ZorinOS 16 Pro Review

A review of ZorinOS 16 Pro
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[@Pc118Gamer]

i've used zorin OS core as my daily driver for about 3 years now, it's been extremely stable and it was perfect for a beginner like me in 2018. the only reason I see to buy zorin os is as a donation to the devs

[@alouisschafer7212]

A lot of people dont get thet those 40$ are really a donation to the team. They acknowledge that.

[@sohn7767]

Same thing with elementaryOS

[@rodney_d]

@@fedup6127 I totally agree with you, especially considering that sometiemes that software they develop is what helps you make money in the first place.

[@yoman9446]

@@sohn7767 elementary os ugly tho

[@sol_mental]

They should be giving people real support. Actually scratch that, their system is so darn stable they wouldn't make a penny with support xD They should change it to arch And then go for the support idea 💡💡💡

[@balardie]

I mean... i've never seen no one before where a KZbinr casually confirms that he pirated a piece of software to review it.

[@VictorHugo-xw7qi]

That's because Kenny is the last based youtuber of the west

[@snipzmattio5887]

He is based

[@NightDoge]

I mean, i think Luke Smith could give Mental Outlaw a run for his money on competing their baseness

[@Weetile]

where tf are you even meant to pirate this

[@wacesferpit]

Silence, furry

[@dangus69420]

I distinctly remember AMD selling "triple core" CPUs. They were usually quad cores with a single core that didn't pass quality control. Sometimes you could get lucky and unlock the extra core and keep stability.

[@sevenkaylive]

That's both brilliant and shady

[@alouisschafer7212]

@@sevenkaylive you say that as if its big news. All chip manufacurers do that. CPUs are the pinnacle of modern technology so things go wrong. AMD is so successful at the moment because if their modular CPU Design that cuts down a lot on manufacturing cost.

[@crwl8]

Athlon II x3, Phenom x3

[@namesurname4666]

I have an old pc with amd triple core, thank you for letting me know

[@William_sJazzLoft]

'Unlock' an extra core? That's intriguing ,...

[@ryke_masters]

One thing I believe ZorinOS has (haven't tried it myself yet) that hasn't been mentioned and fits right into the kind of "help for beginners" mentioned at the end, is that if you do something Linux-dumb like try to open a Windows executable, it'll offer a helpful pop-up basically telling you what you're supposed to do, and in some cases even tell you what app you could get from their repository to do what you're trying to do. It probably doesn't cover every use-case, but it's a great touch for beginners coming from Windows.

[@arianitonline8748]

@Spada no really. what zorin does is it gives you options. it tells you if you want to try and use a linux alternative or it will offer you to install everything that is needed to run an .exe file on linux

[@noideac]

Zorin would probably be good in an enterprise setting where a business wants to move away from windows but has plenty of employees who don't have a clue what Linux even is but just needs to respond to emails and make spreadsheets.

[@bagzhansadvakassov1093]

Absolutely.

[@alouisschafer7212]

An entire Township in Italy moved to Zorin.

[@namesurname4666]

@@alouisschafer7212 paid or free version?

[@alouisschafer7212]

@@namesurname4666 who knows

[@XueHuaPiaoPiao69]

@@lanpartylandlord6123 where did you find that? I am Italian and didn’t find any articles about it.

[@Flika-ul9tl]

20:11 Why yes, I have slimmed down my resource usage to 128 gigs at idle. I use several terabytes of RAM under load.

[@RickRollMaster101]

lmao

[@Supadupanerd]

Yeah i caught that as well :)

[@namesurname4666]

When you run chrome, chromium, firefox, uc browser, brave etc at the same time

[@sol_mental]

Sorry to inform you I read your comment with the voice of Richard Watterson xDD

[@supermasterfighter]

@@namesurname4666 Firefox would barely contribute to that load compared to chrome/chromium

[@BillPenny]

Having the Pro version is actually more of a badge of honor in that it's the flagship as well as you contribute to furthering the project for more shiny sleek goodness.

[@JyyceKrato]

he pirated it.

