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I don't use Netflix but on Brave, I haven't had any problems with Amazon Prime Video. > Zoom and Discord also have caveats. Such as? I use zoom just fine on L

I don't use Netflix but on Brave, I haven't had any problems with Amazon Prime Video. > Zoom and Discord also have caveats. Such as? I use zoom just fine on Linux. Never noticed any caveats. I don't use Discord so not sure what's missing. > And hardware peripherals are always questionable with Linux Not a problem with most PCs. Unless you have a really special hardware, Linux will work just fine. Sometimes brand new hardware takes time to receive kernel updates but most hardware is absolutely fine. > Also, random other users are probably better off with Ubuntu than Zorin purely because that's what more people use and you can actually Google how to do stuff in it I disagree because Zorin comes with its own support desk. Not only do they provide official installation support (that Ubuntu doesn't), they also have more specific resources than something compared to Ubuntu. Besides, any problems that you run into, you can just search for the same problem for Ubuntu and the fix will work. With Ubuntu, you have no installation support, no nvidia drivers, no helpful prompts for new Linux users (like WINE), no flathub, no familiar UI for people coming from other operating systems. Ubuntu is imho a worse choice for any new Linux user. I've always recommended Zorin to family and friends and not a single one has complained about stuff breaking or not working for them. The store has the biggest apps library compared to any other distro, windows application installation support for users who really need it, familiar and one of the most polished UIs in any distro and proprietary drivers that most other distros don't ship with.

hot_gril 3y ago
Zoom has issues with hardware acceleration and screen sharing on Linux, similarly with Discord. Netflix requires specific setup to work at all, and you get 720p at best unless you use Chrome with some custom extension to get 1080p at best. And back in the day (2018, not long ago) when you needed Adobe Flash to watch the World Cup on the only legitimate US site for it, Linux was a dead end. > Not a problem with most PCs. Unless you have a really special hardware, Linux will work just fine. Sometimes brand new hardware takes time to receive kernel updates but most hardware is absolutely fine. Somehow my hardware has always been "special" but worked fine with Windows. And people at work are constantly messaging about Bluetooth headsets flaking with Linux on their Thinkpads, which are supposed to have first-class support. Of course my servers have always been fine with Linux, but a laptop with a trackpad, BT, wifi, sleep, and USB-connected accessories, that gets dicey. > any problems that you run into, you can just search for the same problem for Ubuntu and the fix will work. But those fixes will work for Ubuntu too. I'm no fan of it, in fact I agree with someone else here that it's the Windows of Linux OSes, but "how to do X in Ubuntu" always gives updated results.
- NayamAmarshe 3y ago
  > Zoom has issues with hardware acceleration and screen sharing on Linux, similarly with Discord. I have no idea what the issues are. I've been using screen sharing for years and I haven't run into any issues. Same with my friends and family who switched to Zorin from Windows. > Netflix requires specific setup to work at all, and you get 720p at best unless you use Chrome with some custom extension to get 1080p at best. Ah, support issue I guess. Yes, Linux is sometimes not treated well by these companies but at least workarounds exist. > but a laptop with a trackpad, BT, wifi, sleep, and USB-connected accessories, that gets dicey. I have used Ryzen and Intel laptops and the only issue I've run into is Ubuntu installer not booting because of missing Nvidia drivers, whereas Zorin worked fine on day 1 (when Ryzen 5th gen was quite new). Other than that, I haven't had any issues. My desktop's WiFi USB Adapter needs third party drivers so that's always an extra step whenever I'm installing new distros, but I haven't run into any issues that make the device unusable or work in a broken state. The Bluetooth issues you just mentioned, I haven't seen any, and I am currently writing this on an HP Pavilion 15 Gaming laptop with Bluetooth connected to my speakers. I'm sure there are a few bluetooth chipsets that need kernel updates. For example, Victus has a mediatek BT+WiFi chip and it needs the latest 6.2 kernel, so it doesn't work on Zorin out of the box. However, upgrading kernels on Zorin is quite easy and there's a guide on the forums: http://maglit.me/upgrade-zorin-kernel http://maglit.me/upgrade-zorin-kernel Besides, Linux in its current state is still a lot better than terrible software like Windows. No ads, no spyware, the system runs smooth no matter how old the installation is. All of these things are a luxury on the Windows side; it's terrible software.
  - hot_gril 3y ago
    Things usually work out of the box but not always. Might seem fine to you, but suppose you were choosing something else you don't understand fully. Maybe it's a used Mitsubishi with a CVT and you're told it's fine as long as you make sure the VIN is within a certain range, the recall work has been done, and the car computer has a certain software version. You can either get that or the Toyota that'll probably never have problems but is less efficient. The thing is, like I said, Windows has gotten so annoying on its own that I don't want to deal with it ever again.

