So after the hype of ZorinOS I have fully moved over to ZorinOS 18 however the process in doing so wasn't exactly stream less but tbh I expect worse. Anyway after setting up the OS and finally booting in I am having a few issues that I was wondering if anyone can provide some advice on.
PC Specs:
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
ASUS ROG Strix B860-F Gaming Wifi
RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
3 Monitor setup
Using Nvidia driver 580 open
App "Files" keeps crashing and not responding
Advice on mass uninstalling programs without having to constantly enter root password
Is there anything I should be aware of in regards to the latest CPUs from Intel as i have seen some posts saying I may need to update the Kernel and some post saying something to do with Wayland 11 and the new CPUs.
When booting into the Live USB I am constantly needing to add nomodeset to the grub boot loader is there a way to "fix" this and make it so i don't need to do this?
Restarting my PC is a pain now as it take quiet some time to restart comparing to Windows as the screen is just black for like a minute and i get tried of waiting press a few keys and maybe it eventually loads (sometimes it doesn't)
Other than that I have been very very impressed with the OS and am so glad I found an alternative to Windows. Any advice on ZorinOS and like tips that you wish you new kinda thing let me know.
For your really new hardware I'd recommend a later kernel. You could try it with liquorix.
If you are on Wayland you could test if it is better when you switch to XOrg or the other way around. Logout and at login click on your username, then a cog wheal appears at the bottom right corner. There select "Zorin Desktop on Xorg".
Disable secure boot and fast boot in your BIOS and if you have a Dualboot with Windows also disable fast startup there.
When you uninstall apps in terminal you can remove all at the same time and need the password only once, but you have to know the exact names of the apps,
e.g.
sudo apt remove evolution brasero
You can enter all apps there one after another. You can also replace remove with purge to also remove all config files.
sudo apt purge evolution brasero
To see the names of the installed apps you can use
apt list --installed
Another option is to use synaptic package manager, but you would first have to install it. With synaptic you can mark all apps that you want to remove and when you click on apply they will be removed all together. But the program is not so easy to use for beginners as gnome software manager.
You can also try it with mainline, but liquorix would be the better choice if you're a gamer.
Tuxinvader only offers 6.12 kernel which makes no sense.
Wayland is the default in Zorin 18, but depending on your hardware when you install nvidia drivers sometimes xorg is set automatically because it does better support nvidia cards. You can check this at settings>system or with
echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE
When it shows X11 you are on XOrg, otherwise it shows Wayland
You can easily test it and switch between Wayland and XOrg at any time on the login screen. XOrg works better for many users, but it depends on the hardware.
Test it and then choose whatever works better for you.
If you have freezes when your browser is opened it can help to disable hardware acceleration in your browser settings.
Hm I see ok I’ll do that. Any advice on the restarting issue? When I restart my PC sometimes it doesn’t restart and sometimes it boots to a black screen with a flashing cursor. Either way still takes forever
Secure boot is off I think
OS Type is set to other os
Secure Boot Mode is set to Standard (I thought this needs to be set to custom but according to ASUS website apparently not?)
When the OS type is set to other OS secure boot should be disabled, but enter the command to see the output.
Unfortunately, I have no idea what is causing the long boot time and what you could change. Others may have more experience. I haven't been using Linux for very long and don't have installed it on new hardware.
There are also hwe and oem kernels, but I haven't quite understood who should use them.
Be careful by removing apps and look what packages will be removed. The system quickly becomes unusable if you remove the wrong things.
My experience is: When Zorin is booted it is actually ready to use, wheras when Windows is booted, it is still not your computer to use until all the background tasks are completed.
These commands may help diagnose and locate cause of long boot time.
You could try it with a Reinstall. Type in the Terminal sudo apt reinstall nautilus
Because You have a Nvidia Card, I would recommedn to stay with Xorg to avoid Issues. And to add that: When Zorin is installed and You choose the Installation without Nvidia Drivers, Zorin will run by default in Wayland. So, You have to change that after the Installation.
Here couldbe Secure Boot and Fast Boot be a Point. And if Windows is still installed Fast Start-Up in Windows, too. You should check if really all of them are disabled.
When it is a really new CPU, you should see to install a newer Kernel. That could help maybe with Your Restart Issue, too depending if the newe Hardware isn't supported right.
but tbh I expect worse. Anyway after setting up the OS and finally booting in I am having a few issues that I was wondering if anyone can provide some advice on.