We have two new packages in the repository, both of them for security fans: 1. TrueCrypt – I don’t have to introduce it – it’s a source-available freeware application used for on-the-fly disks and partitions encryption. Use Synaptic, Sparky APTus or the command line to install it: apt-get update apt-get install truecrypt 2. Sparky Eraser … Read more
This post can be out of date, use Wiki pages instead: https://wiki.sparkylinux.org/doku.php/repository The official SparkyLinux repository has been changed. To change old repository for the new one, edit (as root) the file: nano /etc/apt/sources.list Remove the text from the file: # sparky deb http://repo.sparkylinux.org/ sparky main #deb http://repo.sparkylinux.org/ sparky dev Add new two lines to … Read more
Due of lack of time I did not publish a newsletter last mount. Now I am a little less busy so it’s perfect time to do so. All media of SparkyLinux have been updated to version 3.2 in December 2013: LXDE, Ultra, Razor-Qt, MATE, Enlightenment, CLI and GameOver. Apogee of activity occurred on January 4, … Read more
The problem with MATE packages I posted yesterday can be solved by preferences file. Create the file as root, by any text editor, nano for example: nano /etc/apt/preferences and past the code: Package: * Pin: origin repo.mate-desktop.org Pin-Priority: 700 Then run: apt-get update && apt-get dist upgrade From now, the package manager will be … Read more
Important info for Sparky MATE users. Due MATE packages showed up in Debian testing repository, they made a big problem to existing packages of official MATE packages. If you upgrade your Sparky MATE installation via Synaptic or ‘dist-upgrade’ command, it will destroy the MATE desktop completly. In this moment I highly suggest to use … Read more