Pop!_OS

Pop OS (stylized as Pop!_OS) is a <a href="/facts/Free_and_open-source_software/1cHtjLCB">free and open-source</a> <a href="/facts/Linux_distribution/0vVl4N4f">Linux distribution</a>, based on <a href="/facts/Ubuntu/0WDd7hkb">Ubuntu</a>, and featuring a customized <a href="/facts/GNOME/EFMNBmpR">GNOME</a> desktop environment known as <a href="/facts/COSMIC_(desktop_environment)/41q4sERo">COSMIC</a>. The distribution is developed by American Linux computer manufacturer <a href="/facts/System76/mD3Imnjs">System76</a>. Pop!_OS is primarily built to be bundled with the computers built by System76, but can also be downloaded and installed on most computers.
Pop!_OS provides full <a href="/facts/Out_of_the_box_(feature)/AlLU3avL">out-of-the-box</a> support for both <a href="/facts/Advanced_Micro_Devices/CB1G7QTb">AMD</a> and <a href="/facts/Nvidia/8QfCgqbu">Nvidia</a> <a href="/facts/Graphics_processing_unit/PTK1RQVp">GPUs</a>. Pop!_OS provides default <a href="/facts/Disk_encryption/v7E50jGw">disk encryption</a>, streamlined window and workspace management, keyboard shortcuts for navigation as well as built-in power management profiles. The latest releases also have packages that allow for easy setup for <a href="/facts/TensorFlow/kDwfBeNd">TensorFlow</a> and <a href="/facts/CUDA/fvPpolot">CUDA</a>.
Pop!_OS is maintained primarily by System76, with the release version <a href="/facts/Source_code/o9J6Jv23">source code</a> hosted in a <a href="/facts/GitHub/n1hNCsc3">GitHub</a> <a href="/facts/Repository_(version_control)/PjE4Vkes">repository</a>. Unlike many other Linux distributions, it is not community-driven, although outside <a href="/facts/Programmer/WGTS1Jv9">programmers</a> can contribute, view and modify the source code. They can also build custom ISO images and redistribute them under another name.

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