Hi
I am new to Zorin is.
I tried to install latest beta, 16 but stuck on installation of grub.
Both manual and default way of installation.
Don't know what to do anymore.
I have UEFI system, so I tried to use EFI partition also , 512 MB
Any suggestions please ? Thanks
I tried to redownload zip file. Check hash, all good, no errors.
Tried again new install , same issues
Update:
After all , I booted in live cd, and went to boot repair options ( recommended )
after that, my os booted dont know why, but it seems that beta 16 can not install grub
So is this right template :
EFI partition 512 MB
Root partition 220 gb
Home partition 220 gb
What about swap partition ? Is it better to use on Zorin partition or swap file ?
I have 8 gb ram, which is shared with graphics card, so it is basically 6 gb ram
I have just edited the title of this thread to highlight that it is Zorin 16 Beta installation that is being attempted and may then feedback to the devs.
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Thanks.. it more understandable now
@zabadabadoo Btw do you know mine above question ?
I searched forum and went through different manuals, and in every found different answer.
Grub can fix with grub fixer in live CD, but the rest I am not sure
You find different answers because there is no solid answer. It's more 'preference' than 'science.'
Swap File is fine, but it does not really replace RAM. I have tested this... and bought more RAM. Setting up a swap file is perfectly sufficient for swap. Some suggest that having swap at the beginning of a partition makes it faster, as it is easier and faster to access when at the beginning of a partition, rather than somewhere in the middle or the end where the HDD actuator needs to move to.
HDD's move pretty fast. A human wouldn't notice the milliseconds.
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Is it still true that one needs a separate SWAP partition to allow the system to hibernate? Or is a swap file enough just like in Windows?
Obviously there are good reasons why Ubuntu switched from using a partition to using a swap file.
Do you have another operating system on your storage device? Was there an EFI partition present already? Would you be able to provide a picture of your drive partitions?
Looks to me like @marko94 is installing on physical hardware, on a NVMe storage device. In that case it doesn’t make any difference where the SWAP partition is. I would just let the installer decide how to configure the drive, aside from the separate home partition of course.
Very good point. I had not considered that.
As far as I know, yes- swap file on a separate partition is necessary if the user wants to use Hibernate.
May be easier on most to just use Suspend, instead.
I had Manjaro installed before. Same partition layout as I wanted to do with Zorin.
I have SSD also.And EFI partition.
Funny thing, after last installation of Zorin, I had grub failure. Grub fix solve it. And after that I tried clean flash again, but now fully successful, no errors at all.
Also have swap file, by default it was 2 gb, I set it now to 6 gb
To the best of my knowledge, a swap partition needs to be the same size as physical RAM to allow for hibernation. If hibernation is not a needed feature, it can be smaller.
As far as using a swap file, there's no need to set it to a specific size. The file is dynamic so it will increase or decrease in size as needed.
I believe some of the reasons Ubuntu switched to using swap files was to A) maximize drive space by eliminating swap partitions, and B) preventing a system halt when a swap partition, which can not be dynamically adjusted, ran out of space.
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