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Review: Zorin OS 18
Quoting: DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD. —
Zorin has long been one of the best Linux distros - always graphically appealing and never hung up on being Linux-y just for the sake of being Linux-y (yes, Fedora, we're talking about you). I've run the Xfce (Lite) edition of Zorin off and on for years and have never been disappointed.
But, to be honest, I had my reservations before running 18 Core, the Zorin flagship. (The Xfce and Education spins are scheduled for new releases later this year). Most of my concern revolved around the GNOME desktop, which strikes me as a solution to a problem that never existed.
Oh ye of little faith.
Yes, the GNOME desktop remains as annoying as a yard crew using its leaf blowers even after the leaves are gone, but 18 Core works around many of the aggravations. It's not seamless - some of the GNOME extensions are as buggy as always - but most users coming from Windows won't know about extensions, let alone try to use them. The basic Zorin OS 18 Core setup, with a bottom panel and menu widget on the far left (just like Windows) will probably be enough for them.