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#21

System upgrading / Sparky 8 to 9 - Updates ... wh...

Last post by penguin - October 25, 2025, 03:55:35 PM

Hi folks.

Today I decided to upgrade my Sparky 8 testing to Sparky 9 testing.

I have proceeded as per follow: instructions

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https://wiki.sparkylinux.org/doku.php/upgrade_8_to_9

Everything gone smoothly  ( .... which repo should be activated ? see my second post)

#22

Installation / Password requirements just to ...

Last post by nevertheless - October 24, 2025, 05:25:15 PM

I've used sparky before, and wanted to install the latest stable. I couldn't proceed past a certain point where it was forcing me to choose a password that is well beyond the sufficiently-obfuscated password I needed to use for what I'm doing.

I don't recall it being like that before. This felt very unwelcome, burdensome. I tried 3-4, and then gave up because I wasn't going to go find a pen and piece of paper to write down whatever I was being forced to concoct just to install the OS for a few days to look around, see how it is today.

I strongly encourage that this hurdle be turned off. Let people do what they want to do. No other distro does this (that I've seen. I recall Linux Lite doing it a number of years ago. I think it was an option that was enabled, and they didn't realize it. Hopefully this was a similar mistake.). I'm all for better passwords, but not forced on me.

#23

Installation / No password prompt

Last post by LanceHaverkamp - October 24, 2025, 02:31:24 AM

First-time Sparky install, twenty-sixth year as a Linux-only Desktop user.

After installing an encrypted system, the user is never prompted for the decryption password—well, in reality the prompt is probably just hidden under the SparkyLinux splash screen...but that shouldn't happen. Having encrypted installs for years, I know when to just type it, without a prompt; but a newer user won't have a clue.

Thanks,
Lance

#24

Installation / Re: Trouble installing 8.0.1

Last post by pavroo - October 23, 2025, 12:14:32 AM

I dont know your machine configuration, but it happens if you have 64 CPU and 32 bit UEFI.

#25

Installation / Trouble installing 8.0.1

Last post by Fred420 - October 18, 2025, 03:24:29 AM

Hello,

Anyone having trouble installing this 8.0.1 version?

It gets all the way to the end. And then blows up with grub-install error.

[pavroo]

#26

Sparky applications / Re: [SOLVED] - Upgrade Badwolf...

Last post by AxL - October 07, 2025, 07:00:03 PM

updated up to 1.4.0 on stable and testing amd64 and i386 ...

Thank you very much, pavroo  !!

... thanks

You're welcome !! 








Cheers !! 

#27

Sparky applications / Re: [SOLVED] - Upgrade Badwolf...

Last post by pavroo - October 07, 2025, 06:11:13 PM

updated up to 1.4.0 on stable and testing amd64 and i386, thanks

edit:
uploaded armhf and arm64 1.4.0 too.

[pavroo]

#28

Sparky applications / Re: [SOLVED] - Upgrade Badwolf...

Last post by AxL - October 06, 2025, 09:52:01 PM

@pavroo


is it possible to update Badwolf to the latest version (1.4.0 release / aug. 2025') available ??


As always, thank you very much for your great work, with SparkyLinux !!








Cheers!! 

#29

Deutsch / Re: Passwort Anforderungen änd...

Last post by pamibo - October 03, 2025, 05:43:27 PM

Erledigt-

passwd ist wohl die Lösung.

LG
Paule

#30

Deutsch / Passwort Anforderungen ändern

Last post by pamibo - October 03, 2025, 01:56:45 PM

Hallo,
ich bin neu hier im Forum, kenne mich etwas mit Linux aus, aber ich hatte noch nie eines wo der SudoUser sich nicht mit meinem Standardpasswort anmelden kann. 
Alle meine PCs haben das gleiche Login mit demselben Passwort.

Mein Passwort besteht immer nur aus Buchstaben und Zahlen, aber max 6 Zeichen. Auch bei anderen Linux Varianten wie Ubuntu, MX-Linux oder Linux Mint etc. die ich hier im Einsatz habe, funktioniert das. Sparky ist die erste die ich ausprobiere wo es nicht klappte.

Wo kann ich dies einstellen bzw ändern?

Danke für eine Info
Paule