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The site seems to load extremely slowly for me, but the web archive version doesnt show me a lot of benefits. Can someone share why would I use it over mac? An

by qnsi 5y ago

The site seems to load extremely slowly for me, but the web archive version doesnt show me a lot of benefits. Can someone share why would I use it over mac? And if privacy is main seller why use it over linux?

alpaca128 5y ago
Zorin is a Linux distro.
Santosh83 5y ago
It is Linux. Seems to be a direct competitor to ElementaryOS. If you already have a mac then no reason. And those who want a mac at all costs will not settle for anything less. This OS is for those who want a polished, cohesive, user-focused Linux-based OS. All these alternatives arose after Ubuntu dropped the ball in the desktop-laptop OS space and decided to focus on server and cloud more or less exclusively. Most of them are built on top of Ubuntu LTS base.
- coding123 5y ago
  I mean if you have a mac and love Linux also (like me) there's always a reason or two to go back to Linux. It may not be as polished as Mac, but there are also things that a Mac isn't polished with (for example a native package manager).
- onemoresoop 5y ago
  Is Ubuntu desktop being deprecated or something? That would be sad news, I really like how Ubuntu works out of the box
  - Mikeb85 5y ago
    No, it's not. Some people are just annoyed that Ubuntu stopped trying to be MacOS and is now into enterprise and cloud things to make money.
    - onemoresoop 5y ago
      I think I'll make some small donation to Ubuntu to show them some appreciation. I am new to Linux. I attempted to install Linux in the past and got stuck somewhere and was either unwilling to or didn't have time to proceed to a full install. About a year ago I got mad with windows and gave Ubuntu a try and loved it from he first try. It installed flawlessly on a couple of machines(laptops) and could even tether from my Iphone through USB. Was quite impressed. I don't really need crazy features but a stable and snappy machine that Im in control of and Ubuntu can deliver that for me. I recently installed a live Ubuntu with persistent storage on small stick on my work's machine. When I sign off my work day I restart with the live image and the machine isn't impacted at all. Beside the booting time which is a bit slow (from the stick) the OS behaves absolutely fantastic, love it. I may now be inclined to try other Linux distributions, now that I've been warming up to Linux for the past 12 months but Ubuntu is quite a keeper. I converted my wife computer from windows to Ubuntu and she seems quite happy as well. Automatic updates and nagging popups were some complaints from her and on Ubuntu she had none. I wish hibernate mode worked but Im by far happier with Ubuntu even without it.
- lproven 5y ago
  It's more like a competitor to Linux Mint. Both have adapted GNOME 3 to me far more Windows-like. Both have simplified installation, include drivers and codecs that Ubuntu does not. Both have worked on end-user-friendly facilities such as backup, networking, better app stores and so on. Both are more-polished, maybe slightly-better integrated, easier derivatives of Ubuntu. Elementary is a half-baked cosmetic macOS ripoff that doesn't even have a global menu -- just an empty panel.

by qnsi 5y ago

alpaca128 5y ago

Zorin is a Linux distro.

Santosh83 5y ago

It is Linux. Seems to be a direct competitor to ElementaryOS. If you already have a mac then no reason. And those who want a mac at all costs will not settle for anything less. This OS is for those who want a polished, cohesive, user-focused Linux-based OS. All these alternatives arose after Ubuntu dropped the ball in the desktop-laptop OS space and decided to focus on server and cloud more or less exclusively. Most of them are built on top of Ubuntu LTS base.

coding123 5y ago
I mean if you have a mac and love Linux also (like me) there's always a reason or two to go back to Linux. It may not be as polished as Mac, but there are also things that a Mac isn't polished with (for example a native package manager).
onemoresoop 5y ago
Is Ubuntu desktop being deprecated or something? That would be sad news, I really like how Ubuntu works out of the box
- Mikeb85 5y ago
  No, it's not. Some people are just annoyed that Ubuntu stopped trying to be MacOS and is now into enterprise and cloud things to make money.
  - onemoresoop 5y ago
    I think I'll make some small donation to Ubuntu to show them some appreciation. I am new to Linux. I attempted to install Linux in the past and got stuck somewhere and was either unwilling to or didn't have time to proceed to a full install. About a year ago I got mad with windows and gave Ubuntu a try and loved it from he first try. It installed flawlessly on a couple of machines(laptops) and could even tether from my Iphone through USB. Was quite impressed. I don't really need crazy features but a stable and snappy machine that Im in control of and Ubuntu can deliver that for me. I recently installed a live Ubuntu with persistent storage on small stick on my work's machine. When I sign off my work day I restart with the live image and the machine isn't impacted at all. Beside the booting time which is a bit slow (from the stick) the OS behaves absolutely fantastic, love it. I may now be inclined to try other Linux distributions, now that I've been warming up to Linux for the past 12 months but Ubuntu is quite a keeper. I converted my wife computer from windows to Ubuntu and she seems quite happy as well. Automatic updates and nagging popups were some complaints from her and on Ubuntu she had none. I wish hibernate mode worked but Im by far happier with Ubuntu even without it.
lproven 5y ago
It's more like a competitor to Linux Mint. Both have adapted GNOME 3 to me far more Windows-like. Both have simplified installation, include drivers and codecs that Ubuntu does not. Both have worked on end-user-friendly facilities such as backup, networking, better app stores and so on. Both are more-polished, maybe slightly-better integrated, easier derivatives of Ubuntu. Elementary is a half-baked cosmetic macOS ripoff that doesn't even have a global menu -- just an empty panel.