Create an Install Drive. Open balenaEtcher and press 'Select image' to choose your downloaded Zorin OS '. BalenaEtcher should automatically select your USB drive, but please make sure that it has selected the correct drive. Press 'Flash!' To begin writing Zorin OS to the USB drive.
Zorin OS is a Ubuntu based Linux distribution, designed for users migrating from Microsoft Windows platform to Linux. It offers a Windows like graphical user interface and lets user run windows programs in Linux system so in this way new comers to Linux feel the same simplicity as Windows but with the power and security of Linux operating system. It is a multi-functional operating system and users have great control over the look & feel and working of their operating system.
It comes pre-installed with applications like Wine and PlayonLinux, in this way, users are able to run apps designed specifically for Windows operating system on their Linux box without any hassle. It comes in two editions, Zorin OS Core and Zorin OS Ultimate. Zorin OS Core is absolutely free while Zorin OS Ultimate requires you to purchase your operating system copy. Recently Zorin OS 10 has been released, lets see how we can install the free Zorin OS Core 10.
Installing Zorin OS 10 Core
Download Zorin OS 10 Core
There are couples of ways through which you can initiate the install of this OS.
There are couples of ways through which you can initiate the install of this OS.
(a) Download Zorin OS and burn it to DVD/USB drive and boot your system using this DVD/USB.
(b) Create Virtual machine on your current operating system using tools like Oracle Virtual Boxand boot your Virtual machine using ISO of this operating system.
Whichever method you choose, here is the very first screen you should see when booting your system using this ISO.
Let it boot into Live desktop, from here click “Install Zorin”.
From here specify how you want disk partitioning to be handled, the default choice will erase disk and install fresh operating system on it. This option should suffice for most of us. But if you are looking for custom disk partitioning or other advanced method, you can perform your desired partitioning/settings from this screen.
Specify your location on this step.
Specify your login details for new installation.
There you go, installation for Zorin OS is in progress now. Sit tight, it should take few minutes to complete, depending on your system resources.
As soon as the installation is complete, reboot and start using your new operating system.
Conclusion
This is a simple yet powerful and secure operating system. It is available in both 32 and 64-bit architectures. We recommend you first try its live image without installing; if you like the working of the operating system, you can go ahead and install it on hard drive as described above.
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In this article, I am going to show you how to install Zorin OS 15, the latest version of Zorin OS at the time of this writing. So, let’s get started.
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First, you have to download the ISO installer image of Zorin OS from the official website of Zorin OS.
Visit https://zorinos.com from your favorite browser and click on Download Zorin OS.
You will see the download page of Zorin OS 15 Ultimate. The Ultimate version of Zorin OS comes with some good features and it costs only $39 at the time of this writing.
If you don’t want to pay before you try it, then Zorin OS also has Core, Lite, Education editions which are free to use. You can use the free editions as long as you want, no limitations in there.
I will download Zorin OS 15 Core in this article.
Once you click on the download link, you should see the following message. Signup to Zorin OS newsletter if you want. Or just click on Skip to download.
Zorin OS 15 ISO image should start downloading. It will take a while to complete.
Making Bootable USB Thumb Drive of Zorin OS:
Once Zorin OS is downloaded, you can make a bootable USB thumb drive of Zorin OS and install Zorin OS on your computer from there.
You can use Rufus to make a bootable USB thumb drive of Zorin OS. You can download and use Rufus for free from the official website of Rufus at https://rufus.ie
Once Rufus is downloaded, insert the USB thumb drive that you want to make bootable and run Rufus. Then, click on SELECT.
Now, select the Zorin OS ISO image from your filesystem and click on Open.
Now, click on START.
Now, click on Yes.
Click on OK.
Click on OK.
Rufus is copying the required files to the USB thumb drive.
Once it’s done, click on CLOSE.
Booting and Installing Zoring OS:
Once the Zorin OS bootable USB thumb drive is made, insert it into your computer where you want to install Zorin OS and boot from it.
You should see the following menu. If you have NVIDIA graphics card installed on your computer, select Try or Install Zorin OS (modern NVIDIA drivers). If you have other graphics card installed or have integrated graphics card, then select Try or Install Zorin OS.
ZORIN OS splash screen.
Zorin OS installer should start. You may want to try out Zorin OS before you install it to check if everything is working correctly on your hardware. If that’s the case, click on Try Zorin OS. If you want to install Zorin OS directly from here, click on Install Zorin OS.
Once you click on Install Zorin OS, the first thing you have to do is set your keyboard layout. Once you’re done, click on Continue.
Then, click on Continue.
You may want to erase your entire hard drive and install Zorin OS there. If that’s the case, select Erase disk and install Zorin OS and click on Install Now.
But, in most of the cases, you may want to partition your hard drive manually and install Zorin OS in your desired partition. In that case, select Something else and click on Continue.
NOTE: I will show you how to manually partition your hard drive in this article.
If you have other operating system installed before, you will have a partition table. But, if you don’t have a partition table, click on New Partition Table…
Now, click on Continue.
Now, you have to create the required partitions for Zorin OS.
If you’re installing Zorin OS on an UEFI based system, then you need at least 2 partitions.
- EFI System Partition (512 MB in size)
- Root (/) partition (any size you want but at least 20 GB in size)
If you’re installing Zorin OS on a BIOS based system, then you need at least a Root (/) partition of 20 GB or more in size.
I will be using a BIOS based system in this article.
To create a partition, select the free space and click on +.
Now, type in the Size of your partition in MB (Mega Bytes), select Ext4 journaling file system from the Use as dropdown box, and select / from the Mount point dropdown box. Once you’re done, click on OK.
NOTE: If you’re using an UEFI based system, then, you also have to create a EFI system partition with the following settings. On UEFI based system, make this partition before any other partition.
A new partition should be created. Now, click on Install Now.
Now, click on Continue.
Select your location and click on Continue.
Now, type in your personal details and click on Continue.
Zorin OS installer should start installing Zorin OS on your computer.
Once Zorin OS is installed, click on Restart Now.
Zorin OS should boot from your hard drive. Now, login to your user account.
You should be logged in. Now, enjoy Zorin OS.
So, that’s how you install Zorin OS on your computer. Thanks for reading this article.