Introduction to the Zorin OS course

Hi Linux friend!

Welcome to this Zorin OS Linux course, offered for free by the creator of your favorite Linux website RealLinuxUser.com.

You have heard of Linux and would like to do something more with this operating system? Or you are just curious and try to broaden your horizon and deepen your knowledge? Or your computer is so terribly slow, but you do not want to buy a new computer again and you’ve heard that with Linux this is probably not necessary at all? If these questions sound familiar to you, then this course is the one for you.

Through more than 30 extensive but simple, readable and beginner-friendly tutorials, I want to offer you a simple-to-follow complete Linux starters guide. This course helps you to start your Linux journey based on the very user-friendly, incredibly beautiful, accessible, stable, and adaptable Linux distribution Zorin OS. But most of the course can be used without a problem in combination with other Ubuntu-based Linux distributions as well.

As a researcher and writer of Linux related topics for many years, I found that there are several accessible and friendly Linux distributions that can appeal to former macOS users as well as Windows users. One of these distributions is Zorin OS. I really lost my heart to this distribution because it looks great, can be set up via simple adjustments to appeal both Windows and macOS users, offers a lot of robust functionality that is already available out-of-the-box, and the many user-friendly functionalities and integrations make this distribution in my opinion rise above others. I am very enthusiastic about Zorin OS so, via this course and my website, I want to share my enthusiasm with others. That is why I have decided to start creating this beginner-friendly course about Zorin OS.

So, my advice is to start with Zorin OS so that you can simply follow all the steps, and after the course you can always decide to choose another Linux distribution based on the knowledge you gained. The course will give you all the tools to choose, install and use whatever Linux distribution yourself.

So, what are we going to do in the upcoming tutorials? In an accessible way, this course guides you through topics like the principles of Linux, finding and downloading a Linux distribution, creating a Linux live environment, installing Zorin OS, finding good software, setting up your hardware, the installation of software, optimizing the system, and executing updates. At the end of the course, you have a good foundation to really enjoy Linux and use it in a productive way to support your daily digital life.

So, all I want to say is that I wish you lots of fun with the more than 30 lessons to learn Zorin OS.

Go to the Zorin OS Course overview:

Note: This course was written some years ago based on Zorin OS 16.1, but it still fits mostly fine with the most recent 18.1 version. I am currently writing a new book on the most recent Zorin OS, so keep checking this website for updates if you are interested.


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About John Been

Hi there! My name is John Been. At the moment I work as a senior solution engineer for a large financial institution, but in my free time, I am the owner of RealAppUser.com, RealLinuxUser.com, and author of my first book "Linux for the rest of us". I have a broad insight and user experience in everything related to information technology and I believe I can communicate about it with some fun and knowledge and skills.

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