I was prompted after system software updates to remove a bunch of no longer needed software packages, but after rebooting it changed my login screen and desktop to a default basic Gnome style desktop appearance.
I then found on Reddit that I can find the Zorin Desktop login option on the logon screen in the upper right area. I now have multiple Zorin Desktop login options....
What changed and how do I default it back to the Zorin Desktop that has my customizations/personalization's, and get rid of the other desktops?
MATE and xfce DE's cannot get installed via updates. You or someone else has installed them. Start Software updater, stop it, then click on Settings button. Click on first tab and check where your software sources are pointing to. Also check on one of the other tabs to see if you have installed any 3rd Party PPA's that could have caused this.
That looks a bit weird, yes. Normally, You should have:
Zorin Desktop (that is the Wayland Option)
Zorin Desktop on xorg
Why this happened, I can't tell You to be honest. There are the MATE and xfce Desktop installed. That shouldn't come through an update or an autoremove Command. You have to install it.
Zorin Appearance only works with the Zorin Desktop; that is right this Way. Okay ... Log in into Zorin. When you have an Nvidia Card or don't want to use Wayland use Xorg.
First we try to uninstall the Desktops. To do that open the Terminal and type:
I executed the two commands you said and then rebooted. Now my laptop doesn't seem to be booting and is stuck on this. Any suggestions or should I just wait to see if it finishes?
When I see that right, the Problem is that the Light Display Manager can't started. When your System is booted and You are in Zorin, open a Terminal and type there:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm3
If that should work type:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm
Then You should get a Window where You can choose what Display Manager You want to choose. Take there gdm3
It will not boot due to that error I shown, it hangs there indefinitely and then loops with that error.
I am in a live install via USB and the boot repair is not working also, it states 'nvram is locked (zorin not found in efibootmgr)'. Please report to repair@gmail.com'
Is there anyway to repair my Zorin boot / install?
I hope I do not have to reinstall Zorin...
Same result in Boot Repair in Live Zorin OS off USB even with secure boot disabled:
'nvram is locked (zorin not found in efibootmgr)'. Please report to boot.repair@gmail.com'
When You are on this Boot Screen try to press ctrl+alt+F1 or ctrl+alt+F2 to open a Terminal. And then try the dpkg-reconfigure Command from above.
If that shouldn't work, type sudo apt purge lightdm to delete the Light Display Manager. After that type sudo apt install lightdm to install it back. Then type reboot to make a Restart. Then - hopefully - the system starts and when You logged in in Zorin use the reconfigure Command to change to gdm3.
After moving my data over from the old broken Zorin partition to the new install partition, I had to delete the old partition and then resize / expand the new one.
I was successful using EaseUS Partition Master in Hiren live USB bootable.
I'm good now!
