Hello everyone,

I've been using Zorin 9 32 bit and Windows XP in a dual boot setup (choose one). The other day I amazingly enough got an update to Zorin. I had tried on my own but never succeeded. I thought great until I clicked on alternate desktop scenes and it turned Zorin into Ubuntu which is NOT what I wanted. It all happened so fast. I can't remember the details. There must be a way back (The Invisible Man 1933). Seriously, Some of these Linux programs need more safety nets for those with poor concentration or understanding (Seniors)Sniff :-(
How do I get back to my nice updated Zorin ?

Patricia

Hi & Welcome to Linux Questions:-

With elevated privileges (root) using the terminal you should be able to update Zorin with:
You'll than be prompted to type in your password and than hit Enter. The password will not show as your typing it. This is normal in Linux.
Than, update should take off.

You should be able to go into your System Settings > Appearance> and make changes that way. You can also go into your File Manager settings and change the way your Window Manager and etc...looks to suit what you want.

To change the desktop backgrounds right click on the desktop and look in the drop down menu for 'Desktop Settings'.

What DE are you using? Gnome or LXDE?

It's still Zorin. You can have multiple desktop environments installed, and choose among them. To get back to Zorin's customized desktop environment do the following:

1) Log out. (This will get you to a login screen.)

2) At login screen, select the "GNOME" or "LXDE" desktop environment to log into. I'm not familiar with Zorin's login screen, so I don't know precisely where to select this. You might have to enter your userid first before this option will show up.

3) Login with your userid/password.