Review: Zorin OS 7 Core  It has been almost exactly a year since
I reviewed Zorin OS 6 Core, which was based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
"Precise Pangolin". The new version is based on Ubuntu 13.04
"Raring Ringtail", so I'm reviewing that now.  Main Screen +
Zorin OS Menu What is Zorin OS? It is based on Ubuntu, uses a
heavily customized GNOME 3 environment with Compiz as the WM and
AWN as a panel. It also aims to look as close to Microsoft
Windows as possible; at the moment, the target is specifically
Microsoft Windows 8. There haven't been a huge number of changes
from version 6 to version 7 of Zorin OS, aside from some theme
and branding updates along with the usual package updates.  I
tried this as a live USB made with UnetBootin; the Zorin OS
website warns that the live system may be less stable than the
installed system, so I'll see how that plays out. Follow the
jump to see what it's like.  After getting past the boot menu, I
was greeted by a boot splash consisting of the Zorin OS logo
fading in and then pulsa