should be fairly easy to create your very own applets for whatever your use very own applets for whatever your use very own applets for whatever your use cases happen to be what you can see here cases happen to be what you can see here cases happen to be what you can see here the applets that are currently the applets that are currently the applets that are currently accessible through here again I can't

accessible through here again I can't accessible through here again I can't really right click to access the really right click to access the really right click to access the settings of anything as of yet and these settings of anything as of yet and these settings of anything as of yet and these are the only things that haven't been are the only things that haven't been are the only things that haven't been added at least to this top bar here so added at least to this top bar here so added at least to this top bar here so let's close go back go back and then let's close go back go back and then let's close go back go back and then dive into the appearance settings we dive into the appearance settings we dive into the appearance settings we have light and we have dark of course we have light and we have dark of course we have light and we have dark of course we have options for our accent color so I have options for our accent color so I have options for our accent color so I could switch to something like that if could switch to something like that if could switch to something like that if I'd like to fine control for your I'd like to fine control for your I'd like to fine control for your container background colors when it container background colors when it container background colors when it comes to the window managing stuff and comes to the window managing stuff and comes to the window managing stuff and we even have some options for the style we even have some options for the style we even have some options for the style which honestly that looks really good which honestly that looks really good which honestly that looks really good especially the slightly round one right especially the slightly round one right especially the slightly round one right here I'm a fan of that again I just that here I'm a fan of that again I just that here I'm a fan of that again I just that bothers me so much I want to push it bothers me so much I want to push it bothers me so much I want to push it push it away maybe if I I'm just going push it away maybe if I I'm just going push it away maybe if I I'm just going to disable that we have some Gap to disable that we have some Gap to disable that we have some Gap settings ooh experimental settings apply settings ooh experimental settings apply settings ooh experimental settings apply this theme to gnome apps so you can this theme to gnome apps so you can this theme to gnome apps so you can enable or disable that if you'd like to enable or disable that if you'd like to enable or disable that if you'd like to Icon theme is currently empty but it Icon theme is currently empty but it Icon theme is currently empty but it does look like you'll be able to change does look like you'll be able to change does look like you'll be able to change the icons which is always nice that's the icons which is always nice that's the icons which is always nice that's bothering me so much I'm going to change bothering me so much I'm going to change bothering me so much I'm going to change I'm going to change it panel where's my I'm going to change it panel where's my I'm going to change it panel where's my applets there they are I can't do applets there they are I can't do applets there they are I can't do it oh that looks better the N the it oh that looks better the N the it oh that looks better the N the numbers are separated properly beautiful numbers are separated properly beautiful numbers are separated properly beautiful I'm going to go ahead go back here and I'm going to go ahead go back here and I'm going to go ahead go back here and go to this dock again and go to applets go to this dock again and go to applets go to this dock again and go to applets and get rid of this Boop nice this is and get rid of this Boop nice this is and get rid of this Boop nice this is looking like Cosmic you know and I mean looking like Cosmic you know and I mean looking like Cosmic you know and I mean for a system that's not even technically for a system that's not even technically for a system that's not even technically in Alpha yet this is purely development in Alpha yet this is purely development in Alpha yet this is purely development it's running pretty good we got the pop it's running pretty good we got the pop it's running pretty good we got the pop shop here but we also have the cosmic shop here but we also have the cosmic shop here but we also have the cosmic app store let's check it out and I'm

app store let's check it out and I'm app store let's check it out and I'm going to go ahead and put it side by going to go ahead and put it side by going to go ahead and put it side by side pop or the pop shop because Pop side pop or the pop shop because Pop side pop or the pop shop because Pop Shop is just a slightly kind of modified Shop is just a slightly kind of modified Shop is just a slightly kind of modified version Oh I think it's Elementary os's version Oh I think it's Elementary os's version Oh I think it's Elementary os's I forgot whose they borrowed okay so I forgot whose they borrowed okay so I forgot whose they borrowed okay so this is the differences that you see out this is the differences that you see out this is the differences that you see out of the gate it is cool that they're of the gate it is cool that they're of the gate it is cool that they're developing their own but here we have developing their own but here we have developing their own but here we have editor's Choice popular apps and here we editor's Choice popular apps and here we editor's