BeeLink EQi12: Linux Shakedown

What do you do when the most exciting thing about a mini PC is the built-in power supply? You grab a copy of Pop!_OS and take COSMIC for a spin. Let's have a look at the Beelink EQi12 and COSMIC, System76’s new desktop environment built from the ground up in Rust. COSMIC Bees! - Pop!_OS 24.04 On The Beelink EQi12 Taking Pop!_OS 24.04 Directly support future videos: https://www.patreon.com/interfacinglinux RELATED PRODUCTS [Affiliate Links] BeeLink EQi12 on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3MPjUPk LINKS BeeLink EQi12 review: https://interfacinglinux.com/2025/12/23/cosmic-bees-pop_os-on-the-beelink-eqi12/ Pop!_OS: https://system76.com/pop/ X: https://twitter.com/intlinux Mastodon: https://mast.interfacinglinux.com/@interfacinglinux Discord: https://discord.gg/rW3hAV923Y BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/interfacinglinux.com Wishlist: https://throne.com/interfacinglinux Have questions about your Linux setup? Ask in the forums. I'm here to help. https://interfacinglinux.com/community/ Like comment and subscribe for more! Or don't, I'm not your boss. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:09 Overview 00:18 Geekbench benchmark 00:28 DDR4 Memory 00:32 1 TB NVMe 00:36 Internal PSU 00:40 Rear I/O panel 00:51 Front I/I panel 01:09 BIOS / UEFI 01:26 Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS installer 01:34 Pop!_OS first time setup 01:39 Wi-Fi setup 01:44 Gigabit ethernet and speed test 01:49 Bluetooth setup 01:58 Accessibility options 02:02 Desktop options 02:06 Display settings 02:14 4K scaling 02:22 Sounds options 02:24 Performance settings 02:29 Launcher and workspaces 02:33 COSMIC file manager 02:49 Issues with SFTP 03:07 Multi gig file transfer 03:20 Disk speed benchmark 03:28 Tiled and floating windows 03:43 App store 04:01 OBS hardware acceleration 04:08 Blender hardware acceleration 04:16 Davinci Resolve Studio 04:26 Jellyfin transcoding 04:47 Vulkan and OpenGL benchmark 05:12 Trackmania 05:27 Stumble Guys 05:33 Silksong 05:38 Dreamcast emulation 06:00 Power usage 06:22 Final thoughts COMMENT BINGO! [ ] Unrelated Linux question [ ] I would run Linux if ______ [ x ] FREE [ ] This is why I don’t run Linux [ ] Asking technical questions in the comments instead of the forums Amazon affiliate links Interfacing Linux is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon properties. eBay affiliate links If you click on an affiliate link and later make a purchase, we may receive a small commission. #linux #gaming