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Cosmic Desktop for Artix Linux updated to Alpha 5

The Cosmic Desktop for Artix Linux has been updated to the latest (pre-)release: Alpha 5

Apart from bugfiixes this also has some new applications like an early version of COSMIC Media Player.
An article about this update can be read here.

This is from https://omniverse.artixlinux.org/x86_64/cosmic-1st-read-me.txt :


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Cosmic Desktop for Artix Linux


Do NOT USE on Production systems (alpha status software).

A basic install can be done via package 'cosmic-session' or package group 'cosmic'.

To start the cosmic session use a display manager like eg. greetd, sddm, or manually using command: start-cosmic


The cosmic packages group:

cosmic-applets
cosmic-app-library
cosmic-bg
cosmic-comp
cosmic-files
cosmic-greeter
cosmic-icon-theme
cosmic-idle
cosmic-launcher
cosmic-notifications
cosmic-osd
cosmic-panel
cosmic-player (is not yet in the cosmic group)
cosmic-randr
cosmic-screenshot
cosmic-session
cosmic-settings
cosmic-settings-daemon
cosmic-store (optionally requires flatpack to install some packages)
cosmic-terminal
cosmic-text-editor
cosmic-wallpapers
cosmic-workspaces
pop-icon-theme
pop-launcher
xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic


Additional cosmic packages:

apps-menu-applet-for-cosmic-git
clipboard-manager-git
cosmic-applet-arch
cosmic-ctl
cosmic-edit-git
cosmic-ext-applet-cpu-temperature
cosmic-ext-applet-ollama-git
cosmic-ext-applet-external-monitor-brightness-git
cosmic-ext-forecast-git
cosmic-ext-calculator-git
cosmic-ext-tweaks-git
cosmic-icons-git
emoji-selector-applet-for-cosmic-git
examine-git
minimon-applet-for-cosmic
observatory
places-status-indicator-applet-for-cosmic-git
quick-webapps
tasks-git



Last updated: 11-Jan-2025

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Re: Cosmic Desktop for Artix Linux updated to Alpha 5

Reply #1
Working good, ram consumption of cosmic-comp is OK among the lowest for wayland compositors, and the desktop looks joyful to use, kind of kdeish gnome :)

Re: Cosmic Desktop for Artix Linux updated to Alpha 5

Reply #2
waiting for it's production use so i can switch to cosmic full time.
artix-base-openrc