COSMIC - Revision history

John3-16: COSMIC is currently only available in Edge community, and not in @testing - passages updated.

2025-12-25T16:13:58Z

COSMIC is currently only available in Edge community, and not in @testing - passages updated.

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	[https://system76.com/cosmic COSMIC] is the desktop environment from [https://system76.com/ System76]. COSMIC was originally the name of a modified version of GNOME made specifically for [https://system76.com/pop/ Pop! OS], but it is now a standalone desktop environment built from scratch using a custom toolkit called "[https://pop-os.github.io/libcosmic-book/ libcosmic]" that is based upon the iced toolkit and is written almost entirely in the Rust programming language. COSMIC is intended to be highly portable and does not expect systemd.		[https://system76.com/cosmic COSMIC] is the desktop environment from [https://system76.com/ System76]. COSMIC was originally the name of a modified version of GNOME made specifically for [https://system76.com/pop/ Pop! OS], but it is now a standalone desktop environment built from scratch using a custom toolkit called "[https://pop-os.github.io/libcosmic-book/ libcosmic]" that is based upon the iced toolkit and is written almost entirely in the Rust programming language. COSMIC is intended to be highly portable and does not expect systemd.

	The COSMIC desktop is beta software and ~~is currently~~ only available ~~from~~ Edge's [[Repositories#~~Testing~~\|~~testing~~]] ~~repository~~.		The COSMIC desktop is beta software and, as of December 2025, only available in Edge with the [[Repositories#Enabling_the_community_repository\|community repository enabled]].

	== Prerequisites ==		== Prerequisites ==
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	== Manual Installation ==		== Manual Installation ==

	Most of the desktop can be installed as follows, having previously [[~~Repositories~~#~~Using_testing_repository~~\|~~tagged the testing repository~~]]:		Most of the desktop can be installed as follows, only on Alpine Linux Edge version, having previously enabled the community repository, as indicated in the [[#Prerequisites\|prerequisites]]:
	{{Cmd\|$ doas apk add cosmic-session~~@testing~~}}		{{Cmd\|$ doas apk add cosmic-session}}

	This does not include some of the applications like {{Pkg\|cosmic-term}} and {{Pkg\|cosmic-edit}}. They can all be installed with:		This does not include some of the applications like {{Pkg\|cosmic-term}} and {{Pkg\|cosmic-edit}}. They can all be installed with:
	{{Cmd\|~~<nowiki>~~$ doas apk add ~~$(apk search~~ cosmic* ~~-q \| sed 's/.*/&@testing/')</nowiki>~~}}		{{Cmd\|$ doas apk add cosmic*}}

	{{Note\|[[Polkit]] and [[Eudev\|eudev]] are optional services for authentication and device management, respectively. While COSMIC will function without these services enabled, some functionality may be missing or incomplete.}}		{{Note\|[[Polkit]] and [[Eudev\|eudev]] are optional services for authentication and device management, respectively. While COSMIC will function without these services enabled, some functionality may be missing or incomplete.}}

John3-16: /* See also */ Added links to COSMIC setup issues page on gitlab and wiki discussion page

2025-12-25T15:51:40Z

See also: Added links to COSMIC setup issues page on gitlab and wiki discussion page

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	* [[Installation#Post-Installation\|Post installation]]		* [[Installation#Post-Installation\|Post installation]]
			* [https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/17314 COSMIC Setup on Alpine Linux - Issues discussion on Gitlab]; setup can also be discussed in the [https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:COSMIC&action=edit&redlink=1 Discussion/Talk wiki page]. Contributions welcome.
	* [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/COSMIC COSMIC - postmarketOS]		* [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/COSMIC COSMIC - postmarketOS]
	* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/COSMIC COSMIC - Arch]		* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/COSMIC COSMIC - Arch]

John3-16: John3-16 moved page Cosmic to COSMIC: Changed from 'Cosmic' to 'COSMIC' as per upstream naming. Page title could not be amended, as {{DISPLAYTITLE:COSMIC}} MediaWiki facility currently only admits minor modifications.

2025-12-17T18:06:13Z

John3-16 moved page Cosmic to COSMIC: Changed from 'Cosmic' to 'COSMIC' as per upstream naming. Page title could not be amended, as {{DISPLAYTITLE:COSMIC}} MediaWiki facility currently only admits minor modifications.

