Another logo change after updates performed

This logo change is not so obvious. If you happen to have used System Details, you will notice another logo change after updates have been performed.

before update

after update

If you would like to change the logo back to Zorin OS 6, follow the steps below.


1. Obtain the original Zorin OS 6 logo. If you have the original live DVD you used to install Zorin, boot the live DVD. Once you have Zorin running, open Nautilus (file manager) and navigate to the /usr/share/gnome-control-center/ui folder. Look for UbuntuLogo.pgn. Copy this to a flash drive. Maybe you have another computer with Zorin installed on it, you can copy the needed file this way too.

2. Go back to the computer that has the incorrect logo and insert the flash drive containing the correct UbuntuLogo.pgn file.

3. Open terminal and type sudo nautilus.

4. Navigate to the /usr/share/gnome-control-center/ui folder and copy the UbuntuLogo.pgn file from the flash drive to the hard drive. Make sure UbuntuLogo.pgn has the following permissions (see screenshot below). Right click file name > Properties > Permissions.

5. Check System Details again and the Zorin OS 6 logo is back!

Start Menu Bug

When using Zorin OS 6 in Windows 7 mode, sometimes the Zorin start button will become unresponsive to a left mouse click. Left clicking the start button multiple times will also cause this bug to occur. (see fig. 1)

fig. 1 -- Zorin OS Start Menu Button Bug

SOLUTION:
However, you can still perform a right mouse click on the Zorin start button. Select Preferences and click the OK button. A prompt will be displayed asking "Menu needs to restart, restart now?". Click the Yes button. The blue Zorin start button will then change to a sad smiley face and then a message appears saying "Whoops! The applet has crashed. Click to restart it.". Click the sad smiley face and the blue Zorin start menu button will reappear and will be responsive once again to a left mouse click.

This is a bug the Zorin developers definitely need to fix.

Login screen - Logo changed from "Zorin OS 6" to "ubuntu 12.04 LTS"

After performing updates on Zorin OS 6, you may have noted that the logo in the left-hand corner of the screen has changed from "Zorin OS 6" to "ubuntu 12.04 LTS".

before update

after update

If you would like to change it back so that your login screen reads Zorin OS 6, follow the steps below.

1. Obtain the original Zorin OS 6 logo. If you have the original live DVD you used to install Zorin, boot the live DVD. Once you have Zorin running, open Nautilus (file manager) and navigate to the /usr/share/unity-greeter folder. Look for logo.png. Copy this to a flash drive. Maybe you have another computer with Zorin installed on it, you can copy the needed file this way too.

2. Go back to the computer that has the incorrect logo and insert the flash drive containing the correct logo.png file.

3. Open terminal and type sudo nautilus.

4. Navigate to the /usr/share/unity-greeter folder and copy the logo.png file from the flash drive to the hard drive. Make sure logo.png has the following file permissions (see screenshot below). Right click file name > Properties > Permissions.

5. Reboot computer and now the Zorin OS 6 logo is back!




Addendum

Ubuntu Tweak is another way of changing the logo in the login screen. In addition, you can also change the login screen background. (see fig. 1)

fig. 1 - Use Ubuntu Tweak to change logo and background

If you do not see this option in Ubuntu Tweak, you may have an older version and may need to update it.