This is what Windows should’ve been. Zorin OS is a Linux distro made for normal users. No learning curve. Feels familiar from day one. You get: • Windows/macOS-style layouts • Smooth, fast performance • No ads, no bloat, no tracking • Built-in apps (ready out of the box) More:... • Runs on PCs up to 10–15 years old • Lightweight but powerful • Secure + virus-resistant • Software store with thousands of apps • Can run many Windows apps (.exe support) • Easy dual-boot with Windows Plus: • Gaming support (Steam, Proton, Lutris) • GPU drivers pre-installed + optimized • Works great on laptops + desktops • Try it directly from USB (no install needed) • Long-term updates (years of support) Extra: • LibreOffice included (MS Office alternative) • Multiple desktop layouts (switch anytime) • Zorin Connect (phone ↔ PC integration) • Works offline, no account required No tweaking. No terminal needed. Just install → use.show more

Am on it rn and am loving it

Really? Can you share your specs

I'm using the Microsoft surface laptop 3 with 8 gig RAM

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This is beautiful 😍

Linux won the server. Lost the desktop. Zorin is the first distro that stopped trying to convert Windows users and just became Windows. Wine ships preconfigured most users run their first .exe without ever opening a terminal.

Chrome os and fydeos remain the most user-friendly interpretations of Linux. Curious what aluminum os is gonna bring to the table. Given the android (on pixel) Linux implementation

LibreOffice is possibly the worst thing on earth, just use

I didn't like zorin but I'm sure that most people would love it

May I know why ? And currently what's your distro

I think GNOME is not for me. I felt like I cant control GNOME that the way I like. I love KDE

okay i have 2 questions : 1 ) does it use systemd ? 2 ) does it support ZFS and Samba ?

@grok please confirm

Yes, Zorin OS (latest v18, Ubuntu 24.04 base) uses systemd by default. It supports Samba out of the box with easy GUI folder sharing for Windows/Linux networks. ZFS root filesystem option was in the installer for v17 but removed in v18 due to boot/encryption issues. You can still set up ZFS pools manually via terminal for data.

Had issues with Zorin on an AMD GPU at work with 4k monitor resolutions. Impossible to get apps/software to show the right resolution etc.

And did you get it fixed? Or moved to a different distro?

It do not have HDR options and the colors look too saturated on my display so it removed it from my PC

So currently what are you using?

Came back to windows

Ohhhh. Try cachyos

Brother dual booting Linux and Windows cause lot of problems and more time spent on solving then instead of productivity You can either use Linux or Window And on Linux Fingerprint sensor broken, HDR issues (display too saturated or Dull), 3 finger gestures Too much tradeoff

That’s fair honestly, dual boot sounds great in theory, but in reality you end up spending more time fixing boot issues, drivers, and weird bugs than actually getting work done, and yeah Linux still has those annoying gaps like fingerprint, HDR, and gestures depending on hardware.

I've been through so many Linux distros over the years, and switched to Zorin a few months ago. It is the best one. Stuff just works, I'm not having to figure out why my wifi no longer works, and then find an Ethernet cable to download the drivers ☠️. Zorin is plug and play.

Poor Office alternative

Lol yeah no learning curve until you try yo do something besides web browse

Yeah it's basically for normal users. Not power users. Doing basic stuffs.

Tried it, had to reinstall the store at least 3 times in a day because it got anxiety and stopped working, an single bad file made my external drives to be unmountable on Linux or Android without formatting, but on Windows could be mounted with no issues

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Zorin 18 🤮🤮🤮 Kubuntu 24.04.4 rocks!

The task bar though 😶😶😶

I'm currently using bazzite as of now for whatever reason dispatch would randomly crash but the audio would play I'ma wait it out a bit before deciding to give this shot again

You're a pay to play masquerading as a Linux OS.

@Techjunkie_Aman also add it comes in two versions, Core and Education

limitation function - free full function - cost ! zorin os - fuck!!!!!!!

I don't like the design language of zorin, feels like a deepin clone but being far from what windows a macos look like, lacks consistency sometimes, lacks fancy graphics as background blur across the system, etc.

based from Arch?

Get Apple Music :

OK. But what is Zorin's policy about age verification?