#zorin is 17.3

[netscapenavigator-official]

Yuck. Zorin OS 17.3 switched its default browser to Brave. I kinda feel like I don’t trust the Zorin team anymore. Claiming to trust a Chromium Crypto Browser over Firefox (even if Mozilla did just pull some shady ass shit) makes me feel kinda anxious about trusting my data on their software. I wonder what other Linux distros run on modern MacBook hardware.

[ericvanderburg]

Zorin OS 17.3 takes the Brave step of changing its default browser from Firefox

http://securitytc.com/TJwqXM

[yescs2020]

Why this Linux distro is my new favorite Windows replacement | ZDNET

Used an earlier version when Windows 7 was retired in 2016 and a few months ago started using Zorin Linux again along with Ubuntu Linux I have used for now years!

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[billtj]

Why this Linux distro is my new favorite Windows replacement | ZDNET

[yescs2020]

Ubuntu-Based Zorin OS 17.3 Is Now Available Targeting Windows 10 Users - 9to5Linux

"Zorin OS now supports more than 150 apps with many tailored alternatives to more Windows apps. It also features a new default web browser, Brave, to replace Mozilla Firefox, improvements for touchscreen devices, updated apps and core components, and an updated Zorin Connect mobile app with numerous enhancements."

I am running Zorin 17,2v and really love how well it does and so many Programs r free and so is the Zoran OS.

[netscapenavigator-official]

I realized way too late that I probably shouldn’t have worded this post like that.

By “modern MacBook hardware” I meant 2016-2020 Intel MacBooks. I wanted to call them out, specifically, because I have a 2011 MacBook Pro (a Unibody MBP), and it works flawlessly on any distro you throw at it. From what I’ve seen, Retina MBPs also work really well on Linux.

However, from personal experience, the Touch Bar generation of MBPs do not. Thankfully, I have the base model, mid-2017 MacBook Pro 13-inch, which means I don’t have a T2 chip or a Touch Bar, but the hardware is still extremely temperamental. Audio doesn’t work without a manually installable driver, and the machine can’t sleep. Hell, it can’t even wake up from having its lid closed unless I use a certain command on every single start-up.

I’ve spent countless hours just trying to get this machine into a usable form on Linux, so moving to a new distro has always been something I’ve been afraid of because… idk if it’s doable again.

At the moment, I’m not sure if I’m willing to go through all that again, so I might just go back to macOS, for the time being. OpenCore Legacy Patcher will give me the security updates I wanted from switching to Linux, so… Oh well. I love Linux, but macOS is just easier for this hardware. I hate leaving Linux behind after enjoying it for so long, but I’m just not in the mood to re-fix this hardware. If I’m not gonna trust my operating system, then at least it can run properly and not fight me.

Yuck. Zorin OS 17.3 switched its default browser to Brave. I kinda feel like I don’t trust the Zorin team anymore. Claiming to trust a Chromium Crypto Browser over Firefox (even if Mozilla did just pull some shady ass shit) makes me feel kinda anxious about trusting my data on their software. I wonder what other Linux distros run on modern MacBook hardware.