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#11
Newbie questions / can't go back to Sparkys grub
Last post by jnwright - May 05, 2025, 12:32:29 AMI created another partition and installed a different os,
and of course, it installed its own grub.
But I want to go back to Sparkys grub, so I
booted back into Sparky from the other os grub.
Then I did a sudo grub-install /dev/sda
and then I did a sudo update-grub
Rebooted and the grub was still the other os grub
Then I tried the same thing, only this time
I did a sudo grub-install /dev/sda1
followed by sudo update-grub
Still the computer boots into the other os grub.
How do I get back to Sparkys grub ?
and of course, it installed its own grub.
But I want to go back to Sparkys grub, so I
booted back into Sparky from the other os grub.
Then I did a sudo grub-install /dev/sda
and then I did a sudo update-grub
Rebooted and the grub was still the other os grub
Then I tried the same thing, only this time
I did a sudo grub-install /dev/sda1
followed by sudo update-grub
Still the computer boots into the other os grub.
How do I get back to Sparkys grub ?
#12
Forum settings / First things first
Last post by amtrakuk - May 01, 2025, 05:56:24 PMHi there,
Great distro and having great fun running XFCE on my old Dell Laptop but there are a couple of things I'd like to share.
libre office isn't opening any files from Samba shares, to get it working I find uninstalling libre office, downloading the current version from the libreoffice website and reinstalling
I assume the libreoffice issue due to an older version being bundled with the distro?
I'm having to install GVFS* to get files to open on Samba shares
Apart from that - loving the snappyness of the distro - keep up the great work
Great distro and having great fun running XFCE on my old Dell Laptop but there are a couple of things I'd like to share.
libre office isn't opening any files from Samba shares, to get it working I find uninstalling libre office, downloading the current version from the libreoffice website and reinstalling
I assume the libreoffice issue due to an older version being bundled with the distro?
I'm having to install GVFS* to get files to open on Samba shares
Apart from that - loving the snappyness of the distro - keep up the great work
#13
Newbie questions / Re: xscreensaver wont run as s...
Last post by galen - April 25, 2025, 06:57:00 PMI cloned a desktop file in autostart, and modified it. Will try that
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[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=xscreensaver-command --restart --verbose &
#14
Introduction / New to Sparky
Last post by ottog162 - April 25, 2025, 05:40:27 PMLong time computer user. Started learning MS Dos and BASIC in 1980. MS got too expensive. Stayed with various flavors of BASIC Relative new to Linux, picked up Ubuntu in the early-1990s,went on to Linux Mint. Looked at other Debian's. Totally new to Sparky Linux.
#15
Introduction / Re: Intro
Last post by AxL - April 20, 2025, 01:09:51 PMQuote from: Franken7 on April 19, 2025, 04:46:12 PM[....] The first is grub is not recognizing or "seeing" my Windows 10 install on what I had hoped would be a dual boot system.
Please check this out:- GRUB 2.06 - SparkyLinux News
Cheers !!
#16
Introduction / Intro
Last post by Franken7 - April 19, 2025, 04:46:12 PMHello,
Long time computer hobbyist. Started learning BASIC and COBOL in 1975. Relative new to Linux,learning Red Hat in the mid-1990s. Totally new to Sparky Linux.
I'm working through two issues with my new install. The first is grub is not recognizing or "seeing" my Windows 10 install on what I had hoped would be a dual boot system. The other issue is getting the semi-colon (;) symbol to stop filling any search box or document I have on the screen even though I'm not touching the keyboard. I'll check out the forum for possible solutions to both.
Cheers!
Long time computer hobbyist. Started learning BASIC and COBOL in 1975. Relative new to Linux,learning Red Hat in the mid-1990s. Totally new to Sparky Linux.
I'm working through two issues with my new install. The first is grub is not recognizing or "seeing" my Windows 10 install on what I had hoped would be a dual boot system. The other issue is getting the semi-colon (;) symbol to stop filling any search box or document I have on the screen even though I'm not touching the keyboard. I'll check out the forum for possible solutions to both.
Cheers!
#17
Newbie questions / Re: xscreensaver wont run as s...
Last post by AxL - April 18, 2025, 05:53:58 PMQuote from: AxL on April 18, 2025, 05:42:25 PM[....]
Simply adding xscreensaver, to the 'autostart' file of any of the WMs I use (fluxbox, openbox, sawfish... etc).
As always, I forgot to add the screenshot, to the damn message:
Cheers !!
#18
Newbie questions / Re: xscreensaver wont run as s...
Last post by AxL - April 18, 2025, 05:42:25 PMQuote from: galen on April 17, 2025, 11:58:23 PMsudo systemctl enable xscreensaver
Failed to enable unit: Unit file xscreensaver.service does not exist.
file exists, app is installed
/usr/lib/systemd/user has service files
Please, review the manual:- Specifically the section XScreenSaver Manual - 'Launching XScreensaver from systemd'
- And, see also: - XScreenSaver Manual - XScreenSaver settings
- XScreenSaver FAQ
Quote from: galen on April 17, 2025, 11:58:23 PM[....] Anyone have xscreensaver working?
For me, it works perfectly.
Simply adding xscreensaver, to the 'autostart' file of any of the WMs I use (fluxbox, openbox, sawfish... etc).
Cheers !!
#19
Newbie questions / xscreensaver wont run as syste...
Last post by galen - April 17, 2025, 11:58:23 PMsudo systemctl enable xscreensaver
Failed to enable unit: Unit file xscreensaver.service does not exist.
file exists, app is installed
/usr/lib/systemd/user has service files
Anyone have xscreensaver working?
Failed to enable unit: Unit file xscreensaver.service does not exist.
file exists, app is installed
/usr/lib/systemd/user has service files
Anyone have xscreensaver working?
#20
System upgrading / Re: Problem with updating/upgr...
Last post by AxL - April 16, 2025, 04:13:49 PMI wonder, what the hell your question has to do, with the original OP issue ...