The first testing iso image of SparkyLinux 3.3.2-test1 Base Edition is ready to go. The release features the system installer with EFI support for 64 bit machines. As I said before, I can’t test it on a physical machine with EFI, because I don’t have any. I have tested it on VirtualBox with EFI … 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
SparkyLinux 2.0 “Eris” beta2 e17/LXDE jest ready to use. The system has been build on Debian testing “Wheezy” packages. What’s new in beta2 ? – a few problems have been fixed, including ‘fstab’ file missing in Live – default launchbar has been changed – Wbar has been replaced with customized LXDE panel (LXDE desktop only) … Read more
Informacja o wydaniu w języku polskim -> https://linuxiarze.pl/sparkylinux-2-0-beta1/ After two weeks of hard work SparkyLinux 2.0 beta1 code name “Eris” is ready for public testing. The system has been build on Debian testing “Wheezy” packages. 2.0 release provides some changes: – only one DVD version (previously FullDVD) featuring selected set of applications, multimedia codecs and … Read more
Informacja o wydaniu w języku polskim -> https://linuxiarze.pl/sparkylinux-2-0-alpha1/ I am pleased to inform that we have started working with SparkyLinux 2. The effect of our work is the first testing release alpha1 code name “Eris”. Eris is a planet in the Solar System. It was discovered in January 2005 by a Palomar Observatory-based team led … Read more