

Zorin OS tries to make the migration from Windows (or macOS) as painless as possible as does a good job of being both familiar and offering a better experience than the platforms it seeks to replace. This is probably the best distribution I have run so far this year for most Linux users, but particularly those new to Linux. The distribution does what it says in the documentation and release announcement, and does it well without any hiccups. Perhaps best of all, I didn't run into any serious issues or errors. I was pleasantly impressed with Zorin's performance, hardware detection, ease of setting up the distribution, and convenient settings. This gives us a huge range of up to date software. The Software portal, while a touch slow to respond at times, does a good job of connecting us with classic Deb packages along with optional Snap and Flatpak packages.
Zorin os 11 review pro#
There are a lot of nice features in the Pro version such as the note taking application, screen casting, Barrier tool for multi-device coordination, and Zorin Connect. There is a lot of software included in the Normal collection of packages, most of it easy to use, beginner friendly, and fairly mainstream. The default layout will be familiar to most computer users while still being blissfully easy to adjust. Once we have picked an edition the installer is easy to navigate, the welcome screen offers access to several key features without being long and tedious.
Zorin os 11 review full#
The project offers both full features and minimal installs and also offers to collect hardware information while making it easy to skip this step in the installer. The project is offering three main editions: Lite for people with less capable machines, Core for users who want basic desktop features, and Pro for people who want more options and commercial support. Zorin is a distribution which I feel is doing a lot of things right, both technologically and from an infrastructure point of view.
