[STICKY] The info we need to help YOU!

Dear Zorin forumer, In order to give as speedy and accurate help as possible, when you post can YOU provide us with:

1. Name (Brand) of Computer Tower/System, Notebook Brand and model [Notebook = misnomer of 'Laptop' ]

2. Amount of available Memory (RAM)

3. Whether Zorin is the only OS on the computer or dual-boot (e.g. Windows [and which version of Windows!] and Zorin).

4. Hard Drive partitioning.

5. Graphics card make and model, or Graphics chipset in respect of Notebooks.

6. Audio chips/Soundcard

7. Wireless Dongle or PCI Card, or Wireless chipset.

8. Whether you ran Zorin Live first to check it worked before installing.

9. Which version of Zorin you have installed/have in mind to install.

[UPDATED: 29.10.2015]

If you don't know, sometimes we can get the information we need via the following commands when ran in terminal.
To access terminal press "ctrl + alt + T" a terminal should open up on your screen.

1. Name (Brand) of Computer Tower/System, Notebook Brand and model [Notebook = misnomer of 'Laptop' ]

Code:

sudo dmidecode

2. Amount of available Memory (RAM)

Code:

free -m

3. Whether Zorin is the only OS on the computer or dual-boot (e.g. Windows [and which version of Windows!] and Zorin).

I'll have to find a better way to do this, but it works!

Code:

sudo parted --list

4. Hard Drive partitioning.

Code:

sudo parted --list

5. Graphics card make and model, or Graphics chipset in respect of Notebooks.

Code:

sudo lshw -c display

6. Audio chips/Soundcard

Code:

lshw -c multimedia

7. Wireless Dongle or PCI Card, or Wireless chipset.

Code:

sudo lsusb; sudo lspci

8. Whether you ran Zorin Live first to check it worked before installing.

It is always recommended to try a live USB if you can.

9. Which version of Zorin you have installed/have in mind to install.

Code:

cat /etc/*release

If you like to just copy and paste here you go! First you will need to become root

Code:

sudo su

Code:

echo "Release Information:";
cat /etc/*release;
echo -e "\nDMI Decode\n";
dmidecode;
echo -e "\nList Hardware\n";
lshw -sanitize;
echo -e "\nList PCI\n";
lspci;
echo -e "\nList USB\n";
lsusb;
echo -e "\nDrive Partitioning\n";
parted --list
echo -e "\nCPU Info\n";
cat /proc/cpuinfo;
echo -e "\nRAM Info\n";
cat /proc/meminfo;



For those who prefer the Graphical interface to the command line:

Menu | System Tools | System Settings | Details:

and for Partitions:

Menu | Accessories | Disks: