[MOVED] Noob to Zorin and Linux

I have just installed Zorin... and today is my first day with Linux. It is something I have wanted to do, and finally accomplished... This means I am on a learning curve... how do I install applications (such as .run) and how do I install from .tar.bz2 files, and how do I get applications to run, and more than that... how do I create launchers... please keep in mind today is my first day with Linux after using windows.

Hi ShaunG, and welcome to Zorin!

To install an application using '.run' you will need to open a Terminal (Menu | Accessories | Terminal) and when you get there you will need to navigate to Downloads (for some strange reason default folder normally chosen is Documents but you don't have to put it there, you can choose where you put your downloads but for '.run' files you need to remember exactly where you put them as you are going to have to navigate to the folder where they are in order to get it to '.run'

So for this example you have downloaded 'application.run' - navigate to the downloads folder in the terminal by entering:

Code:

cd Downloads

(cd = change directory) and press the Enter key.

then enter:

Code:

chmod +x appplication

press the enter key.

Now enter

Code:

./application.run

and press enter again and the installer should run.

For .tar.bz2 files I would extract these using the 'Archive Manager' and re-archive them as '.tar.gz' and install 'alien':

Code:

sudo apt-get install alien

then navigate in the terminal to where the tar.gz file is and enter:

Code:

sudo alien application.tar.gz

This converts the compressed archive into a '.deb' file which can then be installed using the Software centre or Gdebi Package Installer.

To create a launcher, first create a desktop shortcut - right-click the item in the menu and select 'Create Desktop shortcut' - launc the application from there and an icon will appear on the panel at the bottom - right-click the icon on the panel and select 'pin application'.

Enjoy!

sigh..... I am feeling much like a fish out of water... it says I must run it as root... how do I get to be in root? Kinda feeling like running back to my old familiar.

I tried to pin, but it is not showing me that option, and when it has launched, it says create custom launcher.... so again this is new language for me.

Hi,

see:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1941

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1995

Have you logged in as Guest? There is an issue at first install where login drops to guest - use your up and down cursor keys to get your username up. To run as root normally 'sudo' is enough - for complete 'root' (administrator) privileges you would open a terminal and enter 'gksudo nautilus'. If the command is not showing, say it is 'firefox' you would enter in the 'command' box of the launcher 'firefox %u' - this is general rule-of-thumb - but not had this issue myself - unless it is some bizarre app? :D

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6338

I am trying to install nvidia geforce 770m drivers into zorin, and that downloaded as NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-331.67.run and this needed to be run as root.

The alien conversion did not work well, the software centre did not launch the application but the .deb file had a red cross on it.

Hi,

open a terminal (Ctrl + Alt +t) and paste the following command:

Code:

lspci

then copy and paste all the results here so we can see what graphics card you have.

Check out this thread first and the part about installing drivers:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2490

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 06)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor PCI Express x16 Controller (rev 06)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 06)
00:03.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller (rev 06)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev d4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #2 (rev d4)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #3 (rev d4)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #4 (rev d4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM87 Express LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK106M [GeForce GTX 770M] (rev a1)
03:00.0 PCI bridge: Texas Instruments XIO2213A/B/XIO2221 PCI Express to PCI Bridge [Cheetah Express] (rev 01)
04:00.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments XIO2213A/B/XIO2221 IEEE-1394b OHCI Controller [Cheetah Express] (rev 01)
05:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 5289 (rev 01)
05:00.2 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 0a)
06:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)

ShaunG wrote:I am trying to install nvidia geforce 770m drivers into zorin, and that downloaded as NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-331.67.run and this needed to be run as root.

The alien conversion did not work well, the software centre did not launch the application but the .deb file had a red cross on it.

Sorry, my bad, you need to install Gdebi Package Installer! Open a terminal and enter:
'Se

Code:

sudo apt-get install gdebi

After it has installed, go to the newly created package with a red circle with white cross on it and right-click it and select 'open with other application...' and choose 'Gdebi' - it will check whether all dependencies are satisfied before you can click on the 'Install button'

Having read Gizmuntu's postings elsewhere today, you would be better downloading the 304 drivers by going to the 'Software Updater' in Menu | System Tools | Administration and click on the 'Settings' button, then on the 'Addtiional Drivers' tab, and wait for it to populate from the server - go for 304 but nothing later as it can cause major issues!

Hi Shaun,

you have the Nvidia card "VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK106M [GeForce GTX 770M] (rev a1)" and can install the 331 driver version according to this page:

64 Bit:

http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverRe ... 5019/en-us

32 Bit:

http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverRe ... 5018/en-us

(It seems that there is no diffrence between 32 and 64 Bit!, see below for full supported cards list)


Open a terminal (Ctrl + Alt + t) and paste the following command, restart your PC after installing the drivers and run an update just in case:

Code:

sudo apt.get install nvidia-331

See also (revised):

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2490

Let us know how you get on.

