SparkyLinux at Linux Format
We are pleased to announce that a short tutorial about SparkyLinux “GameOver” showed up at one of the most popular British Linux magazines – Linux Format March 2013.
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SparkyLinux 2.1 RC “Eris” MATE Edition
SparkyLinux 2.1 RC “Eris” MATE Edition is out. The system is built as all 2.x releases on Debian testing “Wheezy”. Changes between 2.1 MATE beta1 and RC: – SparkyLinux 2.0, 2.0.1 and 2.1 MATE beta 1 (Live) contain an error that prevents wireless network configuration, partition mounting and switching between Live desktops (e17/LXDE and Ultra … Read more
How to change weather location – Ultra Edition
SparkyLinux Ultra Edition has preconfigured weather location in its menu for Warsaw, Poland. If you’d like to change it for your place do: 1. Find your location at weather.com 2. Copy the code from the link ( for example for London, United Kingdom is UKXX0085 ). 3. Open menu Config-> ObMenu-> Weather and change PLXX0028 … Read more
SparkyLinux 2.1 beta1 “Eris” MATE Edition
SparkyLinux 2.1 beta1 “Eris” MATE Edition is ready for testing. The system is built as all 2.x releases on Debian testing “Wheezy”. MATE is a fork of GNOME 2 desktop environment. A few years ago, when I started my adventure with Linux, GNOME 2 was my favorite graphical interface. “Evolutionary” changes of GNOME 3 completely … Read more
Users and groups
After hard drive installation SparkyLinux has one user account created and root account as well. This quick tutorial will help you how to make changes with them. 1. To change your password type: passwd Type your existing password and type two times your new password. 2. To add new user: adduser new-user-name 3. To delete … Read more