You will be only allowed to shrink by that much space that has not been used. JUST DON'T FORMAT THE DISK OR DELETE THE PARTITION.
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Thank 
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Can you give me any webpage link for how to do. For safety only.
Cuz I know I will definitely make mistake while I am doing it by my self
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Here this tutorial contains the guide for shrinking partition using gparted....
I also recommend to keep a backup...just in case.
Also don't create a partition using the unallocated space. Instead use the unallocated space to install the desired os using the installer. By clicking "something else" during installation.
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I have a question though....Are you planning to dual boot?
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Ya I am trying dual boot,
While I also like the concept of dual booting or even multi booting linux, having two different home directories for different operating systems does not sound very productive. But again, you are the master of your own decisions.
It is NOT recommended to attempt to use gnome 40 on Zorin OS, any version. Zorin is optimized to work with its versions specific version of gnome. Gnome changes things enough in each version that it WILL BREAK your system. You will find things not working, unthemable, broken themes, applications will fail to start. This will force you to reinstall unless you track every library upgraded and it's version. Kde, XFCE, Cinnamon, LXDE or any of the other DE's would be safer than attempting gnome 40+. You do this at your own peril.
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When ubuntu 22.04 LTS get released it will take 1,5 half year for zorin to create zorin 17. They are way behind things. Zorin OS 16 is based on 20.04 and that version came in august 2021.
There are many distro's using the latest gnome already. If you want that you should just switch. Zorin 16 will not get gnome 40/41. Same counts for kernel 5.13 and 5.15. I don't think you will see that either on Zorin 16.
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A better option would be to leave install as is and use Virtual machine manager to run other OS's.
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This is not completely accurate. Some of the 21.04 release has been integrated in zorin already. You will notice we are in kernel 5.11.4+. 21.04 started in the 5.11 kernel, around 5.11.38 i believe, but don't hold me to that. We already have the cpu and gpu improvements that came with that kernel. The updates we have been receiving have been placing us in an imbetween of Ubuntu versions. Even Ubuntu 21.04 started out with gnome 3.38, as did zorin 16.
Just because zorin is based on one version of Ubuntu does not mean that the subsequent subversions do not include newer versions of Ubuntu. It's not described as such, though, because it does not include all of Ubuntu 21 modifications. It's a mix and match that won't crash zorin and will provide new or optimized features that makes Zorin faster and more stable than Ubuntu.
We very well could see kernel 5.12 maybe even 5.13 before zorin 17 is released. It will be about two years, but that doesn't mean that the Zorin's are behind... they only release tested, optimized versions... even for alpha's. What will take some time is working in requested tweaks, features, firmware and kernel. What they strive for is a stable solution more than a rolling one.
Any features, customizations, applications to include (even DE-wise) should be on the table now so you will see those things integrated into the next version or even a new subversion. Like KDE as the new Zorin Core version... integrated window tiling similar to popOS, more support for fingerprint readers and so many other possibilities (just naming a few that have been mentioned here).
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Very Well Said.
Too much attention is paid to "I only care about seeing a higher version number" without paying attention to what that number actually means or paying attention to stability and performance.
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So When The Zorin 17 Will Come .
Any guess?
Very Excited😃
ZorinGroup operates on a "release when ready" policy.
Zorin OS 16 was only recently released, so I would expect about another year and a half before we begin looking toward Zorin OS 17.
That said, Zorin OS 16 is a Very strong and stable distro.
It has raving reviews, a lot of new features and great improvements, as well. I, for one, am not worried about Zorin OS 17 or Zorin OS 18 or Zorin OS 19... they are far away and we are still exploring the new Zorin OS 16.
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@337harvey, thanks for your detailed and very well explained post.
I really don't care about version numbers but i do care about it when it comes to support here on the Zorin forum. There a fixes in the new kernel that can help alot of users out of trouble. Specially for AMD users and wifi drivers.
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This is true, though in honesty, it really mostly applies to those using the latest hardware, which is why the kernel does not include some of these patches even in 5.10.
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Yes! AMD SUPPORT PLEASE!
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Ok Understood.
But I have one question when next beta will release how can I get that beta testing
I am at 16 stable now
About a year and a half.
Whether you will have access to the Beta depends on your participation in the forum in the coming months... But again... Zorin OS 16 was only recently released.
This really falls more on AMD than on Linux... AMD promises openness but is very lackadaisical in delivering it.
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That is true...Linux is trying its best to provide the best experience to AMD users and with every new linux kernel comes better AMD support. I have spoken.
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