Last Updated on: 20th September 2023, 01:53 pm
There is the second development version of SparkyLinux 4.3-dev2 MinimalISO available for testing.
Sparky 4.3-dev2 MinimalISO lets you install the base system with one of the 15 desktops of your choice, with as small configuration as possible:
– awesome
– Budgie
– Cinnamon
– Enlightenment
– Fluxbox
– GNOME Flashback
– GNOME Shell
– IceWM
– JWM
– KDE Plasma 5
– LXDE
– LXQt
– MATE
– Openbox
– Xfce
Sparky MinimalISO is available in two editions:
– MinimalGUI (Openbox) ~ 900 MB ISO
– MinimalCLI (text mode) ~ 500 MB ISO
The live user name is: live
The live user password is: live
The system’s root (admin) user password is empty.
To run the text based installer (called: Sparky (Advanced) Installer) in the CLI edition, do:
1. Log in to the live user account.
2. Re-log in to the root account:
sudo su
sparkylinux-installer
or run the installer as a super user:
sudo sparkylinux-installer
If you are connected to the network via wireless (wifi) device only, run the Ceni to configure the connection before running the installer:
sudo ceni
Some of wifi devices need an exact kernel module to be loaded before running the Ceni.
Starting with this release, all Sparky iso images are signed with the gpg key.
Find out how to verify the iso image with the gpg key: wiki/doku.php/verify_iso
The testing ISO images can be found at the page: download/development
The screenshot’s page of the Sparky MinimalISO desktops has been improved, adding new desktop screenshots: 4-3-minimaliso-screenshots/