‘Tis the Season for COSMIC Alpha 4!
New additions include settings and COSMIC app updates, plus an early Accessibility applet.
Teen-Driven Hack Club launches High Seas Coding Challenge
Participants could win a System76 Launch keyboard!
See How It's Made: Denver Computer Manufacturer Opens Doors for Free Tours
Yes, they really do manufacture computers and keyboards in Denver!
Engineering the arm64 Thelio Astra
An interview with System76 Product Manager and Mechanical Engineer
Alpha 3: Tales from the COSMIC Desktop Environment
Upgrade to Alpha 3 for custom system fonts, testable screen reader support, and more.
System76 and Ampere Collaborate on New Thelio Astra: An Interview with Joe Speed
System76 new Thelio Astra brings Ampere processors and arm64 architecture to the Thelio desktop line.
Pioneering Japan’s self-driving cars on open source software
Thelio Astra is set to accelerate Tier IV towards autonomous self-driving.
System76 and Ampere® pioneer custom-built Thelio Astra arm64 developer desktop
Designed for autonomous driving and software-defined vehicle developers
Press Release: COSMIC Alpha 2
System76 Desktop Environment COSMIC Enters Alpha: Stage 2. Building out COSMIC Files, Settings pages, and WM features.
Software Freedom Day 2024 Update
Excitement for Software Freedom Day spanned across the globe!
COSMIC Alpha Released! Here’s what people are saying.
How to install, first impressions, and what makes it ready.
COSMIC Team Interview: Building Your Own User Experience
COSMIC's beginnings, foundation, and lots of custom themes.
System76 Press Release: Software Freedom Day
System76 Partners with Digital Freedom Foundation to Promote Software Freedom Day
COSMIC Updates (feat. Community)
Super+Tab, configurable keyboard shortcuts, and more before the Alpha storm.
Announcing COSMIC Branding...in a Sale!
COSMIC logos, tagline, shirt, stickers, and sweet discounts.
Scale quickly with new Starling Arm-Based Ampere Servers
Ampere® Altra® family of processors offers faster arm64 builds, high affordability
A Blog to Satisfy Your Monthly COSMIC Fix(es)
Display mirroring, ARM support, and a long list of repairs for the new COSMIC desktop environment.
Linux Fest Northwest: That's a Wrap!
From COSMIC conversations to geeky reunions, this LinuxFest was packed with awesome people and great ideas!
April Tools: Hammering out new COSMIC Features
Updates & fixes, dev contributors, and the new COSMIC App Store.
"Powering On" Explained
Demystifying the Linux boot process.
New Oryx Pro Laptop gets HX-class CPU Upgrade, Available via Preorder
Engineers & gamers unfold ambition in 16:10 on powerful processing and graphics.
System76 Introduces Ultraportable Laptops with Intel Core Ultra Processors
And, Lemur Pro releases today with a series of impressive upgrades!
Delivering Immersive Experiences with Streaming Global
System76 interviews Brandon from Streaming Global for the Transmission Log Podcast to discuss their data delivery systems, and the role System76 GPU Servers play.
System76 Releases New Adder WS Laptop
Includes 14th Gen Intel and high storage.
COSMIC: More Alpha, More Fun!
COSMIC Apps, Timeline expectations, and checking features off our list.
Closing in on a COSMIC Alpha
COSMIC at LFNW, and updates from January’s alpha checklist.
System76 releases powerful Serval WS laptop
Great all-rounder for fast, fluid visualization.
Defense Unicorns: Bridging the Gap Between National Security and Open Source
Defense Unicorns discuss their products and the role of open source in their mission
COSMIC: The Road to Alpha
Introducing COSMIC Terminal, and what’s left on the roadmap for COSMIC DE?
Thelio Major Desktop Demo at CES
The Thelio Major desktop was chosen to showcase both AMD and Gigabyte’s latest workstation-class AI hardware.
The Buyer's Guide to PC Gaming
How much graphics power is enough? Here's what you need to know for your next gaming PC.
