I installed Y PPA manager and I must admit, I really like it.
It's got more functionality than the Software & Updates does. It can search for PPA's (I even found my own) and packages. It can back up your PPA list.
Granted... I can (and) do all that from terminal... But as a GUI tool, it is quite simple, yet advanced and simple to use.
I'd recommend it.
I am debating whether to do a wipe and reload. So far, Z16 Beta is running so well, I do not really see the point.
The reinstall of Z16 may be due to us Forum Members jumping the ZorinGroups case, resulting in an Early release Alpha and Beta to get our pitchforks put away.
Hopefully, I have paid some of that back by contributing to the forum slightly by now.
Since Zorin offers two desktops (Gnome and XFCE) only, I will tell you my opinion for those.
XFCE:
Light weight and highly customizable.
Gnome:
Heavier than XFCE but comes with more eye candies without customization.
If the machine is old/slow, XFCE (Zorin Lite) is more suitable.
If the machine is new/fast, then either Gnome or XFCE will do. It depends on how much customization one wishes to do.
From my personal experience, the answer is NO.
If you are OK with non Debian based OS, there are of course much choices.
I tried to install Kubuntu and Zorin OS on my computer but to see the kernels I went through virtual machines, using the same iso I tried to install on my machine.
I wanted to try installing Zorin OS or Kubuntu or Manjaro, I just want to have a linux
Virtual machine is a completely different beast. It can virtualize drivers for any hardware so you would not see much problem for installing (almost) anything on it.
In any case, Zorin is not using the latest Linux kernel.
If you want to try the latest kernel, you should look at Fedora or openSUSE Tumbleweed .
I just wanted to be a normal person and use any distro.
First time I tried to install linux, I spent months trying and I lost all my windows (End: I found out it was my ssd's fault that it wasn't ssd, Exbom brand, I managed to install it having to change the ssd brand/model)
Second time, we're here. I don't know if it's Samsung's or Windows' fault or my parts or my model.
In the ideal world, that is how it should be.
But the reality is not
The major difference between Windows and Linux is the drivers.
Windows machines are sold with drivers which are written for the hardware. More often than not, those drivers are closed source and Linux volunteers have to either reverse engineer to create a Linux driver or modify a Windows driver to run it on Linux.
One does not need to have much imagination to understand how lengthy process that can be.
For the least difficult way to install Linux, this is what I have done.
I assembled my desktops myself and bought former corporate leased laptops (4 - 5 years old). This way I can more or less ensure that there are Linux drivers for the hardware in my systems.
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