[Music] zorinos and popos are two phenomenal Linux distributions both are modern digitals doing a lot of innovation and providing remarkable Community experience to their users zorin and pop OS both are based on Ubuntu but the similarities start and end right there as both of these bring their own unique desktops downright Sonic features and provide an unparalleled Computing experience to their users as an eternal distro Hopper I tried a lot of Industry stores and every now and then there comes the Linux distro that brings a lot of new things to the table but the success of such unique distros is not always guaranteed mainly because the Linux world is filled with exceptional distros and the competition is Cutthroat here zorin and popos are two distros that watch something new to the table and will smash hits immediately used by hundreds of thousands of people they are the Next Mutation in the evolution of desktop Linux two breathtaking distros with stunning looks Superior workflows and state-of-the-art tech let's take a closer look and see how they compare against each other in terms of speed performance user interface stability and software support and finally see which one of these two is the best which one is more suitable for you zorin Os or pop OS let's Jump Right In starting off with the user interface zorinos features a modified gnome desktop the desktop is super clean and looks gorgeous right out of the box this desktop layout is familiar to everybody and this makes it really easy for even Linux newcomers to start using zorin one look at the screen and you just know where everything is and how to navigate this system we get the Windows 7 layout here which is probably the best desktop interface to take this menu here is really organized and this quick search is a gem for productivity ferrets are pinned here for quick access and then there's the tray with quick controls and a calendar three things make zorinda stop outstanding Simplicity subtlety and elegance the theme has been improved with a subtle gradient color scheme which adds a premium touch to everything and this is available in 6 different flavors so there's something for everybody all the applications here look uniform and Polished with this team zorin appearance lets you choose from 4 different pre-configured layouts which are just as refined all the major desktop layouts are available here and are activated with a single click this makes zorin perfect for you no matter what your desktop preferences are but of course what we get out of the box is the best one in my opinion overall zorinos looks stunning on laptops as well as desktops all while being ridiculously simple to use and get started with then there's choice you can customize Zone to what suits you the best what more could you ask for top points for the UI moving on to pop OS it brings its homegrown Cosmic desktop environment here Cosmic desktop is based on Doom 42 and brings many tweaks and improvements that make it more streamlined and Sleek okay so what's different here we get a large Bottom bar which houses the favorites and running apps an application menu workspace switcher and a search based launcher are added here in stock gnome these three elements are unified but here all these are separate entities this is very interesting and from a productivity point of view Cosmic desktop can be better than stock Norm let me explain Ubuntu is my main operating system right now personally I never use the app grid as it is I either launch apps from the ferrets pin to the dock or search I do use workspaces extensively but I never go into the activities overview you can see how my workflow uses some aspects of gnome desktop while just leaving out some others Cosmic desktop completely isolates these to provide a distraction-free work environment you can bind the windows or the Super Button to perform any of these three operations and personalize your workflow so you can search for apps files and other things without sending all your working Windows flying around I like this visually purpose looks very good it brings its own theming here which makes everything look very polished we get two themes here and in the desktop section we can customize the desktop more to our liking we get extensive customization options here then this styling support this is one thing that I personally adore I work with multiple applications open at the same time and this feature really boosts your productivity one click here and all your running Windows style up perfectly and this is completely configurable with so much fine control here you can make this work just the way you want tiling windows are great when you are coding learning something and this just streamlines that multi-application work and to go back just turn it off here pop OS and Zoro NOS both offer exceptional user interfaces while they are standing looks wise they are also amazing to use they both increase your productivity and make the whole experience of using your computer better yeah both have their own visions of how to give you a better experience and they both are different but if you talk about the quality both are impressive so in the user interface Department I'll give them both a point each as user interface choice is highly subjective now you might like one and I might like the other moving on to the software Department here we see big differences between zorin and pop OS although both are based on the exact same version of Ubuntu they have very different approaches in this department which translate to very different experiences pop OS has a very refined software availability it lets you install software from The Amazing