This so-called comparison of Core and Lite is full of personal opinions, with few facts. Many people are now avoiding Lite as it is will be phased out after 2019.
I thought I might show users what they could have by installing XFCE as DE on Zorin 18.1 Core. XFCE is so adaptable, it is easy.
I use Zorin OS as it is so reliable, but prefer Whiska menu to the Zorin one, as it suits me better. I use a task-bar to access Home,Documents, Software, etc
sudo apt-get install xfce4 will get you a layout similar to Apple/IOS. Using XFCE menus I was able to create a layout rather like Zorin OS.
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I put Zorin 17 Lite on a family member's Dell Venue 11 Pro and have upgraded it to 18 Lite.
It's a nifty little 2-in-1 tablet that suits him just fine for browsing Facebook, eBay, and YouTube as well as checking his emails, but it has a teeny little Atom processor and just 2GB RAM.
I initially put 17 Core on it, after some troubles with it having 32bit UEFI despite a 64bit CPU, and it idled at over 1.5GB RAM. Trying to run any software made it freeze up; completely unusable, despite the Zorin website listing the minimum system requirements as 2GB RAM. Lite, however, runs pretty well, at least for their light usage; it's not snappy, but it's also not slow to the point you really notice unless you're in a rush, as long as you don't try to run several things at once.
Especially now the Zorin team are hiding Lite in the dark recesses of the website and plan to kill it, those minimum system requirements are highly misleading. It should have separate requirements for Core and Lite, or increase the requirements and specify they apply to Core and up.
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Well for a traditional, what I would term Win2k style menu, Trinity DE is nice and lite, and Q4OS even produce a 32- bit version which runs well on very low resources as shown in my video here:
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This has become remarkably common not just on YouTube, but popular article writing. A lot of media has become subjective editorial style, rather than fact presentation or objective observation.
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The website isn't really maintained that well. It's been rather static for quite awhile, despite its inaccuracies.
I actually didn't even see this thread before I wrote my own in Feedback! Sunsetting Zorin Lite a Crying Shame in Face of "RAMpocolypse" I wish I had, I'd have asked a bunch of questions.
Thanks @Forpli @wsmather @ian4238 @timothys_monster @Cars10 @applecheeks37 @Aravisian - is there a way to @ everyone? Lol! It's interesting to read all of your opinions and experiences.
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Ok, so i have been using Linux on and off since the beginning, both on servers and desktop. Zorin is something i just "discovered" a few months ago. I heavily prefer Debian based distros, but have good experiences with Fedora and Suse.
When you say "Lite" do you mean the "Core" version? (..or is there a version i havent seen yet?)
I have tested Core, and i actually like it, but what puts me off from installing it, is that it runs with Ubuntu as base. If it was Debian based, i would have already been running it. That is how much i like the look and feel of it.
I also see that some here say Lite will be discontinued, and i see some say that Lite dont get much love from the development team.
If that is the case and Lite = Core, then its not so good news..
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No, Zorin Lite is Lite, not Core. But it is difficult to find on the webpage.
You can also download Zorin 17 Lite when you search for the official download mirrors. There you find all .iso files for all Zorin versions (excluded Pro versions)
Welcome to the Forum!
No, Lite isn't Core. Core uses the Gnome Desktop as Base. And Lite uses xfce as Base. Like You can read on in the Link that @Forpli has posted, the Zorin Dev's decided to stop bringing Lite with Version 19.
And yes: Zorin is not Debian based. It is Ubuntu based - both Lite and Core. When You prefer Debian, You could use Debian itself and set it up to get a similar Interface. Of Course, You have to set up that by Yourself.
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@Teomer, if the XFCE version, Lite is something you would like to use, and would like to support and try to pursuade the Zorin developers to keep supporting, please take a look at my post here - the more voices, the better:
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@0Picass0 usually when a company or community have decided to cut down on versions, its a bit hard to convince them to go back on that decision, unfortunately. (more versions also streches already thin resources) It seems like the less time consuming effort lies in trying another mini distro, who is backed and supported. I know this is not what you want to hear, but sometimes you can actually end up with something that is equally good.. My perfect os would be a Debian based Zorin, but it seems i have to build it myself.. (..but i will keep an eye on Zorin, and what they decides to do in the future..)
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