There is life beyond Ubuntu. Unless we already have experience with this operating system, and we know very well what we want, when we look for a Linux distro, we will generally look for something that is easy to use, intuitive, that works well and that makes the learning curve easy. as little pronounced as possible. If this is your case, taking advantage of the fact that it is Christmas, I am going to give you a gift and recommend a distro that, yes, you will have to try: Zorin OS.
Zorin OS is an operating system that seeks to bring the Linux experience to its easiest form. This distro is perfect, above all, thinking especially of users who come from using Windows and want to have a system as similar as possible. Therefore, its default desktop imitates the Microsoft operating system quite well, with its taskbar, its “start” menu and so on. But, underneath, we have all the benefits of a Linux system, such as its performance, security and privacy.
Continuing with the development of this operating system, its developers have just released the definitive version of the new Zorin OS 17. This version comes with extended support so that we can forget about changing versions for 5 years, and a large number of changes and new features that Let’s see below.
All the news of Zorin OS 17
The first of the changes that we will find will be the new GNOME 43 desktop. This is the latest stable version of the desktop, which has been slightly modified to imitate the appearance of the Microsoft operating system. Along with it, we find a new quick settings menu, full support for GTK4 themes, new power modes and a renewed experience when working with several windows at the same time.
Another of the star novelties that we find in this Linux is the Spatial Desktop. This function is designed to completely renew the multitasking experience, and has two different effects when moving around the desktops: Desktop Cube and Spatial Workspace Switcher. Of course, they are optional effects that, if we want, we have to activate by hand.
As usual, each and every one of the programs and packages that make up the system have also been updated. In this way, we find the Linux Kernel 6.2.0 (a somewhat old version, but more stable than the new ones) or LibreOffice 7.6.4, to name a few examples. Zorin’s exclusive applications, Zorin Apps, which are one of the star features of this system, have also been updated to their latest versions.
Download and update
This version is available to all users from this link. The version that we recommend you download is the “Core”, since it is designed for basic use, and most importantly, it is free. But its developers also have a much more complete version, called Zorin OS Pro, which comes with many applications, games, and even themes that perfectly imitate the appearance of Windows. Of course, you have to pay 48 euros.
If you already have a previous version of the distro installed, you can activate it from its own update manager, or by searching for new versions of the system in a terminal.