The System76 Guide to Gaming on Pop!_OS
A beginner's guide to gaming on Pop!_OS. Huzzah!
Gaming on Pop!_OS: Aaron's Picks
System76 gamer, streamer, and Happiness Architect Aaron Honeycutt shares his 5 must-try games.
The Power of Linux Scripts with Garrett Wilke
Learn the benefits to scripting, how to get started and some cool use cases.
The Spirit of COSMIC! (December Updates)
A festival of updates for COSMIC DE including text editor features, multi-monitor support, and window management.
Inspiring the Next Generation of STEM Enthusiasts
A Recap of our High School Factory Tour
Get a free 2024 Tux Calendar during our big Holiday sale!
An entertaining Linux Calendar! Plus, impressive deals on computers thru Dec. 26th.
A COSMIC Thanksgiving
Floating windows, UI implementation, and compositor improvements for the new COSMIC desktop environment.
Gaming on Linux with Aaron Honeycutt
Getting to know System76' resident game guru.
Locked and Loaded with new COSMIC DE Updates!
System76’s COSMIC desktop environment gets a new lock screen, login screen, tiling applet, and important UI additions.
Engineering an Improved Thelio Desktop Line with Carl Richell
Carl Richell discusses the Thelio desktop line overhaul and what's coming next for the open hardware desktops.
Overhaul of Thelio internals and new band Theliohead
System76's Desktop Airflow Improvements Inspires New Band THELIOHEAD
COSMIC September: New Window-Swapping Mode!
Pieces are coming together for Pop!_OS’s new COSMIC desktop environment.
Exploring Astrophysics and Gravitational Lensing with the Lemur Pro
Interview with Massimo Pascale, an astrophysicist armed with the System76 Lemur Pro. Discover how gravitational lensing, the Sunburst Arc, and open-source tech converge to unravel the universe's mysteries.
AI Proteins: Creating Groundbreaking Treatments on System76 Hardware
Discover how biotech company AI Proteins leverages AI, synthetic biology & automation for innovative protein medicines. Revolutionizing drug discovery with scalable, effective, & affordable treatments using Linux and System76 computers.
Customizing COSMIC: Theming and Applications
August updates on COSMIC DE include new systems for theming, third-party apps, tiling, and more!
COSMIC Skies of a Colorado July
Updates on wallpapers, windows, scaling, and text handling from System76’s new desktop environment, COSMIC DE.
System76 “Nebula”: five years of advancements in Thelio engineering packed into a new pc case.
The Nebula PC case brings Thelio engineering to PC building. Choose from mini tower, mid tower, and full tower cases.
System76 Unveils a Powerful New Oryx Pro, Making It the Favorite Flagship Laptop For Engineers.
Now with a 16:10 screen ratio and 40 Series graphics
Bonobo WS Laptop Returns: The Ultimate Powerhouse for Demanding Workloads
Now with NVIDIA RTX 4090 and 4K display
COSMIC DE: Tiling redesign and libcosmic rebasing
Initial tiling designs + rebasing the widget library = a group of happy System76 engineers.
Major Updates for System76 Open Firmware!
Read about the latest performance boosts, disabling Intel ME, Windows 11 support, and more!
The Galago Pro’s Latest Upgrades Make it the Highest Performing Ultraportable System76 Laptop
Now with 13th Gen Intel, H Class CPU, and a Faster 144Hz screen
May Flowers Spring COSMIC Showers
Hello, hello! We are back again with some more Pop!_OS COSMIC updates from the team at System76. But first, there’s been an exciting update to Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS!
COSMIC DE: First Spring Update!
Learn about COSMIC DE, the new desktop environment for Pop!_OS written in Rust! New in March: The launcher, performance improvements, cosmic-time and more!
The Quality Assurance Process with Levi
Curious about our quality assurance process? Levi, our QA Lead, takes you through a general overview of how QA approaches a new product, from testing firmware to acoustics and everything in between.
COSMIC DE: February Discussions
Initial designs for COSMIC DE's text editor are here! COSMIC DE is System76's Rust-based desktop environment currently in development for Pop!_OS.
