How to try cosmic alpha without installing the iso?

I've been waiting until the alpha release to try cosmic, so I haven't paid much attention to instructions for installing it alongside my current pop os 22.04. Now that the alpha is out, I see all instructions pointing to download and install the 24.04 alpha iso. But, that's a big hassle! Is there a way I can try the cosmic alpha along side my current install?

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pnutzh4x0r@lemmy.ndlug.org · 10 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Yes, you can install the cosmic-session package on 22.04 to try out COSMIC:

https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch?tab=readme-ov-file#installing-on-pop_os

You will also need to edit gdm to enable Wayland.

Once this is installed, you can switch between the current Pop-shell and COSMIC.

zipsglacier@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
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phrogpilot73@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

I flashed it to a thumb drive and booted into the live environment.

zipsglacier@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
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