Oo i didnt know this, thank you! And yes the list view is available, i didnt know this either so thank you i also fixed the drives in cosmic files, i just needed to install gnome disks to enable show in user interface on the drives
Same. I really like the polish and animations on GNOME, but its defaults are questionable at best and I hate when extensions break (mandatory I use Arch btw). So I use KDE with a top panel and a dock, just like the default mode on Cosmic. It's what better fits my workflow and expectations. I would also like to have the ability to tile windows, but I don't want a tiling WM. I don't care about the drama and tribalism of devs whining and bitching like little girls. I just want something in between KDE and GNOME, and Cosmic seems like the right choice. I really hope all bugs and performance issues get solved quickly
@mortadelaok yoo your speaking my language, i feel the exact same way lol Kde plasma isnt my favorite in terms of design but i like the features Gnome i like the design but i have to add extensions but then extensions break and i personally dont like how long gnome take for said features to arrive and how you should be forced to use gnomes workflow instead of using extensions WMs are something i cant get used to but i miss the tiling on pop os and kde plasmas one isnt auto tiling Cosmic is the best of all worlds :) And the devs seem rlly nice listening to them on the podcasts they have done and the presentations they have done also about cosmic
I think it has the potential to do even better. KDE is TOO configurable to the point that it’s complex while Gnome actively ignores what its users want and does its own thing. If Cosmic can hit that middle ground between those while also offering great tiling support this can go far. That’s not even to mention how new the code base is so there isn’t any tech debt to hold them back.
Two versions of the application is a Flatpak feature - you can install system-wide or per-user. You can install both as they go to different locations. If it installs both when you requested just one, that would be a bug.
yes thats for flatpak, discord is installed as a system package from the arch repos, thats why im confused i also dont use user for flatpak only system flatpak
I'm curious what you think about the rise of cosmic desktop in light of the fact that KDE is not receiving all of the funding they need. I know it sounds a bit random but if the userbase, even if its only a fraction of people, eventually move to cosmic, how will this affect the long-term development of KDE if it receives even less donations? Something ive been thinking about, could be nothing but would like to get your take :)
i think there will be kde users, cosmic is something that a good amount of users dont like, there is always fights going about the desktop people use and how its better so i think kde will be fine
A note about kde since there was apparently confusion? Have seen this brought up a few times, it seems they were "overspending" because they needed to reduce their surplus stash as a non profit I.e. it was on purpose, not that they aren't getting all of the funding they need
I like it a lot, i just want it so when you minimize apps they go back to their icon and not a second icon. Also window in focus border is way too big and needs work
Already found it's resources. Btw nice things you covered in video thanks. Looking forward to an actual linux desktop which can replace mac and windows, hope cosmic will ❤❤
Do you know how long it might take for this update to reach the main Arch repository? I installed it using sudo pacman -S cosmic, but I still don't have those updates yet :(
I thought the microphone (or sound capture) issue you had would be much worse lol, I am glad it wasn't that bad. Anyway, I really like the UI of Cosmic DE, and I like the fact that it's based on GNOME (?). What I don't like is that, I have to go to terminal all the time and do a sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf and then I have to add "options snd-hda-intel model=alc294-lenovo-mic" . I have yet to see a Linux distro that is compatible with my laptop (or whatever the issue is, that is preventing the OS from using my Asus ROG Strix G15's speakers.). Also, does arch or arch based distros finally come with Nvidia 560 drivers? I have been thinking about installing EndeavourOS but if I do the nvidia-inst on terminal, will I get the option to install 560 driver? Oh, and one more thing, when I had Fedora 40 installed, I had the same ubisoft launcher bug thing (whenever I would launch Ubisoft Connect through Lutris.) I hope they fix it before the final release.
@@ViperKang yeah the audio bug is just my interface, i rlly want to use that mic but i have to turn my gain all the way up and its fine until those issues start happening Cosmic is def inspired by gnome in many ways and i like it also, but the good thing is i think they will do a better job at bringing the latest features similar to how kde plasma works Checking your laptop on archwiki for sound which i dont know the exact one you have, it seems it's supported without needing do to anything to get it working wiki.archlinux.org/title/Laptop/ASUS And yes arch is on the 560 drivers and if you use nvidia-inst it will grab it
@@linuxnext Mine is Asus Rog Strix G15 G512LV, sadly it is not available there but at least I can get it working. Plus, if it doesn't work I have an external speaker and a headset so it should be okay I guess but I have yet to see a Linux distribution that supports my laptop's speakers out of the box :(
@@ViperKang what i would do is open a bug report directly with pipewire and see what their devs say, explain what you have done to get the speakers working If its working with that modprobe then this may not be to hard to implement into whatever project is needed gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire Good luck :)
@@linuxnext Thank you for the link! I just made an account and I am about to create my first issue. However, I am on Windows 10 right now. Do you think that would be a problem? Since they may ask me to do some things to verify it or something? (or ask for logs)
I don't know how it all works, but can Wayland maintainers now just roll FreeSync into its code base to address the screen tearing issue? If not possibly as a one-to-one drop in, could the code not be adapted, at least, for a display protocol use? It's open source, so why not use it? I'm guessing it just wouldn't work, but am just wondering if it would.
