in the z/icon, then in the search bar at the bottom of the small window, everything i ever type in there, never seems to activate except delete what i typed in ... there is nothing i can see to 'send' what i typed in ... so i'm always back to square one .....
in what window do i have to get on screen to tap in 'software & updates' ... ?
As you type, it responds automatically, there is no "enter" function.
But, for now, let's just open it from terminal to make things easier.
software-properties-gtk
thanks ... okay ...
that brought up a small window headed 'software & updates' with a list ...
tabs are z/software, other s/w, updates, authorisation & add. drivers .......
what should i pick ? updates ...?
This one.
Then, at the top, UNcheck the box for CD:ROM
done ...
will be back here in abour 20 to 30 minutes ,,,,
till then ......
my mistake ... not for another 50 minutes yet ...
at the bottom of s/w & updates, choice of 3 ...
add / edit / remove ...
is it unetbootin (bin) file or the zorin iso file ......? or something else ...?
None of those. Just UNCheck the box for CD:ROM. That is all that is needed in this application.
This is to solve the error about being unable to update apt from the CD:ROM.
Once that is done, please proceed with opening unetbootin and burning the .iso to your flash drive.
I started to wonder if OP would be better off waiting for the upcoming Zorin 16 Lite. There would be many improvements incorporated in this new version. That way, OP can avoid upgrading OS which could be quite a number for beginners.
okay ...
i've unticked the cd rom box as suggested and closed the 's/w & updates' window.
will re-attempt to open unetbootin but i think that's what i did already and didn't get very far ...
will shutdown shortly so will reply to you tomorrow.
cheers and thanks a stack for your help so far ...
hi ...
a similar alternative was suggested around the time i started this series of posts ...
z15.3 core then z15 lite then 16 core which is still ongoing as you know ...
....... if you think that z16lite will install considerably easier and faster than z16 core, then i'm willing to give it a shot whenever it is released.
Since we still do not see the actual thing, I cannot vouch. But I saw much problems have been solved by going for Zorin 16 Core from 15,3 Core.
I would imagine the same thing could happen between Zorin 15,3 Lite and 16 Lite.
i've not yet managed to install z16 core ... so many problems ... but i live in hope ... i have to admit, it's very frustrating at times.
am i right in thinking that the 'lite' version is a cut-down version of core?
It has more or less the same apps, but the Lite uses a different desktop (XFCE) which is way more straightforward than Gnome (Core version's desktop).
I would say, No. This does not describe it. Lite uses a different desktop environment that is not as Resource Intensive as Core.
Core is formulated (With Gnome) to launch apps based on productivity - much like preload. This includes having apps run in the background in anticipation of you launching it - or running prep scripts.
XFCE does not load an app in anticipation of you launching it. It only loads it if you launch it.
This makes XFCE less resource hungry than Gnome. For most apps on XFCE, they should still launch quite quickly. But some heavy apps will launch more slowly on XFCE than on Gnome, since the full app must be initialized.
Due to XFCE being lightweight though, on a new system with lots of RAM and a fast processor, XFCE would launch even the heaviest apps as quickly if not quicker than Gnome, since Gnome is also running other 'high demand" apps in the background and XFCE is not.
XFCE is not just for old computers.
hi ...
my apologies for forgetting your above suggestion regarding 'start technology & connect technnology' ...
the settings were already turned off so i took no action..
i know i changed some file where i must put manual my wifi: "name" and "password" some file netconfig.cfg
Don't remember it was long time ago or just used a dongle what is compatibility with drivers.
hi ...
didn't know most of what was in your post ...
very interesting ... had an idea xfce & gnome were somehow connected but exactly what or how, no idea.
so ... thank you ...
He was just saying that Gnome and XFCE works differently as a desktop. I still think you'd better wait for Zorin16 Lite which will be out soon.