The LXQt 1.1.0 packages are not available in Sparky repos any more! It can be installed from Debian ‘bookworm’ repos now! The LXQt desktop has been updated up to version 1.1.0. Make sure, it was tested on Sparky testing (7) / Debian testing “Bookworm” amd64 only. To get the latest LXQt desktop do: 1. Add/create … Read more
The 4th update of Sparky 6 – 6.4 is out. It is a quarterly updated point release of Sparky 6 “Po Tolo” of the stable line. Sparky 6 is based on and fully compatible with Debian 11 “Bullseye”. Changes: – system upgraded from Debian & Sparky stable repos as of August 11, 2022 – PC: … Read more
There are new iso images of Sparky 2022.07 Special Editions: GameOver, Multimedia & Rescue ready to go. Changes between Sparky Special Editions 2022.04 and 2022.07: – all packages updated from testing repos as of July 16, 2022 – Linux kernel 5.18.5 (5.18.12 & 5.15.55-LTS in sparky unstable repos) – All: added Onboard, Nala, zstd; removed: … Read more
New iso images of Sparky 2022.07 of the (semi-)rolling are ready to go. Changes between Sparky 2022.04 and 2022.07: – all packages upgraded from Debian & Sparky testing repos as of July 5, 2022 – Linux kernel 5.18.5 (5.18.9 & 5.15.52-LTS in sparky unstable repos) – Added new packages to iso images: nala, hypnotix, zstd, … Read more
Sparky oldoldstable 4 “Tyche” reached its end-of-life on July 1, 2022, as well as Debian 9 “Stretch” LTS. Sparky 4 is based on Debian 9 so support for Sparky 4 has been finished. If you still use Sparky 4, I recommend to upgrade to Sparky 5 “Nibiru”, following the Wiki page: https://wiki.sparkylinux.org/doku.php/upgrade_4_to_5 Alternatively, backup your … Read more