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You asked
So with the dual drive system, this puts XDM on the SSD? Is that where the Package (or any added Package), is supposed to run from? Is there a way to ensure the install goes to the correct drive?
So let's take a wee wander and find out.
I am running two (2) Zorin 15, one on my SSD, and one on my 4 TB external HDD (Western Digital). Running tests on a shared Home for another Thread.
So you'll recall I moved my downloaded tar to /opt and then extracted and installed?
That was the one on the external, /dev/sdc6 , and it has Home as /home/chris - a folder.
Here, I am writing from the SSD, and I have Zorin on /dev/sdb1 , and a separate Home partition on /dev/sda8 on my Hard drive.
Let's take a look at that through the File Manager, Nautilus, aka Files.
By default, Home will only show 8 folders, similar to those in Windows.
Ctrl-h can be used, or set to show hidden files and folders in Preferences - this reveals a different story, as shown.
SCREENSHOT 2 - ZORIN HOME, WIZARD'S HARD DRIVE
The formerly hidden files and folders are prefaced by a . - a dot.
Note there is a dot-java folder .java - but we can look at that later or elsewhere.
You view of things will be similar, not necessarily identical.
Beside my cursor is a folder .xdman for Extreme Download Manager.
I should say here, that, in
this Zorin, I installed XDM the same way as you , that is
not moving the tar to /opt manually.
When I initially installed XDM, the folder .xdman was not there.
With many apps, the first time they insert a presence in Home is when they are first launched or used. I launched XDM, hence the folder.
Same applies with .mozilla (Firefox), .thunderbird if you use Thunderbird, and so on.
If they do not get their own folder, they will likely be
nested under .config - such is the case with Chromium Browser, and likely Chrome.
So all roads lead to, not Rome, but Home.
The rest of your question is answered as follows.
In Nautilus, travel down the left-hand pane and you will see
+ Other Locations
Click, then in the right pane, click Computer.
You will find there, the system folders for your root / partition, that is, your Linux install of Zorin.
Top of the window has a little magnifying glass for Search.
Click and type in xdman, it will start searching as you type.
WIZARD'S ROOT - SEARCH ON XDMAN - RESULTS
The above is a partial result on the search, as I have different presences for XDM on different Linux Distros, so I have confined the above to the current / partition.
Note the following:
- Some or all system files are in /opt , which is where I set up the other XDM
- There is xdman.jar 1.5 MB - .jar, and .cab you may know from Windows as being self-extracting files for an app.
- There is also a presence in /usr/share/applications
What you may or may not recall with your download from sourceforge is that the tar, compressed, download was 33 MB in size, whereas the largest file shown above is 1.5 MB.
So there are other files elsewhere.
Overall, this is a long but extensive answer to your question.
The files are being stored and used where they need to be, with the system files being on your Zorin root partition (and thus the SSD drive) and the settings and configuration is being stored in your Home partition (and thus the HDD drive).
THat made me thirsty, I am off for a beer.
Cheers
Wiz