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Zorin looks interesting, although I'm not wild about the tiers. I've been dabbling in Linux for a few years, using dual boot or VMs, but recently installed Linux Mint on its own dedicated machine. I'm not abandoning Windows or Mac. I have dedicated machines for them, too, and use them all.
how about fedora ! π
If you're skeptical about Linux, wait until you have an old computer windows doesn't support and then give it a try.
Linux works extremely well and fast on pretty much any hardware!
What do you have to lose if you are just tossing the computer in the trash anyways? I think you'll be surprised
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my 2015 macbook is 20 times faster than MacOS with Linux Mint
I will sure give it a try. we are already using Linux Mint Cinnamon but Zorin seems shining a lot.
I wonder if any of these Linux OSs offer playing DVD movies on them.
I have 6 PC's, I left windows 6 years ago and never looked back. ALL 6 pc's have linux, Ive tried 12 linux distros. my number 1 reccommendation is linux mint cinnimin then zoran, then linux debian. linux debian however is for slightly more experienced users. NEW users should try linux mint.. try it on a secondary PC, if you like it install mint on all your PC's. Ill never go back to windows. . NOTE: DO NOT try to "duel boot" with windows and linux on one HD!!!!.
Hm. Idk. Zorin is good for Windows refugees but I'd lean more towards Mint, which is also good for Window refugees. Either way moving away from Windows is a good thing. You should do a video on Mint as well if you haven't already.
You delete people's comments, so πyou..
I'm not a techie, but thanks to my techie son, I previously used Ubuntu when Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 7.
I'm likely to return to a Linux distro when Microsoft stops supporting Windows 10.
The question is what distro?
My favourite Linux distro is Mint.
Is there any way to get around Lenovo which came with their Windows 11? I canβt get into the BIOS except Lenovoβs. Help!
Zorin is horrible in my experience, on multiple machines! It just looks good…
The app store is terribly slow, and most of the time it won't work! And apps are fairly buggy. Lags, freezing is common. I found Linux Mint to be the best linux distro – for every regular user. Mate version is super stable. Cinnamon is great, the apps, the app store is fantastic – and the UI is easy, flexible, and familiar for any Windows user.
Default Mint edition comes with Kernel 5xx versions (5.27 maybe the latest), which doesn't recognize moder hardware such as a Wi-Fi dongle, or other sophisticated hardware. For that, Download Linux Mint Edge edition, which comes with Kernel 6xx version… Everything should work fine.
Another distro, who wants a beautiful and modular Linux distro is Ubuntu KDE aka Kubuntu. If someone don't want to be under Ubuntu thing, they can go for KDE Neon. – a solid, fast, reliable Linux. Just look for the edition with Kernel 6xx (6 or 6.1 etc).
Fedora KDE is also fantastic. For Arch, Manjharo KDE…
Linux Mint Cinnamon is another stable distribution that I use and recommend to anyone moving away from Windows looking for a familiar layout. A live USB will run faster than a live DVD.
bad choice
I bought the Zorin OS a year ago. It will not run CAD, CAM and other Pro level Engineering software. I cannot understand how Windows is allowed for HIPPA and ITAR certification.
Nice presentation. I dual boot all my PC's with separate NVMe drives for Windows & Linux – just select which to use on boot up. My Linux choices are Linux Mint for most like Windows or MX Linux for its elaborate set of tools for a variety of software actions. Once Linux is installed a virtual machine allows even simpler operating system experimentation.
Your AI generated artwork is okay. It doesn't look too AI generated so that is okay
No dual boot ?
Any objections ?
I prefer BalenaEtcher instead of Rufus. Nothing wrong with Rufus, It does the same thing as etcher, you just have a few extra screens to click past before you get to the actual flash function.
I don't understand why you would want to do this. Seems like you lose so much software. Some people just want to be different than the masses I guess.
I'd move across full time forget the argument about Microsoft taking windows in direction I detest. What stops me making the jump is the software I need for job, one there just isn`t anything as good as the Adobe stuff on Linux or the Adobe stuff in Linux code, and the broadcasting software I use is windows only. Market forces at work on that one
Fun fact: I can access my office docs in Linux via Microsoft 365 for the web using a standard web browser like Firefox, Chrome, Brave, etc… All in Linux
Zorin 17.1 Core has become my daily driver….great distro for those wanting to move from Windows 11 and it's privacy issues
Leo, here a tip. If you struggle with getting Linux in the right resolution (whatever your monitor's resolution is) while using it in a vm then you can simply add that resolution by using cvt and xrandr. In the Archwiki you can read the instruction in the xrandr-article under the section "Adding undetected resolutions". It is very easy, basically just copypaste. You can also automatically start the script whenever you start the graphical environment via your displaymanager or startx.
Instead of messing with installations and backing ups I simply bought another SSD and swapped them in my laptop before installing Linux anew (as the machine has space for ust one ssd). The old one is in a drawer and crying, with Win11 on it. Swapping them back is like a 5 minutes job once I know what to do.
If anyone has a nostalgia for XP and has an older 32 bit computer, they can try Q4OS Linux distro. Not exactly WinXP, but the feel is similar. The main point is there still are Linux OS that work on 32 bit systems, if you have an old machine that is still working, and they are good to go on internet, unlike those abandoned Windoze versions. Just my experience is the struggle with modern Youtube. The sound is OK, but the picture is jumpy. Good for music in the background.
Have played with several Linux distros already. 64 bit as well as 32 bit, some from USB, some from a cd (32 bit are usually below 700MB). Instead of Rufus I would go with Ventoy. One can fit several iso files there, whereas Rufus can only take one. There are other options, but these two are often put against each other. Fletcher one is another such option.
Zorin is okay as a new user distro especially for people coming from Windows, but I don't like their tier-based model with paid tiers. Still, seeing a Linux howto of any kind is nice on a primarily Windows-focused channel.
Can't wait for your Rufus video.
What OS will Germany be going to since will no longer use Microsoft? Seems like that might be the new world standard?
I tried a couple different distros of Linux, and they didn't work for me. I write for a living and have a couple paid writing programs I need to do my job. I tried running them with WINE, and Bottles, and had no luck. So, I went back to Windows 10 to avoid all the garbage "features" forced on us on Windows 11.
As a lifetime Windows user from Windows 3.1, I really like Zorin.
I've even given it a 'Windows 10 Wall Paper' and created a 'Data D:' FOLDER (to match my 'Data D:' DRIVE in windows) and created all the standard Windows sub-folder under that (Downloads, Documents. Pictures etc). Makes me feel right at home and it has turned my old circa 2006 HP Pavilion dv6 laptop into a snappy, usable machine!
And it works with all the old hardware and even the latest Brother printer. VERY impressive ! ! !
Would appreciate more Zorin how-to's so can continue using old PC. Thanks