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I have not tried Zorin, but it is near the top of distros I would give to a "set it and forget it" non-techie. Anybody have a top 5 list for distros in this realm? I'm an Artix / OpenBSD guy these days and I feel like I'm too far down the rabbit hole to know what's good for new folks.
ArchLinux is the best alternative for yesterday's Windows 10 user
I have not tried Zorin, but it is near the top of distros I would give to a "set it and forget it" non-techie. Anybody have a top 5 list for distros in this realm? I'm an Artix / OpenBSD guy these days and I feel like I'm too far down the rabbit hole to know what's good for new folks.
"Zorin forms a plan to destroy his only competition in Silicon Valley by triggering a massive earthquake in the San Andreas Fault at high tide, causing the valley to flood. Such a disaster would effectively wipe out all computer companies competing against Zorin in the world microchip market and leave him as the leading supplier of microchips; it would also kill millions of people."
I don't use Zorin anymore, (I'm a dirty Ubuntu plebian) but I used to use it and it's great. The only thing I liked about Windows 11 was it's slick UI, and Zorin is basically the only Linux distro that replicates that without a ton of hassle. Zorin Connect is also awesome if you use your PC to watch TV on your TV. If you're thinking of abandoning Windows, (which, honestly, who isn't these days) Zorin is a good choice…
IMO KDEs design is actually superior to anything Microsoft is offering. It is a great desktop experience, even with stock settings. Certainly better than everything Ubuntu does.
Really depends on what you'd use the computer for, I don't feel like anything is much "superior" to something else, it all depends on the user and usage.
I have not tried Zorin, but it is near the top of distros I would give to a "set it and forget it" non-techie. Anybody have a top 5 list for distros in this realm? I'm an Artix / OpenBSD guy these days and I feel like I'm too far down the rabbit hole to know what's good for new folks.
Zorin in particular was the distro that made me stop using Linux a few years ago, the day I turned on my computer and all of the sudden everything was completely messed up. Took me a long time to recover the DE and get everything back to working condition. Immediately after I went back to Windows for the first time in years, which I don't love, but at least the OS is alway there when I turn the PC on.
How do people give their grandma a Linux pc and never hear from them again? Obviously a catastrophic failure like mine is not normal; and if you need 100% stability for a mission-critical system, I don't doubt you could accomplish it much better with Linux than Windows, but that's not by default. Do you disable automatic updates on grandma's PC?
Namesake? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Zorin "Zorin forms a plan to destroy his only competition in Silicon Valley by triggering a massive earthquake in the San Andreas Fault at high tide, causing the valley to flood. Such a disaster would effectively wipe out all computer companies competing against Zorin in the world microchip market and leave him as the leading supplier of microchips; it would also kill milli…
Got my grandma a desktop from Free Geek (great org here in Portland, OR). Been running Zorin for many years and I basically gave her no instruction.
She didn't need much hand holding at all, just a working browser and shortcuts for what she needed. Setting up Variety and a folder of cute cat/puppy photos to rotate was a pretty big win for her as well.
I have not tried Zorin, but it is near the top of distros I would give to a "set it and forget it" non-techie. Anybody have a top 5 list for distros in this realm? I'm an Artix / OpenBSD guy these days and I feel like I'm too far down the rabbit hole to know what's good for new folks.
Stories of people giving grandma a Linux computer always surprise me. Zorin in particular was the distro that made me stop using Linux a few years ago, the day I turned on my computer and all of the sudden everything was completely messed up. Took me a long time to recover the DE and get everything back to working condition. Immediately after I went back to Windows for the first time in years, which I don't love, but…
>With Zorin OS, your next computer can be the one you already own. It’s designed to be the perfect Windows replacement for everyday users, professionals, and everyone in between. Sorry for sounding curt, but this is yet another flavor of the week distribution that claims it's the best choice for everyone. It's exactly what everyone has needed for decades.. There's nothing wrong with making yet another distro, but cal…
A LOT of people are just fine with a working browser and maybe Steam for their games. Most people aren't doing a lot of tinkering and in concert breaking things doing so. It's a perfectly reasonable option.
Beyond this, having had catastrophic fails in both Windows and Macs over the years, the typical user isn't equipped to handle them either.
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Stories of people giving grandma a Linux computer always surprise me. Zorin in particular was the distro that made me stop using Linux a few years ago, the day I turned on my computer and all of the sudden everything was completely messed up. Took me a long time to recover the DE and get everything back to working condition. Immediately after I went back to Windows for the first time in years, which I don't love, but…
My grandmother was fine for about a decade. I did all the maint. stuff though, including a couple rough upgrades, one where I tarballed her home directory did a clean install and restore the tarball. In the end, it worked fine for her, as she really didn't change much... the only apps she really used were the browser and a handful of old Windows games installed through Wine.