Although Zorin doesn't aim to closely track its Ubuntu upstream, version 18 of its eponymous OS has been a long time coming.

The beta version of Zorin OS 18 arrives with some promising changes. Initially, the beta is of the "Core" edition, meaning that it uses a GNOME-based desktop and doesn't include Zorin OS's comprehensive application library. The company's Artyom Zorin told us that an Xfce-based version will follow in time:

Yes, we've committed to releasing a Lite edition of Zorin OS 18. However, its launch will happen later this year, after the initial stable release of Zorin OS 18.

Zorin OS 18 is the version based on Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat," which appeared nearly 18 months ago now, but Zorin takes a commendable "it's ready when it's ready and not before" attitude, which in tod

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