After just over two months since its release, Zorin OS 17 has been downloaded over half a million times. More than 78% of these downloads came from …
  • Onee Chan~🌸@lemmy.worldEnglish
    26·
    9 months ago

    Amazing distro for linux beginners and students!

    Used it when I first began my linux journey and in my opinion looks more modern / better than default cinnamon.

    Unfortunately I grew out of it and moved to fedora because I like their twice a year update model.

  • TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml
    121·
    9 months ago

    Ah, I remember Zorin. It was my first distro. I eventually moved on to Debian and Trisquel, though.

    This is an excellent starting point for new converts, but if you want a more “Windows-esque” experience, I’d recommend Kubuntu or KDE Neon (Plasma is the most Windows-like DE in my opinion).

    • ProtonBadger
      10·
      9 months ago

      Neon is bleeding edge showcase for Plasma, might not be good for beginners.

      • TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml
        1·
        9 months ago

        Trisquel GNU/Linux is an Ubuntu fork that is famous for having no proprietary software whatsoever*. It’s the distro that Richard Stallman uses.

        Trisquel uses a modified version of the Linux kernel that is completely devoid of binary blobs. However, as a side effect, some things like WiFi may not work, so you’ll have to buy an FSF-certified USB dongle, or use Ethernet.

        *Of course, there’s nothing stopping you from installing closed-source software on Trisquel (but why would you want to do that?). And Debian by default ships with 100% FLOSS.

        • KISSmyOS@feddit.de
          2·
          9 months ago

          Debian by default ships with 100% FLOSS.

          Not anymore. The default installation doesn’t use the Linux-libre kernel and enables non-free firmware.