I installed Zorin OS lite for my wife 3 weeks ago and she has never had any complains. She's a school teacher and never used Linux before this.

Hey guys. I'm a professional sysadmin. All operating systems need maintenance, without fail, and I love both Linux and Windows.

@Default Guy "Maintain Windows"? What are you talking about? In order to maintain windows now you have to strip out almost the entire operating system. There are of course scripts that'll let you remove Cortana, Microsoft Store, Windows Updater and all that junk. But still. Even the LTSC version of Windows is extremely slow. Fact of the matter is that Windows just doesn't allow you to be productive, because you have to subscribe to Microsoft's workflow. On Windows you're just stuck with the bloat and sluggishness. Not to mention all the annoying updates, freezing menus and everything buggy. You can't strip out Windows' desktop environment and use something like Awesome Window Manager. I for one use Emacs. Productivity up a thousand procent.

Try installing Windows for a noob and giving them a few flash drives to share their data with family and friends, and do the same with the Linux user, you'll see the point I am trying to make here.

@Default Guy Those are for servers, not for personally used computers.

@Muhammad bin Yusrat then why Linux system administrators are required?

@Default Guy Yes, that maintenance needed for Windows is not required on Linux.

People who don't know how to maintain their windows systems (mostly noobs), easily adapt to Linux with a simple GUI interface, as they have no expectations.

@Ben Pollay Windows has AutoHotKey, but Linux is a hella faster on lowend computers and is a good choice if you don't game (ik Proton and Lutris) exist or do video-editing(it's a pain to get Resolve working on anything but Fedora)

Yea. Linux has come a long way. Beast Windows in performance and customization. And the fact that you can set keyboard shortcuts to everything makes your workflow so much more officiant.


I bought Ultimate last year for my family's machines. It's a nice Deb derived distro, and has been zero effort for Windows users.


I used it for some time and I really liked it, very recomendable 👌


Thank you for covering this Crypto! Zorin OS is my favourite distro and I daily-drive it.


I switched from windows to linux and it felt like i was still using windows


Looks dope! Will it run in arm devices? Also, always wondered, does open source leave it vulnerable to security at all?

No. It's kinda complicated to explain but just know that security vulnerabilities will never not exist. There will always be something to exploit.

Open source code means there can be a large number of people fixing the code, but there can also be a few people looking into the code to find vulnerabilities to exploit.

But open source code is usually trusted more as the developer is showing that they have nothing malicious to hide by making it open.


I mean since the ubuntu system is a little weird for a windows user imo linux mint is the way to go as the cinnamon distro feels like windows but keeps more support when it comes to linux functions and software.


Got the lite version of Zorin on my 2006 laptop

Bam.. good idea. I was thinking my raspberry pi if it ran on arm but I got this cool hp laptop from around the same time as yours. Thanks for the idea.


0:11 “so you can stay safe from attempts to compromise your information”

They basically just admitted that just because it’s way more secure then any other operating system, doesn’t mean it’s completely safe

YOU KNOW THEY CAN BE TRUSTED


The worst thing about Zorin OS is the name Zorin.<br>As I live in SSH tunnels, I just cant wrap my head around Zorin.

The worst thing about Zorin OS is the name Zorin.
As I live in SSH tunnels, I just cant wrap my head around Zorin.

Yeah that's the devs' last names since the project was first started by the 2 Zorin brothers


So I'm planning on repurposing my dad's old laptop to Linux. Should I go for Zorin Lite or something like Lubuntu. I run Mint on my pc so I'm thinking if that's a good option as well

Test both on a USB and see which runs faster and which you'd prefer. Both are Ubuntu based so they're relatively same other than the theme


Zorin OS : "I'm cool bruh"
Other Distributions : "...Hold my Pop! "

P.S. Those who didn't understand check out Pop! OS


People who don't know how to maintain their windows systems (mostly noobs), easily adapt to Linux with a simple GUI interface, as they have no expectations.


I'm going to switch to it on my laptop when I get a pc because I need to use Microsoft apps


I have been using linux for almost three years but i dont like the way ubuntu/ubuntu based Distro works and i hate ubuntoos, it's an easy linux but when it comes to troubleshooting something its too dificult on ubuntu and annoying,  if you wanna get started with linux and had never worked before then go for solus, manjaro, fedora, linuxfx (windows 10 full clone).


Miss me with that Linux shit until it can run all Windows applications with full functionality, no weird fiddling with settings, and everything else. INCLUDING Windows .bat files.


Is it possible to play games that use .NET Frameworks by chance or run net frameworks softwares?

Of course. .NET used to be a somewhat problematic dependency a few years ago before Microsoft open sourced it.<br>However, games that rely on Easy Anti Cheat may or may not work depending on how strict it's been implemented. Games with less use of EAC such as Red Dead Redemption 2 work flawlessly.

Of course. .NET used to be a somewhat problematic dependency a few years ago before Microsoft open sourced it.
However, games that rely on Easy Anti Cheat may or may not work depending on how strict it's been implemented. Games with less use of EAC such as Red Dead Redemption 2 work flawlessly.


Best for programming too .been using since 2019 ..👍😀


Installed it yesterday. Now I am back to windows due to the fact that it lagged as fck.

Yes, Zorin has issues.Go for LinuxMint,Manjaro Or Ubuntu those are stable and light.


Which is better? Zorin OS or Pop OS, because I have Lenovo thinkpad with discrete videocard, and I want full potential distro that supports all hardware with full blown nvidia optimus.

Being a fan of Pop İ can definitely say for a noob Zorin 16 is better than pop.

@serversC13nc3 The installation from a USB 3.0 will go faster, but Idk how much of a difference there is.

@BlackWorm I'll try with that. Will USB 3.0 work well than USB 2.0? If I install directly to usb flash drive, does this behave same ways as ssd? Does this make prone to worn out if using USB as main boot drive since there is a lot of read-write-rewrite data happening to a drive when using the operating system?

Depends on use case and your workflow. Pop OS is built with gaming in mind, and its workflow is very keyboard and touchscreen friendly. Zorin's layout and workflow however is very similar to Windows, with a traditional start menu and small icons. Not as touchscreen friendly.
Thankfully you can run Linux distributions directly from the USB thumbdrive. So why don't you try both and see which one you prefer?
They're both great distros.


I wonder how many Linux OS variants are out there 🤔

you can't count , your head will explode but they are based on one or the other of a few , for example Ubuntu based on debian, manjaro on arch, there are also rhel, upen suse ,etc etc ,well arch based ones remain to be my favourites though :P


No you better with kubuntu on old laptops. It is hard to run


Is zorin os open source cant seem to find it out on its website, which most of the time indicates its not


Yes. The ISO contains both AMD/Intel and Nvidia images. You can choose which one when installing it


@Ben Pollay Even still, the default GNOME layout is easy enough to adjust to over a few days, also you can make Pop OS almost identical to Zorin by using the same extensions Zorin uses.

POP is very nice if you're a gamer. But it doesn't have the Windows look and feel to it.<br>Zorin is meant for the transitional Windows user. Not everyone has the ability to adopt to a new system overnight. Zorin makes that process very easy for people.

POP is very nice if you're a gamer. But it doesn't have the Windows look and feel to it.
Zorin is meant for the transitional Windows user. Not everyone has the ability to adopt to a new system overnight. Zorin makes that process very easy for people.