Hello, Zorin Community, I'm wondering if I should get Zorin OS Ultimate for my Company. We have about 120 Desktops (will expand) and 40 raspberry-pi custom tablets. We would also like to know if we could remove the Games that come with it.
Thanks,
Derek
Hi Derek. I would check the System Requirements for your machines, particularly Raspberry Pi's, What processor do they have?
I believe you can do a minimum, i.e. bare bones, install of Ultimate or you can choose to remove unwanted games etc after install.
Maybe you should PM @AZorin to discuss your potentail business use considering such a large number of machines.
each system has 8 cores, and around 8 - 12GB of ram
here is the cpu that the raspberry pi's have: Broadcom BCM2711
| Processor | Broadcom BCM2711 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market | Desktop | |||
| Family | Broadcom BCM | |||
| Part number(s), S-Spec | BCM2711 | |||
| Release date | Q2 2019 | |||
| Lithography | 28 nm | |||
| Cores | 4 | |||
| Threads | 4 | |||
| Frequency | 1,5 GHz | |||
| Details | 4x ARM Cortex-A72 @ 1,5 GHz | |||
| Cache memory | 1 MB | |||
| Max memory capacity | 8 GB | |||
| Memory types | LPDDR4-3200 SDRAM | |||
| Max memory bandwidth | 4,4 GB/s | |||
| Max PCIe lanes | 4 | |||
| TDP | 4 W | |||
| GPU integrated graphics | None | |||
| Socket | SoC | |||
| PassMark CPU Mark | 1.375 | |||
| (Windows 64-bit) | ||||
| Geekbench 4 single core | 415 | |||
| (Windows 64-bit) | ||||
| Geekbench 4 multi-core | 958 | |||
| (Android) | ||||
| Geekbench 5 single core | 234 | |||
| (Android) | ||||
| Geekbench 5 multi-core | 672 | |||
| (SGEMM) | ||||
| GFLOPS performance | 13,5 GFLOPS | |||
| (Multi-core / watt performance) | ||||
| Performance / watt ratio | 240 pts / W |
With 140 machines, I second the opinion that sending a PM Directly to @azorin or @zorink is a great way to go. This way, you can explore your options directly with the developers. I am sure they would be happy to help.
How do I send Him a PM?
In my post above, left click the names as highlighted with the @ sign. A popup window will appear. Upper Right of the window has a message button that you can click to send them a PM.
this is what I see
Seems by the end of the year it should be here, so no worries, the tablets can wait
Another thing to think about is the type of business you have and what tools are included with Ultimate and the support and updates. You can always add and remove as needed. It's Linux. So take what you need out and keep what you want.
What type of business do you have?
Is there not a blue box on the right of that showing "Message" with envelope icon?
I am also baffled by the lack of Message button. But when I used the @ sign above on their names, it also alerts them directly to this thread and that comment.
I think it's because your account is new and you haven't unlocked that feature yet. I believe you have to hang out at the forums a little bit to unlock the ability to DM people. Alternatively, you can just email him.
It is a consultancy
It has appeared now, probably I have sent enough content to the server.
Oh ok. 120 desktops. Decent size consultancy business. If you have a business that large, the cost of Ultimate is minimal...a write-off. Yet it helps a great cause. So, whether you think you need Ultimate or not for your business is irrelevant as you can always add to the lite version. Think of it as whether you want a great OS, great support, and help contribute to the success of an entity that's helping provide and support the system your business survives on.
Just my 2cents.
Hopefully, this guide will help:
https://linuxconfig.org/simple-way-for-unattended-bulk-user-creation-in-linux
and would it be possible to hide each user, and force the users to put in their username instead of choosing from a drop-down menu?