Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS is made by System76, a Linux hardware company. It features the in-house COSMIC desktop environment (written in Rust) or the GNOME option, outstanding out-of-the-box NVIDIA GPU support, and a hybrid graphics switching system. It's regarded as the best Linux distro for gaming thanks to Steam and Proton integration, and excellent AMD/NVIDIA driver management.
Desktop Environment & Package Management
The default desktop is COSMIC (in-house) / GNOME. Package management is handled via APT + Flatpak. Pre-installed multimedia codecs mean it plays audio and video out of the box without extra configuration.
Performance & Use Cases
Minimum RAM: 4 GB, Disk: 20 GB. Pop!_OS 24.04 has solid gaming support — Steam and Proton work well out of the box. Pop!_OS 24.04 is designed primarily as a desktop distribution.
Who Should Use Pop!_OS 24.04?
Gamers, developers, NVIDIA GPU users, power users who want polish. Built on Ubuntu with a lts release model.