It's based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, with their own DE

dsego 37 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Does it use snap packages?

	▲	akdor1154 2 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		They attempt to avoid them, though snaps are still available if you wish. Flatpak is installed by default and used by their app store, and Firefox is packaged as a deb so you can avoid the snap. I consider it a deshittified Ubuntu.
	▲	cguess 16 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		yes

Based on Ubuntu? So is it basically Ubuntu with Gnome removed and COSMIC added? How compatible are the two OS's?

They show icons for Steam, Chrome, Firefox, Zoom, etc... Does that mean they are maintaining their own fork of those applications built for COSMIC?