Zorin OS 18 Broke Download Records on Windows 10 EOL Day
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I applaude your optimism, but .... when Zorin is the champ of Linux with only 503 downloads do you think the guys in Redmond will get nervous?
This data only shows the number of downloads for the past month; it has nothing to do with operating system competitions. The statistics for the past year still show Ubuntu and Linux Mint as the top two distributions overall. When I posted the statistics, I was thinking that we "as Linux enthusiasts" had another good distribution to use and suggest to other interested users.
I agree.
Furthermore, a user can download the ISO once and then install that same ISO on 100 PCs/laptops.
So downloads don't equal installations; downloads can be fewer than installations.
Anyway, my favorite distributions are Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Zorin OS.
Furthermore, a user can download the ISO once and then install that same ISO on 100 PCs/laptops.
So downloads don't equal installations; downloads can be fewer than installations.
Anyway, my favorite distributions are Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Zorin OS.
Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats
This graph shows the market share of desktop operating systems worldwide based on over 3 billion monthly page views.
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I installed ZorinOS Lite on a old laptop with Pentium T4300 and 2 GB RAM. It runs like garbage. On the other hand, Windows 7 works flawlessly. I don't know what to install on it to still be somewhat usable for surfing the web.
No more than W 8.1
You can try W 10 LTSB, not far demanding than 8.1, but its support will end Oct 2026.
You can try W 10 LTSB, not far demanding than 8.1, but its support will end Oct 2026.
I'll have to try Windows 11 LTSC. I mean, minimum system requirements for LTSC are 2 GB RAM.
RAM aside, W 11 LTSC will not install at the first place; the CPU is not supporting SSE 4.2
I forgot about that part.
Your best shot is W 10 IoT LTSC, supported until Nov 2031
The real issue with devices with small RAMs these days is not the operating system itself, but rather the fact that more software requires more RAM. For instance, I have an old laptop with 1 GB of RAM, and I installed MX Linux on it. The operating system functions well, but when I open Firefox, it freezes completely. In this situation, even if I tried to install something lighter, opening a browser will always be problematic.
Yoo may be able to use the browser but with maximally two tabs open for not heavy websites.
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Statcounter measures web activity, not the installed base (the actual number of physical devices sitting in homes or offices).View attachment 296790
Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats
This graph shows the market share of desktop operating systems worldwide based on over 3 billion monthly page views.
It is the gold standard if you want to know "what operating systems are driving internet traffic," but it is a flawed metric if your goal is simply counting physical hardware.
It cannot accurately tell you which operating system is used by the highest number of individual people. It can only tell you which operating system generates the most web traffic on its tracking network.
Try Lubuntu; it's the lightest Linux distribution with a desktop environment right now. Other options rely on window managers, which require some getting used to because they use keyboard shortcuts rather than mice.
Windows 7 with Hard_Configurator if it still has an W7 profile option, or an older version that has it?
Or are there no secure browsers that run on W7? 
old laptop would have TPM 2.0 so it would install win11...?? (see after the fact this was addressed... )
On that laptop, even the OS itself is painfully slow. You know how the PC runs without drivers? Yeah, it runs like that. And screen is blurry no matter which resolution I choose.
Maybe the ZorinOS isn't supported? I don't know.
I will. Thanks!
Unfortunately, the only web browser still working on Windows 7 is Firefox ESR but it's supposed to drop support for a few months.Windows 7 with Hard_Configurator if it still has an W7 profile option, or an older version that has it?
Windows 11 LTSC version doesn't require any of the bullsh!t normal Windows 11 requires.
@Marko :) I suggested Lubuntu, but when I looked up its system requirements, I couldn't find anything. I had previously used it, and it was incredibly light, but perhaps it has since become heavier. It was even taken off DistroWatch's list of recommended computers for older computers.
If you only want to use a browser, there are lighter Linux distributions called Q4OS that use a desktop environment called Trinity. It requires a
I hope this is useful.
If you only want to use a browser, there are lighter Linux distributions called Q4OS that use a desktop environment called Trinity. It requires a
500MHz CPU, 512MB RAM, and 6GB disk, so your laptop should be able to run it.I hope this is useful.
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I asked chatGPT about win11 LTSC (& win10 LTSC) and it says it is hard for consumers to get it l
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