More On COSMIC DE To Kick Off 2023!
Alex shares more progress on the work-in-progress COSMIC DE for Pop!_OS. This one’s got new mockups for you to poke around in!
2022 at System76: A Year in Review
It’s that time of year again…to end it! In preparation for the New Year, we’re taking a look back at the milestones we reached in 2022.
November at System76: Products, Promos, & COSMIC DE
After last week’s feast and many, many leftovers, we’re serving up a summary of all the juicy morsels we’ve encountered this month here at System76. Bon appétit!
SpoOoOoOky Update: Murmurin’s of a Pop!_OS October
‘Twas a dark n stormy night. The developers were clackin’ at their keyboards, sweat oozing from their brow. Yaargh.
Celebrating 5 Years of Pop!_OS
Five years. Can you believe it? To celebrate, we’re looking back at where Pop!_OS started, how it’s grown, and where it’s going next. Thanks for joining us on this journey!
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS has landed!
Now that those bunny eggs have been painted and the afikomen has been found, it’s time to upgrade Pop!_OS! Here’s what’s new in Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS:
Pop!_OS 21.10 has landed!
Now that the first snowflake has descended gracefully upon our Denver headquarters, it’s time to upgrade to the newest version of Pop!_OS. Here’s what’s new in Pop!_OS 21.10:
Open Up: Contributions and Collaborations
Hello fellow space travelers! It’s been a while since we catalogued all of our goings on here on Starship Pop!_OS, so we thought it might be a good time to highlight what our upstream contributions have looked like over the last couple of years. We’ve been logging some major light years! Have a look.
Robert Bunn is developing an AI to prevent preterm births
As part of System76’s Unleash Your Potential Program, AI researcher Robert Bunn has been using the Oryx Pro to develop artificial intelligence to predict and prevent preterm births.
Marquita Wiggins is Developing her Open Source Graphic Design Program: Designy
The Unleash Your Potential Program provides a System76 computer to six winners for accelerating the completion of their next project. This week, we interviewed Marquita Wiggins.
Massimo Pascale and his Lemur Pro Explore Dark Matter Substructure with the Sunburst Arc
Unleash Your Potential Program winner Massimo Pascale is a graduate student studying astrophysics at the University of California, Berkeley. Using his Lemur Pro, he’s studying early galaxies and more
Behind the Scenes: Production Team
The Production Team is responsible for making our physical products a reality. In this week’s Spotlight, we talk with our Production Manager and 4th-generation machinist Chris Fielder. Have a look!
UYPP: Cameron Nagle’s Starting Small Podcast
The System76 Unleash Your Potential Program selected six winners this year to receive a System76 computer to help them pursue their next project. This week we spoke with UYPP winner Cameron Nagle.
Pop!_OS 21.04: A Release of COSMIC Proportions
Pop!_OS is developed to help you unleash your potential by providing you efficient tools that streamline your workflow. Pop!_OS 21.04 continues this ethos withCOSMIC, a set of catered customizations geared towards accommodating a variety of use cases.
UYPP: Ben Ruel’s Garage Garden
Back in March, we announced the winners for our Unleash Your Potential Program, in which six participants got to configure their own System76 computer to use for their awesome projects.
Behind the Scenes of System76: Industrial Design
Since moving into a factory space in 2018, System76 has delved deeper and deeper into manufacturing hardware in-house. Three years later, we’ve introduced five Thelio desktops, fine-tuned the hardware, developed our fully configurable Launch keyboard, and optimized our production processes. Helming the design process is Mechanical Engineer John Grano, who wears a number of different hats here. We sat down with John this week to discuss industrial design and the team behind our beautiful open source hardware.
Behind the Scenes of System76: Sales Team
The System76 Behind the Scenes series aims to give readers an inside look at the people behind our mission. This week, we spoke with VP of Sales Sam Mondlick.
Behind the Scenes of System76: Customer Happiness Team
In this installment of our Behind the Scenes series, we spoke with head happiness guru Emma Marshall, an enthusiastic Linux, pink, and T-Swift enthusiast who helms the Support Team.
