ZORIN os

beta_guido.cautreels · Jul 17, 2016

Hello

I tried to install zorin OS, linux variant into Parallels Desktop 11 but no luck, says no detection of this os.

ANyone else help?

Stephena4 · Jul 17, 2016

getting same problem try lot of methods but cold not fix it

Guna@Parallels · Jul 24, 2016

Stephena4 said:
getting same problem try lot of methods but cold not fix it

Hi @Stephena4,
Zorin OS is officially not supported in Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac. Here is the list of supporting Operating System in Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac.
This link gives you the updates summary of Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac.

Stephena4 · Jul 24, 2016

Guna@Parallels said:
Hi @Stephena4,
Zorin OS is officially not supported in Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac. Here is the list of supporting Operating System in Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac.
This link gives you the updates summary of Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac.

Thank you so much for your kind response. surely i will check it for updates.

Guna@Parallels · Jul 24, 2016

Stephena4 said:
Thank you so much for your kind response. surely i will check it for updates.

That's Awesome! Feel free to reach us for further assistance.

KellyK4 · Nov 16, 2025

any chance we can get it supported any time soon, its like mint

Sven G · Nov 24, 2025

Zorin OS 18 works perfectly in Parallels Desktop 26 on Intel, where it is also present as an explicit Linux distribution to choose; on Apple Silicon, you can try it in emulation mode, but it will be really slow (Ubuntu, on which it is based, is a rather heavy distro).

Sven G · Nov 24, 2025

... On Apple Silicon, you can try this (there's no Zorin OS build for ARM, so far):

https://forum.zorin.com/t/installing-zorin-os-core-not-lite-in-arm64/48211

KellyK4 · Nov 25, 2025

No it's not working perfectly I would not have posted this. Tools didn't work for me and neither did the install? It was very slow hardware didn't seem correct? I will try again but it didn't work here.

Sven G · Nov 25, 2025

^^^ Is your host (the Mac) Intel or Apple Silicon (M series)...? If the latter, Zorin OS will be very slow, as it would be x86_64 emulated on Arm. Which version of Parallels Desktop (the older versions probably don't have support for Zorin OS, even if it is based on Ubuntu)...? Other details...?