Zorin OS

[L.o.D.]

Is anyone here using it? Is it any good for gaming?
What all apps does the pro version come with?
Is the Core version good for gaming and daily use?

[Omega]

Zorin is a fine distro. The only downside is that it is focused on stability, this means its software is generally a bit old and the distro may not work well on very recent hardware due to this.

There is no real difference between the free and pro version, the pro version just ships with a hole bunch of additional software pre-installed, all this software you can also install yourself from the Zorin software center for free.

[L.o.D.]

Originalmente postado por Omega:

distro may not work well on very recent hardware due to this.

Well, it would be for a new AMD build I am putting together. Ryzen 7 7800X3D on an Asrock X670E.

[Omega]

Originalmente postado por L.o.D.:

Originalmente postado por Omega:

distro may not work well on very recent hardware due to this.

Well, it would be for a new AMD build I am putting together. Rtzen 7 7800X3D on an Asrock X670E.

Then I'd aim for something a bit more up-to-date than Zorin, like the latest version of Ubuntu or Endevour OS.

[L.o.D.]

Originalmente postado por Omega:

Originalmente postado por L.o.D.:

Well, it would be for a new AMD build I am putting together. Rtzen 7 7800X3D on an Asrock X670E.

Then I'd aim for something a bit more up-to-date than Zorin, like the latest version of Ubuntu or Endevour OS.

Endevour's latest apparently came out in Nov whereas Zorin's was Dec.

[Omega]

Originalmente postado por L.o.D.:

Originalmente postado por Omega:

Then I'd aim for something a bit more up-to-date than Zorin, like the latest version of Ubuntu or Endevour OS.

Endevour's latest apparently came out in Nov whereas Zorin's was Dec.

Endevour is a rolling release distro, it receives constant updates, it runs mostly the very latest software. The only difference in between releases is default configuration.

Zorin is a point release, it only ships fixes in between releases and keeps software pinned a specific version.

[L.o.D.]

Zorin stands out to me whereas Endevour seemed meh to me. Not sure why in either case.
Maybe because Zorin seemed more windows like which I need as I have never used anything but windows since my first pc in 95.

[Omega]

Originalmente postado por L.o.D.:

Zorin stands out to me whereas Endevour seemed meh to me. Not sure why in either case.
Maybe because Zorin seemed more windows like which I need as I have never used anything but windows since my first pc in 95.

There are lots of distros to choose from, it does not have to be one of these two.

There are lots of Ubuntu variants available such as Kubuntu, UbuntuDDE and Ubuntu Budgie. They all ship with a different desktop enviroment, so on the graphical front they all look and work radically different.

Or other suitable popular distros would include Fedora Workstation, Garuda and Manjaro.

[L.o.D.]

Originalmente postado por Omega:

Zorin is a point release, it only ships fixes in between releases and keeps software pinned a specific version.

How old would said software be and can they be manually updated if needed?

[Omega]

Originalmente postado por L.o.D.:

Originalmente postado por Omega:

Zorin is a point release, it only ships fixes in between releases and keeps software pinned a specific version.

How old would said software be and can they be manually updated if needed?

Zorin OS 17 for example ships with Linux 6.2, it is not super old, but it is too old for the very latest hardware, it for example lacks drivers for the latest AMD GPUs and CPUs.

[L.o.D.]

Originalmente postado por Omega:

Zorin OS 17 for example ships with Linux 6.2, it is not super old, but it is too old for the very latest hardware, it for example lacks drivers for the latest AMD GPUs and CPUs.

Unless I am misreading something, Zorin 17 ships with Ubuntu, not linux.

[Omega]

Originalmente postado por L.o.D.:

Originalmente postado por Omega:

Zorin OS 17 for example ships with Linux 6.2, it is not super old, but it is too old for the very latest hardware, it for example lacks drivers for the latest AMD GPUs and CPUs.

Unless I am misreading something, Zorin 17 ships with Ubuntu, not linux.

Ubuntu is what it is based on, Zorin is basically a heavily tweaked version of Ubuntu.

Linux is the kernel, this is the piece of software which talks to your hardware. It provides you with your hardware drivers among other things. These OSs are called Linux because they share this component.

[L.o.D.]

I can't find a list of cpus supported by linux/ubuntu.

[Omega]

Originalmente postado por L.o.D.:

I can't find a list of cpus supported by linux/ubuntu.

As far as I am aware there are no such (easily searchable) lists.

But for AMD RX 7000 GPUs you want Linux 6.4 (or even better 6.5) or later.

The 7000 series CPUs are supported just fine by these slight older distros such as Zorin. They need Linux 6.2 at a minimum, which these distros provide.


For gaming generally it is best to go with something which is very up-to-date. It will often be fine if you hardware is supported, but you may be missing out on major performance improvements, bug fixes and new features.

[L.o.D.]

Originalmente postado por Omega:

For gaming generally it is best to go with something which is very up-to-date. It will often be fine if you hardware is supported, but you may be missing out on major performance improvements, bug fixes and new features.

Which one would you recommend that is like Zorin but fully up to date?

[Omega]

Originalmente postado por L.o.D.:

Originalmente postado por Omega:

For gaming generally it is best to go with something which is very up-to-date. It will often be fine if you hardware is supported, but you may be missing out on major performance improvements, bug fixes and new features.

Which one would you recommend that is like Zorin but fully up to date?

Kubuntu. The latest version, not the LTS one. And keep it updated.