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Pop!_OS

Pop!_OS is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution featuring its own GNOME-based desktop environment called COSMIC. It is designed with productivity in mind; it has fluid windows, search navigation via the Super key, workspaces that can hide clutter, and efficient auto-tiling of windows.

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SmartOS

SmartOS is an open-source UNIX-like operating system based on illumos, a community fork of OpenSolaris. It features four technologies - ZFS (a combined file system and logical volume manager), DTrace (a dynamic tracing framework for troubleshooting kernel and application problems), Zones (a lightweight virtualisation solution), KVM and bhyve (two full virtualisation solutions for running a variety of guest operating systems, including Linux, Windows, BSD and Plan9).

Technical Specs Comparison
Pop!_OSSmartOS
Debian, Ubuntu (LTS)BaseSolaris
deb, flatpak, PackageKitPackage Managerpkgsrc
systemdInit Systemother
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
24.04Latest Version
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
December 11, 2025Release DateJune 11, 2026
ARM64x86_64
Architecture
ARM64x86_64
COSMICGNOMENo Desktop
Desktops
COSMICGNOMENo Desktop