Why You Should Avoid Pop!_OS 24.04 Right Now
If you are looking for a Linux distro that is stable, predictable, and easy to recommend to normal people, Pop!_OS 24.04 is not it. The main reason is simple: System76 launched it with COSMIC in beta. That one decision turns what should have been a safe long-term support release into a moving target.
For a lab machine, a spare laptop, or someone who enjoys testing unfinished software, that might be fine. For everyone else, especially new Linux users, that is a terrible trade. An LTS release is supposed to be the version you install when you want fewer surprises, not more.
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