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780k Windows Users Downloaded Linux Distro Zorin OS in the Last 5 Weeks (blog.zorin.com)

submitted 21 hours ago by King@blackneon.net to c/linux@programming.dev

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[–] Artaca@lemdro.id 12 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

More glitz and glam than many other distros I've tried. It was the first one I tried when trying to leave Windows. Eventually did Mint, Pop, Nobara, and Garuda. Chose Mint to stick with for now and haven't regretted it.

If one of my less savvy friends asked about switching to Linux, I would mention Zorin as a possible option simply because it goes out of its way to feel familiar.

[–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks! I got the feeling that it was trying to feel like windows to ease the pain of transition. I’ve just seen several hype posts for it recently and wondered what was up.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 1 points 2 minutes ago

I don't really get this "it has to be similar to Windows" approach. It's gonna be different, the more you try to imitate windows, the more frustrating it will be when you get to things that HAVE to be different.