How to try cosmic alpha without installing the iso?
How to try cosmic alpha without installing the iso?
I've been waiting until the alpha release to try cosmic, so I haven't paid much attention to instructions for installing it alongside my current pop os 22.04. Now that the alpha is out, I see all instructions pointing to download and install the 24.04 alpha iso. But, that's a big hassle! Is there a way I can try the cosmic alpha along side my current install?
Yes, you can install the
cosmic-sessionpackage on 22.04 to try out COSMIC:https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch?tab=readme-ov-file#installing-on-pop_os
You will also need to edit
gdmto enable Wayland.Once this is installed, you can switch between the current Pop-shell and COSMIC.
Thanks; that worked! I was a little worried about the extra steps for my Nvidia card, but it was fine. Cosmic seems cool so far.
I flashed it to a thumb drive and booted into the live environment.
Oh, maybe the instructions on the cosmic-epoch repo will work? Clearly the readme hasn't been updated, since it still says pre-alpha at the top, so I hope the installation instructions haven't changed.