[@arianitonline8748]

@@JyyceKrato can you call it pirated when the zorin team has nothing against it? they say it: buy once and distribute it on how many pc's you want and can. so there is no real piracy here

[@JyyceKrato]

@@arianitonline8748 i meant by pirated was that HE DOWNLOADED IT OFF A WEBSITE.

[@mitrikgaduk347]

@@JyyceKrato Doesn't matter, same case. It's not piracy. Hell, Zorin is just another Linux Distro, so who cares if you are pirating code that was originally open-source. Plus that price tag is absurd when you compare it to other choices, plus it's not like it'd be hard to emulate what Zorin does with some software anyway (that is also most likely open-source).

[@mjwmontgomery]

i purchased the pro version, and it is amazing. I run a small business, and everything works out of the box. My only bugbear, is that I think WPS office is better than Libra in terms of ease of use.

[@AgentFortySeven47]

i would never trust winnie the pooh's spyware office

[@noskin7290]

@@AgentFortySeven47 heh nice one

[@aaaaaa-hh8cq]

@@AgentFortySeven47 😂

[@everyhandletaken]

Did I just read the comments section of a tech video & not see any haters ?! Great work everyone! 😀 I had tried Zorin previously as a candidate for less-than-tech-savvy family members & visually it is about as good you could ask for - very clean & friendly. I'm all for supporting fellow devs & hopefully they receive a decent percentage of users contributing the $39.

[@BrockLeyland]

This is actually used on a local government & corporate level. 40$ might not be worth it for an individual, but at a company level it might pay off.

[@halcyonacoustic7366]

Certainly cheaper than windows pro or enterprise...

[@neolight1010]

Zorin OS was the second Linux distro I tried after failing with Solus (because I was a noob and didn't even know what a package manager was lol. Solus is really nice.) Just let me say it is wonderful and really stable, it is the #1 Linux distro I show when someone tells me they want to try out Linux.

[@leonardo9259]

I switched out from Elementary OS since it stopped booting (i assigned too little space lol) but Zorin looks cool ngl

[@indestructible247]

i recommended arch linux to one of my friends

[@merlin-ju6fu]

I will be trying Zorin Pro and support the $39 fee for the pro version. Developers should get some type of monetary reward for their time and effort.

[@imgladnotu9527]

if you really think that is the case, then go ahead and donate to the linux foundation, or the gnu foundation. theyre the ones developing the core tools that makes zorin os and a lot of other distributions tick.

[@potetnamnbaknamn895]

Zorin is the Linux distro for people who don't know how to computers. Linux Mint is the the one for people that knew how to use windows, but don't want to spend time relearning everything at once, yet wants it to be really customisable and documented. Ubuntu is for people who buy Dell laptops, then drop out of school and make the local news.

[@doooofus]

i lol every time i get reminded about ubuntu girl

[@Zekr0_]

I don't get the last one. Can you provide the context for that meme?

[@Sandeepan]

Meanwhile, 'ur mum' is chasing the guy who writes kernel for a CPU he built himself ground up from sand. (This is a joke, please don't get offended)

[@DrakeDealer]

Lmfao thank you for the reminder. I had forgotten about her hahaha

[@dcode863]

Got an aneurysm reading this

[@orpheustakenvanced]

My man here really just pirated a paid Linux Distro and made a video about. Legend.

[@ImperiumLibertas]

Free marketing. I'll probably recommend this to my normie friends and family now.

[@josezeledon6167]

Devs clearly state that the paid distros are just a way to offer support to them. You can use free Zorin and achieve the same results.

[@DiegoLinde]

your friendly neighbourhood pirate ship, LOL

[@ISCARI0T]

Paying money for non existent stuff is stupid

[@mintesnotmelese7912]

you must be from 1st world country. Here in East Africa and the Middle east not a single person buy any kind of stuff (Softwares, games, Windows......) We don't even pay for Netflix, Sportify, UFC......... So kid stop crying and STFU

[@awndolznmowdlzkwndznwua]

I was actually wondering between using mint with user-made custom Windows configs and Zorin OS!!! Thanks for the cool vid!

[@jarro2778]

My man switching from Windows!

