System76's COSMIC Alpha 6: A Polished Rust Desktop Environment

System76 released COSMIC Alpha 6, a significant update to its Rust-based desktop environment. New features include Desktop Zoom for easy scaling, improved workspace management with intuitive window switching and dragging, and enhancements to the file manager, media player, and text editor. Numerous bug fixes boost performance and stability. Alpha 6 also optimizes fonts, memory management, and CPU usage for a smoother experience.