I’m still on Pop!_OS 22.04, the last release version. My applications are getting very out of date from being tied to the jammy package repo.
It looks like Pop.next is still in alpha, which suggests it could be 2026 before it’s RC. I don’t actually like any other distro — I built a new laptop on Mint, which I only tolerate. But I’m getting nervous, and the UIs for enough apps have evolved sufficiently that it’s creating some cognitive load to remember how to use both versions (LibreOffice and Evolution stand out).
What have people chosen to do?
I’m in the same situation. I’ve been a Linux user in some form for many years but I’m just now getting to the daily driver desktop stage. I’m trying to work out all the little nuances in migrating from macOS/iCloud. I’m doing it with Pop because that’s the distro that has felt the most natural to me. However, I’m finding that some of the apps don’t support my cloud syncing needs adequately (e.g., Calendar, Contacts, Reminders). Part of it is just finding the right cloud provider but I’m also. hoping the new COSMIC apps have better CalDAV and CardDAV support. At this point it’s just minor things so here’s hoping for a bit better results with the newer version. It’s Linux, though, so I’m sure I can find a solution.