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This is the July update of Sparky rolling iso images which works on Linux kernel 6.3, and provides updated packages from Debian ‘trixie’ and Sparky ‘sisters’ testing repos. What’s new: – all packaged upgraded from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of July 16, 2023 – Linux kernel 6.3.7 (6.4.3 & 6.1.38-ESR & 5.15.120-ESR in … Read more
There is iso image of Sparky 7.0 MinimalGUI i686 available to download. As you know, Sparky 7 still supports i686 architecture (32 bit), but I created only MinimalCLI (text mode) i686 iso image before. But… I didn’t expect it is still popular and in use, maybe not so popular as amd64, but still is. So, … Read more
The 6th monthly Sparky project and donate report of the 2023: – Linux kernel updated up to 6.4.0 & 5.15.119-LTS – Sparky 7.0 Orion Belt of the stable line released; amd64 iso images boot with Secure Boot on now – removed xscreensaver from all sparky-desktop-xxxxx meta packages, so it will not be installed as dafault … Read more
There is a new application available for Sparkers: Pulsar What is Pulsar? A Community-led Hyper-Hackable Text Editor, Forked from Atom, built on Electron. Designed to be deeply customizable, but still approachable using the default configuration. Goals: – Cross-platform Editing – Built-in package manager – Smart Autocompletion – File system browser – Multiple panes – Find … Read more
The new, upcoming Sparky 8 code name and repos is set. The code name is “The Seven Sisters”, and the new repos is “sisters”. The upcoming Sparky 8, now testing/semi-rolling is based on Debian testing “Trixie”. If you would like to keep Sparky rolling, means based on Debian testing, do: 1. change Debian repos from … Read more