Scrambled dialogues in Zorin 16 with AMD Radeon RX Vega 10

There are many methods and they all safely work.
Let's keep it simple for the moment...
Installing an older kernel:
This is easier, since you likely already have the older kernel in the repositories added to your system.
For example, straight out from terminal:

sudo apt install linux-headers-5.8.0-63-generic linux-modules-5.8.0-63-generic linux-modules-extra-5.8.0-63-generic linux-image-5.8.0-63-generic

Or

sudo apt install linux-headers-5.11.0-27-generic linux-modules-5.11.0-27-generic linux-modules-extra-5.11.0-27-generic linux-image-5.11.0-27-generic

sudo apt install linux-headers-5.13.0-28-generic linux-modules-5.13.0-28-generic linux-modules-extra-5.13.0-28-generic linux-image-5.13.0-28-generic

You can also download the four needed packages from the Mainline kernel webpage and install all of them at once using dpkg. I can detail this method, if needed.

Installing a newer kernel:

To boot from a different kernel than the one you are using:
At boot, tap on the esc or tab key to bring up the Advanced Options for Zorin grub menu - arrow key to the kernel you wish to boot into and enter to select it.
You can verify that it worked by reaching the desktop, then running

uname -r

in terminal.

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