I am unsure, asking gemini ai model it thinks doing freesync in wayland itself is complex situation and recommends implementing freesync in the desktop compositor itself All that is required for screen tearing is for cosmic to implement the Tearing Control Protocol v1 so then you can use async with the updated atomic api in the kernel in fullscreen games Kde plasma updated theirs to the new one in 6.2 beta and it works very well Cosmic will also need to implement explicit sync protocol for nvidia cards to stop the bad tearing that happens
@@linuxnext hmmmmm Interesting. Then again, AI can get things disastrously wrong. It just made sense to me; but I also don't know the specific ins and outs of that technology. But if KDE Plasma 6.2 did it and it's working fine, then Cosmic should be able to do the same. And yes, it seems they will have to be protocols integrated into the desktop itself and made invisible to the GPUs or their drivers in order to be vendor-agnostic. That's why my fallback is AMD's FreeSync, since it was released as free and open source from the beginning and works on all GPUs, including Nvidia.
Can't you zoom in with Ctrl + + in files like in cosmic-term or are you referring to something else? list view is also supported no?
Oo i didnt know this, thank you! And yes the list view is available, i didnt know this either so thank you
i also fixed the drives in cosmic files, i just needed to install gnome disks to enable show in user interface on the drives
Man Cosmic is looking so good. I have full faith it will sit at the top with Gnome and KDE.
Same. I really like the polish and animations on GNOME, but its defaults are questionable at best and I hate when extensions break (mandatory I use Arch btw). So I use KDE with a top panel and a dock, just like the default mode on Cosmic. It's what better fits my workflow and expectations. I would also like to have the ability to tile windows, but I don't want a tiling WM. I don't care about the drama and tribalism of devs whining and bitching like little girls. I just want something in between KDE and GNOME, and Cosmic seems like the right choice. I really hope all bugs and performance issues get solved quickly
@mortadelaok yoo your speaking my language, i feel the exact same way lol
Kde plasma isnt my favorite in terms of design but i like the features
Gnome i like the design but i have to add extensions but then extensions break and i personally dont like how long gnome take for said features to arrive and how you should be forced to use gnomes workflow instead of using extensions
WMs are something i cant get used to but i miss the tiling on pop os and kde plasmas one isnt auto tiling
Cosmic is the best of all worlds :)
And the devs seem rlly nice listening to them on the podcasts they have done and the presentations they have done also about cosmic
Not at the top with - on top of!
I think it has the potential to do even better. KDE is TOO configurable to the point that it’s complex while Gnome actively ignores what its users want and does its own thing. If Cosmic can hit that middle ground between those while also offering great tiling support this can go far. That’s not even to mention how new the code base is so there isn’t any tech debt to hold them back.
@@Drazil100 Honestly, I agree. I just know how tribal some people get about their DE of choice, so I didn't want to go that far :P
Two versions of the application is a Flatpak feature - you can install system-wide or per-user. You can install both as they go to different locations. If it installs both when you requested just one, that would be a bug.
yes thats for flatpak, discord is installed as a system package from the arch repos, thats why im confused
i also dont use user for flatpak only system flatpak
dude gr8t video even with the audio issues lol, as for cosmic looks like its going to be a banger when its ready
flatpak works on the shop on pop OS 24.04 alpha with the popdev:master repo. No such issue there
Yes that is what im running on my laptop and i dont have it either
I'm curious what you think about the rise of cosmic desktop in light of the fact that KDE is not receiving all of the funding they need. I know it sounds a bit random but if the userbase, even if its only a fraction of people, eventually move to cosmic, how will this affect the long-term development of KDE if it receives even less donations? Something ive been thinking about, could be nothing but would like to get your take :)
i think there will be kde users, cosmic is something that a good amount of users dont like, there is always fights going about the desktop people use and how its better so i think kde will be fine
A note about kde since there was apparently confusion? Have seen this brought up a few times, it seems they were "overspending" because they needed to reduce their surplus stash as a non profit
I.e. it was on purpose, not that they aren't getting all of the funding they need
I like it a lot, i just want it so when you minimize apps they go back to their icon and not a second icon. Also window in focus border is way too big and needs work
you can change the border to very little or none, the closets you can get with minimize apps is removing the second icon applet so it doesnt do that
Total nitpick, but I hope they make the labels center aligned in the apps menu.
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I just use it in a vm because 1 i don't want to run a alpha as a daily and 2 i'm waiting for a more stable release.
What system monitor are you using 😍 ?
Already found it's resources. Btw nice things you covered in video thanks.
Looking forward to an actual linux desktop which can replace mac and windows, hope cosmic will ❤❤
How are you getting these new fixes and patches for alpha1? Are you building it yourself?
When i install the AUR cosmic-session-git package it fails to build a couple of cosmic dependencies.
from the aur/git version aur.archlinux.org/packages?O=0&K=cosmic
@@TheGoldenPro that happens sometimes, how many times have you done it?
