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Zorin OS

Zorin OS is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution designed especially for newcomers to Linux. It has a Windows-like graphical user interface and many programs similar to those found in Windows.

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SmartOS

SmartOS is an open-source UNIX-like operating system based on illumos, a community fork of OpenSolaris. It features four technologies - ZFS (a combined file system and logical volume manager), DTrace (a dynamic tracing framework for troubleshooting kernel and application problems), Zones (a lightweight virtualisation solution), KVM and bhyve (two full virtualisation solutions for running a variety of guest operating systems, including Linux, Windows, BSD and Plan9).

Technical Specs Comparison
Zorin OSSmartOS
Debian, Ubuntu (LTS)BaseSolaris
apt / deb, flatpak, snapPackage Managerpkgsrc
systemdInit Systemother
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
18.1Latest Version
BeginnerDifficultyIntermediate
April 15, 2026Release DateJune 11, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
GNOMEXfceNo Desktop
Desktops
GNOMEXfceNo Desktop