▲ 315 ▼ 780k Windows Users Downloaded Linux Distro Zorin OS in the Last 5 Weeks (blog.zorin.com) submitted 9 months ago by King@blackneon.net to c/linux@programming.dev 68 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 9 months ago (7 children) How does Zorin compare to Mint? permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Artaca@lemdro.id 10 points 9 months ago (2 children) More glitz and glam than many other distros I've tried. It was the first one I tried when trying to leave Windows. Eventually did Mint, Pop, Nobara, and Garuda. Chose Mint to stick with for now and haven't regretted it. If one of my less savvy friends asked about switching to Linux, I would mention Zorin as a possible option simply because it goes out of its way to feel familiar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) Thanks! I got the feeling that it was trying to feel like windows to ease the pain of transition. I’ve just seen several hype posts for it recently and wondered what was up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Damage@feddit.it 1 point 9 months ago I don't really get this "it has to be similar to Windows" approach. It's gonna be different, the more you try to imitate windows, the more frustrating it will be when you get to things that HAVE to be different. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Qwel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 9 months ago Prettier but has a track record of having more technical issues. Also the devs are a company with absolutely no transparency. At some point there was so few communication that I thought they closed shop. If you want a similar UI, I would advise going for a vanilla Gnome and adding the desired "Zorin *" extensions. It's a bunch more work to setup but it feels more trustworthy to me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HubertManne@piefed.social 4 points 9 months ago* out of box distro so it comes with a bunch of software pre installed. . permalink fedilink source parent [–] yessikg@fedia.io 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) Uses Gnome instead of Cinnamon, has a paid version, that's all the differences I can think of permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] khleedril@cyberplace.social 1 point 9 months ago @yessikg @King @pressedhams It also tries a bit harder to look superficially like Windows. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Artaca@lemdro.id 10 points 9 months ago (2 children) More glitz and glam than many other distros I've tried. It was the first one I tried when trying to leave Windows. Eventually did Mint, Pop, Nobara, and Garuda. Chose Mint to stick with for now and haven't regretted it. If one of my less savvy friends asked about switching to Linux, I would mention Zorin as a possible option simply because it goes out of its way to feel familiar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) Thanks! I got the feeling that it was trying to feel like windows to ease the pain of transition. I’ve just seen several hype posts for it recently and wondered what was up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Damage@feddit.it 1 point 9 months ago I don't really get this "it has to be similar to Windows" approach. It's gonna be different, the more you try to imitate windows, the more frustrating it will be when you get to things that HAVE to be different. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) Thanks! I got the feeling that it was trying to feel like windows to ease the pain of transition. I’ve just seen several hype posts for it recently and wondered what was up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Damage@feddit.it 1 point 9 months ago I don't really get this "it has to be similar to Windows" approach. It's gonna be different, the more you try to imitate windows, the more frustrating it will be when you get to things that HAVE to be different. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Damage@feddit.it 1 point 9 months ago I don't really get this "it has to be similar to Windows" approach. It's gonna be different, the more you try to imitate windows, the more frustrating it will be when you get to things that HAVE to be different. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Qwel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 9 months ago Prettier but has a track record of having more technical issues. Also the devs are a company with absolutely no transparency. At some point there was so few communication that I thought they closed shop. If you want a similar UI, I would advise going for a vanilla Gnome and adding the desired "Zorin *" extensions. It's a bunch more work to setup but it feels more trustworthy to me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 4 points 9 months ago* out of box distro so it comes with a bunch of software pre installed. . permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yessikg@fedia.io 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) Uses Gnome instead of Cinnamon, has a paid version, that's all the differences I can think of permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] khleedril@cyberplace.social 1 point 9 months ago @yessikg @King @pressedhams It also tries a bit harder to look superficially like Windows. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] khleedril@cyberplace.social 1 point 9 months ago @yessikg @King @pressedhams It also tries a bit harder to look superficially like Windows. permalink fedilink source parent