Is it safe to permanently amend the details in etc/os-release To try to install postgresql onto a machine running zorin 9.0 I've amended the file etc/os-release. It originally looked like this: NAME="Zo...--prophetes.ai

Is it safe to permanently amend the details in etc/os-release To try to install postgresql onto a machine running zorin 9.0 I've amended the file etc/os-release. It originally looked like this: NAME="Zorin OS" VERSION="9" ID=Zorin OS ID_LIKE=ubuntu PRETTY_NAME="Zorin OS 9" VERSION_ID="9" HOME_URL=" SUPPORT_URL=" BUG_REPORT_URL=" Now it looks like this: NAME="Ubuntu" VERSION="14.04.1 LTS, Trusty Tahr" ID=ubuntu ID_LIKE=debian PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS" VERSION_ID="14.04" HOME_URL=" SUPPORT_URL=" BUG_REPORT_URL=" This change certainly seemed to help with the Postgres install. I wasn't 100% sure that these details accurately reflect the underlying technology of zorinos - do they? Is it safe to leave the details as they are or should I put them back?

You really should not change the content of the `/etc/os-release` file.

As you have seen yourself, you will experience problems in applications like Software Center, as these programs need the correct release description. If you simply change this bit of information, the programs are unable to find the proper software repositories, because they are looking for something, which does not exist.