System76 has released COSMIC Epoch 1.3.0, a significant update to its Rust-built, Wayland-native Linux desktop environment, introducing features like a frosted glass visual treatment and improved GPU monitoring. This version enhances compliance with the Wayland protocol and is now natively available on Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS, with support extended to Arch, Fedora, and NixOS. The development process for COSMIC was notably swift, achieving stable status in just sixteen months, and it has been built to overcome limitations found in GNOME and KDE. With added hardware awareness and a polished compositor, COSMIC 1.3.0 represents a mature step forward for System76's independent desktop project
COSMIC 1.3 Released: System76's Rust Linux Desktop Gains Frosted Glass and GPU Tools
System76 has officially shipped COSMIC Epoch 1.3.0, bringing its Rust-built, Wayland-native Linux desktop environment to production-ready maturity. The update introduces the long-anticipated frosted glass visual treatment, deeper hardware monitoring across AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA GPUs, and improved Wayland protocol compliance. Built entirely from scratch to bypass upstream GNOME and KDE limitations, the desktop now ships natively on Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS alongside wider support for Arch, Fedora, and NixOS.
