Pop! OS

SoftwarePop! OS
TypeOperating System
TagOS
PlatformDebian Linux
Privacy Rating⭐⭐⭐⭐
License ModelFree – Open Source,
Proprietary drivers
Linkssystem76.org

Privacy Pros: Provides full disk encryption. FOSS as well as being ad and tracker free.

Privacy Cons: Includes proprietary drivers and packages.

Pop OS (stylized as Pop!_OS) is a free and open-source Linux distribution, based on Ubuntu, and featuring a customized GNOME desktop environment known as COSMIC. The distribution is developed by American Linux computer manufacturer System76. Pop!_OS is primarily built to be bundled with the computers built by System76, but can also be downloaded and installed on most computers.

Pop!_OS provides full out-of-the-box support for both AMD and Nvidia GPUs. Pop!_OS provides default disk encryption, streamlined window and workspace management, keyboard shortcuts for navigation as well as built-in power management profiles. The latest releases also have packages that allow for easy setup for TensorFlow and CUDA.

Pop!_OS is maintained primarily by System76, with the release version source code hosted in a GitHub repository. Unlike many other Linux distributions, it is not community-driven, although outside programmers can contribute, view and modify the source code. They can also build custom ISO images and redistribute them under another name.