Zorin Pro - perceived slowness

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Hello everyone,

Forgive my English, it's "deepl" who does the translating.

I've installed Zorin Pro on a machine that usually runs Debian.

My configuration is :

Ram : 16 GO
Processor: intel Core i7 - 6700K x8
Graphics card: intel HD Graphics 530 (SKL GT2)
SSD: 2 TO

I find Zorin really beautiful and stable. In fact, I love it! But my only regret is that it's a little slower than Debian, which is much smoother and faster.

So I'm wondering whether I should install the Pro version or a lighter version?

Also, if I install a Lite version, will I lose privileges compared to a Pro version?

If you have any answers, that would be great!

Thank you,
Jet

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There may be some configurations and tweaks you can try to speed things up. We may need to get into detail.

No. I use Zorin OS Lite exclusively just as a personal preference.
Zorin OS Lite and Pro Lite and Zorin OS Core and Pro have different desktop environments. Neither is "more" or "less" of an Operating System than the other.

Zorin OS Pro comes with some perks; but no functionality is withheld or locked behind a paywall. Choosing Zorin OS Pro is done to support development. It is not done in order to unlock functionality. Core and Lite have the same functionality as Pro.

Choosing Pro does have one privilege that comes with it: Professional installation support from the ZorinGroup.
I suppose you could say that choosing Core or Lite loses you that privilege... Though I never really of thought of it that way...

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Thank you for your reply. I understand better the difference between the versions. Personally, I've always liked Gnome, so the Pro version suits me and I've been able to customize it a bit.

I'd love to get some ideas for adjustments to try to improve things.

So, if you have any advice, I'll gladly take it.

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Can you relay the terminal output for

sudo lshw -C video

sudo lshw -c memory

You can use preload to boost performance;

sudo apt install preload

Preload works automatically, so you do not need to do any configuration after install. Just reboot.

If this is a Notebook computer, install TLP

sudo apt install tlp

Check your StartUp applications. Remove any entries that you know what they are, but do not need.

Check your Gnome Extensions. You can use Zorin Settings > Extensions or Gnome Tweak Tool > Extensions. Disable any that you do not need like Magic Lamp effect or other resource using frills.

Check your Internet browser. Some, like Vivaldi or Opera will be resource heavy and bog things down.

Avoid Snap packages. Snap and Flatpak both can decrease performance speed. This does not mean never use them... But most often, they can be avoided.

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Thanks for your answers.

Here is the return of the two orders:


sudo lshw -C video

*-display                 
       description: VGA compatible controller
       produit: HD Graphics 530
       fabricant: Intel Corporation
       identifiant matériel: 2
       information bus: pci@0000:00:02.0
       version: 06
       bits: 64 bits
       horloge: 33MHz
       fonctionnalités: pciexpress msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration : driver=i915 latency=0
       ressources : irq:128 mémoire:f6000000-f6ffffff mémoire:e0000000-efffffff portE/S:f000(taille=64) mémoire:c0000-dffff


