2026 年 4 月：Zorin OS 18.1 发布，Windows 软件识别库扩容 40%+，下载总量突破 330 万

值得关注的是，Zorin OS 18 发布两天后下载量就突破了 10 万，首月更是冲破 100 万大关，这个速度在 Linux 社区中实属罕见。背后的驱动力非常直接：Windows 10 于 2025 年 10 月 14 日正式停止支持，大量无力升级到 Windows 11 的用户开始寻找替代方案。

系统资源占用
新装后的 Zorin OS 18.1 Core 版，空载状态下内存占用约 1.1GB，CPU 占用稳定在 2% 以下。相比 Windows 11 空载约 3~4GB 内存占用，优势极为明显。在 4GB 内存的笔记本上，Zorin OS 也能流畅使用多个应用同时工作，Windows 11 在同样配置下几乎寸步难行。

Zorin OS官网：https://zorin.com/os/download/

Minimum hardware specifications

These are the minimum hardware specifications required to install Zorin OS on a computer. If your computer doesn’t meet these requirements, you might not be able to run Zorin OS on it.

CPU: 1 GHz Dual Core – Intel/AMD 64-bit processor
RAM: 2 GB
Storage: 15 GB (Core), 35 GB (Education), or 45 GB (Pro)
Display: 800 × 600 resolution

Privacy-respecting.

We believe privacy is a fundamental human right. That's why Zorin OS doesn't collect personal data, so advertisers and governments can't spy on your activity. Zorin OS is Open Source, so anyone can audit its source code to verify its privacy.