Zorin OS 18.1 released, new Lite edition available
(https://i0.wp.com/www.omgubuntu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/zorin-os-18.1-release.webp?resize=406%2C232&ssl=1) The first point release to Zorin OS 18 is now available for download, arriving six months and some 3.3 million downloads after the original launch. Zorin OS 18.1 is a point release update. It's still based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS-based but adds a variety of desktop refinements, updated software and a new kernel (courtesy of the recent Ubuntu HWE from Canonical). A new Zorin OS Lite also launches today. This nimble edition is aimed at older, lower-spec hardware and is based around a customised Xfce desktop rather than the GNOME Shell desktop the main edition uses. If you already run [...]
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