Tomb

gtomb

There is new application available for Sparkers: Tomb. Tomb is an 100% free and open source system for file encryption on GNU/Linux, facilitating the backup of secret files. Tomb is written in code that is easy to review and links commonly shared components. Tomb generates encrypted storage folders to be opened and closed using their … Read more

Update checker & notifier

upgrade checker

There is a new, small tool available for Sparkers: Update Checker & Notifier The tool checks (in shadow) packages to be upgraded and displays notification on desktop. Installation: sudo apt update sudo apt install sparky-aptus-upgrade-checker Then reboot to let it start working. It doesn’t run if: • running live system • no active internet connection … Read more

Dooble

dooble

A new application landed in Sparky repos: Dooble. Dooble is a secure, open source, WebKit based web browser that provides solid performance, stability, and cross-platform functionality. From Wikipedia: Dooble was created to improve privacy. Currently, Dooble is available for FreeBSD, Linux, OS X, OS/2, and Windows. Dooble uses Qt for its user interface and abstraction … Read more

APTus 0.3.11

desktop installer

I received a few messages from our community members (the last one from Daniel Campos Ramos) about APTus, specially about an option of desktops removing. The point is, if APTus offers an option which lets you easy install most popular desktops, why doesn’t it let easy removing them? It’s good question, and the possibility has … Read more

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