Choice popular apps and here we have pop piics and then categories I have pop piics and then categories I have pop piics and then categories I swear it's Elementary OS that this is swear it's Elementary OS that this is swear it's Elementary OS that this is from and then over here we have various from and then over here we have various from and then over here we have various categories so if I check out their categories so if I check out their categories so if I check out their develop category versus the develop develop category versus the develop develop category versus the develop category over here this rust version is category over here this rust version is category over here this rust version is definitely way quicker oh my God it's definitely way quicker oh my God it's definitely way quicker oh my God it's not even loading not even loading not even loading development come on okay whatever we're development come on okay whatever we're development come on okay whatever we're we're getting of the pop shop here all we're getting of the pop shop here all we're getting of the pop shop here all right let's try to install something right let's try to install something right let's try to install something through this let's go with qgis desktop through this let's go with qgis desktop through this let's go with qgis desktop this is an application I actually have this is an application I actually have this is an application I actually have some professional training in or at some professional training in or at some professional training in or at least used it in University so let's hit least used it in University so let's hit least used it in University so let's hit install oh we got a little little install oh we got a little little install oh we got a little little dialogue notification thing right there dialogue notification thing right there dialogue notification thing right there this is from flathub so we could have this is from flathub so we could have this is from flathub so we could have changed the repository to system right changed the repository to system right changed the repository to system right here if we would like to it's really here if we would like to it's really here if we would like to it's really cool that flathub is what is enabled by cool that flathub is what is enabled by cool that flathub is what is enabled by default and we have some screenshots of default and we have some screenshots of default and we have some screenshots of course you got to get that and course you got to get that and course you got to get that and uh that's it just the screenshot short uh that's it just the screenshot short uh that's it just the screenshot short description and the version number so description and the version number so description and the version number so hopefully they eventually add a spot to hopefully they eventually add a spot to hopefully they eventually add a spot to put comments and stuff that would be put comments and stuff that would be put comments and stuff that would be cool but we'll see hey there we go it's cool but we'll see hey there we go it's cool but we'll see hey there we go it's installed I do have to admit this I just installed I do have to admit this I just installed I do have to admit this I just love the layout it's beautiful they're

love the layout it's beautiful they're love the layout it's beautiful they're truly developing a beautiful desktop truly developing a beautiful desktop truly developing a beautiful desktop environment here so open it qgis environment here so open it qgis environment here so open it qgis 3.36 and there we go if you've never 3.36 and there we go if you've never 3.36 and there we go if you've never used it or have no reason to use it used it or have no reason to use it used it or have no reason to use it don't it's incredibly complicated but if don't it's incredibly complicated but if don't it's incredibly complicated but if you're interested in mapping geog things you're interested in mapping geog things you're interested in mapping geog things like that qgis is wonderful close that like that qgis is wonderful close that like that qgis is wonderful close that out uh do we have any updates checking out uh do we have any updates checking out uh do we have any updates checking for updates oh nope cool we could also for updates oh nope cool we could also for updates oh nope cool we could also manage our installed applications manage our installed applications manage our installed applications through here so or I think we can manage through here so or I think we can manage through here so or I think we can manage it uh for example if I wanted to get rid it uh for example if I wanted to get rid it uh for example if I wanted to get rid of this document scanner I could just of this document scanner I could just of this document scanner I could just uninstall it through here and uninstall it through here and uninstall it through here and authentication boom it's gone so yeah authentication boom it's gone so yeah authentication boom it's gone so yeah that is their uh new application store that is their uh new application store that is their uh new application store going open up this tiling again here going open up this tiling again here going open up this tiling again here let's let's brag this over here close let's let's brag this over here close let's let's brag this over here close this out oh we got some I absolutely this out oh we got some I absolutely this out oh we got some I absolutely love Pop tiling it's it's truly awesome love Pop tiling it's it's truly awesome love Pop tiling it's it's truly awesome what the hell happened here oh every what the hell happened here oh every what the hell happened here oh every time I was trying to log into uh my SFTP time I was trying to log into uh my SFTP time I was trying to log into uh my SFTP it was opening a tab in the web browser it was opening a tab in the web