hot_gril 3y ago

Zoom has issues with hardware acceleration and screen sharing on Linux, similarly with Discord. Netflix requires specific setup to work at all, and you get 720p at best unless you use Chrome with some custom extension to get 1080p at best. And back in the day (2018, not long ago) when you needed Adobe Flash to watch the World Cup on the only legitimate US site for it, Linux was a dead end. > Not a problem with most PCs. Unless you have a really special hardware, Linux will work just fine. Sometimes brand new hardware takes time to receive kernel updates but most hardware is absolutely fine. Somehow my hardware has always been "special" but worked fine with Windows. And people at work are constantly messaging about Bluetooth headsets flaking with Linux on their Thinkpads, which are supposed to have first-class support. Of course my servers have always been fine with Linux, but a laptop with a trackpad, BT, wifi, sleep, and USB-connected accessories, that gets dicey. > any problems that you run into, you can just search for the same problem for Ubuntu and the fix will work. But those fixes will work for Ubuntu too. I'm no fan of it, in fact I agree with someone else here that it's the Windows of Linux OSes, but "how to do X in Ubuntu" always gives updated results.

NayamAmarshe 3y ago
> Zoom has issues with hardware acceleration and screen sharing on Linux, similarly with Discord. I have no idea what the issues are. I've been using screen sharing for years and I haven't run into any issues. Same with my friends and family who switched to Zorin from Windows. > Netflix requires specific setup to work at all, and you get 720p at best unless you use Chrome with some custom extension to get 1080p at best. Ah, support issue I guess. Yes, Linux is sometimes not treated well by these companies but at least workarounds exist. > but a laptop with a trackpad, BT, wifi, sleep, and USB-connected accessories, that gets dicey. I have used Ryzen and Intel laptops and the only issue I've run into is Ubuntu installer not booting because of missing Nvidia drivers, whereas Zorin worked fine on day 1 (when Ryzen 5th gen was quite new). Other than that, I haven't had any issues. My desktop's WiFi USB Adapter needs third party drivers so that's always an extra step whenever I'm installing new distros, but I haven't run into any issues that make the device unusable or work in a broken state. The Bluetooth issues you just mentioned, I haven't seen any, and I am currently writing this on an HP Pavilion 15 Gaming laptop with Bluetooth connected to my speakers. I'm sure there are a few bluetooth chipsets that need kernel updates. For example, Victus has a mediatek BT+WiFi chip and it needs the latest 6.2 kernel, so it doesn't work on Zorin out of the box. However, upgrading kernels on Zorin is quite easy and there's a guide on the forums: http://maglit.me/upgrade-zorin-kernel http://maglit.me/upgrade-zorin-kernel Besides, Linux in its current state is still a lot better than terrible software like Windows. No ads, no spyware, the system runs smooth no matter how old the installation is. All of these things are a luxury on the Windows side; it's terrible software.
- hot_gril 3y ago
  Things usually work out of the box but not always. Might seem fine to you, but suppose you were choosing something else you don't understand fully. Maybe it's a used Mitsubishi with a CVT and you're told it's fine as long as you make sure the VIN is within a certain range, the recall work has been done, and the car computer has a certain software version. You can either get that or the Toyota that'll probably never have problems but is less efficient. The thing is, like I said, Windows has gotten so annoying on its own that I don't want to deal with it ever again.