Pop!_OS 20.04

Ne’er have we seen such an excited Jonni Bidwell as when he heard that Pop!_OS does window tiling now!

- Jonni Bidwell

IN BRIEF

A stylish, user-friendly distro for everyone. It might just bring window tiling to the masses. See Also: Solus, Linux Mint, elementaryOS and Mageia.

SPECS

Minimum 2GB RAM 16GB storage

Ubuntu is often credited with making Linux useable on desktop, and make no mistake they did and do an awful lot, but they also stand on the shoulders of a few forgotten giants.

Mint made Linux even more attractive, initially by taking Ubuntu and giving it a traditional desktop (and a Flash player), beginning a new trend largely unseen in Linux: giving users what they want (crazy… – Ed). ElementaryOS stands out as being one of the new top-tier home distros, thanks to its beautifully designed desktop with its macOS-like stylings.

Another standout distro from the new generation is Pop!_OS, made by Linux system manufacturer System76. Being an OEM, it wanted to be able to ship an OS guaranteed to work with its hardware. But also, borrowing a feather from Mint’s hat, an OS that makes it easy for users to do whatever they want to do. Nevermind the awkward punctuation in the title, Pop (as it shall hereafter be referred) is that OS, and hot on the heels of Ubuntu 20.04 comes a brand new version.