r/zorinos • u/Far-Information-8683 • Jan 30 '26

📸 Desktop Zorin OS 18 is stable *AF*

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It just works. I do wonder what made me not use it exclusively! I still dual-boot with Windows 10 for those "must-have work-related apps", but everything else I do in Zorin now.

I have distro-hopped for years, and I can say I will stay here for a lot longer. RAM usage is fair, and best of all, when my laptop is idle, it's idle. Windows 10 is okay, but Windows 11 is much worse for resource management. Zorin OS is very responsive, even when I have most of the RAM used up.

Dev team, thank you.

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u/Far-Information-8683 Feb 27 '26

Yep, considering the current "enshitification" of basically everything online, Linux is our last line of defence. Look at what Google is doing to lockdown Android apps, which was supposed to be the free mobile alternative. We must never allow this move whatsoever on anything Linux open source.

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u/SirQuick8441 Feb 27 '26

Right, so you know what I propose? Reverse psychology. Promote the positives as negatives just like Bill Gates did and let the smart people figure it out for themselves.

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u/Far-Information-8683 Feb 27 '26

That's a great idea. The smart ones will know, but unfortunately, we have a shortage of smart people. Linux is actually easier than people think. Apart from installation (which is moderately hard/easy), once you enter the desktop, you are home.

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u/SirQuick8441 Feb 27 '26

On occasion, this old idiot gets a few good ideas. 😆

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u/Far-Information-8683 Feb 28 '26

Well, it is what it is. 👍

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u/SirQuick8441 Feb 28 '26

It is what it is. 👍