SparkyLinux 3.0.1 Ultra update

This is an update of SparkyLinux 3.0.1 Ultra Edition ready for download. The last system upgrade from Debian “testing” repositories caused an error of “marchobmenu”, which is pre-installed as default with Openbox desktop. The problematic package of the situation was “python-xdg” – its update from version 0.19-5 to 0.25-3 resulted losing compatibility with the “marchobmenu” … Read more

Marchobmenu bug

  The marchobmenu doesn’t want to work in Sparky 3.0 with different locales then English. It happend between packages updating from RC to the final version. In this moment I suggest to change the marchobmenu into Debian menu. Edit file “/home/you/.config/openbox/menu.xml” and remove the line: <menu label=”Applications” id=”mom-applications” execute=”/usr/lib/marchobmenu/mom-daemon.py show”> and put a new one … Read more

SparkyLinux 3.0 is out

sparky 3 lxde

SparkyLinux 3.0 “Annagerman” is out. Sparky 3.x is built on the “testing” branch of Debian GNU/Linux “Jessie”. The final release of Sparky 3.0 features: – Linux kernel 3.9.8-1 – all packages updating from Debian testing repositories as of 2013/07/21 – minor bugs fixing – small improvements of all the desktops – new Sparky3-theme compatible with … Read more

How to SparkyLinux CLI

For Sparky CLI 3.4 and above go to the newer guide. This quick quide will let you know about SparkyLinux CLI up to version 3.2. All the applications presented above have been preinstalled in SparkyLinux up to version 3.2. I. What does the CLI mean? Command Line Interface is an interface which works with no … Read more

SparkyLinux 3.0 RC is out

  SparkyLinux 3.0 RC “Annagerman” is out. Sparky 3.x is built on the “testing” branch of Debian GNU/Linux “Jessie”. The release candidate of Sparky 3 provides a few more changes and system improvement, such as: 1. All packages have been synchronized with Debian testing repos as of 2013/07/06. 2. Linux kernel 3.9-1 3. SparkyBackup-System has … Read more