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#1

Installation / Re: Calamares password

Last post by barfly - March 01, 2026, 05:50:54 PM

@pavoo

Returning to attempt a Sparky install after giving up on this password thing in Feb 2020 I can't believe this is still an issue six years later.

The solution I used this time was from @verndog's post from that year deleting the users.conf file,

"EDIT:  The solution for me was to remove "users:conf" file. I tried edit the libpwquality section, and could never get it to work."

Tony.
 

#2

Introduction / Just a Sparky enjoyer ;)

Last post by helllinux - February 25, 2026, 07:41:01 PM

Well - hi everyone :) What does one put in an introduction really? Franken-thinkpad user. I love hacking cybersecurity and dev.

I personally tend to stick to either Sparky or Arch (currently Sparky on my backup rig and Arch on my main). They may seem fairly different but they both feel minimal, feels genuine and.. has something that I just can't figure out - friction-lessness? Lack of annoyance and moments that makes me want to keep distro hopping?

Sparky is my go to recommendation for new users - I am fairly active in my community teaching IT/sec/privacy hence why I get in the situations where I can recommend things ^^ I also help giving life to old hardware - either to help the current owner, or because it's been donated to find a new home with someone who needs it.

All in all Sparky feels like the most underrated Linux distro I have ever come across - it is amazing but it is quite rarely mentioned - why?*

I hope to one day be able to contribute - even if just in a small way.

Thank you for reading and happy linuxing!

Oh and big thanks to Pavroo and everyone involved! :)



*I assume the lack of marketing - which contributes to the genuine vibe

[LTS]

#3

Sparky Linux kernel / Re: AMD's P-state driver for Z...

Last post by AxL - February 19, 2026, 04:22:34 PM

  To those who may be interested in this topic.



I hadn't used SparkyLinux kernels in more than three years ( ... since usually, I always use the XanMod Kernels).

Today, out of pure curiosity I have installed the latest LTS version (6.12.72-sparky-lts612-amd64):





And, I've been pleasantly surprised that it works perfectly well, using amd-pstate-epp:





 So, my sincere thanks and congratulations to pavroo.







Cheers !! 

#4

Installation / Calamares password

Last post by pavroo - February 19, 2026, 10:24:21 AM

Due to reported issues with password length and strength in Calamares, the libquality option has been disabled; as of now (20260218), Calamares accepts even 1-character passwords. To take advantage of this, update the calamares package in Sparky 8 or 9 in a live session, before running Calamares.

#5

Sparky applications / Re: [SOLVED] Empty Firefox-Spa...

Last post by AxL - February 14, 2026, 10:13:29 PM

I'm glad you were able to solve your problem properly.


You're welcome !! 

#6

Sparky applications / Re: Empty Firefox-Sparky Packa...

Last post by Mémé - February 14, 2026, 07:56:06 PM

First of all, you shouldn't change SparkyLinux sources (the image above, was just an example) to testing (when you're using the Stable version / Seven-Sisters).
 And even less to mix stable sources and testing.

And that was it!
Actually, I'm using the rolling version of Sparky since the install a few years ago;
however, as I clumsily mentioned it before, I already had an issue with sources update.
It seems that neither "modernize-sources" nor "dist-upgrade" do modify sources as expected;
that explains the odd mix of sources you saw.
The fact remains that sources were the issue, probably causing a conflict.
I did manually update ALL the sources, according to this pavroo's note, and then, I could install "firefox-latest" and even get back my current profile!
That said, I thank you both pavroo & AxL and wish you a good evening!

#7

Sparky applications / Re: Empty Firefox-Sparky Packa...

Last post by AxL - February 14, 2026, 02:01:41 PM

And, see also:

• APT 2.9.26 changes on Trixie (provided a new format of sources list)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Cheers !!
  
  

[sudo apt modernize-sources]

#8

Sparky applications / Re: Empty Firefox-Sparky Packa...

Last post by AxL - February 14, 2026, 01:40:59 PM

Hi AxL, and thanks!
[....]

You're welcome !!


First of all, you shouldn't change SparkyLinux sources (the image above, was just an example) to testing (when you're using the Stable version / Seven-Sisters).
 And even less to mix stable sources and testing. 

[....]  Any idea?

Honestly, I don't know what your problem is.

So, check thoroughly if there are any errors (repository, signatures... etc).
Or use the available option 'sudo apt modernize-sources'

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sudo apt modernize-sources && sudo apt --update upgrade && sudo apt install firefox-latest



Finally, check if everything is working as it should be ...
Good luck !!








Cheers !!

#9

Sparky applications / Re: Empty Firefox-Sparky Packa...

