Last Updated on: 20th February 2018, 11:27 pm
There are new live/install iso images of SparkyLinux 4.6-STB “Tyche” available to download.
This is the first Sparky edition based on Debian stable line 9 codename “Stretch”.
Sparky “Home” edition provides fully featured operating system with two lightweight desktops: LXDE and Xfce.
Sparky MinimalGUI and MinimalCLI lets you install the base system with a minimal set of applications and a desktop of your choice, via the Sparky Advanced Installer.
Changes between version 4.5 and 4.6-STB:
– full system upgrade from Debian 9 stable repos as of June 19, 2017
– Linux kernel 4.9.30 as default (4.10.x and 4.11.x available in Sparky ‘unstable’ repo)
– added new repo (not active): wine-staging.com
– deep cleaning from old packages and files of older releases
– email client Icedove replaced by Thunderbird
– changed http to https protocol of all Sparky services, including repository; updating the ‘sparky-apt’ package fixes it automatically
– new theme “Sparky5” which fixes look of gtk+ based applications
– added two new live system boot options:
1. toram – lets you load the whole live system into RAM memory (if you have enough);
2. text mode – if any problem with normal or failsafe boot, this option runs sparky in text mode and lets you install it using the advanced installer
– new tool for checking and displaying notification on your desktop about available updates
– Calamares 3.1 as default installer
Sparky edition based on the Openbox window manager (MinimalGUI) has gotten 3 key shortcuts:
– Super+t (terminal) -> terminal emulator
– Super+r (run) -> gexec
– Super+q (quit) -> logout window
You can transform your existing installation of Sparky 4.x based on Debian testing “Stretch” to based on Debian stable “Stretch”, see ho to: switch-sparky-testing-to-stable
To make fresh installation of Sparky 4.6 based on Debian stable “Stretch” use new iso images with the “STB” in the name: download/stable
If you have and prefer Sparky based on Debian “testing” line – simply keep it up to date.
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Will be version of 4.6 stb with kde plasma?
4.6 is done, so no.
Maybe next release, don’t know yet. have to make poll.
My eager wish is if Sparky could support BTRFS, it would be more awesome..
“– added new repo (not active): wine-staging.com”
YES!
Nice, but since months no new updates for the testing/ unstable branch. Is the development dead?
Of course not. Previous Debian testing “Stretch” was the last 6 month frozen, so waiting for new packages versions from sid now.
Thank You. And thumbs up for your good work. Did not know, that the freezing takes so long.