Evil-K
Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:13:26 am
Greetings folks!
I'm a recent user of Zorin OS 5, first with the Core version until I sprung for the Ultimate Edition. I have to say that, out of the distros I've tried and have installed, Zorin has been the most complete. Like a lot of Linux users, I migrated over from Windows over to Ubuntu, plus I've used Linux Mint a lot as well. Both of those are great distros, especially Linux Mint. And to be honest, I didn't want to like Zorin OS as much as I did. But what can I say? It just works and looks pretty damned cool in the process. And I'm happy to say that I haven't run into any problems at all (except with Wine, but that program's a b**** to run).
Now, with people who are thinking of migrating to Linux, I will wholeheartedly recommend Zorin OS. It provides a familiar enough working environment so they don't feel completely out of their element, even more than Linux Mint does, but it's still very obviously NOT Windows (the gnarly desktop cube is enough evidence of that!).
There's also one benefit to the Look Changer that I have yet to see anyone mention (not saying it hasn't been mentioned... just that I haven't seen it), but on a shared family computer, or if you have someone who's staying at your house who needs to go on the computer for whatever reason (maybe they're dying to watch 'Two Girls, One Cup' again... who am I to judge?). And these are folks who primarily use Windows or Mac OS. A simple click and re-logging back in and they can use your computer in comfort without having to constantly beg for help (that gets old quick).
Anyways, a big thank you to the Zorin devs, and a hearty hello to the folks on this forum!
I'm a recent user of Zorin OS 5, first with the Core version until I sprung for the Ultimate Edition. I have to say that, out of the distros I've tried and have installed, Zorin has been the most complete. Like a lot of Linux users, I migrated over from Windows over to Ubuntu, plus I've used Linux Mint a lot as well. Both of those are great distros, especially Linux Mint. And to be honest, I didn't want to like Zorin OS as much as I did. But what can I say? It just works and looks pretty damned cool in the process. And I'm happy to say that I haven't run into any problems at all (except with Wine, but that program's a b**** to run).
Now, with people who are thinking of migrating to Linux, I will wholeheartedly recommend Zorin OS. It provides a familiar enough working environment so they don't feel completely out of their element, even more than Linux Mint does, but it's still very obviously NOT Windows (the gnarly desktop cube is enough evidence of that!).
There's also one benefit to the Look Changer that I have yet to see anyone mention (not saying it hasn't been mentioned... just that I haven't seen it), but on a shared family computer, or if you have someone who's staying at your house who needs to go on the computer for whatever reason (maybe they're dying to watch 'Two Girls, One Cup' again... who am I to judge?). And these are folks who primarily use Windows or Mac OS. A simple click and re-logging back in and they can use your computer in comfort without having to constantly beg for help (that gets old quick).
Anyways, a big thank you to the Zorin devs, and a hearty hello to the folks on this forum!
