zorin Linux
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| Author | Content |
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| tracyanne Sep 22, 2012 9:41 PM EDT |
I installed zorin today, on a test machine single core 2 gig, with 1 gig of RAM. Zorin seems pretty responsive on this machine. There's not really a lot to say about zorin, it's an Ubuntu based distribution with AWN in place of Unity. It looks really slick, the menu system, Gno-menu sort of looks a bit like the Windows XP/vista/7 menu. I'd say it's Ubuntu done right. What else? Chrome is the default browser, there's a Windows like browser chooser, should you prefer a different browser. samba is installed and configured to access any smb/cifs netswork, and WINE to install thos really important Windows apps. |
| caitlyn Sep 22, 2012 11:19 PM EDT |
I thought Mint was "Ubuntu done right." |
| tracyanne Sep 23, 2012 12:33 AM EDT |
Probably a lot of Ubuntu derivatives are Ubuntu done right. It's just that Zorin has all the stuff Ubuntu has - Ubuntu software centre, with Free and Comercial software, plus Ubuntu One, plus the Amazon store inegration etc - by default, plus a really slick professional looking desktop. |
| jdixon Sep 23, 2012 11:12 AM EDT |
Sounds like the Ubuntu equivalent of Vector Linux for Slackware. |
| caitlyn Oct 11, 2012 11:16 AM EDT |
@jdixon: Vector Linux or SalixOS? SalixOS is closer to Slackware (very few packages replaced, uses Slackware repositories) but it has all of what I consider the missing pieces that I want but which Slackware doesn't include. Vector is a bit bigger on user friendly GUI tools but SalixOS is no slouch in that area. @tracyanne: I just find it really hard to get excited about Ubuntu and derivatives nowadays. |
| jdixon Oct 11, 2012 11:29 AM EDT |
> Vector Linux or SalixOS? Zorin tries to drive you to the pay versions the same way Vector did, Caitlyn (only even more so, AFAICT). Salix doesn't do that. |
| caitlyn Oct 11, 2012 11:41 AM EDT |
SalixOS doesn't have paid versions. AFAICT Vector only does that on the website. There is nothing in VL Standard that pushes you to run a paid version. |
| jdixon Oct 11, 2012 8:48 PM EDT |
> SalixOS doesn't have paid versions. Correct. I didn't intend to imply that they did. > AFAICT Vector only does that on the website Also correct. I believe Zorin is the same way. Their website tries to push their paid versions, but I don't think there's anything in the OS which does. It's not that I think there's anything wrong with either marketing effort. They just remind me of each other. |
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