The Unity desktop chased me away from Ubuntu. I like choices, and I like people who want me to have choices. So I switched to Zorin.
And I’ve put Zorin Lite on a couple of older NetBooks that had XP on them. So far I’ve heard no complaints other than there’s no Xtree Gold clone that they can successfully get installed.
Yeah, Zorin is probably my second favorite. You’re right, Zorin Lite is great for older computers and I have installed it for people getting away from XP with no problems.
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I just took a quick look at Zorin OS, I have a PC for the in laws that needs a new OS (it currently has XP) and think I’ll give that a try.
Most important for them is similarity to XP. They’re in their mid to late 70’s so a “drastic” change in the OS look and feel won’t go over too well. Granted, XP was all they ever knew since they got their very first computer from me when they retired. All they need a computer for is web browsing, email and skype.
Do you know if Zorin has Desktop control capabilities in case I need to connect to them for support? They live 350 miles away and being able to support them remotely and use screen sharing is a requirement.
Thanks.