Zorin OS 15.3: news and downloads of a new Linux distribution
A few hours ago, the developers of Zorin OS just released a new version of this Linux distribution, 15.3, with the continued development of this operating system. This new version comes out exactly 6 months after the release of the previous version, 15.2, and is intended to continue to encourage users to get rid of their fear of Linux.
What’s new in Linux
The first piece of news is about the distribution base. This distribution is based on Ubuntu, so each version is based on a specific version of the canonical distribution. So this new version 15.3 is based on Ubuntu 18.04.5 , the latest update to the 18.04 LTS branch, which will offer users support until 2023. This update changed the version of the Linux kernel used since it went from 5.3 to 5.4 … Due to this, this distribution will offer all users the best compatibility with the latest hardware, even if it is prepared for the 11th generation Intel CPU.
In addition to changes in the core of Zorin OS, its developers have also made a number of changes at the software level. For example, this new version updated most of the apps included by default in their most up-to-date versions so that users can enjoy their news and security improvements. Of course, some users were somewhat disappointed to see that other important applications such as LibreOffice, have not been updated to the latest version (7.0), but chose the latest version of the previous branch (6.4.6). However, if we want to, we can perform a manual update without any problems.
Another important novelty – developers improved communication between Zorin OS and Android devices … From now on, the search will only be carried out on devices on reliable Wi-Fi networks, the function of sending and sharing files has been improved, and the latest version of Android is supported.
Finally, this new version also includes a large number of fixes and optimizations this will improve the performance and overall stability of the operating system.
Download Zorin OS 15.3
This new version is now available for free to all users. We can download the new ISO for free from this link on the official website. In it we can find the Lite, Core and Education editions, which are free, and the Ultimate edition, which is full of software, which costs $ 39. We can install this distro to any computer from its ISO, or mount it in a virtual machine.
If this distribution already has a previous version installed, we can update it to this new version by running:
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade && sudo reboot
In total, Zorin OS 15 has been downloaded over 1.7 million times, making it the most popular version of this distribution and one of the 10 most popular distributions of all Linux over the past year.
