I've recently come across ZorinOS as a Windows user who's getting more and more fed-up with it. I've generally heard about Linux in the past but it always seemed like the UX was pretty bad and whatever resources I could find online were either people arguing or being unfriendly/toxic to new users so I kept away.
The premise of a Linux OS that was made to be as easy as possible to transfer to was a pretty interesting prospect so I gave it a chance. Bought the Pro licence to support the project, followed the installation instructions and installed ZorinOS on an old laptop I had laying around that could barely boot anymore. The setup was very straightforward and I was happy with the experience altogether.
As I started the OS for the first time, I was pleasantly surprised with the options at my disposition. The Appearances app made it easy to be in a familiar environment and the Software app, while hesitant at first due to my experiences with the Windows App Store, was very useful.
One thing I was surprised about however, was the lack of pre-installed tools or solutions for executing installers. For example - I wanted to install a software that came as a tar.xz file, which I learned is common for Ubuntu environments as either a simple archived document or a packaged software for installation. Wouldn't a prompt like "Would you rather Open or Execute the file?" make sense? I dunno, food for thoughts.
Nonetheless, so far, I've had a good experience in general! I'm still gathering my thoughts, experimenting in doing various tasks I've taken for granted over the years and brainstorming on what to do next. I can easily see the laptop used for independent work, but there's still the "home-stretch" to be done in the QOL department before I'd deem it suitable for everyone. I'm just a casual user, but I thought it'd be interesting to get this point-of-view as feedback.
Thank you for reading my rambling, I hope the best for you all!