Although the Linux market share is slowly increasing, Windows 10 is still the most used operating system in the world, followed, in second place, by macOS. However, this OpenSource operating system does not give up, and its community continues to develop excellent distributions with which to get users to lose their fear of using Linux by leaving the main operating systems aside. Zorin OS is one of the simplest and most intuitive to use distros, very similar to Windows, which can perfectly replace the Microsoft operating system. Especially after the news released in the new version 15.3.
A few hours ago, the developers of Zorin OS have just released a new version of this Linux distro, 15.3, with the continued development of this operating system. This new version arrives exactly 6 months after the release of the previous version, 15.2, and it is intended to continue encouraging users to lose their fear of Linux.
What’s New in Linux
The first of the news comes at the base of the distro. This distro is based on Ubuntu, so each version is based on a specific version of the Canonical distro. Thus, this new version 15.3 is based on Ubuntu 18.04.5 , the latest update of the 18.04 LTS branch that will offer users support until 2023. What this update has changed is the version of the Linux Kernel used, since it has passed from 5.3 to 5.4 . Thanks to this, this distro will offer all users better compatibility with the newest hardware, even being prepared for the 11th generation of Intel CPUs.
In addition to the changes to the core of Zorin OS, its developers have also included a number of changes at the software level. For example, this new version has updated most of the apps included by default to their most modern versions so that users can enjoy their news and security improvements. Of course, some users have been somewhat disappointed to see that other important applications, such as LibreOffice, have not been updated to the latest version (7.0), but have opted for the latest version of the previous branch (6.4.6). However, if we want, we can update manually without problems.
Another important novelty is that its developers have improved the connection of Zorin OS with Android devices . From now on only devices on reliable Wi-Fi networks will be searched, the function to send and share files has been improved, and support for the latest version of Android.
Finally, this new version has also included a large number of fixes and optimizations that will improve the performance and general stability of the operating system.
Download Zorin OS 15.3
This new version is now available for free to all users. We can download the new ISO at no cost from this link to its official website . In it we will be able to find the Lite, Core and Education editions, which are the free ones, and an Ultimate edition, full of software, which costs $ 39. We can install this distro on any computer from its ISO, or mount it in a virtual machine.
If we already have a previous version installed in this distro, we can update to this new version by executing:
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade && sudo reboot
In total, Zorin OS 15 has been downloaded more than 1.7 million times, being the most popular version of this distribution, and one of the 10 most popular distributions of all Linux in the last year.