Pop!_OS Reviews & Product Details

What I like most about Pop!_OS is how easy it is to use and how clean and polished the interface feels. It provides a very smooth and intuitive experience, which makes it great to work with on a daily basis.

I’ve used other Ubuntu-based distributions before, and while I usually prefer KDE and its style, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed using Pop!_OS. It feels well-designed and focused on productivity without being overwhelming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One limitation I’ve encountered is around package availability and discoverability for more technical or niche tools. While the default repositories and the Pop!_Shop cover most common use cases, I’ve occasionally had to rely on adding external APT repositories, PPAs, or manually installing packages to get certain tools.

Compared to other distributions, this can add a bit more friction to the setup process, especially when working with specialized development or QA tooling. It’s not a major drawback, but improving access to a broader range of packages or streamlining repository management would enhance the overall experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

PopOS is a great Linux for new users or advanced users. It allows you to use a custom workflow to get your work done. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It does have a minimum hardware level for it to be useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Good defaults and excellent ready to use os Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Branding can be improved further. The look and feel can be improved Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Stable, based on Debian and the theming is awesome. Ease of Installation. Use it everyday, its my daily driver. Linux Desktop is getting better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lately, its taking to long to come out with the Cosmic Desktop and an update based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Being a unix OS its great for my devops tasks that i do daily at my job, its fast and support old hardware Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

requires a lot configuration for first time setup else its great Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate Pop!_OS for its seamless support of Nvidia drivers. Unlike many other distributions I've tried, which often made configuring drivers a hassle, Pop!_OS simplifies the process. Additionally, I value its tiling window manager features for their user-friendliness and configurability, which significantly enhances my workflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing too serious, but I've noticed that either my system or Pop!_OS itself takes a bit longer to boot up. Additionally, unlike some other operating systems, Pop!_OS doesn't have a booting logo by default. Moreover, I've encountered some slow scrolling issues in Neovim and VSCode, particularly when using different window managers like i3wm. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

POP OS excels in GPU support, a lifeline for deep learning tasks. It effortlessly works with NVIDIA drivers and CUDA, making it a dream for those, like me, who rely heavily on GPUs for speedy model training. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

POP OS although based on Ubuntu, has a somewhat limited software repository. Occasionally, I've had to go on a scavenger hunt for less common machine learning packages or tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its based on linux kernel and it give more control. I like it Simple UI and light weight. It highly inspired from MintOS and Ubuntu.

I work almost all old system very smooth whereas other os leggy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

PopOS UX is not good. Animations are poor may be for incresing speed. All other are good. No complain.

Thanks you PopOS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pop os was my first Linux distro that i took a liking to

First it was a bit cluttered and difficult to know all the commands that are used to maintaining this os but you become used to it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Slow loading time for dual boot

no efi support

Bugs

Graphic driver bug that crashes the system

less accessibility to change ui

Doc type navigation bar

Frequent Crashes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As a programmer, I find Pop os tilling a plus for me; being able to tile all open apps that I need to review simultaneously makes it easily accessible. and with the availability of a seperate ISO installer for NVIDIA is just amazing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Linux distros have a terrible tendency to hang or crash when using dual monitors, and Pop os is just one of them; with a few workarounds, it works but still crashes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.