Swarfendor437
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[STICKY] DOWNLOAD, CHECK, BURN, INSTALL
by Swarfendor437 » Sat Sep 21, 2013 10:00 am
This announcement has been made in response to an increasing number of issues reported either in the 'Installation' section of the forum or the 'Help and Support' section.
1. DOWNLOAD - from 1 of the following sites:
http://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/zorin/
http://ftp.nluug.nl/os/Linux/distr/zorin/
ftp://ftp.aarnet.edu.au/pub/zorin/
http://distro.ibiblio.org/zorin/ <- mirror of last resort as you cannot resume downloads from this mirror if your internet connection drops during download (speaking from personal experience!)
The Browser that Zorin recommend is Firefox - I can also recommend Opera - both these browsers have the
functionality to pause a download and resume at a later time - also useful if you lose a connection during download but please pay heed to my warning about ibiblio.org.
(2. CHECK - the integrity of the .iso file you have downloaded BEFORE doing anything else. Download winmd5free from http://www.winmd5.com - instructional video here:
http://www.veoh.com/watch/v28335038JpeNGXzP)
3. BURN - at slowest speed - again from experience 'imgburn' is the most consistent CD/DVD burner - never had a coaster made using this windows program - available from here:
http://www.imgburn.com
always choose the imgburn mirror as the download location - last mirror in the list given on their download page. Instructions on how to use are in the video link above. But before burning, and if you have not done this for a while (or never done it!) invest in a CD/DVD lense cleaner - this is basically a CD with either a straight row of bristles on the underside or some 'spikes' as in the Allsop lense cleaning CD which also tests
and tweaks your sound system but not needed to be undertaken as this element is really for hi-fi. Also make sure you use a decent brand of DVD to ensure a quality burn - if you have had consistently good burns with one particular brand then try and stick to that. This will reduce the event of creating a top quality 'coaster'!
4. INSTALL - If you intend to have Zorin as the only OS on your system then let the installer do it's own thing. If not then see Part 1 of my video on how to install Zorin alongside windows - the video shows an install alongside a machine having both XP and 7 on it already and the link is here:
http://www.veoh.com/watch/v283328437Pyp3Byy
Finally - ENJOY Zorin!
by Swarfendor437 » Sat Sep 21, 2013 10:00 am
This announcement has been made in response to an increasing number of issues reported either in the 'Installation' section of the forum or the 'Help and Support' section.
1. DOWNLOAD - from 1 of the following sites:
http://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/zorin/
http://ftp.nluug.nl/os/Linux/distr/zorin/
ftp://ftp.aarnet.edu.au/pub/zorin/
http://distro.ibiblio.org/zorin/ <- mirror of last resort as you cannot resume downloads from this mirror if your internet connection drops during download (speaking from personal experience!)
The Browser that Zorin recommend is Firefox - I can also recommend Opera - both these browsers have the
functionality to pause a download and resume at a later time - also useful if you lose a connection during download but please pay heed to my warning about ibiblio.org.
(2. CHECK - the integrity of the .iso file you have downloaded BEFORE doing anything else. Download winmd5free from http://www.winmd5.com - instructional video here:
http://www.veoh.com/watch/v28335038JpeNGXzP)
3. BURN - at slowest speed - again from experience 'imgburn' is the most consistent CD/DVD burner - never had a coaster made using this windows program - available from here:
http://www.imgburn.com
always choose the imgburn mirror as the download location - last mirror in the list given on their download page. Instructions on how to use are in the video link above. But before burning, and if you have not done this for a while (or never done it!) invest in a CD/DVD lense cleaner - this is basically a CD with either a straight row of bristles on the underside or some 'spikes' as in the Allsop lense cleaning CD which also tests
and tweaks your sound system but not needed to be undertaken as this element is really for hi-fi. Also make sure you use a decent brand of DVD to ensure a quality burn - if you have had consistently good burns with one particular brand then try and stick to that. This will reduce the event of creating a top quality 'coaster'!
4. INSTALL - If you intend to have Zorin as the only OS on your system then let the installer do it's own thing. If not then see Part 1 of my video on how to install Zorin alongside windows - the video shows an install alongside a machine having both XP and 7 on it already and the link is here:
http://www.veoh.com/watch/v283328437Pyp3Byy
Finally - ENJOY Zorin!