[@emblemi6345]

btw Use arch with bspwm

[@dhvcc8182]

@@emblemi6345 use arch with "btw"

[@emblemi6345]

@@dhvcc8182 edited

[@octavylon9008]

@@emblemi6345 i use gentoo with bspwm and lemonbar BTW

[@nonechico]

18:20 what? plasma is way less resource heavy than gnome lol

[@VictorHugo-xw7qi]

Modern plasma uses even less resources than xfce lmao. Test it by yourself

[@limpa756]

When it’s barebones yea, they’re around the same when they’re not bloated to shit. Gnome is gross but it’s even grosser when it’s prepackaged to absolute shit. Xfce is still technically lighter without the ‘goodies’, thankfully xfce is really modular comparatively

[@VictorHugo-xw7qi]

@@atemoc it uses less ram than xfce but a little more CPU

[@wumwum42]

@@VictorHugo-xw7qi yes!! I disabled all effects and my idle CPU use is about 1% with a bunch of programs in the background ! And I have to do way less workarounds now, especially regarding occosonaly secondary monitors (xfce panels glich when they're monitor got disconnected, so I had to write a script to fix it.)

[@daniemoment]

@@VictorHugo-xw7qi My pet peeve is how people only look at RAM when talking about how heavy or light a desktop environment is, it's just so fucking stupid

[@AirTMZ]

Absolutely love this OS. It helped me to get my 60 year old mum who had been a Mac user for 10 years, and my 60 year old dad who had been a Windows user for who knows how long to switch to this. Zorin connect is a game changer for me, and it impresses everyone I show it too. Zorin OS education and Grid are also really cool. Especially grid. Really looking forward to seeing that release.

[@xeroxparc]

It warms my soul when I see young people helping elderly with technology, it's a very kind and beautiful attitude imo

[@crunchyeater]

AMD used to have Phenom X3 processors that were originally quad-core Phenom X4s with one core that just didn't quite meet the spec and being disabled, leaving the chip to be tri-core. 3 cores, 3 threads. I think on some motherboards you could unlock the 4th core and, if it's stable, in effect get a free upgrade to a Phenom X4.

[@goatrunar7174]

This channel is by far my favorite one, keep it up man.

[@mathalphabet5645]

Pirate linux instalation. I've seen everything. Jokes of course. Good work mental!

[@Hikarmeme]

I figure the main incentive to buy the pro edition is to donate to the developers, and in return you get some quality of life features. Plus the option for a minimal install is still present if you want less packages. Also, I think the broken dark theme on calc could have been fixed by restarting it. Not sure about gnome, but when I switch themes in XFCE, some programs will look broken until they're restarted.

[@arash1934]

I always wanted to learn everything linux but never liked the ui even tho i want to learn doing everything in terminal but after seeing your review I really liked it and tried it out in virtual box. I’ve never been so impressed with a distro and im actually considering switching to zorin on my laptop fully! Thank you kenny!

[@siltdoctor3478]

imagine having to pay $40 for a wallpaper

[@nonechico]

you're also helping the project :)

[@nicholasbrooks7349]

@@nonechico I would 100% donate my 40 bucks to Fedora or Linux Mint than buy Zorin OS.

[@justin-6105]

It's more like a donation to the zorin team, you can get a few Nice stuff like wallpapers and all but I don't think it's the main reason why People buy the "pro" version

[@tobidegnon4409]

@flim you think the zorin os team is full of aliens or what, they need to make a living, it's just a Way to make money.

[@alouisschafer7212]

bruh the Zorin boys gotta pay bills somehow

[@user-ts7ct2dt1x]

yeah , i'm using it (core) coming from ubuntu - it's ubuntu based with snaps and flatpaks so i install all the software that is available - it uses less than a gig of ram and less disk than windows - it has a phone app so i can connect my phone and laptop. - it's secure and private. - i liked the dark grey theme and the apps menu that moves away from the typical desktop (menu left menu and a bottom panel) - i can tweak it as i see fit.

[@GenghisD0ng]

Wow never tried Linux but this just revived my laptop, and I can still boot into my slow Windows for any leftover files. Will donate/buy Pro definitely

[@asdasdasd9320]

Lets gooo I have been usin Zorin OS for a year now and i love it

[@NicholasHenkey]

Loving the justworks video series!

