Buuuut knowing what I know now I worry Zorin's simplicity could turn people off of Linux. Zorin is a good OS for your grandmother but the average person who would consider installing Linux wants to be able to tinker. Heck, I would consider the very act of changing your operating to be tinkering. Nobody accidentally stumbles installing Linux.

The options with Zorin are either use it as-is or risk breaking it. That's why I would personally recommend a KDE distro, probably something immutable like Fedora Kinoite. That way you can tinker to your heart's content with no fear of breaking it.

[–] redwattlebird@lemmings.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Nope; the average person wants to only customise/personalise, not tinker.

I'm suggesting this distro to friends and family moving off of windows and wanting to save money. They think using command line is too "extra".