Dedoimedo reviewed the Zorin OS 12.4 Core
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Zorin is a Bond villain, but 'tis also a distro, and he's a good guy. So, to wit, this is a long, thorough review of Zorin 12.4, an Ubuntu-based distro with a heavily customized Gnome desktop, covering live session, installation in a multi-boot Windows and Linux setup on a laptop with UEFI, GPT and Intel graphics, and post-install usage, including look & feel, themes, fonts and contrast, accessibility, network connectivity - Wireless, Bluetooth, Samba sharing and printing, multimedia - codecs, MP3 playback and HD video, smartphone connectivity - several Android models, iPhone, Windows Phone, partitioning, package management and updates, applications, unique Zorin tools, hardware compatibility, resource utilization, performance, responsiveness, battery life, some niggles and problems, and more. Enjoy.Zorin OS 12.4 Core Review