List of supported cards taken from the Nvidia page(s):

GeForce 800M Series (Notebooks):

GeForce GTX 880M, GeForce GTX 870M, GeForce GTX 860M
GeForce 700 Series:

GeForce GTX TITAN Black, GeForce GTX TITAN, GeForce GTX 780 Ti, GeForce GTX 780, GeForce GTX 770, GeForce GTX 760, GeForce GTX 760 Ti (OEM)
GeForce 700M Series (Notebooks):

GeForce GTX 780M, GeForce GTX 770M, GeForce GTX 765M, GeForce GTX 760M, GeForce GT 755M, GeForce GT 750M, GeForce GT 745M, GeForce GT 740M, GeForce GT 735M, GeForce GT 730M, GeForce GT 720M, GeForce 710M
GeForce 600 Series:

GeForce GTX 690, GeForce GTX 680, GeForce GTX 670, GeForce GTX 660 Ti, GeForce GTX 660, GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST, GeForce GTX 650 Ti, GeForce GTX 650, GeForce GTX 645, GeForce GT 645, GeForce GT 640, GeForce GT 630, GeForce GT 620, GeForce GT 610, GeForce 605
GeForce 600M Series (Notebooks):

GeForce GTX 680M, GeForce GTX 675MX, GeForce GTX 675M, GeForce GTX 670MX, GeForce GTX 670M, GeForce GTX 660M, GeForce GT 650M, GeForce GT 645M, GeForce GT 640M, GeForce GT 640M LE, GeForce GT 635M, GeForce GT 630M, GeForce GT 625M, GeForce GT 620M, GeForce 610M
GeForce 500 Series:

GeForce GTX 590, GeForce GTX 580, GeForce GTX 570, GeForce GTX 560 Ti, GeForce GTX 560 SE, GeForce GTX 560, GeForce GTX 555, GeForce GTX 550 Ti, GeForce GT 545, GeForce GT 530, GeForce GT 520, GeForce 510
GeForce 500M Series (Notebooks):

GeForce GTX 580M, GeForce GTX 570M, GeForce GTX 560M, GeForce GT 555M, GeForce GT 550M, GeForce GT 540M, GeForce GT 525M, GeForce GT 520M
GeForce 400 Series:

GeForce GTX 480, GeForce GTX 470, GeForce GTX 465, GeForce GTX 460 SE v2, GeForce GTX 460 SE, GeForce GTX 460, GeForce GTS 450, GeForce GT 440, GeForce GT 430, GeForce GT 420, GeForce 405
GeForce 400M Series (Notebooks):

GeForce GTX 485M, GeForce GTX 480M, GeForce GTX 470M, GeForce GTX 460M, GeForce GT 445M, GeForce GT 435M, GeForce GT 425M, GeForce GT 420M, GeForce GT 415M, GeForce 410M, GeForce 405M
GeForce 300 Series:

GeForce GT 340, GeForce GT 330, GeForce GT 320, GeForce 315, GeForce 310
GeForce 300M Series (Notebooks):

GeForce GTS 360M, GeForce GTS 350M, GeForce GT 335M, GeForce GT 330M, GeForce GT 325M, GeForce GT 320M, GeForce 320M, GeForce 315M, GeForce 310M, GeForce 305M
GeForce 200 Series:

GeForce GTX 295, GeForce GTX 285, GeForce GTX 280, GeForce GTX 275, GeForce GTX 260, GeForce GTS 250, GeForce GTS 240, GeForce GT 230, GeForce GT 240, GeForce GT 220, GeForce G210, GeForce 210, GeForce 205
GeForce 200M Series (Notebooks):

GeForce GTX 285M, GeForce GTX 280M, GeForce GTX 260M, GeForce GTS 260M, GeForce GTS 250M, GeForce GT 240M, GeForce GT 230M, GeForce GT 220M, GeForce G210M, GeForce G205M
GeForce 100 Series:

GeForce GT 140, GeForce GT 130, GeForce GT 120, GeForce G100
GeForce 100M Series (Notebooks):

GeForce GTS 160M, GeForce GTS 150M, GeForce GT 130M, GeForce GT 120M, GeForce G 110M, GeForce G 105M, GeForce G 103M
GeForce 9 Series:

GeForce 9800 GX2, GeForce 9800 GTX/GTX+, GeForce 9800 GT, GeForce 9600 GT, GeForce 9600 GSO, GeForce 9600 GSO 512, GeForce 9600 GS, GeForce 9500 GT, GeForce 9500 GS, GeForce 9400 GT, GeForce 9400, GeForce 9300 GS, GeForce 9300 GE, GeForce 9300 SE, GeForce 9300, GeForce 9200, GeForce 9100
GeForce 9M Series (Notebooks):

GeForce 9800M GTX, GeForce 9800M GTS, GeForce 9800M GT, GeForce 9800M GS, GeForce 9700M GTS, GeForce 9700M GT, GeForce 9650M GT, GeForce 9650M GS, GeForce 9600M GT, GeForce 9600M GS, GeForce 9500M GS, GeForce 9500M G, GeForce 9400M G, GeForce 9400M, GeForce 9300M GS, GeForce 9300M G, GeForce 9200M GS, GeForce 9100M G
GeForce 8 Series:

