Disable Zorin OS census pings
- Linux onlyThis script improves your privacy on Linux
- Single actionThis page belongs to a script, containing basic changes to achieve a task.
- Impact: High
System Functionality / Data Loss Risk: High
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- Bash (Shell script)These changes use Linux system commands to update your settings.
- Sudo/root requiredThis script requires privilege access to do the system changes
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Overview
Zorin OS pings Zorin OS servers 1.
It sends pings on an hourly basis 2.
It sends a unique ID, the operating system version, the number of user accounts and the city and country the user is in 3.
It can be disabled by deleting the zorin-os-census
package 1.
This script should only be used by advanced users.
This script is not recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality.
Consider creating a system backup before doing any changes.
Sources
- Privacy Policy - Zorin. zorin.com. (2022).
Original: https://zorin.com/legal/privacy
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20221029162136/https://zorin.com/legal/privacy/ - Zorin OS source code. launchpad.net. (2022).
Original: https://launchpad.net/~zorinos/+archive/ubuntu/stable/+sourcepub/7408190/+listing-archive-extra
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20221029162148/https://launchpad.net/~zorinos/+archive/ubuntu/stable/+sourcepub/7408190/+listing-archive-extra - Zorin OS source code. launchpad.net. (2022).
Original: https://launchpadlibrarian.net/425925849/zorin-os-census_1.1~zorinos15_1.2.diff.gz
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20221029162231/https://launchpadlibrarian.net/425925849/zorin-os-census_1.1~zorinos15_1.2.diff.gz
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if ! command -v 'apt-get' &> /dev/null; then
echo 'Skipping because "apt-get" is not found.'
else
apt_package_name='zorin-os-census'
if status="$(dpkg-query -W --showformat='${db:Status-Status}' "$apt_package_name" 2>&1)" \
&& [ "$status" = installed ]; then
echo "\"$apt_package_name\" is installed and will be uninstalled."
sudo apt-get purge -y "$apt_package_name"
else
echo "Skipping, no action needed, \"$apt_package_name\" is not installed."
fi
fi
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Paste the commands into terminal application and press Enter to run.Some changes require a system restart to take effect
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