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Zorin Blog
Company blog · blog.zorin.comsystemshardware
Zorin Blog is the company blog at blog.zorin.com, writing about systems and hardware. Since 2021, 15 different Hacker News readers have linked it 18 times, most often “Zorin OS 16”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-04-15, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Zorin's blog for announcements about Zorin OS releases, such as the Zorin OS 18 launch and an upgrade-testing post. Comments cite these posts as sources rather than judging the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
The creators of Zorin OS, the alternative to Windows and macOS designed to make your computer faster, more powerful, secure, and privacy-respecting.
Most-linked posts?
- Zorin OS 162 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2021-04-15
- 1M Downloads of Zorin OS 182 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2025-11-23
- ZorinOS 17 Has Arrived2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2023-12-21
- Zorin OS 182 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2025-10-17
- Celebrating 15 Years of Zorin OS2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-07-03
What Hacker News says?
This may or may not help, but have a look at ZorinOS. The latest release and it's announcement is targeted towards those wanting to jump ship from Windows -> Linux. They've tried to account for the adjustment with built-in tips/prompts and the UI looks closer to Windows also. You're right, Office is where you will struggle. https://blog.zorin.com/2025/10/14/zorin-os-18-has-arrived/
Comment linking /2025/10/14/zorin-os-18-has-arrived/
on “I'm drowning in AI features I never asked for and I hate it”Submitted 1M Downloads of Zorin OS 18 as a story · 275 points
HN discussionI'm going to have to tap the sign for distrowatch not being a measure of popularity: https://blog.popey.com/2021/01/distrowatch-is-not-a-measure-... A very small number of linux users have ever even heard of distrowatch, much less ever visited it, it's totally irrelevant for anything other than news about distros, which again only a tiny portion of people care about. But it is amusing when I hear about distros that…
Comment linking /2023/07/27/zorin-os-16.3-is-released/
on “1M Downloads of Zorin OS 18”Submitted Zorin OS 16 as a story · 102 points
HN discussionI get a 404, this is the correct URL: https://blog.zorin.com/2025/11/18/test-the-upgrade-from-zori...
Comment linking /2025/11/18/test-the-upgrade-from-zorin-os-17-to-18-and-celebrating-1-million-downloads-of-zorin-os-18/
on “1M Downloads of Zorin OS 18”Submitted Zorin OS 16 is Released as a story · 95 points
HN discussionSubmitted Zorin OS 18 as a story · 82 points
HN discussionSubmitted A Sneak Peek at Zorin OS 18 as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted Zorin OS 17.3 is Here as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Celebrating 15 Years of Zorin OS as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted ZorinOS 17 Has Arrived as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Windows 10 Is Reaching Its End of Life. Keep Your Computer Working with Zorin OS as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Celebrating 15 Years of Zorin OS as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Zorin OS 17.1 Is Released as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Zorin OS 17 Has Arrived as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted A Sneak Peek at Zorin OS 17 as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Zorin OS 16.1 Released and Humanitarian Aid for Ukraine as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Zorin OS 16: Test the Beta Today as a story · 1 points
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