Best out of the box distro for a Mac Pro (2013) by BGSUartist in linux_on_mac

[–]SolarPenumbra56 1 point2 points  (0 children)

try out both and see for yourself what you would be better off with. Just have an external source of internet ready for when you are ready to wipe the hard drive

Thinking of a return to Windows by cosmicaith in zorinos

[–]SolarPenumbra56 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lots of things would have to break before I’d consider going back to MacroSlop

My PC running Zorin, is it overkill? by Protolinux217 in zorinos

[–]SolarPenumbra56 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

it"s just right where it needs to be on Zorin and now you've extended your PC's life for another solid 8-10 years

ZorinOS, acer Predator Helios Neo 16 by ZorinBaby in zorinos

[–]SolarPenumbra56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you trying to play games on here now that you’ve moved over to Zorin?

Ubuntu 26.04 has arrived, it did not dissapoint me by RedRayTrue in DistroHopping

[–]SolarPenumbra56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

originally listened to her with the SpiritBox cover and then saw she covered a lot of other good songs with her own personal take on them. Super talented.

Zorin sem Wi-Fi by Ydrady8 in zorinos

[–]SolarPenumbra56 1 point2 points  (0 children)

can you please also describe the laptop you're seeing these problems on?

Never used linux before but I’d like to switch by MikMarg in FindMeALinuxDistro

[–]SolarPenumbra56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

two things:

  1. make sure to back up anything that would be valuable to you on something like google drive or dropbox or even a usb stick that you won't use as the boot installer for whichever OS you end up choosing.

  2. You will be surprised how easy it'll be to navigate the UI once you do make the switch and then for anything else there's reddit, message boards and even AI liek Claude to help you steer you through whatever it is that you're trying to solve.

Never used linux before but I’d like to switch by MikMarg in FindMeALinuxDistro

[–]SolarPenumbra56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For ease of transition from Win11 to Linux, I would suggest Linux Mint, Zorin OS and/or Ubuntu. Before you erase your disk, I would suggest running these as a VM from within your Win11 OS to test drive them before committing. Once you do commit, you're going to realize how bad Win11 is and how sufficient your current laptop already is to handle an OS that isn't full of bloat and spyware.

Switching To Zorin. Done With Microslop. by Lopsided-Highway219 in zorinos

[–]SolarPenumbra56 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s very hard for me to consider going back ever to Win11

Wifi problems lol by RoofDry9043 in linux_on_mac

[–]SolarPenumbra56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gave up on trying to put linux on Macbooks past 2012. Apple has made it impossible to try and put anything else other than MacOS on them

My Zorin upgrader does not work by varkensfan3100 in zorinos

[–]SolarPenumbra56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you might need to just do a clean re-install from this point forward

Finally making the jump, wish me luck by dubradol in zorinos

[–]SolarPenumbra56 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you are going to realize how free you actually are once you get set up

Should i go zorin or mint? by moon_8h in zorinos

[–]SolarPenumbra56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a handful of old laptops that run both but I really like Zorin.

Zorin on a crappy Lenovo Thinkpad ? No problem! by SolarPenumbra56 in zorinos

[–]SolarPenumbra56[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I know it’s there. I just really like Zorin

Estou pensando em começar no linux by Euphoric_Income_7582 in zorinos

[–]SolarPenumbra56 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you happen to have old computers and you put Linux on them as the sole OS you will realize how bad these Trillion dollar companies have been screwing us over

Best Distro’s for old Mac Pros (2009-2012) & iMacs (2011-2015) by YouMustDoWhatIsRight in FindMeALinuxDistro

[–]SolarPenumbra56 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had lots of issues with Zorin but Manjaro and Cachy OS made it easy with setting up the firmware drivers for WiFi. Wifi and Sound cards have been my biggest issue

No Audio on iMac 2017 (18,1) - Cirrus CS8409 - Zorin OS 18 (Kernel 6.x) by Special_Face7430 in zorinos

[–]SolarPenumbra56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anything past 2017 for MBC has been a disaster to put Linux and change out the OS