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John3-16: 1. Removed xf86-input-libinput requirement, an X11 wrapper for the [libinput requirement](https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/): cosmic-session already pulls in cosmic-comp, which used libinput-dev as a makedepend and libinput-libs as a dependency that [provides libinput.so.10](https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/contents?file=libinput.so.10). 2. Updated'alpha' stage to 'beta'. 3. Renamed udev (systemd requirement) to eudev replacement; udev had also been mentioned as a prerequisite.

2025-11-13T20:49:01Z

1. Removed xf86-input-libinput requirement, an X11 wrapper for the [libinput requirement](https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/): cosmic-session already pulls in cosmic-comp, which used libinput-dev as a makedepend and libinput-libs as a dependency that [provides libinput.so.10](https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/contents?file=libinput.so.10). 2. Updated'alpha' stage to 'beta'. 3. Renamed udev (systemd requirement) to eudev replacement; udev had also been mentioned as a prerequisite.

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	[https://system76.com/cosmic COSMIC] is the desktop environment from [https://system76.com/ System76]. COSMIC was originally the name of a modified version of GNOME made specifically for [https://system76.com/pop/ Pop! OS], but it is now a standalone desktop environment built from scratch using a custom toolkit called "[https://pop-os.github.io/libcosmic-book/ libcosmic]" that is based upon the iced toolkit and is written almost entirely in the Rust programming language. COSMIC is intended to be highly portable and does not expect systemd.		[https://system76.com/cosmic COSMIC] is the desktop environment from [https://system76.com/ System76]. COSMIC was originally the name of a modified version of GNOME made specifically for [https://system76.com/pop/ Pop! OS], but it is now a standalone desktop environment built from scratch using a custom toolkit called "[https://pop-os.github.io/libcosmic-book/ libcosmic]" that is based upon the iced toolkit and is written almost entirely in the Rust programming language. COSMIC is intended to be highly portable and does not expect systemd.

	The COSMIC desktop is ~~alpha~~ software and is currently only available from Edge's [[Repositories#Testing\|testing]] repository.		The COSMIC desktop is beta software and is currently only available from Edge's [[Repositories#Testing\|testing]] repository.

	== Prerequisites ==		== Prerequisites ==
	{{:Include:Desktop prerequisites}}		{{:Include:Desktop prerequisites}}
	* Enable [[Elogind]] service		* Enable [[Elogind]] service
	* Install package {{pkg\|xf86-input-libinput\|arch=}}
	{{Tip\|Except for the first two [[#Prerequisites\|prerequisites]], all the others have been automatically handled if another '''Wayland''' desktop (e.g. [[Sway]]) had been [[#Installation using setup-desktop\|installed using the {{ic\|setup-desktop}}]] script.}}		{{Tip\|Except for the first two [[#Prerequisites\|prerequisites]], all the others have been automatically handled if another '''Wayland''' desktop (e.g. [[Sway]]) had been [[#Installation using setup-desktop\|installed using the {{ic\|setup-desktop}}]] script.}}

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	{{Cmd\|<nowiki>$ doas apk add $(apk search cosmic* -q \| sed 's/.*/&@testing/')</nowiki>}}		{{Cmd\|<nowiki>$ doas apk add $(apk search cosmic* -q \| sed 's/.*/&@testing/')</nowiki>}}

	{{Note\|[[Polkit]] and [[Eudev\|~~udev~~]] are optional services for authentication and device management, respectively. While COSMIC will function without these services enabled, some functionality may be missing or incomplete.}}		{{Note\|[[Polkit]] and [[Eudev\|eudev]] are optional services for authentication and device management, respectively. While COSMIC will function without these services enabled, some functionality may be missing or incomplete.}}

	== Starting COSMIC ==		== Starting COSMIC ==

John3-16: Corrected last revision from moments ago that used original command, which appeared to fail - `$ apk search '^cosmic' -q | xargs -r apk add --no-cache`. Using nowiki formatting; plus @testing tag – as per recommended use of testing repo.

2025-11-13T00:13:23Z

Corrected last revision from moments ago that used original command, which appeared to fail - `$ apk search '^cosmic' -q | xargs -r apk add --no-cache`. Using nowiki formatting; plus @testing tag – as per recommended use of testing repo.

