Is Zorin OS a good Linux distro?

[LinusFanNumber 14.8M]

The title is very descriptive.

[WkdPaul]

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[LinusFanNumber 14.8M]

1 hour ago, WkdPaul said:

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[SignatureSigner]

just create a bootable usb and try it out for yourself.

Its a linux distro, everyone has preferences.

[LinusFanNumber 14.8M]

1 hour ago, SignatureSigner said:

just create a bootable usb and try it out for yourself.

Its a linux distro, everyone has preferences.

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[PurpleBaboon]

There is no such thing as a bad linux distro, they all have their uses and people will have different preferences. Try it out and see if it works for you, you can use a live USB stick or a virtual machine.

[LinusFanNumber 14.8M]

2 hours ago, PurpleBaboon said:

There is no such thing as a bad linux distro, they all have their uses and people will have different preferences. Try it out and see if it works for you, you can use a live USB stick or a virtual machine.

I tried it and for me its one of the best distros.

[goatedpenguin]

On 12/20/2022 at 7:19 AM, SignatureSigner said:

just create a bootable usb and try it out for yourself.

Its a linux distro, everyone has preferences.

I have to disagree with this solution because while u can use any distro, the purpose of distros is to have specific use cases. For example if u were managing websites then nginx is a better alternative than using a distro like kali linux which is for pentesting. My point is that zorin os may not be the best option for u if u have a specific use case for the os. However if u are just daily driving it I recommend going with Debian or Ubuntu 

[RokinAmerica]

Yes, it is good, so are many others. You can create bootable usb drives for most of the distros you would want to try. If you like it, then you can actually install. The important point, I think, Signature was making, is that you can do this and try them out without actually installing them. If you like it, then install it, if not, don't, just try another flavor.

[PurpleBaboon]

9 hours ago, swabro said:

I have to disagree with this solution because while u can use any distro, the purpose of distros is to have specific use cases. For example if u were managing websites then nginx is a better alternative than using a distro like kali linux which is for pentesting. My point is that zorin os may not be the best option for u if u have a specific use case for the os. However if u are just daily driving it I recommend going with Debian or Ubuntu 

Nginx is a server application not a distro, and while kali would make a terrible web server there is nothing stopping you from running Nginx, apache, PHP, etc on it. I would hazard a bet there probably even in the repos.

 

I'm not personally a fan of zorin, because it's of it's older packages and because the aur is a drug and I'm a full blown junkie however I see the appeal. It's quite good for a new user, it's ability to morph its interface makes it less intimidating, It's similar to Ubuntu so help should be ubiquitous, and the outdated packages should in turn make it more stable so unless you're running bleeding edge hardware like arc or rx7k series it's probably a good choice.

[Gtex09]

It depends. If you have an old pc its a good choice. But if you are using a high-end pc then I do not recommend it. There are better one's and (personal opinion) the best being linux mint

[E-waste]

I recommend Fedora Media Writer.  It's a simple program that makes it simple to try Linux systems on a flash drive.

 

Note, you cannot make changes to a system in this manner, unless you enable "persistence" which for small changes / wi-fi settings, application changes, may be fine, but don't rely on it.

 

There is also balena etcher, but fedora media writer is much faster to start the program.

[LinusFanNumber 14.8M]

1 hour ago, Timpster said:

I recommend Fedora Media Writer.  It's a simple program that makes it simple to try Linux systems on a flash drive.

 

Note, you cannot make changes to a system in this manner, unless you enable "persistence" which for small changes / wi-fi settings, application changes, may be fine, but don't rely on it.

 

There is also balena etcher, but fedora media writer is much faster to start the program.

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