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====== About SparkyLinux ====== | ====== About SparkyLinux ====== | ||
- | SparkyLinux is a lightweight, fast and simple Linux distribution designed for both old and new computers featuring customized Enlightenment and LXDE desktops. It has been built on the “testing” branch of Debian GNU/Linux. | + | SparkyLinux is a GNU/Linux distribution created on the top of Debian GNU/Linux operating system. |
- | Sparky is available for i686 (32 bit) and x86_64 (64 bit) machines. | + | Sparky is fast, lightweight and fully customizable OS built around the Openbox window manager offering versions for different users and different tasks. |
Main features: | Main features: | ||
- | * Debian testing based | + | * based on Debian GNU/Linux |
- | * rolling release | + | * stable and rolling separated editions |
* lightweight, fast & simple | * lightweight, fast & simple | ||
- | * main edition – lightweight & fast LXDE desktop | + | * main edition – lightweight & fast LXDE/LXQt desktop |
- | * MATE Edition with GNOME 2 fork desktop | + | * your favourite desktops to choose |
- | * Xfce Edition provides fast and traditional desktop | + | * special editions: GameOver, Multimedia & Rescue |
- | * KDE & LXQt Editions with Qt based desktops | + | |
* ultra lightweight MinimalGUI edition with Openbox window manager | * ultra lightweight MinimalGUI edition with Openbox window manager | ||
- | * MinimalCLI Edition for building own customized desktop | + | * CLI Edition (no X) for building customized desktop |
- | * special editions: GameOver, Multimedia and Rescue | + | |
* most wireless and mobile network cards supported | * most wireless and mobile network cards supported | ||
* set of selected applications, multimedia codecs and plugins | * set of selected applications, multimedia codecs and plugins | ||
+ | * own repository with a large set of additional applications | ||
* easy hard drive / USB installation | * easy hard drive / USB installation | ||
+ | In general, Sparky is not targeted to Linux beginners, rather to users with some amount of Linux knowledge. | ||
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