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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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is Zorin OS any good? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by Pacrat173@beehaw.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I wanna try out Linux for the first time with no clue what I’m doing and this seemed like a good starter for what I need it for what do you all think?

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[–] ptz@dubvee.org 10 points 1 year ago

(Please don't take this the wrong way lol).

My grandma would destroy laptops with malware and junkware within two weeks of me cleaning it. It was a never-ending battle.

Since she mostly used it for FB and email, I wiped Windows and installed Zorin OS since it had the Windows look and feel she was familiar with. Problem solved.

Other than that, it's as good as any other Debian/Ubuntu derivative.