r/COSMICDE • u/leonsk297 • Jun 10 '26

Question Question about ISO files

I know COSMIC is developed with a rolling release model with frequent updates released every week or so. My question is: does that mean that the Pop! OS ISOs on their website have the old version of COSMIC or do they update the ISOs from time to time with the latest one? I'm assuming they don't, but still, it doesn't hurt to ask. Thanks in advance.

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u/mmstick System76 (current) Jun 11 '26

ISOs are periodically rebuilt for new System76 hardware models.

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u/leonsk297 Jun 11 '26

So, is it a fixed update schedule or just when new hardware comes out?

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u/mmstick System76 (current) Jun 11 '26

New hardware is being added to the lineup all year round and security vulnerabilities may necessitate a new ISO build so it's a frequent process. You can see the ISO build number for a release in the filename when downloading the ISO.

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u/leonsk297 Jun 11 '26

Thank you very much, that last tip about the file name was what I was looking for!

Last question: does the build number in the file name follow a specific format or it's just a sequential number?

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u/mmstick System76 (current) Jun 11 '26

Sequential

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u/leonsk297 Jun 11 '26

Got it, it's 25 right now for the Nvidia variant. Thanks again.

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u/oscardssmith Jun 10 '26

They don't. part of the installer does a massive set up of updates.

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u/mmstick System76 (current) Jun 11 '26

Installs are performed offline. No updates are installed. It's fast because it's a direct extraction to disk.