Expat47 wrote:I'm getting a negative response to that trick but as I'm not sure of the program's "name" it's not conclusive.
Sounds like the install did not go through.
Expat47 wrote: Zorin is totally new and seems to be blocking the user from full control and/or access to the drive.
I can assure you that you are not blocked by the Zorin O.S. in any way. It may seem that way at the moment; We need to figure out what is giving you that impression. I can tell you right away, most people moving over from Windows carry the suspicion of micromanagement from the OS with them. I know I did.
Let's first, see if we can help you get your software installed.
Hit ctrl+alt+t to open your terminal (Or you can select it from the Zorin app menu)
Installation for Zorin 15:
Paste into your terminal, one at a time, the following commands, hitting enter after each pasted entry
To install Teamviewer (Which I have also used on MS Windsnot)
- Code:
wget https://download.teamviewer.com/download/linux/signature/TeamViewer2017.asc
- Code:
sudo apt-key add TeamViewer2017.asc
- Code:
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://linux.teamviewer.com/deb stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/teamviewer.list'
- Code:
sudo apt update
- Code:
sudo apt install teamviewer
Teamviewer should now be installed.
Now, let's grab OpenOffice:
First, you must install JRE Java:
- Code:
sudo apt install openjdk-8-jdk
Next, you must uninstall LibreOffice
- Code:
sudo apt-get remove --purge libreoffice*
- Code:
sudo apt-get autoremove
- Code:
sudo apt clean
Install OpenOffice
- Code:
wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/files/4.1.7/binaries/en-US/Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.7_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-US.tar.gz
After download is complete
- Code:
tar xvf Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.7_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-US.tar.gz
- Code:
cd en-US/DEBS
- Code:
sudo dpkg -i *.deb
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cd desktop-integration/
- Code:
sudo dpkg -i *deb
Once complete, you can launch from your Zorin App Menu, from alt+F2 or from the terminal. I hope this helps.
That said, you may want to use a Package Manger.
In terminal, you can install Synaptic Package Manager for downloading and installing software. There is a learning curve, but once you know how to use it, it is awesome. The first time you use it, it will scare you.
- Code:
sudo apt-get install synaptic
That's it.
In the meantime, using the Software Channel you see on the right side of your Zorin App Menu should handle most of your other needs.