We have two updates of our tools: 1. Sparky-Backup-System 0.1.7 – features the new init system “systemd” which is the default init system for all Sparky versions now. 2. Sparky-Backup-Apps 0.1.4 – fixed Liferea backup bug due to changes with different Liferea locations of configuration files.
Out of date! This is the recommended way to upgrade SparkyLinux Enlightenment desktop from E17 to E18: 1. Add Sparky E18 repository – edit the file ‘sources.list’ (as root): nano /etc/apt/sources.list 2. Change SparkyLinux repository from: deb http://sparkylinux.org/repo testing main to: deb http://sparkylinux.org/repo testing main deb http://sparkylinux.org/repo e18 main 3. Leave Enlightenment desktop, login to … Read more
There is an update of Sparky APTus 0.1.8 available at our repository. Changelog: 1. Xterm terminal emulator, which used to do all operations, has been dropped. From now, APTus uses the default x-terminal emulator of your desktop, for example: – LXDE – lxterminal – MATE – mate-terminal – Xfce – xfce4-terminal, etc. They properly display … Read more
New testing iso image of SparkyLinux 3.3.2-test3 Base Edition is out. This is the third and probably the last testing iso image before the final version of Sparky 3.4 will be published in June. As usual, all packages have been upgraded from Debian “testing’ repository (14/May/2014). New iso image of 3.3.2-test3 includes changes: – … Read more
I have upgraded all Sparky editions on my machine this week. All of them went well, but ‘systemd’ has been installed automatically. It’s time to switch from ‘sysvinit’ to ‘systemd’ now. ‘sysvinit’ is an older version of init system used in Debian based systems. From Wikipedia: ‘init (short for initialization) is the first process started … Read more