[@YanCCid]

I definitely think "bloated" Linux distros have their place. Even the most bloated Linux distros will never hold a candle to the amount of bloat in Windows. It's a worthwhile trade-off to make if you're getting ease of use and noob-friendliness from it. If you want less bloat, there are distros for that as well. Everybody wins.

[@neoqueto]

This looks really nice, I'll probably install it on a couple low end PCs I own.

[@KnuxMaster368]

more “just works” distros should use the Anaconda installer rather than Unity when installing. perhaps it is just because I started the world of Linux on Fedora, but I find the Anaconda installer on Fedora much easier to use, especially when it comes to dual booting. I give Zorin props for one thing: at least most of the bloatware isn’t default. If you don’t pay for pro, you don’t get the bloatware.

[@mjwmontgomery]

I run a small business. I bought it. I can explain why its worth it. Because it comes fully configured and everything works. The apple look, the email is automatically working, the integration with the mobile phone (android). Libraa office and open office are preinstalled. This is worth alot. I could spend days making ubuntu look like this, but, §39 saves me a huge amount of time.

[@madsouris]

@@mjwmontgomery plus supporting the development ;)

[@raphaelcardoso7927]

Anaconda is perfect. Just installed centOS 7 and I was impressed of how amazing it is

[@sol_mental]

All I know is Calamares. I possibly never personally met a distro that didn't use calamares

[@erned8445]

@@sol_mental Ubuntu and many Ubuntu-based distros don't use Calamares these times

[@raysherrod9322]

This is by far the best out at the time and I hsve tried almost all them. Please keep up the work.

[@lonestardreadpirate]

zorin was really what made me fall in love with linux. i'd switched back and forth between mint and windows a lot of times but every time i used mint i kinda wanted to rip my hair out (mostly trying to get gaming working on it before proton was fine tuned and considered really good), but zorin was the first distro i tried that really made me never want to switch back to windows.

[@dungeonseeker3087]

Nvidia drivers are about the get much better on Linux. The recent 470.xx drivers added some starter code plus an Nvidia build of Xwayland and Nvidia have said that in the next major version they're including support for dma buffering and a few other needed features so Nvidia users can finally switch to Wayland.

[@JoshuaVonNoctis]

I snagged the Zorin Core version and ran it in a VM. I loved the layout and simplicity of it all. I didn't like that it had Ubuntu stuff. This distro however, is going to be great for the normies.

[@ibrakap]

Man you coined a new term: Linux piracy

[@kendarr]

Love this OS its what made me move to linux as my daily driver, something about it is just nice and keeps me in it, the 40 dollars are essentially a donation and i encourage everyone to do that

[@jaimesoad]

Zorin was what introduced me to linux, so it'll always have a place on my heart

[@RichardiOS275]

same

[@MrTomro]

which distro do you use now?

[@jaimesoad]

@@MrTomro Fedora with KDE

[@majandi]

It's not cool to encourage people to pirate it, they're important contributors to the FOSS community and deserve to make a living

[@LordOrayan]

Exactly...

[@starspritechippy]

I've been trying out a lot of distros and was never really comfortable but Zorin for me hits that sweet spot. The core version is for sure enough and I wouldn't consider buying forty bucks for the pro version. I'd say this is the right point between Windows and Linux where most people would be comfortable with switching over from Linux.

[@THEDFVIDEO]

I went full on pro....they put alot of work and alot of shit that was included in pro I didn't feel like going through to install so it saved me time out of the box. The best distro in my book

[@eskieguy9355]

I'm trying OS 16, which is the free version. I'm liking the Windows app assistance, where it either helps you install something through Wine, or says "I've got something just as good", also Zorin connect is very good. I have trouble trying to text with the itty bitty letter icons, and now I can do it through my computer, plus, some texts want me to look at web pages, which are best viewed on the computer, and this simplifies that. I don't think I need the $39 version, but I like the middle version.

