How to change distro name back to Ubuntu

[xkdfe]

Hey guys, I'm trying to build Firefox source code on Zorin. The build system will fail since it sees zorin instead of ubuntu as the distro name: Bootstrap support for this Linux distro not yet available: zorin.

Is there a safe way to change the distro name back to Ubuntu and not impact the future software update etc.?

Thank you!

[swarfendor437]

See my post here:

Zorin 15.3 not recognizing 4k HDMI Monitor

I was trying to find madvinegar’s post in the old forum about changing etc/os-release info - this can work if an ubuntu package does not see the os as ubuntu: So you could try changing the information to Ubuntu 18.04 and it’s code name which I can’t state here! Mucky programmers! then once installed, revert back to the Zorin naming convention.

You will need to make the version number to 20.04 with code name changed to "focal fossa".

[Aravisian]

These programs also commonly reference the /etc/lsb-release file.
Temporarily changing that file to say "Ubuntu" instead of "Zorin" can resolve such issues.