Just installed Zorin OS and first ran the hash check id to make sure the iso file was identical. I previously flashed a USB through windows first and think the windows os may have viruses or malware. So I re-download the zorin os through the official website and flashed it through Linux and made sure to check the hash ID as stated above prior to reflashing a new os on a new USB thumb drive. Two separate drives. One windows and one Linux.
Everytime I run the command
Sudo apt install - - reinstall zorin-os-desktop
It shows 1.6.8 while the about in settings shows 17.3
Yes, that is correct. The version number 1.6.8 refers to the version of the package zorin-os-desktop, which installs a set of other programs that compose the desktop used by Zorin OS. But the operating system itself is at version 17.
May I ask what is a UEFI boot drive in bios? And is that normal when converting to Linux? And does it pose any security risk? Thank you for the quick reply as well
UEFI is the successor to the legacy BIOS and is the usual and recommended setting nowadays (if possible - very old computers do not have it). This is independent of the operating system used and is not due to the switch to Linux. There is no safety risk involved.
UEFI and BIOS are the same thing, really. The former is just the newer iteration of the same technology. UEFI has bee around for quite some time already and most computers these days use it, but we still use these two terms interchangeably out of inertia.
Is there a specific reason you ask that you need help with? It shouldn't make any difference for the most part; a lot of this is handled behind the scenes.
And fresh clam upon rebooting and trying this on a laptop. And the Fn key was stuck on which it never been enabled to on before. And this only occurs on reboot or fresh start. And I turned it off and the commands performed correctly.
Shall I take a picture of the authentication under software and updates? Or any suggestion on how to know why my Linux experience has been rougher and different than others?
And for time shift the setting is blank and I played with it before and during the set up it said that something about root and permission which is why I rebooted the system. And realized the Fn key was enabled as stated above.
When You have ClamTK, You don't need to use the Terminal. To summarize: You have 2 Things: ClamAV and ClamTK. ClamTK is a graphical Interface for ClamAV. You can open it like other Programs, too and scan Files or the whole PC.
You see, it is a simple Interface. You have a Settings Option where You can set up a couple Things like automatic Updates and Scan Stuff. And at the Bottom, You have the 2 Options for scaning a File and scaning a Directory.
To say that clear: It is not great; it is okay. So, You have to be carefully in the Wides of the Internet. You can use as an Addition for Rootkit Scans rkhunter and chkrootkit but these don't have a graphical Interface and run only in the Terminal.
With regards to ClamAV, you shoukd disable Scanning for PUA's (Potentially Unwanted Applications) as it always gives false positives; the Windows version also failed in this area.
So I tried to fix my time shift apt. And apt installed gparted and saw a drive that was in a different color and stared root. And proceeded to wipe it then partition two drives from that one drive on gparted. And couldn't figure out how to Un allocate both new partition so I went to disk and proceed to mount the drive. And upon mounting it stated something along the lines of another root user and if I proceed it will potentially damage Linux. Which it did.
As for windows when you wipe a drive. It completely wipes it clean via DDAN or windows it self and is able to reinstall windows with a completely clean drive.
As for Linux every time I wipe a drive there will be some reminisce of either files such as vgzorin or on my main system a boot drive called UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell.
Sorry a question I been meaning to ask even before first post on this thread, this drive name UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell. Can this be malicious in nature cause I never seen it until recently given its under boot override. And has higher priority than an installed Linux or windows drive?
So far I am learning alot and enjoying navigating this journey of Linux within the World of Zorin.
No, it is in fact a critical component you will want to defend to death.
When using EFI boot, making changes to EFI will be written to the reserved EFI partition. This may change how things appear, but is not malicious; it is what enables proper boot.
Okay. Understood. Seems very strange how my android device had the zorin forum app and next thing you know. It's gone and I can not find it anymore on Google play. Did zorin forum get taken down or no longer available on Google play? Thank you.
Open the forum webpage, then click on the three points at the top right an choose >add to start screen.
Then you are asked if you want to add the zorin forum app and you can install it or create a link/shortcut to the site.
There's no app for the forum. You can "install" some websites through your browser and they'll appear with an icon in your Android launcher, but it's really just your browser launching that particular website. It might disappear after a browser update, however, or if you clear the cache.
How to install websites depends on the browser and platform. On Android, here's how it looks for Brave and Vivaldi:
I have the Zorin Forum app on my Android phone and it is working.
Checking the Play Store, I do not see it, now, though.
Google and their vetting is mostly automated - we are the product, not the customer. And this includes App Providers; also as products. Advertisers are the customers.
Zorin Connect and Zorin Forum apps have both been unfairly taken down automatically by Google in the past. Users needed to go to FDroid to get the .apk's.
But is there an actual app for the forum? I haven't found any, either. This is most likely just a PWA (Progressive Web Application) that can be "installed".
It looks like it's possible to add PWAs to the play store, maybe that's what's missing:
It looks like it's possible to add PWAs to the play store, maybe that's what's missing: