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#1

Newbie questions / Re: what is the flagship deskt...

Last post by AxL - September 27, 2023, 02:48:33 PM

sparkylinux has multimple desktop environment but which one is the flagship of them all?

   

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#2

Newbie questions / why lxqt DE says sparky 8 but ...

Last post by dotw - September 27, 2023, 01:20:34 AM

I installed both sparky 7.1 stable lxqt and xfce but lxqt wallpaper reads 8 but xfce one reads 7

#3

Newbie questions / Update time quicker?

Last post by sparkypuzzler - September 26, 2023, 01:30:53 AM

I have been using the standard install for a Pi, and it is updated regularly. 

Is there a way to make the time update be performed earlier in the boot process?

On demand, my Pi systems boot into a special site that has a real time comparison display system, and until the update is done the error gives incorrect timings.  I don't want to install a RTC battery system. The errors immediately resolve once the update is done, but this can be a few minutes of delay.

It would be much better if the actual time update process could be done earlier, but I don't have enough knowledge to get this happening...if it is possible at all.  From observation it seems to be done as part of the desktop system, but if it could be done as part of the basic boot process once WAN is established that would be better. Again...it might be doing this anyway!  I don't know!

Thoughts please, and thanks!

cheers

#4

Newbie questions / Re: How do I not need to put a...

Last post by ConanSP - September 26, 2023, 01:20:50 AM

I don't recommend that, but you can find many answers for your question in the net, for example:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/510927/how-to-avoid-password-prompt-when-starting-synaptic

Yesss!!!
Thank you, i will study before, but i think is what i found!!!

#5

Newbie questions / Re: Pi 4 B Autostart location?

Last post by sparkypuzzler - September 26, 2023, 01:18:19 AM

In doing another post on the forum I realised I hadn't put up the solution to this question, sorry...., so here it is:

In my case to run Chrome as autostart it has to be in /home/pi/.config/openbox/autostart.sh

The actual directions were just put at the bottom of everything else in that autostart file. It is also worth noting for newbies that chrome is actually "chromium-browser". In my case I am running kiosk mode so it ended up as this to start into a particular site:

/usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --kiosk --app=https://blah blah

cheers

#6

Newbie questions / Re: How do I not need to put a...

Last post by pavroo - September 25, 2023, 09:55:04 PM

I don't recommend that, but you can find many answers for your question in the net, for example:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/510927/how-to-avoid-password-prompt-when-starting-synaptic

#7

Newbie questions / Re: How do I not need to put a...

Last post by ConanSP - September 25, 2023, 09:16:48 PM

For the vast majority of applications, such as synaptic, sudo terminal, APTus...etc....

thanks

#8

Newbie questions / Re: How do I not need to put a...

Last post by pavroo - September 25, 2023, 08:37:37 PM

Hold on, I am not sure, where you have to put your password?
To access some applications, terminal emulator or lock screen?

#9

Newbie questions / Re: How do I not need to put a...

Last post by ConanSP - September 25, 2023, 07:40:47 PM

What Sparky version, what desktop?

SparkyLinux 8 (Seven-Sisters)
Linux 6.4.0-4-amd64
XFCE4 Sparky


Thanks

#10

Newbie questions / Re: what is the flagship deskt...

Last post by AxL - September 25, 2023, 02:41:22 PM

sparkylinux has multimple desktop environment but which one is the flagship of them all?

   

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