{"id":34402,"date":"2021-08-18T14:11:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T14:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=34402"},"modified":"2021-08-18T14:23:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T14:23:10","slug":"zorin-os-16-beginner-friendly-based-ubuntu-20-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2021\/08\/zorin-os-16-beginner-friendly-based-ubuntu-20-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Zorin OS 16 Released! New Modern Beginner Friendly Linux based on Ubuntu 20.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/zorinos-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-34404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/zorinos-logo.png 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/zorinos-logo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Zorin OS 16 was officially released! Features Ubuntu 20.04 LTS package base, Kernel 5.11, and modified Gnome Desktop 3.36.<\/p>\n<p>Zorin OS is an open-source Linux distribution for personal computers. It provides an user friendly desktop appearance based on Gnome. With built-in utility, it allows to single click changing UI layout to original Gnome, classic or modern Windows style.<\/p>\n<p>A lightweight version is also available for old computers based on XFCE desktop environment. And it features &#8220;Zorin Connect&#8221;, GSConnect \/ KDE Connect similar implementation to link your Android phone and computer together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/zorinos-desktop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/zorinos-desktop-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-34403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/zorinos-desktop-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/zorinos-desktop-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/zorinos-desktop-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/zorinos-desktop.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>What&#8217;s New in Zorin OS 16:<\/h3>\n<p>The new release introduced a revamped and refined desktop appearance, along with new wallpaper changes automatically according time of day.<\/p>\n<p>The lock screen now displays a blurred version of desktop wallpaper, just like what it does in Ubuntu 20.04 LT. Follow GNOME 40, Zorin OS now has <b>multi-touch gestures<\/b> out-of-the-box for laptop users. The finger gestures are however a little different, and I prefer the way in Gnome and Elementary OS 6.<\/p>\n<p>Touch-pad gestures:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>4 fingers up\/down<\/b> to switch workspaces.<\/li>\n<li><b>Pinch with 3 fingers<\/b> to trigger activities overview.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Pro edition introduced a <a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2021\/06\/windows-11-style-system-panel-ubuntu-20-04\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Windows 11 style desktop layout<\/a>, though this edition need to play for downloading.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/zorinos-windows11-like.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/zorinos-windows11-like-600x386.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"386\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-34405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/zorinos-windows11-like-600x386.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/zorinos-windows11-like-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/zorinos-windows11-like-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/zorinos-windows11-like.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other changes include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support flatpak and snap out-of-the-box.<\/li>\n<li>New sound recorder app.<\/li>\n<li>Redesigned Zorin Appearance<\/li>\n<li>New Jelly mode to toggle wobbly window effect.<\/li>\n<li>Better fingerprint reader support with simpler setup<\/li>\n<li>Fractional scaling for high-resolution displays<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Short overview of Zorin OS 16 via YouTube video:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Short overview of ZorinOS 16\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IDDZ8V7BQC8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And to get Zorin OS dico image, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/zorin.com\/os\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">its website<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zorin OS 16 was officially released! 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With built-in utility, it allows to single click changing UI layout to original Gnome, classic or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2046],"class_list":["post-34402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-linux-distros"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}