issue189:zorin_os
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issue189:zorin_os [2023/01/30 17:29] – d52fr | issue189:zorin_os [2023/02/02 17:36] (Version actuelle) – auntiee | ||
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There are no “informationals” whilst installing, so the install proceeded quite quickly. | There are no “informationals” whilst installing, so the install proceeded quite quickly. | ||
- | A bit worrying was that the installer did not respect my options, choosing not to install updates whilst installing, or taking part in the “census”, | + | A bit worrying was that the installer did not respect my options, choosing not to install updates whilst installing, or taking part in the “census”, |
- | Looking around the install, I noticed that there was a system folder (/var/lib/flatpak) taking up a lot of space. This was, to my mind, the secret sauce folder. It housed Flatpaks of Gnome and KDE, also some applications for them (the largest folder in my installation). | + | Site Web : https://zorin.com/ |
- | So let us talk about the main feature of the OS, the layout chooser. All the layouts, except whatever this is... worked out of the box.** | + | Prix : 39 $ US |
- | **The left hand menu, be it plank or docky or whatever, is missing. Though my screen is a crappy 1366x768, I could not adjust some of the window sizes, like the appearance window seen here. | + | Présentation : « Zorin OS est l' |
- | As you can see (right), choosing orange in light mode gave me orange, but choosing orange in dark mode netted me a muted salmon... and also a weird overlay like a night light, on both light and dark. | ||
- | All of the “layouts” are re-skins of Gnome (not XFCE like the free version), so I’m not sure where the KDE flatpak fits in. The only reason I can see for this is there are a few KDE applications installed, like KdenLive and Krita, by default, though they are flatpaks too, meaning I’m left scratching my beard again. For all the applications installed, it did not have a decent top installed, atop, btop, htop – only plain top, nor inxi or neofetch, but things like FreeCAD and LibreCAD, both. This makes it feel less curated and more like “let’s throw things against the wall and see what sticks”; even default Firefox just comes with a modified home page, but all the crap you don’t want as a Linux user. (Clearly, the targeted demographic here is Windows ‘converts’... XD). There were some nice touches, like being able to right click-the taskbar to find the layouts application or open the system monitor. | + | Après avoir eu une très mauvaise expérience avec la version |
- | If you have a modern computer, Zorin actually runs reasonably well, unless you plan on opening the fonts application – then... you wait. Even opening it sequentially... you wait. It may be because they have lots of spaghetti fonts installed. There were also nice fonts installed as well. I didn’t check to see if the fonts application was a Flatpak too, but the system relies heavily on Flatpaks, I saw seventy (70) out of the box.** | + | Il n' |
- | **The “Kooha” application also did not launch for me, but it was an application I was not familiar with, so it was neither here nor there. | + | Ce qui était un peu inquiétant, c'est que l' |
- | At rest, Zorin actually used a lot less memory than expected, and when the dust settled, it used less hard drive space too. Though it settled at 19GB, I could not install it on a 30GB SSD, it would run out of space and give warnings about 107MB of space remaining before crashing and rebooting the system. Checking the website, I saw that 40GB was needed for Pro. You need to be aware of this, or your installation experience will put you off Zorin. | + | |
+ | **Looking around the install, I noticed that there was a system folder (/ | ||
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+ | So let us talk about the main feature of the OS, the layout chooser. All the layouts, except whatever this is... worked out of the box. | ||
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+ | The left hand menu, be it plank or docky or whatever, is missing. Though my screen is a crappy 1366x768, I could not adjust some of the window sizes, like the appearance window seen here.** | ||
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+ | As you can see (right), choosing orange in light mode gave me orange, but choosing orange in dark mode netted me a muted salmon... and also a weird overlay like a night light, on both light and dark.** | ||
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+ | Parlons donc de la principale caractéristique de l'OS, le sélecteur de disposition. Toutes les mises en page, à l' | ||
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+ | Le menu de gauche, que ce soit plank ou docky ou autre, est absent. Bien que mon écran ait une résolution merdique de 1366 x 768, je n'ai pas pu ajuster la taille de certaines fenêtres, comme la fenêtre d' | ||
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+ | Comme vous pouvez le voir (à droite), choisir l' | ||
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+ | **All of the “layouts” are re-skins of Gnome (not XFCE like the free version), so I’m not sure where the KDE flatpak fits in. The only reason I can see for this is there are a few KDE applications installed, like KdenLive and Krita, by default, though they are flatpaks too, meaning I’m left scratching my beard again. For all the applications installed, it did not have a decent top installed, atop, btop, htop – only plain top, nor inxi or neofetch, but things like FreeCAD and LibreCAD, both. This makes it feel less curated and more like “let’s throw things against the wall and see what sticks”; even default Firefox just comes with a modified home page, but all the crap you don’t want as a Linux user. (Clearly, the targeted demographic here is Windows ‘converts’... XD). There were some nice touches, like being able to right click-the taskbar to find the layouts application or open the system monitor. | ||