Ubuntu repositories here you can find a large number of packages which are very well tested for stability and these packages work harmoniously on ubuntu-based systems while Ubuntu is prioritizing its newer snap format apps pop OS strategically capitalizes on ubuntu's well-established dot depth software repositories now there is a very large section of Linux Community which prefers traditional dot Dev apps over snap apps for them pop OS becomes a very attractive Choice while this snap format does have its compelling reasons traditional dot app apps are simply faster they also take up way less storage space there have been around longer and at times they do feel more natural traditional dot depth software are time tested these software repositories are also a reason for ubuntu's phenomenal success snaps bring their own advantages as well but if you want to go traditional pop OS makes a lot of sense as it not only brings software from the Fantastic Ubuntu software repositories but it also has its own software repositories set up in the same dot depth format this lets you install additional software like vs code Google Chrome and many other software directly from the pop shop here we also get flat packs here which let you install anything you want easily and you'll be getting the newest version of this software the software store called Pop Shop is very organized and easy to use it's not slow and glitchy like another popular software store it lets you switch between dot depth software and flat packs easily and it's a genuine pleasure to use yeah so software availability voice pop OS is top grade almost all the software created for Linux can be easily installed from the pop shop if you are impressed by the software availability on pop OS wait till you have a look at zorin now zorin 2 is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LGS the same as popos so we can install all the packages from the Ubuntu repositories here we already talked about how Ubuntu software repositories are huge and you can install pretty much anything you want here easily along with Ubuntu packages we get snaps here with snaps you get access to a huge list of software from Big names like Google Microsoft next Cloud Spotify and so many more canonical Ubuntu Spain company is betting on its snaps to bring more and more high quality software to Linux and clearly it's winning you might love or hate snaps but the software availability there is impressive then zorin oil ships with flat Hub integration flatter is the biggest library of modern flat pack apps this allows you to install the latest of all the software with enhanced privacy and better than before stability flat packs are flawless in a sense that they'll work without any issues they are packaged with the dependencies and necessary libraries to ensure an impeccable user experience and that's exactly what they deliver now flat packs are available on popos as well are we done not yet you can download Windows games and apps from the internet and just double click on them and they'll install on zorinos but that's not all first zorinos will check if that particular app is available natively in the zorin App Store and will give you a one click option to install that if not you can go ahead and install the dot exe or dot msf file like you do on Windows and the software store here deserves a special mention the this software store here is clean and organized it's flourishing with amazing apps across categories any software you want can be installed in any format you want by selecting here this is something that I highly appreciate three package managers and so much complexity under the hood but all the user sees is a clean organized and easy to use software store zorin developers have done phenomenal work here popos takes a simple approach you get apps from Ubuntu repositories and flat packs but that doesn't mean that objectively you'll be getting less software let me clarify that mostly it'll be the same software that will be available in all three formats but yeah Ubuntu snap does have some additional software which might not be available in other formats I strongly believe that in the near future we will see a huge influx of software on snapsto because of ubuntu's implementation of flutter I agree zorin is objectively better than pop in the software department and it also allows out-of-the-box Windows apps installation but I want you to note that pop os does not lack anything in the software Department which makes it a less viable option if anything pop OS goes the simpler way that being said zorinos does a fantastic job in the software availability department and scosa point here moving on to the performance Department this is one area where both zorin and popo air shine equally since they both are built on top of the same base and come with very similar desktops you can expect an identical mileage here both are highly optimized for performance pop OS even offers Hardware specific ISO images if you have Nvidia Hardware you can use the Nvidia ISO image which comes with the latest Nvidia proprietary drivers installed out of the box the other one comes with AMD and Intel integrated drivers pre-installed zorin os2 automatically installs Nvidia propriety drivers and ships with Intel and AMD Graphics drivers so no matter what Hardware you use you will be getting the best possible performance out of your Hardware if you compare either of these two windows then you can expect to see noticeable performance gains with zorin as well as Pop especially on slightly older devices if you are currently using Windows and you are having performance issues then any of these two will be