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A Windows 10 Alternative: Ubuntu-Based Zorin OS Linux Distro (betanews.com)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the GUI-goodness dept.

"With a click of a button, you can change the desktop layout to match that of Windows versions and Gnome 3. The Ultimate edition...also features Ubuntu, Gnome 2 and macOS-like layouts." BrianFagioli shares an article about a Linux-based operating system "designed for Windows-switchers." While the company does charge for an "Ultimate" version, the "Core" edition of Zorin OS 12 is entirely free... "As Zorin OS 12 is based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, it will be supported with security updates until April 2021. This makes Zorin OS 12 the ideal choice for large deployments in businesses, governments, schools and organisations", says The Zorin OS Team"... Zorin OS features some really great features, such as Google Drive integration with the file browser.
Although unlike Windows 10, its default browser is Chromium.

3 of 191 comments (clear)

  1. Member? by freeze128 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Remember: Zorin is the name of the bad guy in the James Bond movie "A View to a Kill", played by Christopher Walken.

  2. Emulating Windows 10? by jez9999 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    lol, one of the major reasons I want to use Linux is because it ISN'T Windows 10. The UI is far worse than Windows 7, for desktop PCs.

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  3. Re:layout == replacement? by Ol+Olsoc · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Making a desktop look like Windows 10 is hardly the requirement for a replacement. Can it run Windows software, or replacements for them in a way no other linux distro could? I think we know the answer, hell no.

    Besides, it won't screw up your computer like genuine Windows does on updates.

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