[@NoMastersNoMistress]

I've been testing out 16 Lite as a go-to for Winblows refugees with older hardware, and so far I'm impressed.

[@RiftWalker111]

Thanks for doing these, I'm thinking to switching to Linux soon

[@fren648]

I've been using ZorinOS now as my daily driver for a bit now. I love it. It has completely replaced windows for me.

[@Bilskirnir3124]

Yeah. Since version 5 of KDE at least GNOME is heavier than KDE. GNOME gets to take the crown of most bloated DE.

[@MpSniperM1911]

And it is the one that don't want you to turn off your computer from time to time. I switched to xfce because of that but idk i why i like gnome even though it is using more ram than all other DEs. At least it is not windows!

[@Bilskirnir3124]

@@MpSniperM1911 I mean fair. I just hate GNOME's workflow and development philosophy. It's a shame my favorite DE is based on GTK (MATE). Things are going to get real spicy for them soon with GTK4.

[@myfavouritecolorisgreen]

vanilla gnome uses about 700MB for me while vanilla KDE uses more than 800. idk how you can call one of them more bloated than another.

[@kitananikolai6708]

Definitely made me feel old talking about when Windows 10 came out.

[@TheNightquaker]

I think 40 dollars for installation support is a bit much frankly. It's nice for complete newbies, but that's about it. Now actual post-install tech support for that money would be great I feel.

[@meanmole3212]

It's a trap for Apple users, they can't resist.

[@akibahmed1956]

If we discuss the fact that Zorin team doesn't really have their 'own' apps, all zorin systems like zorin dock, panel are forks from other devs. Zorin does have a nice gtk theme, which we can get from git. It'd be weird if desktop ricers started to put price tag on foss products. (Ik foss isn't about free rather freedom)

[@akibahmed1956]

@@marco31 You don't need to be a dev to make a theme and tweak css. A random arch ricer does something like this everyday. Also Zorin forum and guide are mediocre. Pop os is the winner if it comes to support. System76 do make money from their hardwire sells.

[@yeaman6361]

@@akibahmed1956 honestly the amount of detailed help ive seen on gentoo forums makes me wonder if paying for it is necessary

[@ProvenScroll]

I used this as my first Linux distro when I was 12! That's how simple it is to beginners

[@robonator2945]

I think the zorin installation support thing is saying you get support post-installation. So you can email, call, etc. Zorin and they'll give you customer support. To that end I think it's honestly a pretty good deal, especially for new users. (it'd serve as a nice counter to the "linux is free, if you don't value your time" argument, because to those people, buy Zorin, its 40 bucks and you get lifetime support)

[@thekinoreview1515]

Been using Zorin daily since around the time you made this video. I think it is easily the best option for a first-time Linux user transitioning from Windows. Best combo of quality of life features users would expect from a modern OS and a UX which is almost identical to Windows. It feels near 1:1, especially given how much time most people spend in browsers now anyway.

[@kasetowetasmaszescian4025]

Kenny, there were 3 core phenoms i think. They were basically 4cores with one core disabled.

[@coolGhostVIRUS]

3 ядра, 3 гига, игровая видеокарта

[@dr.derekrobinson1920]

@@coolGhostVIRUS cyka rush B

[@Lukaazas9]

I have such a cpu. Even manages to run on a 95Watt CPU socket, lol (/w 4th core unlocked - TDP increases to ~135W)

[@GlenMerlin]

The lite version is crazy minimum specs are 10GB hard drive 2 core CPU 500MBs of Ram it's amazing for reviving family member's old laptops

[@helloworld963]

I still suggest you Mx Linux for Antix for that I tried zorin lite on my laptop from 2009 but it had an issue with my graphics card (gt220m) and resolution stuck at 640*480 or something like that. I highly recommend MX Linux. It's my everyday distro.

[@alouisschafer7212]

@@helloworld963 the main problem was most likely the fact that it was an Nvidia GPU. Nvidia and Linux dont play well...

