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Out of date!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
Out of date! The latest Sparky MATE edition has been shipped with MATE 1.6. If you’d like to upgrade it up to the newest version, simply follow a few steps. Edit the repository list (as root): su nano /etc/apt/sources.list Change the line below from: deb http://repo.mate-desktop.org/debian jessie main to: deb http://repo.mate-desktop.org/archive/1.8/debian/ jessie main Refresh the … Read more
Today system’s upgrading will make some changes. Using ‘network-manager-gnome’ tool as a default network manager can make some problems in LXDE Sparky desktop. ‘network-manager-gnome’ depends of ‘network-manager’ which depends of ‘libpam-systemd’, which depends of ‘systemd’. So upgrading ‘network-manager-gnome’ will install ‘systemd’ as default. It doesn’t make a problem on all Sparky desktops excluding LXDE. It … Read more