COSMIC's New System Monitor Is Looking Very Slick
The COSMIC desktop environment introduces a new system monitor app as part of its 1.1 release and ongoing shift away from GNOME.
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The brief
COSMIC has released version 1.1 of its desktop environment. This update introduces a new system monitor application and various general improvements.
Coverage from System76, Phoronix, 9to5Linux, OMG! Ubuntu, and XDA emphasizes the aesthetic quality of the new monitor and the trend of removing GNOME components from the operating system.
XDA notes this is the first major update in six months. Future developments involve the continued rollout of COSMIC updates and the further stripping of GNOME elements from the OS.
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Quick answers
What is the latest version of the COSMIC desktop environment?
The latest release is COSMIC 1.1.
What is the primary new feature in this update?
The update adds a new system monitor app.
How long has it been since the last major update?
According to XDA, this is the first big update in six months.
Coverage (5)
- COSMIC desktop update adds new system monitor app OMG! Ubuntu · 1d ago
- COSMIC's first big update in six months continues stripping GNOME out of the OS XDA · 1d ago
- COSMIC 1.1 Desktop Environment Released with COSMIC Monitor and Improvements 9to5Linux · 1d ago
- COSMIC Hits Keep Coming With New System Monitor System76 · 1d ago
- COSMIC's New System Monitor Is Looking Very Slick Phoronix · 1d ago
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