Zorin OS vs. AnduinOS: How to pick the right Windows-like Linux distro for you

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• If you're looking to move from Windows, you have options.
• Zorin OS and AnduinOS both have the look and feel of Windows.
• Both of these distributions are free to download and install.

If you ask any Linux user what distribution is best to use if you're moving from Windows, you'll get a cornucopia of answers: Linux Mint, Ubuntu, elementaryOS, Fedora… the list goes on.

From my perspective, there are two particular distributions that bubble up to the top of the heap: Zorin OS and AnduinOS.

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Similar names, but strikingly different takes.

Both of these distributions are based on Ubuntu, which makes perfect sense for a newbie-friendly distribution. However, what they do to Ubuntu is quite different ...