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+ | If you have a modern computer, Zorin actually runs reasonably well, unless you plan on opening the fonts application – then... you wait. Even opening it sequentially... you wait. It may be because they have lots of spaghetti fonts installed. There were also nice fonts installed as well. I didn’t check to see if the fonts application was a Flatpak too, but the system relies heavily on Flatpaks, I saw seventy (70) out of the box. | ||
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+ | The “Kooha” application also did not launch for me, but it was an application I was not familiar with, so it was neither here nor there. ** | ||
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+ | Toutes les « dispositions" | ||
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+ | Si vous avez un ordinateur moderne, Zorin fonctionne raisonnablement bien, à moins que vous ne prévoyiez d' | ||
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+ | **At rest, Zorin actually used a lot less memory than expected, and when the dust settled, it used less hard drive space too. Though it settled at 19GB, I could not install it on a 30GB SSD, it would run out of space and give warnings about 107MB of space remaining before crashing and rebooting the system. Checking the website, I saw that 40GB was needed for Pro. You need to be aware of this, or your installation experience will put you off Zorin. | ||
Snap, snap or snap? | Snap, snap or snap? | ||
The software application was filled to the brim with software, though with some software sources being Zorin only. (I am assuming these are deb files compiled on and by Zorin themselves.) Some were not labelled, and I assumed these to be plain .deb-files, but they were Flatpaks, so I’d say there was still a bit of work to be done. The software centre does give you the option of installing different versions of software, but sometimes there are no real choices at all. I did appreciate the choice of office during the installation process, but if you are going to do that, you need to give them all a fair chance, no?** | The software application was filled to the brim with software, though with some software sources being Zorin only. (I am assuming these are deb files compiled on and by Zorin themselves.) Some were not labelled, and I assumed these to be plain .deb-files, but they were Flatpaks, so I’d say there was still a bit of work to be done. The software centre does give you the option of installing different versions of software, but sometimes there are no real choices at all. I did appreciate the choice of office during the installation process, but if you are going to do that, you need to give them all a fair chance, no?** | ||
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+ | Au repos, Zorin a utilisé beaucoup moins de mémoire que prévu et, une fois la poussière retombée, il a également utilisé moins d' | ||
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+ | Snap, snap ou snap ? | ||
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+ | L' | ||
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**Being spoiled by Voyager Linux, I found it mildly annoying that I could not turn off my trackpad at will, so I do not touch it whilst typing, but I saw no such option in the mouse settings. Nor did I easily see where to change the default mouse pointer. On a white (light) theme you have a black pointer, and on a black (dark) theme you have a black pointer, not ideal. This could just be a Gnome thing, but one would think that this is one of the basic things you need, especially since corner tapping the trackpad is not a thing in most Linux distributions. (Tuxedo has it). | **Being spoiled by Voyager Linux, I found it mildly annoying that I could not turn off my trackpad at will, so I do not touch it whilst typing, but I saw no such option in the mouse settings. Nor did I easily see where to change the default mouse pointer. On a white (light) theme you have a black pointer, and on a black (dark) theme you have a black pointer, not ideal. This could just be a Gnome thing, but one would think that this is one of the basic things you need, especially since corner tapping the trackpad is not a thing in most Linux distributions. (Tuxedo has it). | ||
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Overall the distro behaves quite well, though there are a few annoyances that need attention. If you are a Gnome fan, you should feel right at home. It may not feel as polished as other Gnome distributions that have put a lot of effort in, but it is standard fare meant to ease Windows users, not so much on the Mac front. The Zorin developers are putting effort in, so if you are able to support them, do so please.** | Overall the distro behaves quite well, though there are a few annoyances that need attention. If you are a Gnome fan, you should feel right at home. It may not feel as polished as other Gnome distributions that have put a lot of effort in, but it is standard fare meant to ease Windows users, not so much on the Mac front. The Zorin developers are putting effort in, so if you are able to support them, do so please.** | ||
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+ | Étant gâté par Voyager Linux, j'ai trouvé légèrement ennuyeux de ne pas pouvoir désactiver mon trackpad à volonté, afin de ne pas le toucher lorsque je tape, mais je n'ai vu aucune option de ce type dans les paramètres de la souris. Je n'ai pas non plus trouvé facilement où modifier le pointeur par défaut de la souris. Sur un thème blanc (clair), vous avez un pointeur noir, et sur un thème noir (foncé), vous avez un pointeur noir, pas l' | ||
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+ | Il y a une sélection d' | ||
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issue189/zorin_os.1675096181.txt.gz · Dernière modification : 2023/01/30 17:29 de d52fr