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	This does not include some of the applications like {{Pkg\|cosmic-term}} and {{Pkg\|cosmic-edit}}. They can all be installed with:		This does not include some of the applications like {{Pkg\|cosmic-term}} and {{Pkg\|cosmic-edit}}. They can all be installed with:
	{{Cmd\|$ apk search '^cosmic' -q -0 \| ~~xargs -0r apk add --no-cache~~}}		{{Cmd\|<nowiki>$ doas apk add $(apk search cosmic* -q \| sed 's/.*/&@testing/')</nowiki>}}


	{{Note\|[[Polkit]] and [[Eudev\|udev]] are optional services for authentication and device management, respectively. While COSMIC will function without these services enabled, some functionality may be missing or incomplete.}}		{{Note\|[[Polkit]] and [[Eudev\|udev]] are optional services for authentication and device management, respectively. While COSMIC will function without these services enabled, some functionality may be missing or incomplete.}}


	== Starting COSMIC ==		== Starting COSMIC ==

John3-16: Added escape characters '-0' and '0' to use {{ command line '$ apk search '^cosmic' -q | xargs -r apk add --no-cache'

2025-11-12T23:26:58Z

Added escape characters '-0' and '0' to use {{ command line '$ apk search '^cosmic' -q | xargs -r apk add --no-cache'

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	This does not include some of the applications like {{Pkg\|cosmic-term}} and {{Pkg\|cosmic-edit}}. They can all be installed with:		This does not include some of the applications like {{Pkg\|cosmic-term}} and {{Pkg\|cosmic-edit}}. They can all be installed with:
	{{Cmd\|$ apk search '^cosmic' -q \| xargs -r apk add --no-cache}}		{{Cmd\|$ apk search '^cosmic' -q -0 \| xargs -0r apk add --no-cache}}

John3-16: 1. Amended cosmic instances to COSMIC, as per upstream, bar packages, commands; 2. Amended broken internal links; 3. Amended cosmic-session instruction and cosmic-term name; 4. Added internal links to polkit and udev; 5. Style and grammar amendments.

2025-11-12T23:11:55Z

1. Amended cosmic instances to COSMIC, as per upstream, bar packages, commands; 2. Amended broken internal links; 3. Amended cosmic-session instruction and cosmic-term name; 4. Added internal links to polkit and udev; 5. Style and grammar amendments.

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	[[File:/todo.png \|thumb \|cosmic screenshot.]]		[[File:/todo.png \|thumb \|cosmic screenshot.]]

	[https://system76.com/cosmic ~~Cosmic~~] is the desktop environment from [https://system76.com/ System76]. COSMIC was originally the name of a modified version of GNOME made specifically for [https://system76.com/pop/ Pop! OS], but it is now a standalone desktop environment built from scratch using a custom toolkit called "[https://pop-os.github.io/libcosmic-book/ libcosmic]" that is based upon the iced toolkit and is written almost entirely in the Rust programming language. ~~Cosmic~~ is intended to be highly portable and does not expect systemd.		[https://system76.com/cosmic COSMIC] is the desktop environment from [https://system76.com/ System76]. COSMIC was originally the name of a modified version of GNOME made specifically for [https://system76.com/pop/ Pop! OS], but it is now a standalone desktop environment built from scratch using a custom toolkit called "[https://pop-os.github.io/libcosmic-book/ libcosmic]" that is based upon the iced toolkit and is written almost entirely in the Rust programming language. COSMIC is intended to be highly portable and does not expect systemd.

	~~Cosmic~~ desktop is alpha software and is currently only available in Edge [[Repositories#Testing testing]].		The COSMIC desktop is alpha software and is currently only available from Edge's [[Repositories#Testing\|testing]] repository.

