Didn’t try yet but might be a good way for ppl changing from windows to Linux - what do you think about?
Zorin is the best distro to learn linux when coming from Windows. I have used Zorin 15.3 and Zorin 16.
The UI is nice, simple and reminds a lot of Windows. It is easy to understand (easier than Ubuntu, Debian, Pop!_OS and Linux Mint).
It has wine preinstalled and runs smoothly.
I like it, it’s an Ubuntu lts with a nice theme (I wish it had grey instead of just black and white though), wine integration to run compatible windows software and it’s always just worked for me.
I don’t like the fact that some things are locked out unless you pay for the pro version but I think that’s just layouts and stuff.
I’d say it’s good but like all of these Ubuntu derivatives you’re almost always better off just using Ubuntu. Even people changing from windows to Linux, I’d still just tell them to use Ubuntu.
What does it do differently to any other “easy” distro?
Isn’t Debian an easy distro? I don’t get it. Debian defaults to GNOME, setup is easier than Windows, includes a software store etc. what else do people need?
Debian is hard to master for someone coming from Windows ^^
Plus, it’s pretty ugly without heavy customisation. Which ZorinOS (or Pop!_OS) ain’t :)
Why do you say that? It defaults to GNOME, that essentially had everything out of the box that those ones you speak about have. GNOME’s default theme is also finally something decent.
Unless you’ve got a thing for eye candy, Linux Mint can do everything Zorin OS can and better.
That was my “entrypoint” distro to start fiddling with Linux. So I’d say, go for it until you are feeling confident enough to take the next step – Linux Mint.