Do you know how long it might take for this update to reach the main Arch repository? I installed it using sudo pacman -S cosmic, but I still don't have those updates yet :(
@@stivenjimenez289 im unsure, that is up to the arch maintainers
If i had to guess then when alpha 2 comes out they will update it
Which IEMs do you have?
Truthear crinacle zero's
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Whats the name of the fetching software you used?
Fetching software? Like the aur helper? Its Paru
@@linuxnext No, talking about the neofetch variant at 3:52. Sorry I used the wrong term.
@@mr.pootmann1409 ah sorry, fastfetch and the config is from here
www.reddit.com/r/GarudaLinux/comments/1dcq0dl/making_fastfetch_more_beautiful_linux/
Oh, I have fastfetch too lol. Forgot you can configure it.
Does cosmic desktop install pipewire? I guess not.
Yeah it does, why would you not think that?
@@linuxnext because it's just a DE
Yeah but whats the de installed on? A distro, the majority of distros have pipewire installed by default
im in arch on desktop and im not seeing the scroll bug on apps
@@matheusfellipe904 hmm its rlly odd, iv distro hopped across arch, cachy and endeavour, i experience it everytime
What hardware do you have?
@@linuxnext my cpu is a ryzen 3200g and gpu is rx580, im using the git version of cosmic packages on chaotic aur, and the pendriver show for me too
I thought the microphone (or sound capture) issue you had would be much worse lol, I am glad it wasn't that bad. Anyway, I really like the UI of Cosmic DE, and I like the fact that it's based on GNOME (?).
What I don't like is that, I have to go to terminal all the time and do a sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf and then I have to add "options snd-hda-intel model=alc294-lenovo-mic" . I have yet to see a Linux distro that is compatible with my laptop (or whatever the issue is, that is preventing the OS from using my Asus ROG Strix G15's speakers.).
Also, does arch or arch based distros finally come with Nvidia 560 drivers? I have been thinking about installing EndeavourOS but if I do the nvidia-inst on terminal, will I get the option to install 560 driver?
Oh, and one more thing, when I had Fedora 40 installed, I had the same ubisoft launcher bug thing (whenever I would launch Ubisoft Connect through Lutris.) I hope they fix it before the final release.
@@ViperKang yeah the audio bug is just my interface, i rlly want to use that mic but i have to turn my gain all the way up and its fine until those issues start happening
Cosmic is def inspired by gnome in many ways and i like it also, but the good thing is i think they will do a better job at bringing the latest features similar to how kde plasma works
Checking your laptop on archwiki for sound which i dont know the exact one you have, it seems it's supported without needing do to anything to get it working
wiki.archlinux.org/title/Laptop/ASUS
And yes arch is on the 560 drivers and if you use nvidia-inst it will grab it
@@linuxnext Mine is Asus Rog Strix G15 G512LV, sadly it is not available there but at least I can get it working. Plus, if it doesn't work I have an external speaker and a headset so it should be okay I guess but I have yet to see a Linux distribution that supports my laptop's speakers out of the box :(
@@ViperKang what i would do is open a bug report directly with pipewire and see what their devs say, explain what you have done to get the speakers working
If its working with that modprobe then this may not be to hard to implement into whatever project is needed
gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire
Good luck :)
@@linuxnext Thank you for the link! I just made an account and I am about to create my first issue. However, I am on Windows 10 right now. Do you think that would be a problem? Since they may ask me to do some things to verify it or something? (or ask for logs)
@@ViperKang there is no problem opening a issue on windows haha
Yes they may ask for logs or for things to do
where did u get ur wallpaper?
@@joezoldyck5180 github.com/polluxau/linuxnext-wallpapers
Its in here somewhere lol
why you left cachy?
For me i dont want a small group deciding what packages should be updated on my system
I don't know how it all works, but can Wayland maintainers now just roll FreeSync into its code base to address the screen tearing issue? If not possibly as a one-to-one drop in, could the code not be adapted, at least, for a display protocol use? It's open source, so why not use it?
I'm guessing it just wouldn't work, but am just wondering if it would.
I am unsure, asking gemini ai model it thinks doing freesync in wayland itself is complex situation and recommends implementing freesync in the desktop compositor itself
All that is required for screen tearing is for cosmic to implement the Tearing Control Protocol v1 so then you can use async with the updated atomic api in the kernel in fullscreen games
Kde plasma updated theirs to the new one in 6.2 beta and it works very well
Cosmic will also need to implement explicit sync protocol for nvidia cards to stop the bad tearing that happens
@@linuxnext hmmmmm Interesting. Then again, AI can get things disastrously wrong. It just made sense to me; but I also don't know the specific ins and outs of that technology. But if KDE Plasma 6.2 did it and it's working fine, then Cosmic should be able to do the same.
And yes, it seems they will have to be protocols integrated into the desktop itself and made invisible to the GPUs or their drivers in order to be vendor-agnostic. That's why my fallback is AMD's FreeSync, since it was released as free and open source from the beginning and works on all GPUs, including Nvidia.
Don't understand how Cosmic devs still haven't addressed the turning off the displays when the system is locked. Literally killing the planet.
rippers
It’s an alpha. Shut down the system if you want to really save the planet
YES!