Sparky 6.0 “Po Tolo” has been released. It is based on and fully compatible with Debian 11 “Bullseye”. Highlights: – based on Debian stable 11 “Bullseye” – all packages updated from Debian “Bullseye” & Sparky “Po Tolo” repos as of August 16, 2021 – Firefox 78.13.0ESR instead of Firefox (latest) – Thunderbird 78.13.0 – VLC … Read more
There is a new application available for Sparkers: Cinelerra What is Cinelerra? Cinelerra is one of the most advanced, open-source non-linear video editors and compositors for Linux. Turn your Linux box into a complete audio and video production environment. Installation (Sparky 5 & 6 amd64): sudo apt update sudo apt install cin License: GNU GPL-2 … Read more
Sparky 2021.06, the semi-rolling release which is based on Debian testing “Bullseye” is out. Debian Bullseye is hard frozen now, and is going to Full Freeze soon, so it is perfect time to give Sparky 6 a try before become stable. Changelog: – all packages updated from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of June … Read more
There is a next point release of Sparky 5.15 “Nibiru” of the stable line ready to go. This release is based on Debian stable 10 “Buster”. Changes between Sparky 5.14 and 5.15: * system upgraded from Debian & Sparky stable repos as of May 2, 2021 * Linux kernel 4.19.181 (PC) * Linux kernel 5.10.17-v7+ … Read more
Special editions of Sparky 2021.03 GameOver, Multimedia & Rescue released. The release is based on the Debian testing “Bullseye”. Changes: – system upgraded from Debian testing repos as of March 12, 2021 – Linux kernel 5.10.19 (5.11.6 & 5.12-rc2 in Sparky unstable repos) – Calamares 3.2.37 + kpmcore 20.12.3 – Sparky APTus AppCenter 20210312 – … Read more