browser it was opening a tab in the web browser for some reason I don't know trying to for some reason I don't know trying to for some reason I don't know trying to make sure there's nothing I was missing make sure there's nothing I was missing make sure there's nothing I was missing they do have Cosmic randar or I don't if they do have Cosmic randar or I don't if they do have Cosmic randar or I don't if you ever use something like I3 chances you ever use something like I3 chances you ever use something like I3 chances are you've played around with this are you've played around with this are you've played around with this application but looks like they have a application but looks like they have a application but looks like they have a new command line utility which we can new command line utility which we can new command line utility which we can see right here that you can use to see right here that you can use to see right here that you can use to actually manage this without having to actually manage this without having to actually manage this without having to use the settings so if I pop it in over use the settings so if I pop it in over use the settings so if I pop it in over here for example there we go we have our here for example there we go we have our here for example there we go we have our commands for our displays and whatnot so commands for our displays and whatnot so commands for our displays and whatnot so you can actually manage this or use this you can actually manage this or use this you can actually manage this or use this tool in Wayland which I believe it's an

tool in Wayland which I believe it's an tool in Wayland which I believe it's an exor tool so that's cool o we didn't exor tool so that's cool o we didn't exor tool so that's cool o we didn't play with the screenshot Tool uh it it's play with the screenshot Tool uh it it's play with the screenshot Tool uh it it's not too um impressive as of yet but if not too um impressive as of yet but if not too um impressive as of yet but if we go to Cosmic screenshot believe it or we go to Cosmic screenshot believe it or we go to Cosmic screenshot believe it or not we can take some screenshots there's not we can take some screenshots there's not we can take some screenshots there's not a uh video record option which would not a uh video record option which would not a uh video record option which would be cool especially if there's like framy be cool especially if there's like framy be cool especially if there's like framy options and things like that but options and things like that but options and things like that but screenshot is a screenshot and we can screenshot is a screenshot and we can screenshot is a screenshot and we can take a screenshot for example if I want take a screenshot for example if I want take a screenshot for example if I want to take a screenshot of a window let's to take a screenshot of a window let's to take a screenshot of a window let's say I wanted to take this window say I wanted to take this window say I wanted to take this window screenshot pictures there it is Boop screenshot pictures there it is Boop screenshot pictures there it is Boop there's your screenshot beautiful it's a there's your screenshot beautiful it's a there's your screenshot beautiful it's a straight cut it would be kind of cool if straight cut it would be kind of cool if straight cut it would be kind of cool if it had kind of the uh PNG with the drop it had kind of the uh PNG with the drop it had kind of the uh PNG with the drop shadow effect that we see I believe The shadow effect that we see I believe The shadow effect that we see I believe The Gnome screenshot tool but regardless Gnome screenshot tool but regardless Gnome screenshot tool but regardless it's looking good close these out and we it's looking good close these out and we it's looking good close these out and we really went over a lot of the things um really went over a lot of the things um really went over a lot of the things um I will be linking down below to a few of I will be linking down below to a few of I will be linking down below to a few of their blog posts in relations to Cosmic their blog posts in relations to Cosmic their blog posts in relations to Cosmic uh one thing for sure Alpha probably not uh one thing for sure Alpha probably not uh one thing for sure Alpha probably not but when this is in beta and it's but when this is in beta and it's but when this is in beta and it's actually like everything's working actually like everything's working actually like everything's working they're just kind of uh working on some they're just kind of uh working on some they're just kind of uh working on some of the Kinks this is going to be my of the Kinks this is going to be my of the Kinks this is going to be my primary driver for a while and I'll be primary driver for a while and I'll be primary driver for a while and I'll be doing one of those like 30 days using doing one of those like 30 days using doing one of those like 30 days using whatever videos outlining my full whatever videos outlining my full whatever videos outlining my full experience uh some of the problems I ran experience uh some of the problems I ran experience uh some of the problems I ran into and some of the things I changed into and some of the things I changed into and some of the things I changed things like that um so if you do want to things like that um so if you do want to things like that um so if you do want to see that video in the future Please see that video in the future Please see that video in the future Please Subscribe ring that Bell so you don't Subscribe ring that Bell so you don't Subscribe ring that Bell so you don't miss it and with all that I do hope you miss it and with all that I do hope you miss it and with all that I do hope you have an absolutely beautiful day and have an absolutely beautiful day and have an absolutely beautiful day and good