	== Prerequisites ==		== Prerequisites ==
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	* Enable [[Elogind]] service		* Enable [[Elogind]] service
	* Install package {{pkg\|xf86-input-libinput\|arch=}}		* Install package {{pkg\|xf86-input-libinput\|arch=}}
	{{Tip\|Except for the first two [[#Prerequisites\|~~Prerequisites~~]], all the others ~~are~~ automatically handled if another ~~wayland~~ desktop (e.g., Sway) is [[#Installation using setup-desktop\|installed using setup-desktop]] script.}}		{{Tip\|Except for the first two [[#Prerequisites\|prerequisites]], all the others have been automatically handled if another '''Wayland''' desktop (e.g. [[Sway]]) had been [[#Installation using setup-desktop\|installed using the {{ic\|setup-desktop}}]] script.}}


	== Manual Installation ==		== Manual Installation ==

	Most of the desktop can be installed ~~with~~:		Most of the desktop can be installed as follows, having previously [[Repositories#Using_testing_repository\|tagged the testing repository]]:
	* {{~~Pkg~~\|cosmic-session~~\|arch=~~}}		{{Cmd\|$ doas apk add cosmic-session@testing}}

	This does not include some of the applications like cosmic-~~terminal~~ and cosmic-edit. They can all be installed with:		This does not include some of the applications like {{Pkg\|cosmic-term}} and {{Pkg\|cosmic-edit}}. They can all be installed with:
			{{Cmd\|$ apk search '^cosmic' -q \| xargs -r apk add --no-cache}}

	~~$ apk search '^cosmic' -q \| xargs -r apk add --no-cache~~

			{{Note\|[[Polkit]] and [[Eudev\|udev]] are optional services for authentication and device management, respectively. While COSMIC will function without these services enabled, some functionality may be missing or incomplete.}}

	{{Note\|'''polkit''' and '''udev''' are optional services for authentication and device management respectively. While Cosmic will function without these services enabled, some functionality may be missing or incomplete.}}

			== Starting COSMIC ==

	~~== Starting Cosmic ==~~		COSMIC can be started using a display manager or from the console:
			{{Cmd\|start-cosmic}}
	~~Cosmic~~ can be started using a display manager or from the console ~~using '~~start-cosmic'.

	== Troubleshooting ==		== Troubleshooting ==
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	* [[Installation#Post-Installation\|Post installation]]		* [[Installation#Post-Installation\|Post installation]]
	* [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/COSMIC ~~Cosmic~~ - postmarketOS]		* [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/COSMIC COSMIC - postmarketOS]
	* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/COSMIC ~~Cosmic~~ - Arch]		* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/COSMIC COSMIC - Arch]


	[[Category:Desktop Environments]]		[[Category:Desktop Environments]]

Jay: First draft of cosmic desktop page

2025-10-28T22:18:06Z

First draft of cosmic desktop page

New page

[[File:/todo.png |thumb |cosmic screenshot.]]

[https://system76.com/cosmic Cosmic] is the desktop environment from [https://system76.com/ System76]. COSMIC was originally the name of a modified version of GNOME made specifically for [https://system76.com/pop/ Pop! OS], but it is now a standalone desktop environment built from scratch using a custom toolkit called "[https://pop-os.github.io/libcosmic-book/ libcosmic]" that is based upon the iced toolkit and is written almost entirely in the Rust programming language. Cosmic is intended to be highly portable and does not expect systemd.

Cosmic desktop is alpha software and is currently only available in Edge [[Repositories#Testing testing]].

== Prerequisites ==
{{:Include:Desktop prerequisites}}
* Enable [[Elogind]] service
* Install package {{pkg|xf86-input-libinput|arch=}}
{{Tip|Except for the first two [[#Prerequisites|Prerequisites]], all the others are automatically handled if another wayland desktop (e.g., Sway) is [[#Installation using setup-desktop|installed using setup-desktop]] script.}}

== Manual Installation ==

Most of the desktop can be installed with:
* {{Pkg|cosmic-session|arch=}}

This does not include some of the applications like cosmic-terminal and cosmic-edit. They can all be installed with:

$ apk search '^cosmic' -q | xargs -r apk add --no-cache

{{Note|'''polkit''' and '''udev''' are optional services for authentication and device management respectively. While Cosmic will function without these services enabled, some functionality may be missing or incomplete.}}

== Starting Cosmic ==

Cosmic can be started using a display manager or from the console using 'start-cosmic'.

== Troubleshooting ==

== See also ==

* [[Installation#Post-Installation|Post installation]]
* [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/COSMIC Cosmic - postmarketOS]
* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/COSMIC Cosmic - Arch]

[[Category:Desktop Environments]]