Linux

Mint looks pretty Windows-like out of the box too. Both Cinnamon and KDE Plasma can be customised extensively too, which is nice. Mint is really good for beginners, very user-friendly and such. Fedora is plenty user-friendly too (and probably Kubuntu, but I haven't used that one yet), but Mint takes it a step further in my opinion. This is coming from a Fedora user. I do agree that Mint and Zorin shouldn't be the only options that beginners should consider. On the other hand, KDE Plasma shouldn't be the only option either. The best way to pick distros, in my opinion, is by creating a Ventoy drive with Mint (to try out Cinnamon), Fedora Workstation (to try out GNOME), and either Fedora KDE or Kubuntu (to try out KDE). Cinnamon, GNOME, and KDE Plasma are all great in their own ways.

Currently I am using KDE Plasma as I like the customisability, but I can see the appeal of GNOME if you want something that looks sleek and "minimal" (or if you really love padding), and Cinnamon is a bit more like Windows 10. They all have their own aesthetics (contrasty KDE vs maximally padded GNOME vs colourful Cinnamon)

I’ll never understand how people recommend Zorin or Mint instead of the, much more Windows-like, and HUGELY supported Kubuntu or Fedora KDE

I rebuilt an old Windows PC as a host for a Jellyfin server and used Mint because that's what the guide recommended.

Easy setup. Everything works great. So I told my friends about it. And, naturally, they went with Mint, too, because we all know that setup works.

That's it. That's the only real reason why. I have a simple need and Mint got the job done.

Genuine question: Why not mint? Whats wrong with it and why is kubuntu much better?

100% agree. Don't get me wrong, zorin looks nice and I've considered trying it a couple times. But kubuntu is where it's at. My brother is old school though, and has a Gentoo install he keeps going, but he gets the latest plasma, kubuntu is a major release behind.

There are options that get you latest, still on a Debian base, but it wasn't as stable as kubuntu so I switched back.

Linux is the only thing that will really revive an old apple product, even if it runs macos pretty well still, you can't get any of the apps to run because they're no longer offered, and then if you can install an old one, it auto updates to a non-functional version. (This just happened to me)

I still can't quit Windows entirely, visual studio is important to what I'm working on.

I am just happy it‘s linux that people choose

Been a Linux user at work for decades, windows at home for gaming. This week I am 100% a Linux user full-time.

Many saw "end of support" and thought windows would stop working, which is good, but also kinda dumb.

Switching to linux has been the best decision i've made all year.

Just wish there was a good one-click-setup virtual display option for Sunshine that "just works." It's my white whale of features.

It feels pretty fucking ironic when my old macbook/laptop supports new OS versions for a decade, but my few years old high-end gaming PC? Outdated for Win11.

What did you use for install?

year of the

it’s been decades.

Should we tell them?

It's basically a linux distro that's meant to appeal to Windows users who want to keep the Windows look and feel.

In other words, blasphemy in this church.

Is ZorinOS niche? It's Ubuntu with a Windows ricing.

Zorin and Mint are frequently recommended foe Windows users. With Zorin having paid support for schools etcetera.

Zorin is a bit more commercial but it looks good and not much can go wrong.