Last post by Mémé - February 14, 2026, 11:45:44 AM

Hi AxL, and thanks!,
Despite very regular distribution upgrades, I was still on "sisters", indeed. I changed for "tiamat". By the way, I did forget, but it's not the first time that sources don't update with "dist-upgrade". Anyway.
I do update and upgrade, as usual:

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sudo apt-get check && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -f && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && sudo apt-get autoremove && sudo apt-get autoclean && sudo apt-get distclean && sudo apt-get clean && sudo apt-get purge
Lecture des listes de paquets... Fait
Construction de l'arbre des dépendances... Fait
Lecture des informations d'état... Fait     
Atteint : 1 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie InRelease
Atteint : 2 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie-updates InRelease                                                                   
Atteint : 3 http://security.debian.org/debian-security trixie-security/updates InRelease                                           
Réception de : 4 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie/main Sources [10,5 MB]                                                         
Atteint : 5 https://repo.sparkylinux.org core InRelease                                                                             
Réception de : 6 http://security.debian.org/debian-security trixie-security/updates/main Sources [130 kB]                           
Atteint : 7 https://repo.sparkylinux.org tiamat InRelease                                                                           
Atteint : 8 https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial InRelease                                                                 
Réception de : 9 https://repo.sparkylinux.org core/main Sources [54,9 kB]                                                           
Réception de : 10 http://security.debian.org/debian-security trixie-security/updates/non-free-firmware Sources [696 B]             
Réception de : 11 http://security.debian.org/debian-security trixie-security/updates/main amd64 Packages [108 kB]                   
Réception de : 12 http://security.debian.org/debian-security trixie-security/updates/main Translation-en [69,9 kB]                 
Réception de : 13 https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial/main amd64 Packages [88,4 kB]                                       
Réception de : 14 http://security.debian.org/debian-security trixie-security/updates/non-free-firmware amd64 Packages [544 B]       
Réception de : 15 http://security.debian.org/debian-security trixie-security/updates/non-free-firmware Translation-en [352 B]       
Réception de : 16 https://repo.sparkylinux.org core/main amd64 Packages [71,1 kB]                                                   
Réception de : 17 https://repo.sparkylinux.org tiamat/main Sources [63,7 kB]                                                       
Réception de : 18 https://repo.sparkylinux.org tiamat/main amd64 Packages [99,9 kB]                     
Atteint : 19 http://deb-multimedia.org trixie InRelease                                                                       
Réception de : 20 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie/non-free-firmware Sources [6 552 B]             
Réception de : 21 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie/contrib Sources [52,3 kB]                 
Réception de : 22 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie/non-free Sources [75,9 kB]             
Réception de : 23 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie/main amd64 Packages [9 670 kB]         
Réception de : 24 http://deb-multimedia.org trixie/main amd64 Packages [137 kB]               
Réception de : 25 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie/main Translation-fr [3 137 kB]             
Réception de : 26 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie/main Translation-en [6 484 kB]               
Réception de : 27 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie/contrib amd64 Packages [53,8 kB]             
Réception de : 28 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie/contrib Translation-en [49,6 kB]       
Réception de : 29 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie/non-free amd64 Packages [100 kB]             
Réception de : 30 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie/non-free Translation-en [67,1 kB]     
Réception de : 31 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie/non-free-firmware amd64 Packages [6 884 B]   
Réception de : 32 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie/non-free-firmware Translation-en [4 704 B] 
Réception de : 33 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie-updates/main Sources [2 788 B]                   
Réception de : 34 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie-updates/main amd64 Packages [5 412 B]     
Réception de : 35 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie-updates/main Translation-en [4 096 B]       
Réception de : 36 http://deb-multimedia.org trixie/main Translation-en [94,1 kB]             
Réception de : 37 http://deb-multimedia.org trixie/non-free amd64 Packages [1 504 B]
Réception de : 38 http://deb-multimedia.org trixie/non-free Translation-en [1 406 B]
31,2 Mo réceptionnés en 3s (12,2 Mo/s)                               
Lecture des listes de paquets... Fait
Lecture des listes de paquets... Fait
Construction de l'arbre des dépendances... Fait
Lecture des informations d'état... Fait     
0 mis à jour, 0 nouvellement installés, 0 à enlever et 0 non mis à jour.
Lecture des listes de paquets... Fait
Construction de l'arbre des dépendances... Fait
Lecture des informations d'état... Fait     
Calcul de la mise à jour... Fait
0 mis à jour, 0 nouvellement installés, 0 à enlever et 0 non mis à jour.
Lecture des listes de paquets... Fait
Construction de l'arbre des dépendances... Fait
Lecture des informations d'état... Fait     
0 mis à jour, 0 nouvellement installés, 0 à enlever et 0 non mis à jour.
Lecture des listes de paquets... Fait
Construction de l'arbre des dépendances... Fait
Lecture des informations d'état... Fait     
Lecture des listes de paquets... Fait
Construction de l'arbre des dépendances... Fait
Lecture des informations d'état... Fait     
0 mis à jour, 0 nouvellement installés, 0 à enlever et 0 non mis à jour.As you can see, I'm now on "tiamat" sources, and:

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sudo apt info firefox-latest
Notification : Impossible de trouver le paquet firefox-latest
Notification : Impossible de trouver le paquet firefox-latest
Erreur : Aucun paquet n'a été trouvé...still no "sparky" Firefox.

Any idea?

[How to change password on root user and user account]

#10

Introduction / Re: Sparky password issue

Last post by AxL - February 13, 2026, 07:59:11 PM

[....] 
Any help?

Also, don't you know that you can change passwords whenever you want ...??

• How to change password on root user and user account
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Cheers !!