sudo lshw -c memory

*-firmware                
       description: BIOS
       fabricant: American Megatrends Inc.
       identifiant matériel: 0
       version: 2003
       date: 09/19/2016
       taille: 64KiB
       capacité: 16MiB
       fonctionnalités: pci apm upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer acpi usb biosbootspecification uefi
  *-cache:0
       description: L1 cache
       identifiant matériel: 45
       emplacement: L1 Cache
       taille: 128KiB
       capacité: 128KiB
       fonctionnalités: synchronous internal write-back data
       configuration : level=1
  *-cache:1
       description: L1 cache
       identifiant matériel: 46
       emplacement: L1 Cache
       taille: 128KiB
       capacité: 128KiB
       fonctionnalités: synchronous internal write-back instruction
       configuration : level=1
  *-cache:2
       description: L2 cache
       identifiant matériel: 47
       emplacement: L2 Cache
       taille: 1MiB
       capacité: 1MiB
       fonctionnalités: synchronous internal write-back unified
       configuration : level=2
  *-cache:3
       description: L3 cache
       identifiant matériel: 48
       emplacement: L3 Cache
       taille: 8MiB
       capacité: 8MiB
       fonctionnalités: synchronous internal write-back unified
       configuration : level=3
  *-memory
       description: Mémoire Système
       identifiant matériel: 4a
       emplacement: Carte mère
       taille: 16GiB
     *-bank:0
          description: Project-Id-Version: @(#) $Id$Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: PO-Revision-Date: 2021-01-19 19:00+0000Last-Translator: Lyonel Vincent <Unknown>Language-Team: MIME-Version: 1.0Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bitX-Launchpad-Export-Date: 2022-08-18 12:16+0000X-Generator: Launchpad (build 87919ae1fbf1142b0e02b80650e6ccf3e775beb3)Project-Id-Version: @(#) $Id$Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: PO-Revision-Date: 2021-01-19 19:00+0000Last-Translator: Lyonel Vincent <Unknown>Language-Team: MIME-Version: 1.0Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bitX-Launchpad-Export-Date: 2022-08-18 12:16+0000X-Generator: Launchpad (build 87919ae1fbf1142b0e02b80650e6ccf3e775beb3) [vide]
          identifiant matériel: 0
          emplacement: DIMM_A1
     *-bank:1
          description: DIMM DDR4 Synchrone 2133 MHz (0.5 ns)
          produit: KHX2133C14/8G
          fabricant: Kingston
          identifiant matériel: 1
          numéro de série: 23221619
          emplacement: DIMM_A2
          taille: 8GiB
          bits: 64 bits
          horloge: 2133MHz (0.5ns)
     *-bank:2
          description: Project-Id-Version: @(#) $Id$Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: PO-Revision-Date: 2021-01-19 19:00+0000Last-Translator: Lyonel Vincent <Unknown>Language-Team: MIME-Version: 1.0Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bitX-Launchpad-Export-Date: 2022-08-18 12:16+0000X-Generator: Launchpad (build 87919ae1fbf1142b0e02b80650e6ccf3e775beb3)Project-Id-Version: @(#) $Id$Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: PO-Revision-Date: 2021-01-19 19:00+0000Last-Translator: Lyonel Vincent <Unknown>Language-Team: MIME-Version: 1.0Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bitX-Launchpad-Export-Date: 2022-08-18 12:16+0000X-Generator: Launchpad (build 87919ae1fbf1142b0e02b80650e6ccf3e775beb3) [vide]
          identifiant matériel: 2
          emplacement: DIMM_B1
     *-bank:3
          description: DIMM DDR4 Synchrone 2133 MHz (0.5 ns)
          produit: KHX2133C14/8G
          fabricant: Kingston
          identifiant matériel: 3
          numéro de série: 23221621
          emplacement: DIMM_B2
          taille: 8GiB
          bits: 64 bits
          horloge: 2133MHz (0.5ns)
  *-memory NON-RÉCLAMÉ
       description: Memory controller
       produit: 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family Power Management Controller
       fabricant: Intel Corporation
       identifiant matériel: 1f.2
       information bus: pci@0000:00:1f.2
       version: 31
       bits: 32 bits
       horloge: 33MHz (30.3ns)
       fonctionnalités: bus_master
       configuration : latency=0
       ressources : mémoire:f7144000-f7147fff

I've installed Preload on my tower and it seems a little better. As for the rest, I hardly have any special configurations such as extensions.

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Your memory and graphics look ok.

What about temperatures?
I recommend using Psensor as it is easier than running through the gamut on terminal.

sudo apt install lm-sensors psensor

Launch Psensor from the app menu or from alt+F2
Check HDD, SDD, GPU and CPU temps. You really want to be under 60 degrees Celsius (Though I try to keep mine under 30...)

Temps too high can cause a lot of slowness in performance.

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