a noticeable upgrade day to day just like browsing watching videos and doing office work are all bunch of smooth on these two systems heavier tasks like compare rendering and even gaming perform very satisfactorily of course your Hardware is the main factor Here app opening app switching are all very Nimble and using pop or zorin is an enjoyable experience altogether in the performance Department both propos and zorin Os get a point each popo S2 0.04 and zorin 16.x series are based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and this makes them both Ultra Dependable systems both these systems come with a support period of 5 years and they'll receive updates for this pair on top of being built on a very solid base pop OS and zorin bring a lot to the table that makes them amazing Computing systems very well tested packages many usability improvements like easy software management pre-installed drivers and so much more make them just easy to use they also come with all the essentials installed out of the box a good browser an office suit media player and few games this ensures that while you take your time to get to know these systems better you can just start using them there's no learning curve here which might require that you put in a lot of time in learning how to use these no these are Linux Made Easy zorin especially has a familiar user interface everybody just gets how to use this it has a rich application availability which has a very simple front end zorin as a final product is very recommended both zorin and popo escort top points in the stability and usability Department gaming on both zorin and popos is a phenomenal experience both come game ready out of the box today gaming on Linux has reached a whole new level which no one could have predicted even five years ago today you can play thousands of top titles on Linux irrespective of whether the game is available on Linux natively or not Linux now has a ton of video games Ubuntu repositories bring many Fantastic games right to you titles like 080 Nexus zoonotic are all downloadable from the store on both pop and zorin along with that you can now play tens of thousands of Windows exclusive games on Linux with ease GTA 5 The Witcher 3 cyberpunk 2077 and many more AAA titles are now playable on Linux just enable Steam play in the steam settings and these windows games will install and run like their Linux native on pop and zorin additionally zorin lets you install Windows games directly yeah if you have game files or disks you can try to install them directly on zorin and it will run using wine it's pretty much the same as installing games on Windows you S2 steam is my preferred way of playing Windows exclusive but if you already have game files or series then I recommend that you have a look at this application called bottles both zorin and pop come with optimized drivers so you'll be getting the best possible gaming performance on your Hardware make be hardcore gaming or some casual fun both these systems are fun ready so pop and zorin get a point each for gaming installing and getting started with both these systems is fairly simple in fact both have the same straightforward installation procedure derived from Ubuntu that is time tested download the ISO files from their websites Linked In the description below with popos make sure to download the proper ISO file there is one for NVIDIA hardware and one for AMD and Intel integrated for zorin there's only one ISO and the option to install Nvidia proprietary drivers will be given during installation once the iso is downloaded flashed onto a USB stick and live boot into it here you can test out these operating systems before you commit to installing them all these steps in installation are easy to understand and beginner friendly you can install these Linux distros in around 15-20 minutes and they both are fully loaded so they'll be usable immediately after installation top points here [Music] have done amazing work now Ubuntu is a truly great operating system it brought Linux to Everyday users it made Linux a viable option for everyday home Computing even today Ubuntu is the most used Linux distribution by far it's not easy taking this amazing system and trying to improve upon it now there are many ubuntu-based Linux digitals but only few are relevant zorin Linux Mint Elementary OS the list is small popos and zorin both are desktop oriented systems with great features for users now I really like popos at times it becomes an improvement over Ubuntu it offers the best features of Ubuntu without the controversial ones and it has a product to desktop setup but zorin outshines corporates in many departments in all departments we compared both these resource and they came out mostly equally but in my personal opinion I feel that zorin is slightly better than Pop I prefer zorin's desktop I feel that this software store on zorin may be a better choice for Linux newcomer us and beginners and it's so Hazard free so yeah my personal point today goes to Zoran OS and by the total tally of points zorin OS wins by a slight margin let me reiterate that pop OS and zorin are both very high quality products with both offering great Computing experiences and you don't have to pick the one that I picked download the ISO files give them a try in a live session and then you can pick the one with which you resonate the most the download link for both these resource is given in the description below next up check out 2023's top 7 Ultimate Linux distros I have included some hidden gems in there so you'll enjoy that one alright if you enjoyed this video 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