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 My applications are getting very out of date from being tied to the jammy package repo.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?
Same here, Pop!_OS 22.04 NVIDIA edition. I’m on the fence about upgrading to the alpha. I tried wayland recently on 22.04 and didn’t work as well as x11. There was noticeable extra latency and it didn’t felt as smooth. Plasma was stuck at 60hz, even though GNOME did manage 144hz.
I’m curious if I should expect better results on the next release cause that was kinda worrying.
What hardware are you using?
Ryzen7 3770x, RTX 4080.
Built rather than bought? I’m guessing. I was wondering if you were using a System76 system.
I have it on a 3700X with a 3060, but that’s not my main system. Right now I’m working the migration mostly on a Dell Latitude I grabbed from work.
Oh it’s a custom build yeah.