Wifi/Printer/Updates/printscreen/messages/software

brainshower wrote:Well I finished the above rant and went to shutdown. Interestinly, I got an aptly named GDbus error which I have no idea how to handle other than being quite familiar with one terminal command sudo shutdown -P now, which I shall now execute

brainshower wrote:Congrats to you who have had success with easy installs
I want to like this program, really.
I started install in Nov and still don't have a stable working system

1) No wifi - I have stated elsewhere - please wait for [color=#00BF00]madvinegar to respond or search his posts in this section - the solution might already be here! [/color]

2) No printer; HP xp-610 installed. Test page works from http://localhost:631/printers/Epson-WorkForce-610, but when I try to print from any Zorin program I get multiple blank pages - Please read [color=#00BF00]Wolfman's post install guide (viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9785) which covers Printers such as HP in the print section - the workforce 610 is a new printer so it may not be present - you need to ensure that hplip and hp toolbox are installed via synaptic package manager![/color]

3) When I ran the update software program I got an error message I was unable to decipher. I wanted to take a screen shot and think I actually saw that option somewhere but I have no hope of refinding it. I tried to find the solution online but nothing worked so far. Something that simple shouldn't be this hard.

4) While trying to accomplish the above I decided to download preinstalled software called Shutter. Correction! Pre-installed means it comes with the Operating System! What you get with Zorin is Menu | Accessories | Screenshot! The screen went black and I was back to login. The message I had to respond to (and was trying to take a screen shot of) had disappeared. I don't know what happened to Shutter.

5) Minimizing Firefox causes it to disappear and I have no clue how to get it back. Not had that issue on my machine so could be a unique issue to you? Giver Opea 12.16 a go but install it from Opera.com and choose the .deb package - DON'T install from Software Center/re

I've spent days trying to resolve these issues, but each attempt result in a new problem without solving the old one.

On the plus side there are a number of excellent people providing support, and I appreciate their hard work.

I don't mind solving problems, but on the other hand a computer is a tool that I expect to work for me, not the other way around. I was hoping to abandon Windows on this PC but at this point my MacBook is looking pretty good. I told HP my option for the DV1000 involved a sledgehammer, and that also is looking like a plausible option. I guess I'll sleep on it.
If Zorin is giving you big issues we need to look at square one - where downloaded from, whether Download Accelerator Manager was used, whether md5 checksum was checked against the official md5 checksum on the Official Zorin download page and what software used to burn the DVD (imgburn every time!) and if to USB what software used to create and that it was fully formatted to FAT32 before adding the iso! If Zorin is still an issue for you I would advise you take a look at LXLE, Qelitu, or Makulu as suitable alternatives - the last one stated also gives a good Windows type environment - https://vimeo.com/132269126 - Makulu "Aero" was a final release as at end November - you could add Cairo Dock DE or Cinammon DE for a better Zorin experience!