Sparky news 2021/10

The 10th monthly Sparky project and donate report of 2021: – Linux kernel updated up to version 5.14.15 & 5.15-rc7 – Added to repos: La Capitaine icon theme, Kotatogram Desktop – Lumina desktop updated up to v1.6.1 on Sparky 6 & 7 – added Sway to Advanced Installer on Sparky 7 – Added two, new … Read more

Sparky 6.1 RC1 ARMHF

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Sparky 6.1 Release Candidate 1 ARMHF for single board machines RaspberryPi is out. It is based on Debian Bullseye packages and build using the pi-gen script. The system works on Linux kernel 5.10.63 and is available, as before, in two versions: – Openbox – with small set of applications – CLI – text mode only … Read more

10 years of SparkyLinux!

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Exactly 10 years ago, in October 2011, we started a work with a new Linux distribution, and on November 4, 2011 the first beta of our system released. A bit of history: Initially, our project began to live under the name ue17r as Ubuntu Enlightenment17 Remix and was a modification of Xubuntu Linux, from which … Read more

Sparky 2021.10

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Sparky 2021.10 of the (semi-)rolling line is out; it is based on Debian testing “Bookworm”. This iso update provides: – all packages upgraded as of October 12, 2021 – Linux kernel 5.14.9 – Calamares 3.2.44.3 – i386 libs removed from amd64 iso images – small improvements No reinstallation is required if you installed Sparky 2021.09, … Read more

Kotatogram Desktop

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There is a new application available for Sparkers: Kotatogram Desktop What is Kotatogram Desktop? Kotatogram – experimental Telegram Desktop fork. Features: – Local folders – Forward to multiple chats and forward without author – Custom font – Compact chat list – Custom text replaces – Change sticker size – Adaptive chat bubbles – and other … Read more

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