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Info About Zorin OS 9 Core

tb75252

Tue Sep 02, 2014 10:41:29 pm

I would like to install Zorin OS 9 Core (32-bit) on my 10-year old laptop.

Before doing that, I would like to know the following:
* Does Zorin OS 9 Core come with Adobe Flash Player for Linux? (I really, really would like to use Firefox instead of Chrome!)
* Is there a list somewhere of exactly what Linux software packages (and versions!) come with Zorin OS 9 Core? (I am looking for a complete list of packages; something more complete than the information in this page: http://zorin-os.com/tour.html)
* Is it easy to set up a Hewlett-Packard printer with Zorin OS 9 Core? (Wi-Fi connection, not Ethernet or USB cable...)

Thanks.

Swarfendor437

Tue Sep 02, 2014 10:59:41 pm

Hi, if you download the unofficial manual I created here for Zorin 6 it should give you a pretty good idea of what is with Zorin 9 core:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7646

I don't know about Zorin Core but Ultimate 9 32-bit comes with adobe flash configurator:

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Firefox is the default browser installed.

It should be relatively easy to install HP printer as they are the most Linux friendly printer manufacturer - you may need to install some minor extras which are easy to install such as HP-Lip, Toolbox etc. A lot of printer drivers come preinstalled but not the very latest ones. I would advise you to download Zorin 9.1 as that has a lot of updates that otherwise would take a long install due to installation of updates during install of 9! :D

tb75252

Tue Sep 02, 2014 11:15:08 pm

Swarfendor437 wrote:Hi, if you download the unofficial manual I created here for Zorin 6 it should give you a pretty good idea of what is with Zorin 9 core:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7646

I don't know about Zorin Core but Ultimate 9 32-bit comes with adobe flash configurator:

59.png


Firefox is the default browser installed.

It should be relatively easy to install HP printer as they are the most Linux friendly printer manufacturer - you may need to install some minor extras which are easy to install such as HP-Lip, Toolbox etc. A lot of printer drivers come preinstalled but not the very latest ones. I would advise you to download Zorin 9.1 as that has a lot of updates that otherwise would take a long install due to installation of updates during install of 9! :D

Thanks for the reply.
The unofficial manual has a .zip.tar.gz extension. I am still on Windows 7, so what do I need to do in order to open the file?
Assuming that Zorin Core does not come with Adobe Flash Player, is this software available from Zorin's repository and is it packaged with an installer?
Where do I download Zorin Core 9.1? This page (http://zorin-os.com/free.html) seems to refer to v. 9.0 only.

GEWB

Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:41:42 am

Hello tb75252 -

Download and install the program called 7-Zip from:

http://www.7-zip.org

Regards,
GEWB

Swarfendor437

Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:17:11 pm

@ GEWB - Beat me to it! :D

@tb75252 try here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/zorin-os/files/9/ - but it appears 9.1 is currently only available in 64-bit format.

I don't think the Adobe flash package is available in the Repos - just comes with 32-bit Ultimate (paid for version).