[@boblol1465]

That's normal

[@killertigergaming6762]

Eh those minimum specs are pretty normal there are some distros that can run on just ram lol

[@flamestoyershadowkill6400]

One windows feature I wish would be integrated on Linux is the hover and scroll function

[@Ballchugger]

yo outlaw, you should make a tutorial on opsec, and best practices that you regularly apply to be as anon as possible on the internet without having to completely boycott access to big tech websites (like how you access youtube regularly)

[@jean-pierrea5803]

Man, your thumbnails are as good as your videos. Haha

[@robertshuruncle9619]

I've used the core version for years from a persistent USB drive installation as a way to handle systems that won't boot and retrieve data etc. Also handy for traveling with only my phone and using hotel computers. I just bought a Lenovo laptop with detachable touch screen and purchased the Pro version of Zorin because I thought they were saying it would make the OS look like the Mac which I really like. Seems like it doesn't do more than make an attempt at making the desktop look Mac-ish. But having created a live/installer that works on my MacBook Air I find it doesn't want to install on the Lenovo IdeaPad D330, so having paid for Pro I will hopefully get help with the install. ON the default it goes to a blank screen and with the NVIDIA drivers option it hangs at a point where it says "Starting power management". So far I have sent them photos of the screens and details of the problem but they have not gotten back to me (it's the weekend). I like Zorin so assuming it will work on the Lenovo I'm happy and can't wait to get rid of the Windows 10 that came on the Lenovo.

[@untemi0]

You will need to restart LibreOffice for the theme to apply fully. For icons, you can change them in the LibreOffice settings.

[@moneqtemnome6678]

after a 2 secong google research, i found the website, also nice review

[@TheLastYoloFighters]

Some AMD Cpus way back in the day had 3 core editions as a budget option.

[@unnamed8214]

It's literally Ubuntu for the installation. Active Directory is a part of Ubiquity.

[@forgettablePyromaniac]

Been actually considering switching to some kind of Linux distro. Only reason that I haven't is because of the tools that I can only use on windows (mostly visual code studio, Doom Builder, ect).

[@timothyfox4057]

I payed for my zorin os about 3 months ago I like it.

[@jbritain]

The install process is pretty much the same as every other Linux distro like Ubuntu, including Active Directory. The only difference is that census. I am also in possession of a PC with 3 threads as it happens.

[@William_sJazzLoft]

I have it and I 💕 it!

[@SK0D3N420]

i bought my Zorin pro and i love it soo much i have it for all my computers

[@joaopauloalbq]

Do you like DE because of floating window manager or is it something else?

[@macnottsuk]

A few months ago came over to Linux as the main daily driver. In my professional life in IT I go back to the first Linux for PCs and Win 3. As an intro to Zorin your vid is ok but you need to use Zorin foe a few months to fully appreciate the OS. You will not be disappointed I’ll go as far as saying it will be the number one go to Linux distro overtaking Mint in couple of years. BTW don’t forget Linux tinkers are only 1 percent of computer users. The rest of the world just won’t an OS that works well and Zorin IMO is that.

[@bograham6221]

I see you're running GNOME How'd they get the window wobble and genie effect on GNOME?

[@justahumanwithamask4089]

I tried to Install zorin today and encountered some weird terminal as soon as I clicked try. It didn't take me to the home screen. Instead I got "busyBox v1.30.1" with some additional text. What am I supposed to do?

[@LinuxForEveryone]

Dude, you could have just emailed the Zorin brothers for a review copy. But instead you're encouraging people to rob FOSS developers of money? What a shame.

[@GlenMerlin]

yeah and even then $40 isn't much especially when it's tax deductible for being a "work expense" and you're making ad money from posting the video. Shame on him for pirating it

[@extended_e]

But there is side that fact he reviews it results in new buyers to distribution, example I have used Linux for +10years and I have newer heard about this distro. Plus he could have skipped distro altogether, and they would not get this publicity. Also even if you pirate it, I would believe if user likes distro, they have high change to donate/pay in long run. So I would say results is more and less neutral.

[@sol_mental]

I don't think Zorin is appealing only for old windows users... Well, okay, they want to be the new entrance distro, but I actually like the system even being absolutely not novice to Linux, I think they did a great job on the DEs, and specially with the Light version, it's very very slim on idle, I'm looking forward to the day I have to reinstall my main system to make a proper dual boot between Arch and Zorin.

