How to change distro name back to Ubuntu

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!

See my post here:

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

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

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