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Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:11 Interview begins
00:01:32 Open Source Origin Story for Artyom Zorin
00:05:12 The Target Audience of Zorin OS
00:07:34 Why Zorin OS Shines Among Giants
00:09:39 Why choose Gnome?
00:13:52 How Zorin OS Supports the Linux Ecosystem
00:18:17 Challenges in Developing Zorin OS
00:21:56 Integrating User Insights into Zorin OS
00:24:47 Spotlight on Zorin OS’s Hidden Gem
00:28:18 How Zorin OS Handles New Hardware Needs
00:30:05 Ryan Dives Deeper in to Hardware Support
00:32:54 Zorin OS’s Approach to User Security
00:38:51 How Zorin OS Transformed a School and City in Italy
00:42:16 Empowering Education with Zorin OS
00:44:00 Is AI Worth the Hype?
00:50:05 Local Open AI
00:51:35 Zorin OS Transition Tips for First-Time Users
00:55:09 Linux’s Future in a Word, with Zorin OS’s Role
01:00:40 Looking to Zorin 18
01:01:46 Zorin Lite Going Away?
01:07:50 Lightning Round
01:12:28 Interview Out
01:13:13 Support the Show
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I used to recommend and install zorin for people back before it diverged too much from ubuntu for my liking. Not all ubuntu clones have no place in my world
I've run zorin a couple of times. It's good, especially for the target audience. Personally I've moved on but I think it's worth trying for new users
Is it as light as Linuxmint I have an old laptop with Linuxmint on it 12 years old ?
I use Zorin on two of my systems. No three, and even went as far as to commit the cardinal sin in FOSS and purchased it from them, because they are Irish maintainers and kin from my homeland. If it was more gaming focused I would consider it on my main PC.
Subscribed! We need a new Zorin blimp!
Lit & based ❤️🔥👾💖
I’ve used Linux for over 30 years now and I’d say that Zorin is one of the best distros out there and its UI is what Ubuntu should be for beginners. It just installs out of the box everything you need, including nVidia (in my case). Like many I just want to install and use and Zorin does exactly that. WELL DONE LADS!👏 And to think these lads were only 13 & 14 when they started on Linux/Zorin, wow😮.
Thank you guys for having Artyom on the show. This is a real treat !👍
As a Windows user, after I heard about Windows 11 Copilot and Recall spyware, I searched to switch from Windows to Linux and out of many Zorin OS got my eyes on the first sight. It similarity look to Windows simply got me so I installed it. It was fast and easy with no issues and unlike Windows, Zorin OS recognize the NVME drive.
Also, I haven't needed to mess with the terminal which will terrify most of the average user who do not deal with programing.
What I do find problematic and it is not related to Zorin or Linux, is that many third party software don't have a Linux version. That's the only thing that needs to change. That's the only thing that still keep's me on Windows.
I would like to thank to Artyom to make Zorin OS that look and feel like Windows so the switch to Linux is super easy so keep on. You know.
Double click, install.
Double click, open.
Double click, uninstall.
And it works.
Thanks
I like how you each have a different background color.
I love Zorin and have for years. I really do not use it right now because it is based on 22.04 lts ubuntu and but the time 24.04 version of zorin comes out 26.04 will almost be out. I know that zorin only gets released every two years but they need to get closer to the actual unbuntu LTS release schedule
I just got Zorin os in Quickgui yesterday and it is awesome i may make it my everyday distro !!!
First Distro I installed was Ubuntu, but that only lasted a few days. First real distro I installed and really used was Zorin OS. I have donated for the pro version consistently because I just love the Zorin project and it deserves support.
Okay, you win. I'm downloading Zorin OS now to replace my Linux Mint
Zorin is such a great distro, perfect for noobs and the community is just too damn wholesome.
I hate the logo for zorin. I find it repulsive . Just because the logo I don't want to use Zorin.
I love Zorin! It's a polished desktop Linux that reminds me of my beginner days of being on boxed consumer distros like Mandrake, SUSE, Red Hat, and Xandros in the early 2000s. If we want desktop Linux to succeed more, I think it's cool to be able to financially support it if you can.
Zorin OS so far really is the best. I install many different distros, installed steam, downloaded asphalt 9. Others Needed me to do more but zorin just worked without any more staff….. its incredible. I actually changed it because it worked so well and i had nothing to do. But its Always my default on my laptops until i just want to explore.
Zorin Grid just might be the game changer Linux was looking for….
we could not make it working in MacBook Air 2015
As a Windows User and former Fedora User, I always watch out for Zorin. What they do is great!
Sadly my Work keeps me on Applications that are Windows only and I don't like VMs or Dualbooting.
Bummed about no pro lite because I'm an XFCE fan. I'm not buying that Gnome is going to run as effiicient
Happy Zorin user here. To be honest, I know my way around Linux as a server rather well, but apart from a brief flirtation with Ubuntu in about 2010 I've never really used it on the desktop before. Zorin has made the transition an absolute doddle.
Other Linux distros take note. Linux Mint and Zorin OS are the ones doing it right. These are the two best distros you can get at the moment and everything else is far behind. Why? Because they actually listen to the end users. You EASILY install software from .deb, snap, flatpak, app images, etc. It looks great right out the box. Easy to use, rock solid stability. I've been using Zorin for about 6 years now on one computer or another and never had a crash or stability issue. Never had it fail to auto install the correct drivers. Never had an update problem.
Keep doing what you do!
I wish they'd go the route that Mint has gone with LMDE. I hate Snaps and Ubuntu has introduced some other problems to their distros in recent years.
Zorin is amazing neat and polished. I dont know if this is possible but it would be even better if there were more window shades between dark and light. gnome is eather too dark or too light or maybe my display is weard lol.
Impressive that the brothers started learning how to modify Linux so early in life. My next computer will definitely be running Zorin Pro.
Zorin 16 made me switch to Linux and use it as my daily driver in only 3 days. Wish it would use Ubuntu 24 as the basis
Artyom said exactly what I like. When I first tried Zorin, I attempted to install a Windows (.exe) file, and it suggested a similar linux app available in the store that I should check out. To be honest, this is the best feature in Zorin for general users.
Love Zorin OS great interview guys…….Thanks Jill you are fab
Great interview !
Zorin Core was the first distro I've ever seen that wasn't ugly. It's slick and modern, like a commercial OS. That's what got me to switch from Windows three years ago. It's like Windows without the bloat, nagging, spying or refusing to install. Staying with Chrome made it like a better Chrome OS without the end-of-support date. I recommend noobs make a Ventoy thumb drive (easy), put Mint, Zorin and Pop OS live ISOs on it and try all three. You will probably go with Zorin. I've tried all the major distros but see no reason to switch. Also, the Zorin Forum is excellent and friendly.
As an Irishman, I feel that I need to switch to Zorin immediately.
Fascinating and informative interview. Zorin was my first version of linux that I stuck with and I used it for about 2 years from version 15 -16. I think it was key to me sticking with Linux in those early days, I think it will always have a place in my heart for starting my linux journey and although I don't daily drive it on my desktop anymore I do still have it on my ancient backup laptop which would struggle with Win7 lol. Zorin is my go to first recommendation for new users and I think will continue to be and I wish Artyom and the rest of the Zorin devs good luck with their future endeavors.