6 easy ways I make Zorin OS even faster and more secure
6 easy ways I make Zorin OS even faster and more secure
Publish Date: 2026-06-05 06:01:00
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Jack WallenZDNET
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ZDNET’s key takeaways
- Here are six ways to improve security and performance in Zorin OS.
- Each of these tricks is easy enough for anyone to handle.
- These tweaks are free and take little time.
Zorin OS is one of my favorite Linux distributions. It’s beautiful, simple, and, best of all, it’s Linux.
Although Zorin OS is great out of the box, there are ways you can make it even better, even in areas like performance and security. What’s more, these configurations aren’t nearly as challenging as you might think.
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With that said, let’s make Zorin OS the best it can be.
1. Enable the firewall
Although Linux is the most secure operating system on the market, you can still improve it further. One such tweak is to enable the firewall. Surprisingly, most distributions ship with the firewall disabled, and Zorin OS is no exception.
This is something you should do right out of the gate, and fortunately, there’s a GUI that makes this task easy.
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To enable the firewall, open the desktop menu, type Firewall, and click Firewall Configuration. You’ll be prompted to type your user password before the app opens.
The UFW GUI is simple to use.
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When the app opens, click the On/Off slider associated with Status to enable the firewall. You can then close the app.
2. Configure Timeshift
Timeshift is a Linux backup tool that can be easily installed on Zorin OS. Although this installation might not directly affect security, if something were to go horribly awry on your system, you could easily restore it to a working state, thanks to Timeshift.
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To install Timeshift, all you have to do is open the desktop menu, type Timeshift, click on the entry, and (when prompted) click…
