Good installation video. Believe it or not, most Windows users, dont know how to do this stuff. They buy a computer with Windows already on it, so they tend to get confused by the process.
"Learn Linux in 30 Days: My Beginner's Plan" Featuring Zorin 18
This is a really good video to recommend to people looking to escape the prison known as Microsoft Win 11 AKA the Devil's OS
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Even if on positon #6 ZorinOS is mentioned here
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Switch & Click.
There's something this lady "has" that makes me just enjoy her videos. Weird, but she's just chill and relaxed and "fun" without being over the top or silly.
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Nice! I understand you, she has an entertaining style.
1.1M followers and 156K have seen the video in just 17 hours.
Great PR work!
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She uses a Framework laptop 
(mine is ordered)
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I know her channel, she was one of the channels that reviews Keychron keyboards. Yes, shes a bit quirky, so am I. You got to be a little weird to be interested in tech. I think shes smart, even if she doesn't appear to be so, in the first minute or so.
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Ah, the Keyboard Lady! Yes, I like her. I saw in the Past a lot of Videos from her with Keyboard Built Stuff and Presentations. I like the Way how she presented it all. It was like a Conversation without being too ... rational.
P.S.: @swarfendor437 and @Aravisian are in the Video. Now they get famous.
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A while ago, but rather late than never ...
Windows doesn't have a bad UI design, but there are better UI designs available now. For instance, if you are a Windows escapee, something like Zorin OS will feel even better. It's so well-designed that I migrated my family members to it after an old laptop became ineligible for Windows 11.
Zorin doesn't hate the Windows desktop design and embraces it with open arms. It looks polished, works nicely, and they have no qualms about it.
Zorin has perfected the seamless transition to Linux. It doesn't force you to learn the Linux way of doing things and keeps everything grounded. It has multiple editions, uses Ubuntu as its base, and promises long-term support.
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100% true. I've had family complain that their Windows is slow, i ask them when they last did a clean installation and they look at me completely blankly. And Windows even has some kind of 'refresh' which means they hardly have to do anything at all. Don't have to burn a USB or anything.
It's amusing that as a child, i was lucky to get 1hr a week at school on a computer, but now the kids spend pretty much the whole day on one, yet most of them know next to nothing about computing. They just learn how to consume a variety of products: Office, Google suite, Windows and Chromebook (or the rich kids/schools use Mac). They just "use", they don't learn. The kids who do - do it in their own time or with electives.
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Here's one from a reviewer of Windows laptops & desktops.
"Zorin OS 18 might be the way out of Microsoftâs AI nightmare"
| December 1, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence | Editorial | Microsoft | Tech
"The rise of AI and AI integration is looming high over the landscape, and many users are not enjoying this new layer of what some would consider spyware. Zorin OS 18, a Linux distro, may be the way out of the Microsoft Recall and CoPilot nightmare. Linux in general might be the way out for many, but Zorin OS 18 is one of the distros that makes it easier for newbie users to get into the Linux world."
(Techaeris is a technology news and review website founded in 2013 by Alex Hernandez, its Editor-in-Chief and owner. It originates from the United States, specifically linked to Branson, Missouri.)
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Zorin OS 18 crosses 2 million downloads, cementing its appeal to new linux users
George Whittaker
January 13, 2026
" Zorin OS has reached an important milestone. The team behind the popular Linux distribution has announced that Zorin OS 18 has surpassed two million downloads, underscoring the growing interest in Linux as a practical alternative to mainstream operating systems.
The achievement highlights not only Zorin OSâs steady rise in popularity, but also a broader trend: more users, especially those leaving Windows, are actively seeking operating systems that are modern, approachable, and familiar."
LInux Journal
Denver, CO (est. 1994)
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Dibakar Ghosh
Jan 19th, 2026
How-To Geek (est 2006)
"Are you confused about why anyone would pay for Linux when itâs supposed to be free? Wondering if Zorin OS is exploiting newcomers with a paid distro? Well, hereâs a quick look at what youâre actually paying forâand why thatâs worth the asking price.... To be fair, Zorin OS has a free version called Zorin OS Core, and you can use it as a full-fledged operating system without any practical limitations. Iâd go as far as saying that the free version is one of the best distros we have available right nowâespecially for folks coming from Windows. That said, if you want some âextraâ goodiesâthings that arenât needs but rather wantsâyou can get them by paying $48 for Zorin OS Pro.
Read on!
I paid $48 for this Linux distro to save 48 hours of workâand it was worth it.
Note: This article is not sponsored by Zorin OS. All opinions are my own, based on 10 years of using Linux and helping friends and family make the jump to the penguin side of computing.
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A great Zorin video from popular and respected Cyber Security expert/youtuber David Bombal. A comprehensive walk through including download, burn iso and install Zorin/Windows dual boot.
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Saw this as well, I do wonder if the Zorin brothers can see how many of these two million have been installed and are regular been used.
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Is there a [ping] command that could be used for this ?
(I guess not, as it is Linux not Windows)
Zorin Census.
This package collects the 100% anonymous datapoint that shows how many installs are retained and in use.
This is an Opt In feature on Zorin OS - which, is also a catch-22. It can function to suggest a bare minimum number of users, but not the grand total.
Since it is open source, we can independently verify that Zorin Census is not collecting our data, in any way; only taking note of how many active users Zorin OS provides for.
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Found it ... looking forward for the next update 
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This is probably a dumb series of questions, but why can't they see how many computers are connecting to Zorin for system updates? I realize some updates probably come from Ubuntu's servers, but for the ZorinOS updates, shouldn't those be coming from Zorin servers? And if so, could they keep track of the number of IPs connecting to their servers?
That is a very good idea, not dumb at all.
In practice, the use of VPN's, Proxies and mirrors, shared networks, colleges, Universities, etc - make tracking via update patterns very convoluted, however.
And many users tend to be lax with updates, despite warnings.
And mirrors are the biggest problem, since that hides and dilutes the source.
In order to track, Zorin OS would need a unique identifier on the machine. And that raises privacy, ethical and safety concerns... Thus:
Zorin Census.
The Census is Opt-In self reporting. It can help approximate numbers.
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