GeForce 8800 Ultra, GeForce 8800 GTX, GeForce 8800 GTS 512, GeForce 8800 GTS, GeForce 8800 GT, GeForce 8800 GS, GeForce 8600 GTS, GeForce 8600 GT, GeForce 8600 GS, GeForce 8500 GT, GeForce 8400 GS, GeForce 8400 SE, GeForce 8400, GeForce 8300 GS, GeForce 8300, GeForce 8200, GeForce 8100 /nForce 720a
GeForce 8M Series (Notebooks):

GeForce 8800M GTX, GeForce 8800M GTS, GeForce 8700M GT, GeForce 8600M GT, GeForce 8600M GS, GeForce 8400M GT, GeForce 8400M GS, GeForce 8400M G, GeForce 8200M G, GeForce 8200M
Quadro Series:

Quadro K6000, Quadro K5000, Quadro K4000, Quadro K2000, Quadro K2000D, Quadro K600, Quadro 6000, Quadro 5000, Quadro 4000, Quadro 2000, Quadro 2000D, Quadro 600, Quadro 410, Quadro 400
Quadro Series (Notebooks):

Quadro K5100M, Quadro K5000M, Quadro K4100M, Quadro K4000M, Quadro K3100M, Quadro K2100M, Quadro K3000M, Quadro K2000M, Quadro K1100M, Quadro K1000M, Quadro K610M, Quadro K510M, Quadro K500M, Quadro 5010M, Quadro 5000M, Quadro 4000M, Quadro 3000M, Quadro 2000M, Quadro 1000M
Quadro FX Series:

Quadro CX, Quadro FX 370, Quadro FX 370 Low Profile, Quadro FX 380, Quadro FX 380 Low Profile, Quadro FX 570, Quadro FX 580, Quadro FX 1700, Quadro FX 1800, Quadro FX 3700, Quadro FX 3800, Quadro FX 4600, Quadro FX 4700 X2, Quadro FX 4800, Quadro FX 5600, Quadro FX 5800
Quadro FX Series (Notebooks):

Quadro FX 3800M, Quadro FX 3700M, Quadro FX 3600M, Quadro FX 2800M, Quadro FX 2700M, Quadro FX 1800M, Quadro FX 1700M, Quadro FX 1600M, Quadro FX 880M, Quadro FX 770M, Quadro FX 570M, Quadro FX 380M, Quadro FX 370M, Quadro FX 360M
Quadro Blade/Embedded Series :

Quadro 500M, Quadro FX 770M, Quadro FX 880M, Quadro FX 1600M, Quadro FX 2800M, Quadro FX 3600M
Quadro NVS Series:

Quadro NVS 290, Quadro NVS 295, NVS 510, NVS 315, NVS 310, NVS 300, Quadro NVS 420, Quadro NVS 450
Quadro NVS Series (Notebooks):

NVS 5400M, NVS 5200M, NVS 5100M, NVS 4200M, NVS 3100M, NVS 2100M, Quadro NVS 320M, Quadro NVS 160M, Quadro NVS 150M, Quadro NVS 140M, Quadro NVS 135M, Quadro NVS 130M
Quadro Plex Series:

Quadro Plex S Series, Quadro Plex 7000
Quadro Sync Series:

Quadro Sync, Quadro G-Sync II
Quadro SDI:

Quadro SDI
GRID Series:

GRID K2, GRID K520, GRID K1, GRID K340
NVS Series:

Quadro NVS 290, Quadro NVS 295, NVS 510, NVS 315, NVS 310, NVS 300, Quadro NVS 420, Quadro NVS 450
NVS Series (Notebooks):

NVS 5400M, NVS 5200M, NVS 5100M, NVS 4200M, NVS 3100M, NVS 2100M, Quadro NVS 320M, Quadro NVS 160M, Quadro NVS 150M, Quadro NVS 140M, Quadro NVS 135M, Quadro NVS 130M
K-Series:

Tesla K40c, Tesla K40m, Tesla K40s, Tesla K40st, Tesla K20Xm, Tesla K20m, Tesla K20s, Tesla K20c, Tesla K10
C-Class:

Tesla C2075, Tesla C2070, Tesla C2050, Tesla C1060, Tesla C870
M-Class:

M2090, M2075, M2070, M2070-Q, M2050, M1060
ION (Desktops):

ION
ION (Notebooks):

ION
ION LE (Desktops):

ION LE
ION LE (Notebooks):

ION LE

Now I know why I went back to the GNU/Linux drivers (nVidias suck! )

With nvidia, everything blue (I'm not that big a fanboi of blue that it extends to my video watching! ):



With nouveau drivers from GNU/Linux:

Hi Swarf,

easy fix, start a flash vid and then expand to fullscreen and right click > "Settings" and take out "Enable Hardware Acceleration" done!.

Nah, screwed up the Z boot screen too - can't believe I am saying that but preferable to the Lubuntu ldm type boot splash - and Gun Metal now works in Wine too!

Hi Swarf,

check the Nvidia thingy, I did an update and you may simply have the wrong trousers!, oops, sorry, I mean the wrong drivers!.

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