[@madsouris]

If i'm not mistaken, snap is right there by default, the software center is also using snap

[@theepicslayer7sss101]

looks like with what you can get free, it would be worth about 15$... did they bump up the price to look a bit more legit? i used Zorin 12 free and can say it is a great OS but i liked Mint a bit more. i would say Zorin were my training wheels and that the next step for me is to some time try a Manjaro install to see the Arch side and it's differences.

[@astemet]

I am using Zorin right now. I think its a mind saver right now for me...

[@aldousalbert1095]

Do a video on running Adobe programs on wine and virtual machines. I haven't made the full switch to Linux because of this.

[@Neutrovertido]

I never thought I would see someone using a pirated linux distro lol

[@kpcraftster6580]

So Kenny, one year down the line and with the end of Win 8.1 extended support looming, which distro should I be shilling to digitally impaired boomers: ZorinOS, PopOS, Mint or * shudder * Ubuntu?

[@qinop]

Hey I use zorin! Recently updated from 12 actually

[@jaspa99]

Can you do a video on open source friendly/upgradeable laptops?

[@qdmc12]

I've been running a triple-core phenom II for the past 12 years.

[@CanaldoMiauOfficial]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeh

[@heiAMB]

I've used Zorin OS 15 Lite for 8 Months. As Lite user, It's not So Good and Not So Bad experience for me.

[@Arzon527]

From a windows convert, Zorin is amazing.

[@hi-tych]

So, applications like magix samplitude or protools would work?

[@operius2385]

Why are people still saying that it is hard to install nvidia drivers? It has been no more trouble then a few mouseclicks for like more then 6 years, maybe even longer. I'm using linux since 2001 and I can't even remember when I had to manualy install the nvidia driver.

[@Sasha-informaticaenespan-mt8yy]

I love it as desktop daily driving

[@mothgirl1444]

This is a question that always bugs me up, so... How many steam games work fine in Linux?

[@yoman9446]

@Pablo Hello we meet again

[@brq034]

Zorin has a really polished version of xfce. I have nothing against paying for a distro since developers deserve to get paid and the open source business model is focused on selling tech support, not licenses. Imo it's only problematic to charge for Linux when it's deceptive: like when Linspire sold a yearly subscription to their synaptic front-end Click-N-Run.

[@tux_the_astronaut]

18:19 actually KDE tends to run a bit faster than gnome at least the recent versions do

[@helloworld963]

it works even lighter than xfce on my core 2 duo, 2009 laptop. bias against kde is coming from the past in most cases

[@SomeRandomPiggo]

woah really? i should try kde again lol

[@tux_the_astronaut]

Luckily looks like every update for KDE gives some improvements to wayland so hopefully y the time it becomes main stream it will be as stable as x11

[@dualia-s74m]

Review Garuda, planning to try my first linux distro

[@limpa756]

He has lol

[@xmg_redux]

he already did kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYumdpx8dp2YsKM

[@dualia-s74m]

thx you all.

[@StripesInTheYT]

Yeah... This is my new favorite Linux Distro. (Mint is my 3rd and Garuda is 2nd)

[@somnia3423]

the 4th layout is stock gnome, press the windows key and you get the overview the 5th is the mac layout and the 3rd is gnome and windows mixed :D

[@racoononinternet2132]

Are you gonna make a review on LMDE?

[@nerdygeek9865]

I have a laptop from 2009 and it had around 350-400 gigs

[@aaronwise1089]

Interesting and unique

[@mizhimo]

I could be wrong, but I think a big chunk of that 40 dollars is because they have a really good configuration for running Microsoft Office and Adobe Suite programs on Wine.

[@alouisschafer7212]

see that money as a donation to the team

[@spagettech]

In my experiance base kde is a lot lighter than base gnome lol. Its almost on par with xfce now days from what I've seen.

[@burntoutelectronics]

There was the AMD phenom X3 with three cores. But not sure about three threads

[@LuxuriantCarrot]

How is zorin os pro behind a pay wall if its open source?

[@ryoukaip]

$39 is just a donation imo