6 simple ways to make Zorin OS faster and safer

Zorin OS is excellent, but there are ways to make it even better in performance and security. In addition, these configurations are not as difficult as possible.

Let’s make Zorin OS the best possible.

1. Firewall

Linux is the safest operating system on the market, but you can also improve it. One such adjustment is to enable the . Surprisingly, most distributions are shipped in the state that the is disabled and Zorin OS is not an exception.

This should be done immediately, but fortunately, there is a GUI that makes this task easy.

To enable the , open the desktop menu, type Firewall and click Firewall Configuration. You will be prompted to enter user password before the app opens.

Once the app opens, click on/off slider。 with the status to enable the。. After that, you can close the app.

2. Set time shift

Timeshift is a Linux backup tool that can be easily installed on your Zorin OS. This installation may not affect the security directly, but you can easily restore your system to working condition thanks to the timeshift even if you encounter anyシステムible problem in the system.

To do this step, open the Zorin App (from the desktop menu) and go to Effects and click on and off the animation slider until it is located.

The update does not contain only the latest version of the app. These include the necessary security patches to prevent operating systems (and installed apps) from becoming vulnerable to .

Zorin OS warns when the update is available, so it must be applied as soon as the notification appears. Open the software app and click the Updates tab, and you can also manually update Zorin by applying available updates.

5. Install your own driver

Nvidia GPU If you are using certain hardware such as, the system can benefit from your own driver. Fortunately, there is a command that can be run to install all available proprietary drivers. The following commands:

sudo ubuntu

Once that’s done, restart your system to see improvements.

6. Speed up the startup process.

There is one thing you can do to speed up the startup process. This process is completed by skipping the network check at startup. This method does not mean that the startup time will be instantaneous, but it will be shortened a few seconds.