--- title: COSMIC Epoch 1.4 Released With More Fixes, Force Quit... description: System76 has released COSMIC Epoch 1.4, the latest stable update to their Rust-based desktop environment. Key changes include fixes to the COSMIC Compositor... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/cosmic-epoch-1-4-released-with-more-fixes-force-quit-for-cosmic-monitor-z9wksfc2r twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: COSMIC Epoch 1.4 Released With More Fixes, Force Quit For COSMIC Monitor | daily.dev og:description: System76 has released COSMIC Epoch 1.4, the latest stable update to their Rust-based desktop environment. 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Key changes include fixes to the COSMIC Compositor for input and window handling, improved screen edge pointer accuracy with fractional scaling, and crash fixes for COSMIC Panel. COSMIC Monitor gains new application quit and force quit options, CPU/GPU graph type switching, GPU frequency collection, and other improvements. The release also includes cosmic-sound-theme packaging and translation updates. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What's new in COSMIC Epoch 1.4? COSMIC Epoch 1.4 adds force quit and application quit options to COSMIC Monitor, along with the ability to switch CPU and GPU graph types and collect GPU frequency data. The COSMIC Compositor received input and window handling fixes and improved screen edge pointer accuracy with fractional scaling, while COSMIC Panel got crash fixes. The release also includes cosmic-sound-theme packaging and translation updates. _Track desktop environment releases like this one alongside other Linux updates on daily.dev._ ### Does COSMIC Monitor support force quitting unresponsive applications? Yes, COSMIC Epoch 1.4 adds force quit as well as regular application quit options to COSMIC Monitor. This joins other new monitor features in the same release, including switchable CPU and GPU graph types and GPU frequency collection. _Linux desktop users comparing system monitor tools can follow feature updates like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [COSMIC Epoch 1.8 Provides Latest Fixes & Minor Improvements For This Rust Desktop](https://daily.dev/posts/cosmic-epoch-1-8-provides-latest-fixes-minor-improvements-for-this-rust-desktop-ulawpu8p3) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [COSMIC Epoch 1.1 Released With COSMIC-Monitor, Compositor Improvements](https://daily.dev/posts/cosmic-epoch-1-1-released-with-cosmic-monitor-compositor-improvements-l6xstugyt) · Phoronix · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [COSMIC's first big update in six months continues stripping GNOME out of the OS](https://daily.dev/posts/cosmic-s-first-big-update-in-six-months-continues-stripping-gnome-out-of-the-os-tvullv6ik) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [COSMIC desktop update delivers a new system monitor app](https://daily.dev/posts/cosmic-desktop-update-delivers-a-new-system-monitor-app-hsmcv3zji) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 49 upvotes · 5 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#rust](https://daily.dev/tags/rust) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/cosmic-epoch-1-4-released-with-more-fixes-force-quit-for-cosmic-monitor-z9wksfc2r) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"COSMIC Epoch 1.4 Released With More Fixes, Force Quit For COSMIC Monitor","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/cosmic-epoch-1-4-released-with-more-fixes-force-quit-for-cosmic-monitor-z9wksfc2r","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/cosmic-epoch-1-4-released-with-more-fixes-force-quit-for-cosmic-monitor-z9wksfc2r"},"datePublished":"2026-07-22T18:54:29.047Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T07:39:23.313Z","description":"System76 has released COSMIC Epoch 1.4, the latest stable update to their Rust-based desktop environment. 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